Foundations of Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

• NEW! Expanded and updated art program enhances content with original photos and line art
• NEW! NCLEX-PN Review questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item formats and cover all chapter objectives.
• NEW! Reorganized chapters make it easier for students to follow and understand the material.
• Clear coverage of skills across the human lifespan includes maternity, pediatrics, adults, and older adults.
• Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over 110 skills show nursing techniques and procedures along with rationales for each
• Tenth grade reading level helps students understand complex topics.
• Expanded and updated Cultural Considerations boxes explore specific health and cultural issues to help students address the needs of the increasingly diverse patient and resident populations.
• Skills are presented in a step-by-step format with clearly defined nursing actions and rationales.
• Mathematics review　in Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration chapter covers basic arithmetic skills prior to the discussion of medication administration.
• Safety Alerts cover issues related to safe patient care in a variety of settings.
• Health Promotion Considerations boxes highlight information on wellness and disease prevention, including infection control, diet, and pregnancy.
• Nursing Care Plans emphasize patient goals and outcomes within a case-study format, and promotes clinical decision-making with critical thinking questions at the end of each care plan.
• Patient Teaching boxes include post-hospital discharge guidelines and disease prevention instructions with a strong focus on three-way communication among the nurse, patient, and family members.
• Communication boxes illustrate communication strategies using real-life examples of nurse-patient dialogue.
• Lifespan Consideration boxes provide students with age-specific information for the care of the patient.
• Home Health Considerations boxes discuss issues facing patients and their caregivers in the home setting.
• Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination section at the end of each chapter provides Key Points, Review Questions, and Critical Thinking Activities to reinforce learning.
• Coordinated Care boxes promote comprehensive patient care with other members of the health care team, focusing on prioritization, assignment, supervision, collaboration, delegation, and leadership topics.

• NEW! Expanded and updated art program enhances content with original photos and line art
• NEW! NCLEX-PN Review questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item formats and cover all chapter objectives.
• NEW! Reorganized chapters make it easier for you to follow and understand the material.

Unit I: Fundamentals of Nursing
1. The Evolution of Nursing
2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
3. Documentation
4. Communication
5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
6. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations

Unit II: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice
7. Asepsis and Infection Control
8. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
9. Hygiene and Care of the Patient’s Environment
10. Safety
11. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

Unit III: Introduction to Nursing Interventions 
12. Vital Signs
13. Physical Assessment
14. Oxygenation
15. Elimination and Gastric Intubation
16. Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health
17. Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration
18. Fluids and Electrolytes
19. Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies
20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
21. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
22. Surgical Wound Care
23. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing

Unit IV: Nursing Care Across the Lifespan
24. Lifespan Development
25. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
26. Health Promotion and Pregnancy
27. Labor and Delivery
28. Care of the Mother and Newborn
29. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs
30. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
31. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
32. Care of the Child with a Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder
33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult

Unit V: Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing
34. Concepts of Mental Health
35. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder

Unit VI: Fundamentals of Community Health Nursing
36. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality
37. Home Health Nursing
38. Long-Term Care
39. Rehabilitation Nursing
40. Hospice Care

Unit VII: From Graduate to Professional 
41. Professional Roles and Leadership

Appendix A: Common Abbreviations
Appendix B: Laboratory Reference Values
Glossary