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Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person- Centered Nursing Care, Eighth Edition, International Edition Carol Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN 978-1-4511-9388-6 • October 2014 • Hardbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 1816 pp. • 290 illus • 160Tables 978-1-4511-8561-4 • North American Edition: Available in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands only

Help your students develop the blended competencies (cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal) they will need to effectively care for patients in both institutional and community-based practice settings with this updated Eighth Edition of the best-selling Fundamentals of Nursing . Reflecting today’s rapidly evolving healthcare delivery system, the Eighth Edition offers new content, new pedagogy, a revised art and photo program, and a wide range of online teaching and learning resources to save you time and help your students succeed. Features • NEW! Reflection questions for cultivating QSEN competencies encourage critical thinking. • NEW! Content on patient safety includes expanded safety information related to children, adolescents, and older adults. • Streamlined coverage helps students focus on the fundamentals they need to know for competent, caring nursing. • An expanded chapter, “Oxygenation and Perfusion,” provides balanced coverage of respiratory and cardiovascular content. • Asepsis coverage , now appearing at the beginning of the clinical chapters, aligns with student learning needs. • Revisions in each clinical chapter help educators and students remain current through expanded information on genomics, new information on SIDS and SUID (sudden unexplained infant death), an expanded discussion of childhood obesity, and coverage of the dangers associated with energy drinks, synthetic marijuana, and bath salts. • PICO in Practice: Asking Clinical Questions boxes show students how to do a critical appraisal of the most relevant evidence to answer an important clinical question using the PICO (population, intervention, comparison, & outcome) model. • More than 70 Nursing Skills show both actions and rationales, highlight special considerations and unexpected outcomes, and include documentation guidelines and samples. • Chapter-opening Patient Scenarios present three “patients” with photos and a short description of their cases. To reinforce learning and engage the reader, the three “patients” are mentioned throughout the chapter in case scenario narratives that support clinical examples from the text. Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care, Eighth Edition Carol Lillis, MSN, RN 978-1-4511-9272-8 •September2014 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •440pp. •35 Illus. Skill Checklists for Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care, Eighth Edition Thomas H. McConnell, MD, FCAP 978-1-4511-9366-4 •October2014 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •176pp.

Fundamentals & Skills

Table of Contents Unit I: Foundations of Nursing Practice Unit II: Health Care Delivery Unit III: Person-Centered Care and the Nursing Process Unit IV: Promoting Health Across the Lifespan UnitV: Roles Basic to Nursing Care UnitVI: Actions Basic to Nursing Care UnitVII: Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses UnitVIII: Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses Glossary Index Appendix A: Guidelines for Delegation Decision Making Appendix B: Equivalents Appendix C: Normal Adult Laboratory Values