Fundamentals of Nursing

by Patricia A. Potter RN, PhD, FAAN, Anne G. Perry RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Patricia A. Stockert RN, BSN, MS, PhD, Amy Hall RN, BSN, MS

Overview

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Fundamentals** Learn the concepts and skills and develop the clinical judgment you need to provide excellent nursing care! Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition prepares you to succeed as a nurse by providing a solid foundation in critical thinking, clinical judgment, nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and patient-centered care in all settings. With illustrated, step-by-step guidelines, this book makes it easy to learn important skills and procedures. Care plans are presented within a nursing process framework that is coordinated with clinical judgement, and case studies show how to apply concepts to nursing practice. From an expert author team led by Patricia Potter and Anne Perry, this bestselling nursing textbook helps you develop the understanding and clinical judgment you need to succeed in the classroom and in your career.

• Review questions in every chapter test your retention of key concepts, with answers and rationales in the book and on the Evolve companion website; at least four of these questions are alternate format.
• Reflective Learning helps you use clinical reasoning to think about your clinical and simulation experiences.
• UNIQUE! Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness chapter helps you address the unique health care needs of patients who deal with chronic illness.
• UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaboration and cooperation are emphasized.
• UNIQUE! Building Competency boxes summarize QSEN competencies, each with a clinical situation followed by several open-ended questions designed to help you understand and apply these core competencies.
• Evidence-Based Practice chapter shows how nursing research helps in determining best practices.
• Over 50 nursing skills include illustrated, step-by-step instructions in a two-column format — with rationales for each step.
• Over 30 procedural guidelines provide streamlined, step-by-step instructions for performing basic skills.
• UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Models in each clinical chapter show how to apply the nursing process, clinical judgment, and critical thinking to make sound clinical decisions.
• In-text case studies include clinical application questions and exercises, allowing you to practice using care plans and concept maps.
• UPDATED 1,100-question test bank includes multiple-choice and alternate item questions at all difficulty levels.
• Focus on safety and quality in the Patient Safety and Quality chapter shows how these concepts apply to nursing practice, and includes a skill on fall prevention in healthcare settings.
• Nursing Assessment Questions boxes help you learn to effectively phrase questions for patients.
• Cultural Aspects of Care boxes summarize cultural considerations and provide practical guidelines on meeting patients’ cultural needs and preferences.
• Patient Teaching boxes promote effective patient education by first identifying outcomes, then developing strategies on how to teach and evaluate compliance.
• Focus on Older Adult boxes highlight key aspects of nursing assessment and care of elderly adults.
• Planning sections help you plan and prioritize comprehensive patient care, with coverage of Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Teamwork and Collaboration.
• Practical study tools on Evolve include 50 video clips of nursing skills, 80 skills checklists, a concept map creator, printable key points, answers to the questions in the book, an audio glossary, and more.

• NEW content includes topics such as clinical judgment, COVID-19, compassion fatigue, gun violence, patient safety, the opioid epidemic, and device addiction.
• NEW! Next Generation NCLEX^®-style questions with cases are provided on the Evolve website to prepare you for these challenging new question types.
• NEW! Nursing Process and Clinical Judgment steps are coordinated so that you can quickly understand how both models drive their nursing care.
• NEW objectives are clearly and precisely tied to content, making it easier to find relevant information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323810340
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	01/24/2022
Edition description:	11th ed.
Pages:	1536
Sales rank:	205,957
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is a Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri.

Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN is a Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois.

Patricia Stockert, RN, BSN, MS, PhD is the President of the College, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, Illinois.

Amy Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Table of Contents

Unit I	The Client and the Health Care Environment
1	Nursing Today	1
2	Health Care Delivery System	26
3	Community-Based Nursing Practice	46
4	Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice	60
5	Nursing Research as a Basis for Practice	73
Unit II	Caring Throughout the Life Span
6	Health and Wellness	89
7	Caring in Nursing Practice	106
8	Culture and Ethnicity	118
9	Caring for Families	139
10	Developmental Theories	155
11	Conception Through Adolescence	171
12	Young to Middle Adult	216
13	Older Adult	234
Unit III	Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
14	Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice	260
15	Nursing Assessment	277
16	Nursing Diagnosis	299
17	Planning Nursing Care	317
18	Implementing Nursing Care	339
19	Evaluation	354
20	Managing Client Care	370
Unit IV	Professional Standards in Nursing Practice
21	Ethics and Values	388
22	Legal Implications in Nursing Practice	405
23	Communication	423
24	Client Education	448
25	Documentation	476
Unit V	Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice
26	Self-Concept	500
27	Sexuality	522
28	Spiritual Health	543
29	The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief	567
30	Stress and Coping	595
Unit VI	Scientific Basis for Nursing Practice
31	Vital Signs	617
32	Heath Assessment and Physical Examination	671
33	Infection Control	722
34	Medication Administration	821
35	Complementary and Alternative Therapies	910
Unit VII	Basic Human Needs
36	Activity and Exercise	929
37	Client Safety	959
38	Hygiene	1001
39	Oxygenation	1066
40	Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances	1134
41	Sleep	1198
42	Comfort	1228
43	Nutrition	1271
44	Urinary Elimination	1322
45	Bowel Elimination	1373
Unit VIII	Clients With Special Needs
46	Mobility and Immobility	1420
47	Skin Integrity and Wound Care	1482
48	Sensory Alteration	1565
49	Care of Surgical Clients	1593

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Learn the concepts and skills and develop the clinical judgment you need to provide excellent nursing care

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Janice K. Warrington, MSNEd, RN (Delaware Technical & Community College)
Description: This comprehensive book provides students with a good foundation in nursing education. The book includes a CD with interactive learning activities as well as online learning resources and activities designed to enhance the text.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide nursing students with a good basic understanding of nursing concepts and principles, which the book does by presenting the most current information and principles of evidence-based practice.
Audience: This is designed for beginning students in all types of professional nursing programs. To accommodate the growing numbers of students whose native language is not English, the book has been reviewed by specialists in English as a second language to streamline the text and enhance comprehension.
Features: The book covers the nursing process, health promotion in acute and continuing care, cultural diversity, care of the older adult, and current trends in nursing, including culturally competent care, evidence-based practice, and resident handling safety. Each chapter includes details about media resources, key terms, and learning objectives to help students focus on what is important. The material is presented in various formats, such as concept maps, and in the context of the nursing process with a focus on client teaching, evidence-based practice, safety alerts, special needs of older adults, and cultural aspects of care.
Assessment: Written in a way that beginning nursing students can understand, the book presents the material in a variety of formats to help learners of all types. This edition provides the most up-to-date information in nursing and offers students a valuable resource even after completing their nursing program.

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