Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

Learn the basic concepts and fundamental skills that LPN/LVNs need in current practice! Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, Seventh Edition, prepares you for nursing practice in a variety of care settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical offices, clinics, surgery centers, and home care agencies. Illustrated, easy-to-read guidelines provide a thorough understanding of the nursing process and problem solving, addressing topics such as the physiologic and psychosocial needs of the patient, critical thinking and clinical judgment, communication, collaboration with the health care team, patient teaching, and cultural competence. Ideal for LPN/LVN programs with a concept-based curriculum, this text prepares you to pass the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® Exam and succeed in any care setting. NEW! Thoroughly updated content reflects the latest research, evidence-based practice, and guidelinesNEW! Sexuality and Patient Care chapter provides vital up-to-date information for providing socially competent careNEW! Additional and updated photos and illustrations show essential skills and proceduresNursing process framework features the application of the nursing process and nursing care plans, reinforcing application of the nursing process in the clinical settingMore than 20 nursing care plans illustrate each step of the nursing process and include clinical judgment questionsConcept maps help you visualize concepts addressed in the text and show how a condition or response can affect more than one body system, relating to symptoms, treatments, and side effectsClear, easy-to-understand writing style makes concepts and skills easier to understand and rememberGet Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of each chapter reinforces learning with key points, review questions, clinical judgment activities, and additional learning resourcesLife Span Considerations: Older Adults boxes highlight changes that occur with aging and how LPN/LVNs can tailor care to accommodate these changesMore than 110 Skills and Steps present step-by-step procedures in an action/rationale format, including documentation examples and Home Care boxes, as appropriate

List of contents

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
1. Nursing and the Health Care System
2. Concepts of Health, Illness, Stress, and Health Promotion
3. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing

UNIT II THE NURSING PROCESS
4. The Nursing Process, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Judgment
5. Assessment, Data Analysis/Problem Identification, and Planning
6. Implementation and Evaluation

UNIT III COMMUNICATION IN NURSING
7. Documentation of Nursing Care
8. Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
9. Patient Education and Health Promotion
10. Delegation, Leadership, and Management

UNIT IV DEVELOPMENTAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS
11. Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence
12. Adulthood and the Family
13. Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging
14. Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care
15. Sexuality and Patient Care
16. Loss, Grief, and End-of-Life Care

UNIT V BASIC NURSING SKILLS
17. Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis
18. Infection Prevention and Control in the Hospital and Home
19. Safely Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients
20. Assisting With Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Injuries
21. Patient Environment and Safety
22. Measuring Vital Signs
23. Assessing Health Status
24. Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients
25. Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection

UNIT VI MEETING BASIC PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS
26. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
27. Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations
28. Nutritional Therapy and Assisted Feeding
29. Assisting With Respiration and Oxygen Delivery
30. Promoting Urinary Elimination
31. Promoting Bowel Elimination
32. Pain, Comfort, and Sleep
33. Integrative Health Approaches

UNIT VII MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
34. Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration
35. Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications
36. Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
37. Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications

UNIT VIII CARE OF THE SURGICAL AND IMMOBILE PATIENT
38. Care of the Surgical Patient
39. Providing Wound Care and Treating Pressure Injuries
40. Promoting Musculoskeletal Function

UNIT IX CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS
41. Common Physical Care Problems of the Older Adult
42. Common Psychosocial Care Problems of the Older Adult

Appendix
A. Standard Steps for All Nursing Procedures
B. Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs
C. American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses
D. Standard Precautions
E. Most Common Laboratory Test Values

About the author

Professor Patricia A. Williams works in the Department of Nursing at De Anza College, Cupertino, California.

Product details

• Authors: Williams Patricia A.
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2025
• EAN: 9780443245237
• ISBN: 978-0-443-24523-7
• Weight: 2010 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / LPN & LVN, Nursing fundamentals and skills