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- Foundational Concepts - Offering an overview of the nursing profession, coupled with insights into health care, ethical and legal considerations, and the intricacies of the nursing process.
- General Nursing Skills - Covering essential skills such as communication, health assessment, vital sign monitoring, infection control, and medication basics.
- Physiologic Needs - Diving into critical care areas including oxygenation, patient self-care, mobility, skin integrity, pain management, and nutrition, along with urinary and bowel elimination.
New topics include
- Healthy People 2030
- Nutrition and MyPlate.gov
- Social media relating to the profession of nursing
- Wound care current practice
- Medication and bar code scanning
The content in this edition is thorough and detailed, employs inclusive language throughout, and is presented now in full-color with easy-to-digest pedagogical aids.
- Just the Facts: brief outline of content at the start of every chapter
- Education Corner: provides patient-teaching tips on such topics as procedures, equipment, and home care.
- Ages and Stages: identifies areas and procedures in which age could impact the nurse’s care.
- Stay on the Ball: focuses on critical areas involving possible dangers, risks, complications, contraindications, or ways to ensure safety.
- Take Note!: offers tips on documentation.
- Memory Joggers: offer mnemonics and other aids to help you understand and remember difficult concepts.
- That’s a Wrap: A quick overview of chapter content
- Quick Quiz: End-of-chapter exercise to reinforce chapter objectives
