Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care, 10th Edition

Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care, 10th Edition

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.

Inside this book, you'll find:

• Awarded third place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Medical-Surgical Nursing category!

• To this EditionNEW! Clinical Judgment chapter conditions students think like nurses, incorporating the nursing process and the latest evidence-based practices to prioritize responsibilities and make confident clinical decisions.

• Integrated NCSBN concepts and terms keep students on the front lines of today’s evolving nursing practice and ready them for success on the NextGen NCLEX®.

• Evolving Case Studies familiarize students with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Evaluation Model and reflect the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN).

• Diversity, inclusion, and equity content equips students with a diverse perspective on patient care essential to today’s nursing practice.

• Timely coverage throughout the text reflects the impact of climate change and COVID-19 on patient care.

• 2021 AACN Essentials and ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice incorporated throughout the text help you meet the latest curriculum standards in competency-based nursing education.

• Thoughtful Person-Centered Practice: Challenging Topics leverage Unfolding Patient Stories to reinforce clinical reasoning and judgment competencies in a real-world context.

Ideal for nursing students, nurse educators, and practicing nurses who need a reliable, up-to-date reference.

Product Details

• Author: Carol R. Taylor

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

• Edition: 10th

• Format: Hardcover

• Publication Date: September 28, 2022

• Language: English

• Pages: 2024

• Dimensions: 21.59 x 6.35 x 28.45 cm

• ISBN-10: 1975168151

• ISBN-13: 978-1975168155