Description
**Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Fundamentals**Learn the concepts and skills and develop the clinical judgment you need to provide excellent nursing care! Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition prepares you to succeed as a nurse by providing a solid foundation in critical thinking, clinical judgment, nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and person-centered care in all settings. With illustrated, step-by-step guidelines, this book makes it easy to learn important skills and procedures. Care plans are presented within a nursing process framework that is coordinated with clinical judgement, and case studies show how to apply concepts to nursing practice. From an expert author team led by Patricia Potter and Anne Perry, this bestselling nursing textbook helps you develop the understanding and clinical judgment you need to succeed in the classroom and in your career.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 Nursing and the Health Care Environment1. Nursing Today2. The Health Care Delivery System3. Population Health4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice5. Evidence-Based PracticeUNIT 2 Caring Throughout the Life Span6. Health and Wellness7. Caring in Nursing Practice8. Caring for Patients With Chronic Illness9. Cultural Care10. Family Dynamics11. Developmental Theories12. Conception Through Adolescence13. Young and Middle Adults14. Older AdultsUNIT 3 Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice15. Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment16. Nursing Assessment17. Analysis and Nursing Diagnosis18. Planning and Outcomes Identification in NursingCare19. Implementing Nursing Care20. Evaluation21. Managing Patient CareUNIT 4 Professional Standards in Nursing Practice22. Ethics and Values23. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice24. Communication25. Patient Education26. Informatics and DocumentationUNIT 5 Foundations for Nursing Practice27. Patient Safety and Quality28. Infection Prevention and Control29. Vital Signs30. Health Assessment and Physical Examination31. Medication Administration32. Complementary, Alternative, and IntegrativeTherapiesUNIT 6 Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice33. Self-Concept34. Sexuality35. Spiritual Health36. Loss and Grief37. Stress and CopingUNIT 7 Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice38. Activity and Exercise39. Immobility40. Hygiene41. Oxygenation42. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance43. Sleep44. Pain Management45. Nutrition46. Urinary Elimination47. Bowel Elimination48. Skin Integrity and Wound Care49. Sensory Alterations50. Perioperative Nursing CareIndexSpecial Features
