The only skills book of its kind! Clinical Nursing Skills: A Concept-Based Approach, Volume III, 2nd edition is designed to meet the specific needs and approach of concept-based nursing programs in teaching key nursing skills. Clinical Nursing Skills: A Concept-based Approach is the third volume in a three-volume concept-based textbook series and presents more than 435 of the most important skills performed by nurses including common variations. This second edition has been revised, restructured, and updated to reflect the most current nursing practices and standards. Each skill is characterized by an overarching concept and is presented in exceptional step-by-step detail with beautiful, real-life illustrations, which help students visualize exactly how each skill is completed.
Taylor's Handbook of Clinical Nursing Skills is a step-by-step guide to basic and advanced nursing skills. This book will be a quick reference tool for review of cognitive and technical knowledge and will assist students and practicing nurses to provide safe and effective healthcare. It is an ideal companion to any nursing skills or nursing fundamentals text, including Lynn, Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills and Taylor, Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care.
This convenient, money-saving package includes Potter and Perry's Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 7th edition, and Mosby's Nursing Video Skills 3.0 - Student Online Version.
With the market-leading nursing fundamentals text in Canada, you can be assured that students will develop a firm educational foundation that will help them to succeed. Written in a clear manner and organized logically, this book will teach students all of the principles, concepts and skills necessary for them to thrive, both academically and professionally. A trusted favourite for Canadian faculty and students, the new Fourth Canadian Edition offers the most complete teaching and learning package available. A companion CD and Evolve website included with the book ensure that students have the most up-to-date and practical tools at their fingertips, and provide instructors with a host of resources to assist in their lesson planning, development and delivery. The new Fourth Canadian Edition of this nursing classic is the most current and comprehensive text available. . Nursing skills include steps and rationales to illustrate how and why a skill is performed . Critical thinking models illustrate how to provide the best care for clients . Nursing care plans include sections on Assessment, Planning, Interventions and Evaluation . Client teaching boxes emphasize key points for patient education . Boxes on older adults, culture and primary health care highlight key principles and aspects of nursing care . Evidence-informed practice guidelines provide examples of recent guidelines for Canadian nursing practice . Research highlights provide abstracts of current nursing research studies and explain the implications for daily practice . Companion CD includes student learning activities, Butterfield's Fluids and Electrolytes Tutorial, and more . Companion Evolve website includes review questions, interactive exercises, and more . Completely revised and updated to reflect current Canadian nursing practice . New chapter on Surviving Cancer . New chapter on Nursing Informatics . 3 new Canadian section editors . An all-new Canadian editorial advisory board . Over 55 contributors from across the country . Emphasis on the Media Resources that accompany each chapter help to detail the comprehensive electronic resources available for that specific topic . Addition of new Nursing Story boxes that describe real-life scenarios . Increased emphasis on nurse and client safety, including Safety Alerts embedded throughout the text that highlight safe practices and techniques . New appendix on laboratory values
Building on the strengths of the fourth edition, Basic Nursing: Essentials for Practice is back in a new edition! Thoroughly updated and revised to provide a more focused and engaging presentation, this new edition offers the basic principles, concepts, and skills needed by nursing students. The five-step nursing process returns to provide a consistent, logical organizational framework, with a clear writing style and numerous learning aids. An increased emphasis on caring, along with new boxes on Focused Client Assessment and Outcome Evaluation, reflect current practice trends. This new edition is better than ever! Five-Step Nursing Process provides a consistent organizational framework. More than 40 nursing skills are presented in a clear, 2-column format with rationales for all steps. Procedural Guidelines boxes provide streamlined step-by-step instructions for performing basic skills. Growth and Development chapter and age-related considerations throughout clinical chapters help prepare students to care for clients of all ages. Sample Nursing Care Plans highlight defining characteristics in assessment data, include client goals and expected outcomes in the planning section, and provide rationales for each nursing intervention. Progressive Case Studies follow the interactions of a client and nurse throughout the chapter to illustrate steps in the nursing process and develop critical thinking skills. Brief coverage of higher level concepts including research, theory, professional roles, and management, maintains the text's focus on essential, basic content. The narrative style makes the text more engaging and appealing. Focused Client Assessment boxes provide specific guidelines for factors to assess, questions and approaches, and physical assessment. Content on delegation is discussed throughout the narrative and specific guidelines are included for each skill. Skills now include Unexpected Outcomes and Interventions to alert for potential undesirable responses and provide appropriate nursing actions. Caring in Nursing is presented in a new chapter and as a thread throughout the text. Outcome Evaluation are based on the chapter's case study and provide guidelines on how to ask questions and evaluate care based on the answers received. NIC and NOC are discussed in the Nursing Process chapter to provide an overview of these taxonomies encountered in practice. NCLEX-style multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter help students evaluate learning.
