Overview

About Nursing Health Alterations

Nursing Health Alterations integrates foundational nursing concepts from Open RN Nursing Fundamentals, Nursing Skills, and Nursing Pharmacology while applying the nursing process to caring for clients across the lifespan with common health conditions. Nursing assessments, evidence-based nursing interventions, and multidisciplinary collaborative care are emphasized. Each chapter features brief “RN Recap” video overviews of common health alterations to enhance students’ clinical understanding. Nursing leadership and management concepts for entry-level nurses are also introduced. Content is applied to patient care with interactive learning activities that include flashcards, quiz questions, virtual simulations, and NCLEX Next Generation-style case studies. This resource was developed by a team of nursing faculty to bridge theory and practice and prepare student nurses to provide safe, effective patient care in diverse healthcare settings.

This textbook is based on the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Health Alterations course (543-105), a second semester nursing course designed for students in the Practical Nursing program and the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing program. It is also aligned with the 2023 NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN test plans.

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Ernstmeyer, K. and Christman, E. (Eds.). (2024). Nursing Health Alterations. Open RN | WisTech Open. https://wtcs.pressbooks.pub/healthalts/

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