Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition

by Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

ISBN: 9780443349027

Publication Date: 02-12-2026

Page Count: 416

Imprint: Mosby

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Make this clinical companion your best friend at the point of care! When you need hard-to-remember clinical information, rely on Yoost’s Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition, for quick access to thousands of facts, lab values, assessment guidelines, abbreviations with definitions, and more. Bulleted lists and summary tables make it easy to look up the details essential to providing safe, patient-centered care. This handbook is more than just a condensed version of the text — it’s a portable tool that will enhance your clinical judgment. It’s an indispensable nursing reference for class, lab, and clinicals!

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Key Features
- Clinical Judgment in Nursing chapter helps you learn how to develop and apply clinical judgment skills in the clinical setting
- Chapters on body system assessment help you learn a systematic and thorough approach to health assessment
- Thousands of basic facts and figures, standard lab values, care guidelines and more provide the information frequently needed in a reference for clinical practice
- Detailed information on medication safety includes dosage calculations, compatibilities, conversions, administration, and more, helping you prevent medication errors and ensuring safe practice
- Updated guidelines for pressure injury prevention and care may be referenced quickly while on the job
- Concise outlines, bulleted lists, and summary tables allow easy, at-a-glance lookup and review
- Section on health care terminology acts as a quick medical terminology refresher and helps you understand clinical terms as they are encountered
- Compact, portable size makes this handbook easy to carry during clinical practice
New to This Edition
- 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 illustrations present current skills and represent the diversity of nurses and patients
Contents

1. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology
2. Communication
3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation
4. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process
5. Documentation
6. Patient Interview
7. Vital Signs
8. Physical Assessment
9. Pain Assessment
10. Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment
11. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT)
12. Respiratory Assessment
13. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Assessment
14. Musculoskeletal Assessment
15. Neurological Assessment
16. Abdominal Assessment
17. Breast and Genital Assessment
18. Safety
19. Equivalents and Dosage Calculation
20. Medication Administration
21. Infection Control
22. Mobility and Positioning
23. Personal Care
24. Wound Care
25. Oxygen Administration
26. Nutrition and Diets
27. Diagnostic Testing and Procedures
28. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
29. Emergent Clinical Situations
30. Death and Dying

Index
Authors

Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF, Emerita Faculty, Kent State University College of Nursing, USA
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