Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice, 1e

There’sanewfundamentalstextintown.Onethatcentersonsimplelanguage,activelearning,andafreshnewwaytohelpyoutrulyunderstand,apply,andretainimportantnursinginformationandconcepts.IntroducingthebrandnewFundamentalsofNursingtextfromYoostandCrawford.Writteninawarmandconversationalstyle,thisinnovativetextstartsbyguidingyoutowardsabasicunderstandingofthenursingprofessionandthenlogicallyprogressesthroughthenursingprocessandintothesafeandsystematicmethodsofapplyingcare.Eachchapterfeaturesrealisticcasestudiesandcriticalthinkingexerciseswoventhroughoutthecontenttohelpyoucontinuallyapplywhatyou’velearnedtoactualpatientcare.Conceptualcaremapsfurtheryourabilitytomakeclinicaljudgmentsandsynthesizeknowledgeasyoudevelopplansofcareafteranalyzingandclusteringrelatedpatientassessmentdata.Allofthispairedwithawealthofstudent-friendlylearningfeaturesandclinically-focusedcontentoffersupafundamentallydifferent-andquiteeffective-wayforyoutoeasilymasterthefundamentalsofnursing.UNIQUE!Activelearningapproachcentersoncasestudiesandcriticalthinkingexercisesthatarewoventhroughouteachchaptertoensurereadersareabletoapplychaptercontenttobroadernursingconceptsandrealisticpatientscenarios.UNIQUE!Simpletocomplexprogressionofinformationstartsbyguidingreaderstowardsabasicunderstandingofthenursingprofessionandthenlogicallyprogressingthroughthenursingprocessandintothesafeandsystematicmethodsofapplyingcare.UNIQUE!Warm,conversationalstyledevoidofrepetitivediscussionsandunnecessaryinformationslowsdownthepaceofinformationtogivereaderstimetocriticallythinkandmasterallfundamentalconceptsandskills.UNIQUE!Conceptualcaremapsrequirereaderstodevelopaplanofcareafteranalyzingandclusteringrelatedpatientassessmentdata.Thisuniquelearningtoolassistsreadersinrecognizingtheimportanceofeachtypeofassessmentdataandfurthersyourabilitytomakeclinicaljudgmentsandsynthesizeknowledgeaboutthewholepatient.Learningobjectivescarriedthroughoutthechapterfeaturestheobjectivebeingshowcasedatthestartofthechapter,tiedtoheadingsthroughoutthechapter,andonceagainreinforcedatthecloseofthechapter.NursingSkillssectionsprovideinformationonthepurpose,procedures,evidence-basedpractice,specialcircumstances,andmoreforavarietyofimportantnursingskills-allsupportedbyrationales,photos,andillustrations.NursingCareGuidelineshighlightinformation(includingbackground,proceduralconcerns,documentationconcerns,andevidence-basedpractice)andresourcestoreduceriskandensuresafetyforthepatientandnurse.Diversemixofclinicallyfocusedboxesareincorporatedthroughouteachchapter.CollaborationandDelegationboxesstresstheimportanceofeffectiveandaccuratecommunicationbetweenthehealthcareteamaboutapatient’sconditionandtreatment,aswellastheimportanceofassigningtasksappropriately.Ethical,Legal,andProfessionalPracticeboxesaddressethicalandlegaldilemmascommonlyfacedinnursingtopreparereaderstoactinaprofessionalandnonjudgmentalmannerwhileprotectingpatientrights.PatientEducationandHealthLiteracyboxesstresstheimportanceofpatienteducationandhowtodeliverinformationinanunderstandablemannerbasedonthepatient’slevelofhealthliteracy.HealthAssessmentQuestionsboxesillustratehowtoproperlyaskanduseassessmentquestionswhileinterviewingpatients.DiversityConsiderationsboxespreparereaderstocareforandcommunicatewithpatientsofdiverseages,gender,cultural,ethnic,andreligiousbackgroundsaswellasvariousdisabilityandmorphologicalcharacteristics.Evidence-BasedPracticeandInformaticsboxesprovidecurrentresearchandresourcesthat,combinedwithclinicalexpertise,willcontributetoimprovedpatientcareoutcomes.HomeCareConsiderationboxeshighlightissuesthatpertainspecificallytonursingpracticeinthenon-acutecaresetting.SafePracticeAlert!boxesunderscoresignificantpatientsafetyconcernswhileprovidinginformationtoinsurebothpatientandnursesafety.QSENFocus!boxesillustrateapplicationofthesixQualityandSafetyEducationforNurses(QSEN)competenciesforpre-licensurenursingstudents:patient-centeredcare,teamworkandcollaboration,evidence-basedpractice,qualityimprovement,safety,andinformatics.Five-stepnursingprocessframeworkisintegratedthroughoutthetextandintheclinicalskillschapters.CareplanningtableineachclinicalchapterhighlightsthefirstnursingdiagnosisdiscussedinthechapterandconnectsittotheNursingOutcomesClassification(NOC)andtheNursingInterventionsClassification(NIC).[DoNotFeature]Animationsarelocatedthroughoutthebooktoenhancestudentlearning.Numerousfull-colorillustrationsandphotosshowanatomy,procedures,andmethods.10reviewquestionsattheendofeverychapter(withanadditional10online)helpreadersreviewwhatyouhavelearnedandevaluateyourunderstanding.End-of-bookappendixescoverabbreviations,roots,prefixes,andsuffixes;NANDA-IDiagnosticLabels;NCLEX-StyleQuestionStudyTips;andglossaryterms.