cover image - Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780443260575
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 05-16-2025
Page Count: 448
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $37.99

Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 7th Edition

by Patricia A. Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780443260575
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 05-16-2025
Page Count: 448
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $37.99
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Reinforce your understanding of basic nursing concepts and skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 7th Edition, this study guide provides the review and practice you need to master essential LPN/LVN knowledge. Engaging exercises and questions help you learn to apply the nursing process, set priorities, practice critical thinking, make good decisions, and communicate effectively. With this practical review, you will get more out of your textbook and prepare for success on the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® exam.
    • Updated exercises reflect content in the new edition of the Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing textbook
    • NEW! Sexuality and Patient Care chapter provides exercises and questions to help reinforce socially competent care
    • Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination help you review textbook content and practice for the exam with multiple-choice and alternate item format questions based on real-life situations
    • Clinical Situations use realistic sample practice situations to stimulate clinical judgment and practical application of nursing concepts
    • Critical Thinking Activities provide nursing scenarios and questions to help build your problem-solving skills
    • Developing Clinical Judgment activities help you meet the clinical practice objectives of the corresponding chapter
    • Communication Exercises give you practice using realistic nurse-patient dialogues and are especially useful when paired with a partner
    • Word Attack Skills offer practice in pronouncing difficult terms and phrases, with emphasis on stress and intonation
  • 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 and Critical Thinking
    5. Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis/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. Complementary 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
  • Patricia A. Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN, Nursing Instructor, De Anza College, Cupertino, California
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