Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition Patricia A. Potter

Needs for Nursing See, 9th Edition Patricia A. Potter

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   0323481841
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   978-0323481847Get a sturdy foundation in critical nursing ideas, principles, and skills! Needs for Nursing See, 9^th Edition combines everything you require from your fundamentals course and simplifies it into a format that’s ideal for busy nursing students. The 9th edition retains many classic features, including chapter case studies, procedural guidelines, and special considerations for various age groups, along with new content including a chapter on Complementary and Alternative Therapies, interactive clinical case studies on Evolve, a new Reflective Learning section, and QSEN activities to encourage active learning. Completely reviewed by nursing clinical specialists and educators, this new edition ensures you learn nursing Needs with the most precise, up-to-date, and easy-to-comprehend book on the market.

   • Innovative case studies are introduced at the beginning of the chapter and are then utilized to connect the care plan, concept map, and clinical decision-making exercises.
   • Focused Patient Assessment tables include actual questions to help you learn how to effectively phrase inquiries to patients as well as target physical assessment techniques.
   • Nursing skills at the end of each chapter feature full-bleed coloring on the edge of the page to make them easy to locate.
   • Safety guidelines for nursing skills sections precede each skills section to help you focus on safe and effective skills performance.
   • Detailed care plans within the text and on Evolvedemonstrate the application of the 5-step nursing process to individual patient issues to help you understand how a plan is developed and evaluate care.
   • Unexpected outcomes and related interventions for skills alert you to potential problems and appropriate nursing action.
   • Patient Teaching boxes assist you in planning effective teaching by first identifying an outcome, then developing strategies on how to teach, and finally, implementing measures to evaluate learning.
   • Care of the Elderly Adult boxes highlight key aspects of nursing assessment and care for this growing population.
   • Key points succinctly summarize the most significant content for each chapter to help you review and assess learning.
   • Evidence-Based Practice boxes include a PICO question, summary of the results of a research study, and a F description of how the study has impacted nursing practice ― in every chapter.
   • Patient-Centered Care boxes address racial and ethnic diversity as well as the cultural differences that affect socioeconomic status, values, geography, and religion.
   • 65 Skills and procedural guidelines provide clear, step-by-step instructions for delivering safe nursing care.
   • 5-step nursing process offers a consistent framework for clinical chapters.
   • Concept maps visually demonstrate planning care for patients with multiple diagnoses.
   • NOC outcomes, NIC interventions, and NANDA diagnoses are integrated in care plans to reflect the standard employed by institutions nationwide.

   • NEW! Chapter on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies addresses new content now included on the NCLEX® examination.
   • NEW! Clinical case studies guide you through creation of care plans and foster clinical thinking.
   • NEW! UNIQUE! Reflective Learning section helps you better understand and reflect on your clinical and simulation experiences as you progress through your first nursing course
   • NEW! QSEN activities woven throughout help you process what you’ve learned and develop an eye for safety
   • NEW! Updated standards and evidence throughout incorporates the latest INS and WOCN standards and mean you’ll be delivering the best possible care