It’s your complete guide to nursing — from basic concepts to essential skills!
Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition
prepares you to succeed as a nurse by providing a solid foundation in critical thinking, evidence-based practice, nursing theory, and safe clinical 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, and case studies show how to apply concepts to nursing practice. From an expert author team led by Patricia Potter and Anne Griffin Perry, this bestselling nursing textbook helps you develop the understanding and clinical reasoning you need to provide excellent patient care.
51 skills demonstrations
provide illustrated, step-by-step instructions for safe nursing care — and include rationales for each step.
29 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 and critical thinking to achieve successful clinical outcomes.
Evidence-Based Practice
chapter
shows how nursing research helps in determining best practices.
Caring for the Cancer Survivor
prepares nurses to care for cancer patients who may still face physical and emotional issues.
Case studies
include unique clinical application questions and exercises, allowing you to practice using care plans and concept maps.
The 5-step nursing process
provides a consistent framework for care, and is demonstrated in more than 20 care plans.
15 review
questions
in every chapter
test your retention of key concepts, with answers available in the book and on the Evolve companion website.
Practical study tools on Evolve
include video clips of skills, skills checklists, printable key points, a fluid & electrolytes tutorial, a concept map creator, an audio glossary, and more.
UNIQUE! Clear, streamlined writing style
makes complex material more approachable.
More than 20 concept maps
show care planning for clients with multiple nursing diagnoses.
Key points and key terms
in each chapter
summarize important content for more efficient review and study.
Unexpected Outcomes
and
Related Interventions
for each skill alert you to potential problems and appropriate nursing actions.
Delegation
coverage
clarifies which tasks can and cannot be delegated.
A glossary
provides quick access to definitions for all key terms.
UPDATED!
Patient Safety and Quality
describes how quality and safety apply to the nurse, and includes a new skill on fall prevention in healthcare settings.
NEW
content
addresses the Affordable Care Act, patients’ perspectives on hospital care as measured by HCAHPS surveys, health disparities and vulnerable populations, compassion fatigue, pain assessment, patient education techniques like teach-back, new equipment,
Healthy People 2020,
and more.
NEW!
Additional alternate-item review questions
include at least four alternate-item questions — multiple select, sequencing/priority, delegation, hot-spot images, and fill-in-the blank for medications — for every chapter.
Expanded
Building Competency
boxes
help you apply QSEN (Quality & Safety Education for Nurses) competencies to realistic clinical situations.
UPDATED! Unique
in every chapter include a PICO question — the Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome — and summarize a research study along with its application to nursing practice.
Over 100 NEW photos
clarify procedures and familiarize you with the latest clinical equipment.