Description
Build a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a nurse! Designed specifically for today's healthcare environment, Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition, takes a fresh, conversational approach that is friendlier than typical books on nursing fundamentals. To make understanding easier, the book introduces basic information first and then follows with progressively more nuanced and complex nursing concepts. Unfolding case studies and critical thinking exercises provide a unique kind of active learning, allowing you to apply concepts to actual patient care. Even care planning is different, as authors Barbara L. Yoost and Lynne R. Crawford are pioneers of conceptual care mapping — a visual, holistic way of making clinical judgments and planning patient care. Essentially, this text offers an easier, fundamentally different way to learn the nursing profession!- Nursing Heads are correlated to the clinical judgment skills that occur at that stage of the nursing process- Clinical chapters contain one single-episode NGN-style case study with new NGN question types to help you practice for licensure from the beginning of your education- Interprofessional collaboration and delegation content appears throughout the text along with new IPE activities on the Evolve companion website- UNIQUE! Review and exam questions tied to learning objectives start at lower Bloom's taxonomy levels in early chapters and build to more complex levels as you acquire more knowledge- Emphasis on assignment and delegation covers the differences between them and how and when they're appropriate for a nurse- Content on complementary therapies throughout the text reflects changes to the NCLEX exam- UNIQUE! Warm, friendly writing style slows down the pace of information to give you time to critically think and master all fundamental concepts and skills- UNIQUE! Building block approach groups topics and concepts together thematically, in the order needed for you to build their knowledge- UNIQUE! Objective-driven approach presents clearly defined, numbered objectives that coordinate with all content and then wrap up with Objective Summaries- UNIQUE! Active learning exercises throughout every chapter help you learn to apply chapter content to broader nursing concepts and realistic patient scenarios- UNIQUE! Conceptual care mapping is taught and used throughout the text in conjunction with the conceptual care map creator on the Evolve companion website- Special feature boxes cover the areas of: diversity considerations, evidence-based practice, informatics, patient education, healthy literacy, health assessment questions, interprofessional collaboration and delegation, ethical and legal practice, home care considerations, safe practice alerts, critical thinking exercises, and nursing care guidelines
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 NURSING BASICS1. Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice2. Values, Beliefs, and Caring3. Communication4. Clinical Judgment in NursingUNIT 2 NURSING PROCESS5. Introduction to the Nursing Process6. Assessment7. Nursing Diagnosis/Problem Identification8. Planning9. Implementation and EvaluationUNIT 3 NURSING PRACTICE10. Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting11. Ethical and Legal Considerations12. Leadership and Management13. Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research14. Health Literacy and Patient Education15. Nursing Informatics16. Health and WellnessUNIT 4 NURSING ASSESSMENT17. Human Development: Conception Through Adolescence18. Human Development: Young Adult Through Older Adult19. Vital Signs20. Health History and Physical Assessment21. Culture22. Spiritual Health23. Public Health and Community Health24. Human SexualityUNIT 5 NURSING PRINCIPLES25. Safety26. Asepsis and Infection Control27. Hygiene and Personal Care28. Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement29. Skin Integrity and Wound Care30. Nutrition31. Cognitive and Sensory Alterations32. Stress and Coping33. SleepUNIT 6 NURSING CARE34. Diagnostic Testing35. Medication Administration36. Pain Management37. Perioperative Nursing Care38. Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion39. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance40. Bowel Elimination41. Urinary Elimination42. Death and LossAbbreviations, Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Appendix AAppendix BHelpful Strategies for Answering NCLEX-Style Questions Appendix CGLOSSARYINDEXSPECIAL FEATURESSKILL
