Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Practice, Ruth F Craven, Constance Hirnle, Christine Henshaw
Автор: Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia S Название: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9ed. ISBN: 0323327400 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780323327404 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 17979.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 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. UNIQUE! Caring for the Cancer Survivor chapter 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 chapter 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 Evidence-Based Practice boxes 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.
Описание: Clearly written and user-friendly, this book describes the role of the APRN in identifying and mitigating health care disparities at the local, national, and global levels and provides guidance on how to conduct community assessments. Updated throughout, the third edition also includes two completely new chapters and new case studies.
Описание: Addresses the foundations of Nursing Informatics competencies, streamlined for the unique experience of practicing nurses. The text features numerous case scenarios of real-life applications to engage the reader and reinforce content. Chapters cover informatics competencies, knowledge, and skills in a concise manner.
Описание: Written specifically for the experienced nurse enrolled in an RN to BSN program, this text guides nurses through an interactive critical-thinking process to become effective and confident nurse leaders. All nurses involved with direct patient care already rely on similar strategies to oversee patient safety, make care decisions, and integrate plan of care in collaboration with patients and families. This text expounds upon that knowledge and provides a firm base to reach the next steps in academia and practice, enabling the BSN-prepared nurse can tackle serious issues in care delivery with a high-level of self-awareness and skill.Leadership and Management Competence in Nursing Practice relies on a keen understanding of what experienced nurses already bring to the classroom. Written in a clear and concise manner, this text provides a core framework and useful skills and strategies to successfully lead nursing and healthcare forward. Chapters delve into discussions of leadership skills and personal attributes of leaders with minimal repetition of material covered in associate degree program. Content builds on the framework of AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education, IOM Competencies, and QSEN KSAs. Each chapter is filled with case scenarios to promote critical-thinking and decision-making. Self-assessment tools featured throughout the text enable nurses to evaluate their current strengths, areas for growth, and learning needs.Key Features:Provides information needed for the Associate Degree Nurse to advance to the professionally prepared Baccalaureate Degree NurseEach chapter contains relevant critical thinking exercises, vignettes, and case studies targeted to the RN – BSN audienceEach chapter contains end-of-Chapter Learning Assessments: What Do You Know Now?Self-assessment tools included in most chapters for the reader to see where they are now on the topic and to what point they need to advance to obtain competence and confidence in the professional nursing role.Provides information and skills needed by nurses specific to a variety of healthcare settings.Instructor Ancillary Package is included
This case studies book is an indispensable resource for educators, students, and practitioners of nursing. It is innovative in its application of lessons from the communication sciences to common challenges in the delivery of safe patient care. The authors apply basic tenets of human communication to the context of nursing to provide a foundation for practices that can advance the safety and quality of care.
The cases, which describe "close calls" and adverse events, are organized along the continuum of healthcare delivery, providing quick access to solutions in commonly encountered care situations. Each case is accompanied by a discussion of how skillful communication can be key to preventing and recovering from errors and adverse events. Thought-provoking discussion questions and references for further reading make this book a valuable reference for nursing educators, students, and practitioners across the world.
Автор: Reading Sheila Название: Competencies for Nursing Practice ISBN: 0335246745 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780335246748 Издательство: McGraw-Hill Рейтинг: Цена: 5489.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Quality patient care relies on the demonstration of competencies by nurses at all stages of their education and developing career. This book is designed to help student nurses better understand the competencies set out by the NMC and equip them to achieve and demonstrate competency as they prepare to qualify as a nurse.
Описание: Evaluation Competencies, written by a team of experts in the area of evaluation and sponsored by the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction presents validated evaluator competencies with practical and applicable description of each of these competencies.
