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Elsevier Fundamentals of Nursing: Essential Textbook for Nursing Students and Professionals
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Learn the concepts and skills necessary to provide excellent nursing care with Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition. This comprehensive textbook prepares you for success in your nursing career by offering a solid foundation in critical thinking, clinical judgment, nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and patient-centered care across all settings.
This essential nursing textbook features:
- Illustrated, Step-by-Step Guidelines: Easily learn important skills and procedures through clear illustrations and detailed instructions.
- Nursing Process Framework: Care plans are presented within a structured nursing process, coordinated with clinical judgment.
- Expert Author Team: Authored by Patricia Potter and Anne Perry, this bestselling textbook ensures reliable and relevant content.
- Review Questions: Each chapter includes review questions to test your retention of key concepts, with answers and rationales available in the book and on the Evolve companion website.
- Reflective Learning: Engage in clinical reasoning to reflect on your clinical and simulation experiences, enhancing your learning process.
- Unique Chapters: Explore chapters on Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness and emphasis on interprofessional collaboration.
- Competency Building: Building Competency boxes summarize QSEN competencies, promoting understanding and application of core nursing skills.
- Evidence-Based Practice: A dedicated chapter showcases how nursing research informs best practices in patient care.
- Nursing Skills: Over 50 nursing skills with illustrated instructions and rationales for each step, plus over 30 procedural guidelines for basic skills.
- Critical Thinking Models: Integrated models in clinical chapters guide you in applying clinical judgment to make sound decisions.
- Updated Test Bank: A comprehensive 1,100-question test bank with multiple-choice and alternate item questions at various difficulty levels.
- Patient Safety Focus: The Patient Safety and Quality chapter emphasizes safety concepts relevant to nursing practice.
- Cultural Considerations: Cultural Aspects of Care boxes provide practical guidelines for meeting patients' diverse needs.
- Patient Education Tools: Patient Teaching boxes help in developing effective teaching strategies for improved patient compliance.
- New Content: Updated topics include clinical judgment, COVID-19, patient safety, and more, reflecting current nursing challenges.
Prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX? with new question types provided on the Evolve website, ensuring you are equipped for modern nursing challenges. Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition is your essential resource for mastering the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful nursing career.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What are the key features of 'Fundamentals of Nursing'? A: 'Fundamentals of Nursing' includes over 50 nursing skills with illustrated, step-by-step instructions, unique chapters on chronic illness and interprofessional collaboration, and a focus on evidence-based practice. It also offers reflective learning sections, critical thinking models, and an updated test bank with 1,100 questions.
- Q: Who are the authors of this textbook? A: The textbook is authored by Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, and Anne Perry, contributing their expertise to prepare nursing students for clinical practice.
- Q: What is the publication date of this edition? A: The 11th edition of 'Fundamentals of Nursing' was published on February 7, 2022.
- Q: How many pages does the textbook have? A: 'Fundamentals of Nursing' contains 1,536 pages, providing comprehensive coverage of essential nursing concepts and skills.
- Q: Is this book suitable for nursing students? A: Yes, 'Fundamentals of Nursing' is designed specifically for nursing students and provides foundational knowledge and skills necessary for successful nursing practice.
- Q: What learning resources are included with this textbook? A: The textbook offers access to the Evolve companion website, which includes video clips, skills checklists, a concept map creator, and an audio glossary, enhancing the learning experience.
- Q: Does this book include practice questions? A: Yes, each chapter includes review questions to test retention of key concepts, with answers and rationales available in the book and on the Evolve website.
- Q: What are the unique aspects of this nursing textbook? A: Unique aspects include a focus on chronic illness care, interprofessional collaboration, critical thinking models, and cultural aspects of care to meet diverse patient needs.
- Q: What is the binding type of this textbook? A: 'Fundamentals of Nursing' is available in hardcover binding, ensuring durability for frequent use in educational settings.
- Q: Are there any new topics covered in this edition? A: Yes, the 11th edition includes new content on clinical judgment, COVID-19, compassion fatigue, and other timely healthcare topics.