Anne Griffin Perry

Patricia A. Potter

Patricia A. Stockert

Amy Hall

Learn the concepts and skills you need to provide excellent nursing care! Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition prepares you to succeed as a nurse by providing a solid foundation in critical thinking, clinical reasoning, nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and patient-centered 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 Perry, this bestselling nursing textbook helps you develop the understanding and clinical reasoning you need to succeed in the classroom and in your career.

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Anne G. Perry

- Este libro de texto proporciona los conceptos fundamentales de la enfermería, las habilidades y las técnicas de la práctica de la enfermería y una base firme para las áreas de estudio más avanzadas. Ofrece un abordaje contemporáneo de la práctica de la enfermería que abarca los cuidados primarios, agudos y de recuperación. - Las autoras han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de pensamiento crítico y juicio clínico que se ha integrado en todos los capítulos clínicos del texto junto con estudios de casos y más ejemplos de aplicaciones clínicas. - Esta nueva edición sigue abordando una serie de temas clave de la práctica profesional, incluyendo el énfasis en los cuidados centrados en el paciente, la sensibilidad cultural y la diversidad, la práctica basada en la evidencia y la globalización de la atención sanitaria. - Entre las herramientas clave del texto se encuentran los ejemplos clínicos que ayudan a comprender cómo se practica el juicio clínico, las ayudas para el aprendizaje, se destacan la competencia cultural, el cuidado del anciano y la educación del paciente, la práctica basada en la evidencia, los cuadros de pautas de procedimiento, los mapas conceptuales que muestran la asociación entre múltiples diagnósticos de enfermería para un paciente con un diagnóstico médico seleccionado y las relaciones entre las intervenciones de enfermería. Además, incorpora planes de cuidados de enfermería y más de 55 habilidades de enfermería.

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NEW and UNIQUE! Building Competency boxes help you apply QSEN (Quality & Safety Education for Nurses) competencies to realistic clinical situations. NEW and UNIQUE! Expanded Evidence-Based Practice boxes highlight the importance of current clinical research in daily practice. NEW! Case studies in all clinical chapters allow you to practice using care plans and concept maps to perform clinical application exercises. NEW and UNIQUE! Clinical Application questions test your understanding of clinical practices. NEW! Skill guidelines for blood glucose monitoring help you ensure accurate readings when performing this common skill. NEW! Content on violence, genetics/genomics, compassion fatigue, bullying, and the accreditation process addresses current concerns in nursing practice. NEW! More than 725 review questions test your retention of key chapter concepts. NEW! Three comprehensive fundamentals practice exams and a calculations tutorial on the companion Evolve website help you assess your understanding. More than 100 NEW photos clarify procedures and familiarize you with the latest clinical equipment. NEW! Glossary provides quick, convenient access to definitions for all key terms.

Barbara J. Astle

Wendy Duggleby

Get the solid foundation you need to practise nursing in Canada! Potter & Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition covers the nursing concepts, knowledge, research, and skills that are essential to professional nursing practice in Canada. The text’s full-colour, easy-to-use approach addresses the entire scope of nursing care, reflecting Canadian standards, culture, and the latest in evidence-informed care. New to this edition are real-life case studies and a new chapter on practical nursing in Canada. Based on Potter & Perry’s respected Fundamentals text and adapted and edited by a team of Canadian nursing experts led by Barbara J. Astle and Wendy Duggleby, this book ensures that you understand Canada’s health care system and health care issues as well as national nursing practice guidelines. More than 50 nursing skills are presented in a clear, two-column format that includes steps and rationales to help you learn how and why each skill is performed. The five-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for care, and is demonstrated in more than 20 care plans. Nursing care plans help you understand the relationship between assessment findings and nursing diagnoses, the identification of goals and outcomes, the selection of interventions, and the process for evaluating care. Planning sections help nurses plan and prioritize care by emphasizing Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Teamwork and Collaboration. More than 20 concept maps show care planning for clients with multiple nursing diagnoses. UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Model in each clinical chapter shows you how to apply the nursing process and critical thinking to provide the best care for patients. UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Exercises help you to apply essential content. Coverage of interprofessional collaboration includes a focus on patient-centered care, Indigenous peoples’ health referencing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report, the CNA Code of Ethics, and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) legislation. Evidence-Informed Practice boxes provide examples of recent state-of-the-science guidelines for nursing practice. Research Highlight boxes provide abstracts of current nursing research studies and explain the implications for daily practice. Patient Teaching boxes highlight what and how to teach patients, and how to evaluate learning. Learning objectives, key concepts, and key terms in each chapter summarize important content for more efficient review and study. Online glossary provides quick access to definitions for all key terms.

Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

Learn the concepts and skills and develop the clinical judgment you need to provide excellent nursing care! Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition prepares you to succeed as a nurse by providing a solid foundation in critical thinking, clinical judgment, nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and patient-centered 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 that is coordinated with clinical judgement, and case studies show how to apply concepts to nursing practice. From an expert author team led by Patricia Potter and Anne Perry, this bestselling nursing textbook helps you develop the understanding and clinical judgment you need to succeed in the classroom and in your career.

To find the clinical facts you need to know, make this pocket guide your constant companion! Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of your nursing fundamentals course, this reference features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever! Basic facts and figures, standard values, care guidelines and more provide the background frequently needed in a reference for clinical practice. At-a-glance content is provided in outline, list, and tabular formats for easy lookup and review. Detailed information on medications helps to prevent medication errors and ensure safe practice, with topics including dosage calculations, compatibilities, conversions, and administration. Vital Signs chapter contains everything you need to know to quickly and accurately obtain vital signs. Physical Assessment chapter provides a systematic and thorough approach to health assessment. Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation chapter explains the role of the nurse within the larger healthcare team. Pressure injury information includes prevention and care guidelines. Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions Terminology chapter acts as a quick medical terminology refresher and helps you understand clinical terms as they are encountered. Concise, pocket-sized format ensures portability for use in the clinical setting. NEW! A Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process chapter is added to this edition.

Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

El objetivo principal de esta obra es, por un lado, ofrecer al estudiante los conceptos fundamentales de enfermería, actividades y técnicas de práctica enfermera y una base firme para el estudio de áreas más avanzadas y, por otro, fomentar el amor por la profesión y servir de puente entre la teoría y la práctica de la profesión. Mantiene un fuerte enfoque en la calidad y la seguridad y las características apreciadas por los estudiantes y profesores de anteriores ediciones como su diseño, formato visualmente atractivo y fácil de usar que ayuda al estudiante a comprender todos los conceptos y actividades enfermeras fundamentales y a fomentar el pensamiento crítico y la toma de decisiones. Incorpora los diagnósticos de la NANDA 2015-2017, incluye una nueva habilidad que cubre la prevención de caídas en los ámbitos asistenciales, se han actualizado los cuadros «Práctica basada en la evidencia» de cada capítulo y recoge tanto Healthy People 2020 como los 2016 National Patient Safety Goals de The Joint Commission. Asimismo, se reorganizan capítulos («Inmovilidad» y «Actividad y ejercicio») y otros se redactan de nuevo («Aspectos culturales»). Incluye 100 nuevas imágenes que clarifican los procedimientos y familiarizan al estudiante con las últimas novedades en equipos clínicos.

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