Fundamentals of Nursing

The preferred nursing fundamentals resource for generations of nursing students and educators,Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care, 10th Edition, equips beginning nursing students with a holistic, case-based perspective on nursing practice and emphasizes the clinical reasoning and decision-making essential to their success in today's competitive healthcare environment. Promoting nursing as an evolving art and science directed to human health and well-being, this bestselling text is designed to instill in students the highest level of evidence-based practice, scientific knowledge, and technical skill while cultivating the blended competencies crucial to responsible patient-centered care in a wide variety of care settings. Updates throughout this 10th Edition reflect a growing emphasis on clinical judgment and NCLEX® readiness, training students to think like nurses and respond confidently and effectively to clinical challenges. Ample clinical examples, pedagogy, illustrations, and online learning tools and assessments engage students and distill need-to-know information, complemented by a suite of integrated teaching and learning resources that create a seamless, superior learning experience for every student. New to this Edition - NEW!Clinical Judgmentchapterconditions students think like nurses, incorporating the nursing process and the latest evidence-based practices to prioritize responsibilities and make confident clinical decisions. - NEW! Integrated NCSBN concepts and termskeep students on the front lines of today's evolving nursing practice and ready them for success on the NextGen NCLEX®. - NEW!Evolving Case Studiesfamiliarize students with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Evaluation Model and reflect the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN). - NEW! Diversity, inclusion, and equity contentequips students with a diverse perspective on patient care essential to today's nursing practice. - NEW! Timely coveragethroughout the text reflects the impact of climate change and COVID-19 on patient care. - NEW! 2021 AACN Essentials and ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practiceincorporated throughout the text help you meet the latest curriculum standards in competency-based nursing education. - NEW!Thoughtful Person-Centered Practice: Challenging TopicsleverageUnfolding Patient Storiesto reinforce clinical reasoning and judgment competencies in a real-world context. - UPDATED!NCLEX®-style Chapter Review Questionsin every chapter strengthen students' exam readiness.