Foundations of Nursing E-Book

Make sure you have the foundation you need to begin a successful nursing career

• 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.