cover image - Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing ANZ edition, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780729544870
Copyright: 2026
Page Count: 1374
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $135.99

Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing ANZ edition, 7th Edition

by Clint Douglas, RN, BN, MClinEpi, MMedStat, PhD, FACN, Geraldine Rebeiro, RN, Midwife, B.AppSci (Adv Nsng), B.Ed Studs, M.Ed, PhD, MACN, Donna Waters, RN, Paed Cert, BA, MPH, PhD, FACN, Tracey Moroney, OAM, RN, PhD, BN (Hons), Grad Cert Ed Studies (Higher Ed), MACN and Jackie Crisp, RN, PhD

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cover image - Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing ANZ edition, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780729544870
Copyright: 2026
Page Count: 1374
Imprint: Elsevier
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Trusted companion for the entire nursing journey
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Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing is the core text nurses use from the start of their course right through to registration. It provides foundational concepts in nursing and covers the essential knowledge and skills needed for safe, effective and person-centred practice.

The seventh edition of this esteemed textbook has been comprehensively revised by nursing leaders and experts from across the spectrum of clinical practice, education, research and health policy settings to ensure relevance to contemporary practice.


Each chapter contains evidence, scenarios and case studies to support learning and critical thinking. The book is the core component of a suite of materials, including the Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical Skills Workbook, which allows students to apply clinical skills to real-world practice.

    • An essential ‘bookshelf’ reference for all students of nursing, clinicians and educators – includes information on the full range of learning required to register as a nurse
    • Written by highly experienced nursing leaders, each contributing years of professional practice and experience to contextualise learning
    • An emphasis on clinical reasoning, critical thinking and reflection – shows students how to apply theory to practice and to consider pragmatic aspects of implementation
    • Learning is supported by inclusion of key information, Clinical Reasoning in Action processes (including framework, pathway and case studies), scenarios, evidence, critical reflection points, and links to NSQHS Standards in each chapter
    • Essential part of the Potter & Perry suite – complemented by the Workbook and Student and Instructor assets, including clinical skills videos.

    New to this edition

    • New chapter on sustainability and planetary health
    • Enhanced focus on clinical reasoning through inclusion of Clinical Reasoning in Action Framework, embedded within new Clinical Reasoning in Action Case Studies throughout the text

    Instructor resources on Evolve:
    • NEW Teaching Tool
    • Test bank
    • Critical Reflection Points and answers
    • PowerPoints
    • Image collection

    Students and Instructor resources on Evolve:
    • Clinical Skills videos
    • Clinical Cases: Fundamentals of Nursing Case Studies

  • Section 1

    1. Creating a proactive and dynamic nursing profession
    Francine Douce

    2. Building nursing practice: the Fundamentals of Care Framework
    Tiffany Conroy, Alison Lydia Kitson, Rebecca Feo, Sylvie Rey and Jan Alderman

    3. Engaging patients and keeping them safe
    Rebecca Feo, Tiffany Conroy, Alison Lydia Kitson and Jan Alderman

    4. Enabling cultural safety
    Leonie Cox, Ali Drummond, Chris Taua and Jacquie Kidd

    5. Partnering in care
    Nicola Brown and Yun-Hee Jeon

    6. Sustainable health care
    Lorraine Fields and Suzanne Bowdler

    Section 2

    7. Developing clinical reasoning for nursing practice
    Sally-Anne Bessell, Jan Alderman and Elyce Pate

    8. Gathering relevant information and making decisions
    Jan Alderman, Elyce Pate and Sally-Anne Bessell

    9. Collaborative priority setting, delivering care and evaluating outcomes
    Jan Alderman, Elyce Pate and Sally-Anne Bessell

    10. Generating and using nursing knowledge
    Lynn Sinclair

    11. Collaborating for integrated care
    Alexa Buliak, Keith Jones, Louise Connolly, Margaret Martin, Sally Peters and Suzanne Murray

    12. Examining the ethical practice of nursing
    Megan-Jane Johnstone

    13. Practicing within regulatory frameworks
    Elaine Papps and Sally Ann Robertson

    14. Placing communication at the heart of person-centred care
    Jane Stein-Parbury, Mark Andrew Goodhew and Fiona Orr


    Section 3

    15. The vital signs: Using a primary survey approach for patient assessment
    Clint Douglas

    16. Undertaking a focused assessment: Physical assessment of body systems
    Clint Douglas

    17. Preventing and controlling infection
    Vanessa Sparke and Andrea Grimes

    18. Optimising skin integrity and wound care
    Christina Narelle Parker and Kim Kaim

    19. Ensuring medication safety
    Jacqueline Bloomfield and Astrid Frotjold

    20. Promoting mobility
    Evan Plowman and Krishna Lambert

    21. Assessing and managing pain
    Anthony Schoenwald

    22. Supporting oxygenation and perfusion
    Sharon Maclean

    23. Balancing fluid, electrolyte and acid-base
    Georgina Willetts and Laurina Schmidt

    24. Meeting nutritional needs
    Andrea P. Marshall and Shelley Roberts

    25. Maintaining hygiene
    Lise Duggan

    26. Managing continence: urinary
    Elizabeth Watt

    27. Managing continence: bowel
    Elizabeth Watt

    28. Fostering sleep
    Christopher Gordon


    Section 4

    29. Care across the lifespan: conception to adulthood
    Donna Waters

    30. Considering the older person
    Samuel Lapkin and Lynette L. Chenoweth

    31. Considering the person with disability
    Julie Pryo, Murray John Fisher and Angela Davenport

    32. Considering sexuality and sexual health
    Donna Margaret Tilley and Jo Perks

    33. Managing mental health and wellbeing
    Deb O'Kane

    34. Considering end of life care
    Patsy Yates and John Patrick Rosenberg


    Section 5

    35. Working in the aged care sector
    Lynette L. Chenoweth and Anna Williams

    36. Working in primary and community health sectors
    Ailsa Munns

    37. Working in the acute care sector
    Debbie Massey and Leisa Swift

    38. Working in mental health
    Anthony O'Brien

  • Clint Douglas, RN, BN, MClinEpi, MMedStat, PhD, FACN, Professor and Nursing Chair, Faculty of Health QUT School of Nursing & Metro North Hospital and Health Service, QLD, Geraldine Rebeiro, RN, Midwife, B.AppSci (Adv Nsng), B.Ed Studs, M.Ed, PhD, MACN, Associate National Course Coordinator - Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business Administration, Senior Lecturer (Melbourne) School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine (Vic) ACU, Melbourne, Donna Waters, RN, Paed Cert, BA, MPH, PhD, FACN, Professor, Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Tracey Moroney, OAM, RN, PhD, BN (Hons), Grad Cert Ed Studies (Higher Ed), MACN, Professor and Head of School, Curtin School of Nursing, Perth and Jackie Crisp, RN, PhD, Consultant – Leadership and Culture Change in Healthcare, Sydney, NSW
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