Main description:

For courses in thefundamentals of nursing.Preparing students tosucceed in modern nursing careersNurses today must grow andevolve to meet the demands of a dramatically changing healthcare system. Kozier& Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing provides a core foundation ofcontemporary professional nursing so students can succeed in today'senvironment. From the integral aspects of nursing, such as managing andcommunicating, to assessing health and client care, the text sets the foundationfor nursing excellence. To help students develop their clinical-reasoningabilities, QSEN features throughout the 11th Edition draw connections toactual nursing practice. Students will learn to think like nurses as they seehow the material they are reading is applied in nursing practice. Other updatesinclude new examples, additional photos, and the latest standards of care.

Contents:

UNIT 1: THE NATURE OF NURSING
1. Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice
2. Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing
3. Legal Aspects of Nursing
4. Values, Ethics, and Advocacy

UNIT 2: CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE
5. Healthcare Delivery Systems
6. Community Nursing and Care Continuity
7. Home Health Nursing Care
8. Electronic Health Records and InformationTechnology

UNIT 3: THE NURSING PROCESS
9. Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning
10. Assessing
11. Diagnosing
12. Planning
13. Implementing and Evaluating
14. Documenting and Reporting

UNIT 4: Integral Aspects of Nursing
15. Caring
16. Communicating
17. Teaching
18. Leading, Managing, and Delegating

UNIT 5: HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
19. Health Promotion
20. Health,Wellness, and Illness
21. Culturally Responsive Nursing Care
22. Complementary and Alternative HealingModalities

UNIT 6: LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT

23. Concepts of Growth and Development
24. PromotingHealth from Conception Through Adolescence
25. Promoting Health in Young and Middle-AgedAdults
26. Promoting Health in Older Adults
27. PromotingFamily Health

UNIT 7: ASSESSING HEALTH
28. Vital Signs
29. Health Assessment

30. Pain Assessment andManagement

UNIT 8: INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF CLIENT CARE
31. Asepsis and Infection Prevention
32. Safety
33. Hygiene
34. Diagnostic Testing
35. Medication Administration
36. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
37. Perioperative Nursing

UNIT 9: PROMOTING PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH
38. Sensory Perception
39. Self-Concept
40. Sexuality
41. Spirituality
42. Stress and Coping
43. Loss, Grieving, and Death

UNIT 10: PROMOTING PHYSIOLOGIC HEALTH
44. Activity and Exercise
45. Sleep
46. Nutrition
47. Urinary Elimination
48. Fecal Elimination
49. Oxygenation
50. Circulation
51. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance