Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care

by Carol R. Taylor PhD, MSN, RN, Pamela B Lynn EdD, MSN, RN, Jennifer L Bartlett Ph.D., RN-BC, CNE, CHSE

Overview

Awarded third place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Medical-Surgical Nursing category!

The preferred nursing fundamentals resource for generations of nursing students and educators, Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care, 10th Edition, equips beginning nursing students with a holistic, case-based perspective on nursing practice and emphasizes the clinical reasoning and decision-making essential to their success in today’s competitive healthcare environment. 
 
Promoting nursing as an evolving art and science directed to human health and well-being, this bestselling text is designed to instill in students the highest level of evidence-based practice, scientific knowledge, and technical skill while cultivating the blended competencies crucial to responsible patient-centered care in a wide variety of care settings. Updates throughout this 10th Edition reflect a growing emphasis on clinical judgment and NCLEX® readiness, training students to think like nurses and respond confidently and effectively to clinical challenges. 
 
Ample clinical examples, pedagogy, illustrations, and online learning tools and assessments engage students and distill need-to-know information, complemented by a suite of integrated teaching and learning resources that create a seamless, superior learning experience for every student. 


New to this Edition

• NEW! Clinical Judgment chapter conditions students think like nurses, incorporating the nursing process and the latest evidence-based practices to prioritize responsibilities and make confident clinical decisions. 
• NEW! Integrated NCSBN concepts and terms keep students on the front lines of today’s evolving nursing practice and ready them for success on the NextGen NCLEX®. 
• NEW! Evolving Case Studies familiarize students with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Evaluation Model and reflect the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN). 
• NEW! Diversity, inclusion, and equity content equips students with a diverse perspective on patient care essential to today’s nursing practice. 
• NEW! Timely coverage throughout the text reflects the impact of climate change and COVID-19 on patient care.
• NEW! 2021 AACN Essentials and ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice incorporated throughout the text help you meet the latest curriculum standards in competency-based nursing education.    
• NEW! Thoughtful Person-Centered Practice: Challenging Topics leverage Unfolding Patient Stories to reinforce clinical reasoning and judgment competencies in a real-world context.
• UPDATED! NCLEX®-style Chapter Review Questions in every chapter strengthen students’ exam readiness. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975168155
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	09/28/2022
Edition description:	Tenth, North American Edition
Pages:	2024
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Associate Professor
Gwynedd Mercy University
Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Table of Contents

• Unit I Foundations of Nursing Practice
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing
  • Chapter 2 Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
  • Chapter 3 Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities
  • Chapter 4 Health of the Individual, Family, and Community
  • Chapter 5 Cultural Diversity
  • Chapter 6 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
  • Chapter 7 Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice
  • Chapter 8 Communication
  • Chapter 9 Teaching and Counseling
  • Chapter 10 Leading, Managing, and Delegating
  Unit I I Health Care Delivery
  • Chapter 11 The Health Care Delivery System
  • Chapter 12 Collaborative Practice and Care Coordination Across Settings
  Unit I II Person-Centered Care and the Nursing Process
  • Chapter 13 Blended Competencies, Clinical Reasoning, and Processes of Person-Centered Care
  • Chapter 14 Assessing
  • Chapter 15 Diagnosing
  • Chapter 16 Outcome Identification and Planning
  • Chapter 17 Implementing
  • Chapter 18 Evaluating
  • Chapter 19 Documenting and Reporting
  • Chapter 20 Nursing Informatics
  Unit I V Promoting Health Across the Lifespan
  • Chapter 21 Developmental Concepts
  • Chapter 22 Conception Through Young Adult
  • Chapter 23 The Aging Adult
  Unit V Actions Basic to Nursing Care
  • Chapter 24 Asepsis and Infection Control
  • Chapter 25 Vital Signs
  • Chapter 26 Health Assessment
  • Chapter 27 Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
  • Chapter 28 Complementary and Integrative Health
  • Chapter 29 Medications
  • Chapter 30 Perioperative Nursing
  Unit V I Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses
  • Chapter 31 Hygiene
  • Chapter 32 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
  • Chapter 33 Activity
  • Chapter 34 Rest and Sleep
  • Chapter 35 Comfort and Pain Management
  • Chapter 36 Nutrition
  • Chapter 37 Urinary Elimination
  • Chapter 38 Bowel Elimination
  • Chapter 39 Oxygenation and Perfusion
  • Chapter 40 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance
  Unit V II Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses
  • Chapter 41 Self-Concept
  • Chapter 42 Stress and Adaptation
  • Chapter 43 Loss, Grief, and Dying
  • Chapter 44 Sensory Functioning
  • Chapter 45 Sexuality
  • Chapter 46 Spirituality
  Index
• Glossary
• Appendix A Guidelines for Delegation Decision Making
• Appendix B Equivalents
• Appendix C Normal Adult Laboratory Values