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NEW EDITION!
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing,
3rd Edition
Susan C. deWit, MSN, RN, CNS, PHN
October 2008 | Approx. 976 pp., 510 illus.
ISBN: 978-1-4160-5228-9

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Straightforward and student-friendly, this market-leading textbook provides your LPN/LVN students with the core knowledge of basic nursing principles and skills they need to practice in a variety of care settings. From its nursing process framework and health promotion focus to its emphasis on critical thinking and thorough coverage of communication and patient teaching, this new edition continues to provide students with a strong foundation for their nursing education.
   
 

 

NEW TO THIS EDITION

  • NEW & UNIQUE! Clinical Cues help students anticipate nursing care and patient needs in the clinical setting.
  • NEW & UNIQUE! Assignment Considerations address situations where the RN delegates tasks to the LPN/LVN or when the LPN/LVN assigns tasks to nurse assistants, patient care technicians, or other unlicensed assistive personnel.
  • NEW! Safety Alerts highlight potentially dangerous situations, as well as common clinical mistakes, to help students recognize and prevent errors in light of Joint Commission guidelines.
  • NEW! Legal & Ethical Considerations inform students about the latest issues, laws, regulations, and legislation related to LPN/LVN nursing care.

 

OUTSTANDING FEATURES

  • Companion CD bound in the book includes audio clips, an audio glossary, video clips, 3-D animations, English-Spanish phrases, and more.
  • Approximately 80 Skills provide illustrated, step-by-step instructions for performing key nursing procedures with clear actions and rationales and Critical Thinking Questions.
  • Approximately 49 Steps — concise, quick-reference versions of Skills — are presented in action/rationale format.
  • UNIQUE! Concept Maps help students visualize how the multiple systems, treatments, and side effects of specific disorders relate to each other.
  • Overviews of structure and function in appropriate chapters, present basic anatomy and physiology, including information on aging.
  • Nursing Care Plans show students how to use the nursing process to effectively plan and evaluate care.
  • NCLEX-PN® Exam Style Review Questions at the end of each chapter include alternate item-format questions to prepare students for the boards.
  • UNIQUE! Think Critically About… boxes encourage students to synthesize information and apply concepts beyond the scope of the chapter.
  • UNIQUE! Health Promotion Points address wellness and disease prevention, including diet, infection control, and more.
  • Critical Thinking questions at the end of each Nursing Care Plan and Critical Thinking Activities at the end of each chapter help your students develop and improve their problem-solving skills.
  • Patient Teaching boxes offer step-by-step instructions to help students educate patients and their families about proper post-hospital care and patient self-care strategies.
  • UNIQUE! Communications Cues provide practical verbal and nonverbal tips for communicating effectively with patients and families.
  • Elder Care Points introduce students to the unique health care issues that affect older adults.
  • UNIQUE! Spanish/English health care phrases appendix assists students who have limited proficiency in English.


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