Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 4th Edition
by Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780443280214
Copyright:
2027
Publication Date:
02-02-2026
Page Count:
266
Imprint:
Elsevier
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Get the review and practice you need to master the role of today’s nurse! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Yoost’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of exercises and activities to reinforce your understanding of nursing concepts and skills. Chapter reviews use engaging activities to make learning more meaningful, and review questions help you apply concepts to the practice setting. With questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX®, this study guide also prepares you for success on classroom and NCLEX examinations.
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- NEW! Updated content reflects changes to the Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition textbook and evidence-based practice, including the most current information on infection control standards, oxygenation, care-giver fatigue, community care, and more
- NEW! New and updated photos and images present current skills and represent the diversity of nurses and patients
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- Chapter review questions include multiple-choice, matching, true/false, image labeling, crossword puzzles, word finds, and more, testing your comprehension of chapter objectives and making learning more fun
- Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) single-episode case studies build on aspects of the textbook’s case studies, helping you think about content clinically and practice answering questions focused on the six clinical judgment skills integral to the NGN
- Open-ended self-review questions help you meet the learning objectives, making study time more productive
- Study Group Challenges provide questions, activities, and guidance to help make study group time productive and fun
- Preliminary Readings refer you back to the related chapter in the textbook
- Answers and detailed rationales for all of the questions are included in the back of the study guide
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UNIT ONE NURSING BASICS
1. Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice
2. Values, Beliefs, and Caring
3. Communication
4. Clinical Judgment in Nursing
UNIT TWO NURSING PROCESS
5. Introduction to the Nursing Process
6. Assessment
7. Nursing Diagnosis/Problem Identification
8. Planning
9. Implementation and Evaluation
UNIT THREE NURSING PRACTICE
10. Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting
11. Ethical and Legal Considerations
12. Leadership and Management
13. Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
14. Health Literacy and Patient Education
15. Nursing Informatics
16. Health and Wellness
UNIT FOUR NURSING ASSESSMENT
17. Human Development: Conception Through Adolescence
18. Human Development: Young Adult Through Older Adult
19. Vital Signs
20. Health History and Physical Assessment
21. Culture
22. Spiritual Health
23. Public Health and Community Health
24. Human Sexuality
UNIT FIVE NURSING PRINCIPLES
25. Safety
26. Asepsis and Infection Control
27. Hygiene and Personal Care
28. Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement
29. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
30. Nutrition
31. Cognitive and Sensory Alterations
32. Stress and Coping
33. Sleep
UNIT SIX NURSING CARE
34. Diagnostic Testing
35. Medication Administration
36. Pain Management
37. Perioperative Nursing Care
38. Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion
39. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
40. Bowel Elimination
41. Urinary Elimination
42. Death and Loss
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Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF, Emerita Faculty, Kent State University College of Nursing, USA
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