"This innovative interactive text explains 58 of the most common nursing concepts - including six all new concepts - that span the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment. Featured exemplars for each concept are also discussed to help you more easily understand the concepts and apply them to the clinical setting. In addition to more concepts and featured exemplar sections, this new second edition also boasts a more intuitive organization and review questions for both RN and LPN/LVN programs"--Publisher.
Updated with the most current evidence-based information, Nursing Skills Online 4.0 for Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition strategically focuses on the skills that pose the greatest risk to patient safety and helps you develop your critical thinking skills. NSO features 19 modules, including a new Cardiac Care module, with four to eight lessons each - enhanced by 900 interactive activities, 130 video clips, 95 animations and slide shows, 1100 images, 855 assessment items, and 1020 glossary terms. The structured pacing purposefully moves you through chunks of content which you then apply to critical thinking tasks or case studies. Lesson quizzes let you evaluate your mastery of the content, and module exams feed out to a course gradebook allowing instructors to evaluate your progress. Case-based/problem-oriented format for learning activities provides you with real-life patient scenarios and promotes critical thinking. QSEN correlated headings and exercises helps you better understand the six Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) core competencies. Lesson Post Tests provide an immediate score upon completion including rationales behind correct responses. Printable procedure guidelines enable you to study and learn anywhere you go. Self-assessment exercises allow you to test your knowledge of key concepts including correct answers and rationales for immediate feedback. Safety Considerations screens address the global safety issues in play for the lesson topic. Patient Centered Care screens address variations in approaches to patients of varied cultures and ages during the performance of the skill. Teamwork and Collaboration screens include information on delegation, as well as cooperation with other healthcare professionals who may have input in to patient welfare (physical therapists, nutritionists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, etc.). Quality Improvement exercises present critical thinking challenges, prodding you to use patient care data to improve outcomes. Frequent interactivity enhances your learning and engagement with content to make understanding complex concepts easier. Objectives, Equipment lists, and Delegation responsibilities at the beginning of each lesson help focus your attention. Answer Guide provides instructors with an easy reference tool to use for answering student questions about exercises and quiz/exam answers/rationales. NEW! Cardiac Care module covers vital skills related to cardiac monitoring. NEW! UNIQUE! Documentation activities help you practice accurate charting and documentation skills which are vital to develop early in your educational experience. NEW! Videos clips with closed captions and audio scripting updated to include the latest standards of nursing care. NEW! Focus on interprofessional education (IPE) and safety helps you better understand how to communicate with the whole healthcare team. UPDATED Learning activities throughout text include the latest accessibility standards.
NEW! Clinical Debriefs are case-based review questions at the end of each chapter that focus on issues such as managing conflict, care prioritization, patient safety, and decision-making. NEW! Streamlined theory content in each chapter features a quick, easy-to-read bullet format to help reduce repetition and emphasize the clinical focus of the book. NEW! Sample documentation for every skill often includes notes by exception in the SBAR format. NEW! SI units and using generic drug names are used throughout the text to ensure content is appropriate for Canadian nurses as well.
Appropriate for all levels of nursing-from basic to advanced. This resource remains a comprehensive source of the essential information needed for success at all levels of nursing.
Designed to maximize visual learning, this Sixth Edition features a new art program and an integrated, cohesive, student-focused suite of multimedia products. Brand-new icons direct students to free video clips and online activities. New concept maps walk students through the nursing process for selected case-study patients. Unexpected outcomes are now included in skills descriptions. Like previous editions, the text maintains its unique holistic "blended skills" approach to nursing care and focuses on case-based learning and critical thinking. A back-of-book CD-ROM includes video clips and a Spanish-English audio glossary. A companion online course is available free with purchase of the text.
