Foundations of Nursing (8th Edition)

Description

Make sure you have the foundation you need to begin a successful nursing career! Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition covers the skills needed for clinical practice, from nursing interventions to maternity, neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community health care. Guidelines for patient care are presented within the framework of the nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help you develop skills in clinical decision-making. The accessible, friendly overall style and clearly written review questions also helps you prepare for the NCLEX-PN^® examination!

New to This Edition

•  NEW! Expanded and updated art program enhances content with original photos and line art
• NEW! NCLEX-PN Review questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item formats and cover all chapter objectives.
• NEW! Reorganized chapters make it easier for you to follow and understand the material.

Key Features

•  Clear coverage of skills across the human lifespan includes maternity, pediatrics, adults, and older adults.
• Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over 110 skills show nursing techniques and procedures along with rationales for each.
• Tenth grade reading level helps you to understand complex topics.
• Expanded and updated Cultural Considerations boxes explore specific health and cultural issues to help you address the needs of the increasingly diverse patient and resident populations.
• Skills are presented in a step-by-step format with clearly defined nursing actions and rationales.
• Mathematics review in Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration chapter covers basic arithmetic skills prior to the discussion of medication administration.
• Safety Alerts cover issues related to safe patient care in a variety of settings.
• Health Promotion Considerations boxes highlight information on wellness and disease prevention, including infection control, diet, and pregnancy.
• Nursing Care Plans emphasize patient goals and outcomes within a case-study format, and promotes clinical decision-making with critical thinking questions at the end of each care plan.
• Patient Teaching boxes include post-hospital discharge guidelines and disease prevention instructions with a strong focus on three-way communication among the nurse, patient, and family members.
• Communication boxes illustrate communication strategies using real-life examples of nurse-patient dialogue.
• Lifespan Consideration boxes provide you with age-specific information for the care of the patient.
• Home Health Considerations boxes discuss issues facing patients and their caregivers in the home setting.
• Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination section at the end of each chapter provides Key Points, Review Questions, and Critical Thinking Activities to reinforce learning.
• Coordinated Care boxes promote comprehensive patient care with other members of the health care team, focusing on prioritization, assignment, supervision, collaboration, delegation, and leadership topics

Table of Contents

1. Unit I: Fundamentals of Nursing
   1. The Evolution of Nursing
   2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
   3. Documentation
   4. Communication
   5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
   6. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations
2. Unit II: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice
   1. Asepsis and Infection Control
   2. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
   3. Hygiene and Care of the Patient’s Environment
   4. Safety
   5. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
3. Unit III: Introduction to Nursing Interventions
   1. Vital Signs
   2. Physical Assessment
   3. Oxygenation
   4. Elimination and Gastric Intubation
   5. Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health
   6. Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration
   7. Fluids and Electrolytes
   8. Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies
   9. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
   10. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
   11. Surgical Wound Care
   12. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing
4. Unit IV: Nursing Care Across the Lifespan
   1. Lifespan Development
   2. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
   3. Health Promotion and Pregnancy
   4. Labor and Delivery
   5. Care of the Mother and Newborn
   6. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs
   7. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
   8. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
   9. Care of the Child with a Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder
   10. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult
5. Unit V: Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing
   1. Concepts of Mental Health
   2. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder
6. Unit VI: Fundamentals of Community Health Nursing
   1. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality
   2. Home Health Nursing
   3. Long-Term Care
   4. Rehabilitation Nursing
   5. Hospice Care
7. Unit VII: From Graduate to Professional
   1. Professional Roles and Leadership
   2. Appendix
   3. A: Common Abbreviations Appendix
   4. B: Laboratory Reference Values Glossary

Authors Biography

Kim Cooper, RN, MSN, Chair, Nursing Department Program, Ivy Tech State College, Terre Haute, Indiana and

Kelly Gosnell, RN, MSN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Ivy Tech Community College, Terre Haute, Indiana