Journey Across the Life Span Human Development and Health Promotion 7th Edition

Journey Across the Life Span: Human Development and Health Promotion, Seventh Edition by Elaine U. Polan, RNBC, MS, PhD, and Daphne R. Taylor, RN, MS — Published by F.A. Davis Company

This popular, student-friendly text guides readers through the life cycle — from conception to old age — with an emphasis on health promotion, maintenance, and restoration in clinical practice. Updated and revised to reflect advances in science, social theories, and health care delivery, the Seventh Edition includes new and updated coverage of Healthy People 2030 and social determinants of health, as well as vaccines, pandemics, homelessness, non-traditional families, and grief from loss.

The edition also expands its focus on Quality and Safety for Nursing Education (QSEN) and evidence-based practice, featuring "Evidence-Based Practice" boxes that address common clinical questions and "Safe and Effective Nursing Care" boxes and exercises. "Helpful Hints" boxes highlight important facts that can be used in conversations with patients, while summaries and case-based critical-thinking questions at the end of each chapter increase awareness and challenge thinking. End-of-chapter NCLEX-style questions assess understanding of the content.

Both authors bring extensive backgrounds in nursing education and clinical practice. Elaine U. Polan and Daphne R. Taylor are retired supervisors of the Practical Nurse Program at the Vocational Education and Extension Board School of Practical Nursing in Uniondale, New York. Their decades of combined experience in nursing education and their commitment to preparing students for compassionate, patient-centered care are evident throughout every chapter of this accessible and practical text.