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Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing

Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing

Concepts, Practice, and Process

by Shirlee SnyderGeralyn Frandsen and Audrey Berman
Hardback
Publication Date: 05/01/2015

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Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, Tenth Edition sets the foundation for nursing excellence by addressing the key concepts of contemporary professional nursing, including caring, health promotion, clinical reasoning, nursing informatics, evidence-based practice, ethics, and advocacy. Every chapter reflects the latest nursing evidence, standards, and competencies, as well as the increasing emphasis on aging, wellness, safety, interprofessional practice, and home- and community-based care. New QSEN features provide opportunities for readers to develop their clinical-reasoning abilities, and make connections to nursing practice. Written with a consistent, approachable style, this book incorporates the skills that a nurse needs to know within the nursing process, so students can see how to apply the concepts they are reading about. KEY TOPICS: UNIT 1 The Nature of Nursing; Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice; Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing; Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks; Legal Aspects of Nursing; Values, Ethics, and Advocacy; UNIT 2 Contemporary Health Care; Health Care Delivery Systems; Community Nursing and Care Continuity; Home Care; Electronic Health Records and Information Technology; UNIT 3 The Nursing Process; Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning; Assessing; Diagnosing; Planning; Implementing and Evaluating; Documenting and Reporting; UNIT 4 Health Beliefs and Practices; Health Promotion; Health, Wellness, and Illness; Culturally Responsive Nursing Care; Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities; UNIT 5 Lifespan Development; Concepts of Growth and Development; Promoting Health from Conception Through Adolescence; Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults; Promoting Health in Older Adults; Promoting Family Health; UNIT 6 Integral Aspects of Nursing; Caring; Communicating; Teaching; Leading, Managing, and Delegating; UNIT 7 Assessing Health; Vital Signs; Health Assessment; UNIT 8 Integral Components of Client Care; Asepsis; Safety; Hygiene; Diagnostic Testing; Medications; Skin Integrity and Wound Care; Perioperative Nursing; UNIT 9 Promoting Psychosocial Health; Sensory Perception; Self-Concept; Sexuality; Spirituality; Stress and Coping; Loss, Grieving, and Death; UNIT 10 Promoting Physiological Health; Activity and Exercise; Sleep; Pain Management; Nutrition; Urinary Elimination; Fecal Elimination; Oxygenation; Circulation; Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance. MARKET: This title is intended for use in fundamentals of nursing courses in the nursing curriculum.

Offer a consistent, seamless skills component
Because the Berman textbook and Skills books are written by the same author team, fundamentals students experience a seamless presentation, style, and experience throughout. Contact your Pearson representative to package Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, Tenth Edition with the authors' Skills in Clinical Nursing, Eighth Edition ISBN: 013399743X.

ISBN:
9780133974362
9780133974362
Category:
Nursing
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
05-01-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pearson Education
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
10th Edition
Dimensions (mm):
284.48x228.6x63.5mm
Weight:
3.28kg

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