cover image - Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780443245992
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 02-20-2025
Page Count: 976
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $89.99

Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource, 7th Edition

by Patricia A. Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780443245992
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 02-20-2025
Page Count: 976
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $89.99
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Help your students learn the basic concepts and fundamental skills that LPN/LVNs need in current practice! Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, Seventh Edition, prepares students for nursing practice in a number of care settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical offices, clinics, surgery centers, and home care agencies. Illustrated, easy-to-read guidelines provide a thorough understanding of the nursing process and problem solving, addressing topics such as the physiologic and psychosocial needs of the patient, critical thinking and clinical judgment, communication, collaboration with the health care team, patient teaching, and cultural competence. Ideal for LPN/LVN programs with a concept-based curriculum, this text prepares your students to pass the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® Exam and succeed in any care setting.
    • NEW! Thoroughly updated content reflects the latest research, evidence-based practice, and guidelines
    • NEW! Sexuality and Patient Care chapter provides vital up-to-date information for providing socially competent care
    • NEW! Additional and updated photos and illustrations show essential skills and procedures
    • Nursing process framework features the application of the nursing process and nursing care plans, reinforcing application of the nursing process in the clinical setting
    • More than 20 nursing care plans illustrate each step of the nursing process and include clinical judgment questions
    • Concept maps help students visualize concepts addressed in the text and show how a condition or response can affect more than one body system, relating to symptoms, treatments, and side effects
    • Clear, easy-to-understand writing style makes concepts and skills easier to understand and remember
    • Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of each chapter reinforces learning with key points, review questions, clinical judgment activities, and additional learning resources
    • Life Span Considerations: Older Adults boxes highlight changes that occur with aging and how LPN/LVNs can tailor care to accommodate these changes
    • More than 110 Skills and Steps present step-by-step procedures in an action/rationale format, including documentation examples and Home Care boxes, as appropriate
  • UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
    1. Nursing and the Health Care System
    2. Concepts of Health, Illness, Stress, and Health Promotion
    3. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing

    UNIT II THE NURSING PROCESS
    4. The Nursing Process, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Judgment
    5. Assessment, Data Analysis/Problem Identification, and Planning
    6. Implementation and Evaluation

    UNIT III COMMUNICATION IN NURSING
    7. Documentation of Nursing Care
    8. Communication and the Nurse–Patient Relationship
    9. Patient Education and Health Promotion
    10. Delegation, Leadership, and Management

    UNIT IV DEVELOPMENTAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS
    11. Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence
    12. Adulthood and the Family
    13. Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging
    14. Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care
    15. Sexuality and Patient Care
    16. Loss, Grief, and End-of-Life Care

    UNIT V BASIC NURSING SKILLS
    17. Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis
    18. Infection Prevention and Control in the Hospital and Home
    19. Safely Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients
    20. Assisting With Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Injuries
    21. Patient Environment and Safety
    22. Measuring Vital Signs
    23. Assessing Health Status
    24. Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients
    25. Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection

    UNIT VI MEETING BASIC PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS
    26. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance
    27. Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations
    28. Nutritional Therapy and Assisted Feeding
    29. Assisting With Respiration and Oxygen Delivery
    30. Promoting Urinary Elimination
    31. Promoting Bowel Elimination
    32. Pain, Comfort, and Sleep
    33. Integrative Health Approaches

    UNIT VII MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
    34. Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration
    35. Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications
    36. Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
    37. Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications

    UNIT VIII CARE OF THE SURGICAL AND IMMOBILE PATIENT
    38. Care of the Surgical Patient
    39. Providing Wound Care and Treating Pressure Injuries
    40. Promoting Musculoskeletal Function

    UNIT IX CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS
    41. Common Physical Care Problems of the Older Adult
    42. Common Psychosocial Care Problems of the Older Adult

    Appendix
    A. Standard Steps for All Nursing Procedures
    B. Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs
    C. American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses
    D. Standard Precautions
    E. Most Common Laboratory Test Values
  • Patricia A. Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN, Nursing Instructor, De Anza College, Cupertino, California
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