Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care (Fundamentals of Nursing)

This best-selling, comprehensive fundamentals textbook for beginning nursing students challenges students to develop the blended skills they will need to care for patients in a variety of settings. The book's holistic perspective shows students how nursing care involves more than performing procedures. With a case-based approach to learning, the book offers numerous examples and opportunities for students to think critically. The Seventh Edition includes new features highlighting clinical questions and research, nursing advocacy, and health literacy, and also includes new information related to electronic medical records and documentation. With this textbook you'll find an integrated, cohesive, and student-focused suite of multimedia products to appeal to all types of learners, including a bound-in DVD-ROM and a companion website. Revised to emphasize critical thinking, this Fifth Edition is the most engaging, student-friendly, and comprehensive fundamentals textbook for beginning nursing students. The unique, holistic "blended skills" approach to nursing care integrates technical, cognitive, ethical/legal, and interpersonal skills. Each Fifth Edition chapter opens with three real-world cases, which are used throughout the chapter as examples. Reflective Practice boxes written by Carol Taylor's students describe realistic situations and ask challenging questions. The updated coverage includes discussions of evidence-based practice and a new chapter on complementary and alternative modalities. A back-of-book CD-ROM has tutorials on NCLEX innovative items, and fluid and electrolyte balance. Introduction to nursing Cultural diversity Health and illness Health of the individual, family, and community Theory, research, and evidence-based practice Values, ethics, and advocacy Legal implications of nursing Healthcare delivery systems Continuity of care Home healthcare Blended skills and critical thinking throughout the nursing process Assessing Diagnosing Outcome identification and planning Implementing Evaluating Documenting, reporting, conferring, and using informatics Developmental concepts Conception through young adult The aging adult Communicator Teacher and counselor Nurse leader and manager Vital signs Health assessment Safety, security, and emergency preparedness Asepsis and infection control Complementary and alternative therapies Medications Perioperative nursing Hygiene Skin integrity and wound care Activity Rest and sleep Comfort Nutrition Urinary elimination Bowel elimination Oxygenation Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance Self-concept Stress and adaptation Loss, grief, and dying Sensory functioning Sexuality Spirituality. "Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care, Seventh Edition, promotes nursing as an evolving art and science, directed to human health and well-being. It challenges students to cultivate the blended skills they will need to serve patients and the public well. Our aim is to prepare nurses who combine the highest level of scientific knowledge and technologic skill with responsible, caring practice. We want to challenge students to identify and master the cognitive and technical skills as well as the interpersonal and ethical/ legal skills they will need to effectively nurse the patients in their care"--Provided by publisher.