Fundamentals of Nursing

Nursing Heads are correlated to the Clinical Judgment skills that occur at that stage of the nursing process Clinical chapters contain 1 single-episode NGN-style case study with the new next-generation question types to help them practice for licensure from the beginning of their education Interprofessional collaboration and delegation content appears throughout the text along with new IPE activities that are integrated into the Evolve resources UNIQUE! Review and exam questions tied to learning objectives use a building-block style approach that starts at lower Bloom's taxonomy levels in early chapters and builds to more complex levels as readers acquire more knowledge Emphasis on assignment and delegation covers the differences between them and how and when they're appropriate for an RN. . Content on complementary therapies has been integrated throughout the text to reflect the changes to the NCLEX exam UNIQUE! Warm, friendly writing style slows down the pace of information to give readers time to critically think and master all fundamental concepts and skills UNIQUE! Building block approach groups topics and concepts together thematically, in the order needed for readers to build their knowledge UNIQUE! Objective-driven approach presents clearly defined, numbered objectives that coordinate with all content and then wrap up with Objective Summaries UNIQUE! Active learning activities are incorporated throughout every chapter to help readers learn to apply chapter content to broader nursing concepts and realistic patient scenarios UNIQUE! Conceptual care mapping is taught and used throughout the text in conjunction with the Conceptual Care Map Creator Special feature boxes cover the areas of: diversity consideration, evidence-based practice, informatics, patient education, healthy literacy, health assessment questions, interprofessional collaboration and delegation, ethical and legal practice, home care considerations, safe practice alerts, critical thinking exercises, and nursing care guidelines NEW! Additional coverage on tele-health NEW! Inclusion of 2 NGN style-questions per chapter in "End of Chapter Review Questions" (Note: This could increase the page count. However, we will move the Answer Key to the Evolve site, and we will ask the authors to closely monitor their content for space considerations Updated! New photos and images present updated skills and represent the diversity of nurses and patients throughout! Updated! Content throughout updated to the latest evidence-based practice, including the most current information on infection control standards, oxygenation, care-giver fatigue, community care, and more!