Nursing Fundamentals

Easily Learn Fundamental Nursing Principles, Concepts, and Skills!

The 8th Edition of Fundamentals of Nursing is designed to help you excel in your classes and succeed in today's competitive nursing field. Led by expert authors Patricia Potter and Anne Griffin Perry, this trusted resource contains accurate, cutting-edge content, active learning strategies, and the latest evidence-based research. Thoroughly reviewed by nursing experts, this edition offers practical study support to enhance your understanding and clinical reasoning for providing exceptional patient care.

With a clear, streamlined writing style, complex material becomes more approachable. Critical Thinking Models in each clinical chapter demonstrate how to apply the nursing process for successful outcomes. The 5-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for clinical practice, with over 55 skills demonstrations to guide you through administering safe nursing care.

More than 20 Procedural Guidelines and Unexpected Outcomes and Related Interventions for each skill ensure you are prepared for potential problems. Planning sections on Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Teamwork and Collaboration help you plan and prioritize care effectively. Implementation sections provide detailed guidelines for care across all practice settings.

Delegation coverage clarifies which skills can or cannot be delegated, while Safe Patient Handling Guidelines help you comply with patient safety regulations. Care Plans and Patient Teaching boxes help you address individual patient needs and develop successful education strategies. Cultural Aspect of Care boxes offer practical guidelines for managing patients' cultural preferences.

Key Points, Key Terms, Concept Maps, and more than 25 Care Plans summarize important information for efficient study. Caring for the Cancer Survivor chapter prepares you for challenges involved in caring for cancer survivors. Engaging study tools on the Evolve companion website reinforce your understanding with skills video clips, chapter audio summaries, and access to practice questions.

New features include Building Competency boxes for applying QSEN competencies, expanded Evidence-Based Practice boxes, case studies in all clinical chapters, and clinical application questions to test your understanding. Additional content covers violence, genetics/genomics, compassion fatigue, bullying, and the accreditation process.

Over 725 review questions, three practice exams, and a calculations tutorial on the Evolve website help you assess your understanding. With over 100 new photos, a glossary, and updated content, this edition provides comprehensive support to enhance your nursing education.

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