Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process and Practice, 11th edition

Audrey T. Berman
, Shirlee J. Snyder
, Geralyn Frandsen

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Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing provides a core foundation of contemporary professional nursing so you can succeed in today's environment. From fundamental skills such as managing and communicating to assessing health and client care, the text sets the foundation for excellence in a dramatically changing healthcare system. By showing you how the material you're learning about is applied in nursing practice, the authors teach you how to think like a nurse.

The 11th Edition includes QSEN features that foster connections between text material and actual nursing practice, which helps you to develop your clinical-reasoning abilities. Other updates include new examples, additional photos and the latest standards of care.

ISBN-13: 9780136872986

Subject: Fundamentals of Nursing

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UNIT 1: THE NATURE OF NURSING

Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice
Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing
Legal Aspects of Nursing
Values, Ethics, and Advocacy

UNIT 2: CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE

Health Care Delivery Systems
Community Nursing and Care Continuity
Home Health Nursing Care
Electronic Health Records and Information Technology

UNIT 3: THE NURSING PROCESS

Critical Thinking and Nursing Practice
Assessing
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing and Evaluating
Documenting and Reporting

UNIT 4: INTEGRAL ASPECTS OF NURSING

Caring
Communicating
Teaching
Leading, Managing, and Delegating

UNIT 5: HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

Health Promotion
Health, Wellness, and Illness
Culturally Responsive Nursing Care
Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities

UNIT 6: 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 7: ASSESSING HEALTH

Vital Signs
Health Assessment
Pain Assessment and Management

UNIT 8: INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF CLIENT CARE

Asepsis
Safety
Hygiene
Diagnostic Testing
Medication Administration
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
Nutrition
Urinary Elimination
Fecal Elimination
Oxygenation
Circulation
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance