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Awarded third place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Medical-Surgical Nursing category!

The preferred nursing fundamentals resource for generations of nursing students and educators, Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care, 10th Edition, equips beginning nursing students with a holistic, case-based perspective on nursing practice and emphasizes the clinical reasoning and decision-making essential to their success in today’s competitive healthcare environment.

Promoting nursing as an evolving art and science directed to human health and well-being, this bestselling text is designed to instill in students the highest level of evidence-based practice, scientific knowledge, and technical skill while cultivating the blended competencies crucial to responsible patient-centered care in a wide variety of care settings. Updates throughout this 10th Edition of Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care reflect a growing emphasis on clinical judgment and NCLEX® readiness, training students to think like nurses and respond confidently and effectively to clinical challenges.

Ample clinical examples, pedagogy, illustrations, and online learning tools and assessments engage students and distill need-to-know information, complemented by a suite of integrated teaching and learning resources that create a seamless, superior learning experience for every student.

Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care New to this Edition

• NEW! Clinical Judgment chapter conditions students think like nurses, incorporating the nursing process and the latest evidence-based practices to prioritize responsibilities and make confident clinical decisions. 
• NEW! Integrated NCSBN concepts and terms keep students on the front lines of today’s evolving nursing practice and ready them for success on the NextGen NCLEX®. 
• NEW! Evolving Case Studies familiarize students with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Evaluation Model and reflect the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN). 
• NEW! Diversity, inclusion, and equity content equips students with a diverse perspective on patient care essential to today’s nursing practice. 
• NEW! Timely coverage throughout the text reflects the impact of climate change and COVID-19 on patient care.
• NEW! 2021 AACN Essentials and ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice incorporated throughout the text help you meet the latest curriculum standards in competency-based nursing education.    
• NEW! Thoughtful Person-Centered Practice: Challenging Topics leverage Unfolding Patient Stories to reinforce clinical reasoning and judgment competencies in a real-world context.
• UPDATED! NCLEX®-style Chapter Review Questions in every chapter strengthen students’ exam readiness. 

Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care Key features

• NEW! Clinical Judgment chapter conditions students think like nurses, incorporating the nursing process and the latest evidence-based practices to prioritize responsibilities and make confident clinical decisions.
• NEW! Integrated NCSBN concepts and terms keep students on the front lines of today’s evolving nursing practice and ready them for success on the NextGen NCLEX®.
• NEW! Evolving Case Studies familiarize students with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Evaluation Model and reflect the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN).
• NEW! Diversity, inclusion, and equity content equips students with a diverse perspective on patient care essential to today’s nursing practice.
• NEW! Timely coverage throughout the text reflects the impact of climate change and COVID-19 on patient care.
• NEW! 2021 AACN Essentials and ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice incorporated throughout the text help you meet the latest curriculum standards in competency-based nursing education.
• NEW! Thoughtful Person-Centered Practice: Challenging Topics leverage Unfolding Patient Stories to reinforce clinical reasoning and judgment competencies in a real-world context.
• UPDATED! NCLEX®-style Chapter Review Questions in every chapter strengthen students’ exam readiness.
• Case Scenarios provide a patient-centered introduction to each chapter.
• Unfolding Patient Stories, written by the National League of Nursing, inspire meaningful reflection and classroom dialog.
• QSEN Boxes help students meet Quality and Safety Education for Nurses competencies.
• Technology Alerts familiarize students with emerging devices and software they will encounter in practice.
• Legal Alerts promote compliance with important laws applicable to nursing practice.
• Reflective Practice features challenge students to consider responses to patient-centered scenarios.
• Focused Critical Thinking Guides reinforce effective critical thinking step by step.
• Developing Clinical Reasoning exercises train students to apply what they’ve learned as they think through clinical solutions.
• Reflective Practice Leading to Person Learning activities guide students to enhanced practice and optimal patient outcomes through skill-centered reflection.
• Nursing Care Plans and Concept Maps simplify the nursing process and guide students step by step through identifying common health problems and relevant interventions.
• Focused Assessment Guides strengthen students’ assessment skills with sample interview questions.
• Skills and Procedures hone students’ mastery with detailed actions and rationales.
• Health Promotion and Wellness sections cultivate students’ health literacy and patient teaching capabilities.
• Nursing Advocacy in Action features alert students to important considerations for the care of vulnerable individuals.
• Through the Eyes features promote a holistic perspective on the nursing experience among students, patients, nurses, and caregivers.
• Research in Nursing: Bridging the Gap to Evidence-Based Practice and PICOT in Practice: Asking Clinical Questions boxes clarify the “why” behind nursing decisions to reinforce students’ clinical reasoning.

Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care Table of contents

Unit I Foundations of Nursing Practice

Chapter 1      Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation

Chapter 2      Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice

Chapter 3      Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities

Chapter 4      Health of the Individual, Family, Community, and Environment

Chapter 5      Culturally Respectful Care

Chapter 6      Values, Ethics, and Advocacy

Chapter 7      Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice

Chapter 8      Communication

Chapter 9      Teaching and Counseling

Chapter 10    Leadership, Managing, and Delegating

Unit II Health Care Delivery

Chapter 11    Health Care Delivery System

Chapter 12    Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Care Coordination Across Settings

Unit III Processes of Person-Centered Care

Chapter 13    Blended Competencies, Clinical Reasoning, and Processes of Person-Centered Care

Chapter 14    Clinical Judgment

Chapter 15    Assessing

Chapter 16    Diagnosing

Chapter 17    Outcome Identification and Planning

Chapter 18    Implementing

Chapter 19    Evaluating

Chapter 20    Documenting and Reporting

Chapter 21    Informatics and Health Care Technologies

Unit IV Developmentally Appropriate Care

Chapter 22    Developmental Concepts

Chapter 23    Conception Through Young Adulthood

Chapter 24    Middle and Older Adulthood

Unit V Actions Basic to Nursing Care

Chapter 25    Asepsis and Infection Control

Chapter 26    Vital Signs

Chapter 27    Health Assessment

Chapter 28    Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness

Chapter 29    Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Chapter 30    Medications

Chapter 31    Perioperative Nursing

Unit VI Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses

Chapter 32    Hygiene

Chapter 33    Skin Integrity and Wound Care

Chapter 34    Activity

Chapter 35    Rest and Sleep

Chapter 36    Comfort

Chapter 37    Nutrition

Chapter 38    Urinary Elimination

Chapter 39    Bowel Elimination

Chapter 40    Oxygenation and Perfusion

Chapter 41    Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance

Unit VII Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses  

Chapter 42    Self-Concept

Chapter 43    Stress and Adaptation

Chapter 44    Loss, Grief, and Dying

Chapter 45    Sensory Functioning

Chapter 46    Sexuality

Chapter 47    Spirituality

Appendix A   Equivalents

Appendix B   Normal Adult Laboratory Values

Glossary

Index