cover image - Fundamentals of Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323677745
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 03-30-2020
Page Count: 1440
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $132.99

Fundamentals of Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Anne G. Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Patricia A. Stockert, RN, BSN, MS, PhD and Amy Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Fundamentals of Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323677745
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 03-30-2020
Page Count: 1440
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $132.99
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Give your students a solid foundation in nursing — from basic concepts to essential skills! Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition seamlessly integrates exceptional teaching and learning resources in a guided approach that extends all the way through your Fundamentals curriculum. The text’s comprehensive coverage emphasizes critical thinking, clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice, nursing theory, and patient-centered care in all settings. Illustrated, step-by-step guidelines make it easier for students to learn important skills, and care plans are presented within a nursing process framework. On Evolve, study tools reinforce understanding for students with different learning styles, and instructor tools help you implement other Elsevier nursing resources and teach more effectively.

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    • NEW content includes topics such as gun violence, patient safety, the opioid epidemic, and device addiction. 
    • NEW! Guidelines for the effective use of health screening cover physical and mental issues across all patient age groups from pediatric to geriatric.
    • NEW! Reflective Learning helps students use clinical reasoning to think about their clinical and simulation experiences.
    • NEW! Reflect Now boxes guide students through a thoughtful consideration of their recent clinical experiences.
    • NEW! Teach Back is incorporated into the Evaluation section in patient teaching boxes to ensure students are familiar with this vital communication technique.
    • UNIQUE! Building Competency boxes summarize QSEN competencies, each with a clinical situation followed by several open-ended questions designed to help students understand and apply these core competencies; answers and rationales are provided on Evolve. 
    • Delegation Considerations indicate the nursing tasks that can and cannot be delegated, with examples in many case studies. 
    • UPDATED Evidence-Based Practice boxes in every chapter include a PICO question — the Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome — and summarize a research study along with its application to nursing practice.
    • Over 50 nursing skills include illustrated, step-by-step instructions in a two-column format — with rationales for each step.
    • 50 in-text case studies tie together care plans and concept maps, with another 100 case studies in the TEACH manual and PowerPoint® slides.
    • Unexpected Outcomes and Related Interventions for each skill alert students to possible complications and appropriate nursing actions, helping students develop clinical reasoning.
    • Over 30 procedural guidelines provide streamlined, step-by-step instructions for performing basic skills.
    • Practical study tools on Evolve include video clips of nursing skills, skills checklists, a fluid & electrolytes tutorial, a concept map creator, printable key points, answers to the practice questions in the book, an audio glossary, and more.
    • TEACH for Nurses lesson plan manual helps instructors more easily implement resources from other Elsevier nursing fundamentals products.
    • Planning sections help students plan and prioritize comprehensive patient care, with coverage of Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Teamwork and Collaboration.
    • NEW! Over 100 new photos clarify procedures and familiarize students with the latest clinical equipment.
    • NEW! Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness chapter helps students address the unique health care needs of patients who deal with chronic illness.
    • NEW! Interprofessional collaboration and cooperation receive more emphasis.
    • Review questions in every chapter test student retention of key concepts, with answers and rationales in the book and on Evolve; at least four of these questions are alternate format.
    • Evidence-Based Practice chapter shows how nursing research helps in determining best practices.
    • UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Models in each clinical chapter show how to apply the nursing process and critical thinking to make clinical decisions.
    • UPDATED 1,100-question test bank includes traditional multiple-choice and alternate item questions at all difficulty levels.
    • Focus on safety and quality in the Patient Safety and Quality chapter shows how these concepts apply to nursing practice and includes a skill on fall prevention in healthcare settings.
    • Nursing Assessment Questions boxes help students learn to effectively phrase questions for patients.
    • Cultural Aspects of Care boxes summarize cultural considerations and provide practical guidelines on meeting patients’ cultural needs and preferences.
    • Patient Teaching boxes promote effective patient education by first identifying outcomes, then developing strategies on how to teach and evaluate compliance.
    • Focus on Older Adult boxes highlight key aspects of nursing assessment and care of elderly adults.
    • NEW objectives are clearly and precisely tied to content, making it easier for students and instructors to find relevant information.
    • NEW content includes topics such as gun violence, patient safety, the opioid epidemic, and device addiction. 
    • NEW! Guidelines for the effective use of health screening cover physical and mental issues across all patient age groups from pediatric to geriatric.
    • NEW! Reflective Learning helps you use clinical reasoning to think about your clinical and simulation experiences.
    • NEW! Reflect Now boxes guide you through a thoughtful consideration of a recent clinical experience. 
    • NEW! Teach Back is incorporated into the Evaluation section in patient teaching boxes, reinforcing this vital communication technique.
    • NEW! Over 100 new photos clarify procedures and familiarize you with the latest clinical equipment.
    • NEW! Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness chapter helps you address the unique health care needs of patients who deal with chronic illness.
    • NEW! Interprofessional collaboration and cooperation receive more emphasis.
    • NEW objectives are clearly and precisely tied to content, making it easier to find relevant information.
  • Unit 1: Nursing and the Health Care Environment
    1. Nursing Today
    2. Health Care Delivery System
    3. Community-Based Nursing Practice
    4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
    5. Evidence-Based Practice
    Unit 2: Caring Throughout the Life Span
    6. Health and Wellness
    7. Caring in Nursing Practice
    8. Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness  NEW!
    9. Cultural Competence
    10. Family Dynamics
    11. Developmental Theories
    12. Conception Through Adolescence
    13. Young and Middle Adults
    14. Older Adults
    Unit 3: Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
    15. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
    16. Nursing Assessment
    17. Nursing Diagnosis
    18. Planning Nursing Care
    19. Implementing Nursing Care
    20. Evaluation
    21. Managing Patient Care
    Unit 4: Professional Standards in Nursing Practice
    22. Ethics and Values
    23. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
    24. Communication
    25. Patient Education
    26. Informatics and Documentation
    Unit 5: Foundations for Nursing Practice
    27. Patient Safety and Quality
    28. Infection Prevention and Control
    29. Vital Signs
    30. Health Assessment and Physical Examination
    31. Medication Administration
    32. Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies
    Unit 6: Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice
    33. Self-Concept
    34. Sexuality
    35. Spiritual Health
    36. Loss and Grief
    37. Stress and Coping
    Unit 7: Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice
    38. Activity and Exercise
    39. Immobility
    40. Hygiene
    41. Oxygenation
    42. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
    43. Sleep
    44. Pain Management
    45. Nutrition
    46. Urinary Elimination
    47. Bowel Elimination
    48. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
    49. Sensory Alterations
    50. Perioperative Nursing Care
  • Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Formerly, Director of Research, Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, Anne G. Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, Patricia A. Stockert, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, Formerly, President, College of Nursing, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, Illinois and Amy Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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