Main description:

For fundamentals of nursing courses in the nursing curriculum Help each student think like a nurse using a clear, consistent approach Consistency and accessibility are essential to student success in the Fundamentals of Nursing course. With its clear, approachable, writing style, Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing sets the foundation for nursing excellence. Coverage of the key concepts of contemporary nursing, as well as the latest nursing evidence, standards, and competencies, helps prepare readers to become effective nurses. To help students develop their clinical-reasoning abilities, new QSEN features draw connections to actual nursing practice. All basic and fundamental skills for the registered nurse are described within the nursing process. Students will learn to think like nurses as they see how the material they are reading is applied in nursing practice.

Contents:

UNIT 1 The Nature of Nursing 1

Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice 2
Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing 27
Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks 39
Legal Aspects of Nursing 52
Values, Ethics, and Advocacy 80

UNIT 2 Contemporary Health Care 98

Health Care Delivery Systems 99
Community Nursing and Care Continuity 116
Home Care 131
Electronic Health Records and Information Technology 143

UNIT 3 The Nursing Process 161

Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning 162
Assessing 177
Diagnosing 199
Planning 214
Implementing and Evaluating 236
Documenting and Reporting 250

UNIT 4 Health Beliefs and Practices 274

Health Promotion 275
Health, Wellness, and Illness 298
Culturally Responsive Nursing Care 315
Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities 335

UNIT 5 Lifespan Development 352

Concepts of Growth and Development 353
Promoting Health from Conception Through Adolescence 372
Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults 39
Promoting Health in Older Adults 411
Promoting Family Health 434

UNIT 6 Integral Aspects of Nursing 447

Caring 448
Communicating 462
Teaching 491
Leading, Managing, and Delegating 518

UNIT 7 Assessing Health 533

Vital Signs 534
Health Assessment 574

UNIT 8 Integral Components of Client Care 669

Asepsis 670
Safety 715
Hygiene 749
Diagnostic Testing 807
Medications 840
Skin Integrity and Wound Care 919
Perioperative Nursing 959

UNIT 9 Promoting Psychosocial Health 999

Sensory Perception 1000
Self-Concept 1021
Sexuality 1035
Spirituality 1058
Stress and Coping 1078
Loss, Grieving, and Death 1098

UNIT 10 Promoting Physiological Health 1121

Activity and Exercise 1122
Sleep 1182
Pain Management 1204
Nutrition 1249
Urinary Elimination 1304
Fecal Elimination 1344
Oxygenation 1378
Circulation 1426
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance 1449