Reviewing fundamentals serves to strengthen understanding and skills. Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, Third Edition, is an easy-to-use resource for the nurse, the nursing student, and the nursing instructor. The book is structured into three comprehensive sections: - Foundational Concepts - Offering an overview of the nursing profession, coupled with insights into health care, ethical and legal considerations, and the intricacies of the nursing process. - General Nursing Skills - Covering essential skills such as communication, health assessment, vital sign monitoring, infection control, and medication basics. - Physiologic Needs - Diving into critical care areas including oxygenation, patient self-care, mobility, skin integrity, pain management, and nutrition, along with urinary and bowel elimination. New topics include - Healthy People 2030 - Nutrition and MyPlate.gov - Social media relating to the profession of nursing - Wound care current practice - Medication and bar code scanning The content in this edition is thorough and detailed, employs inclusive language throughout, and is presented now in full-color with easy-to-digest pedagogical aids. - Just the Facts: brief outline of content at the start of every chapter - Education Corner: provides patient-teaching tips on such topics as procedures, equipment, and home care. - Ages and Stages: identifies areas and procedures in which age could impact the nurse's care. --Stay on the Ball: focuses on critical areas involving possible dangers, risks, complications, contraindications, or ways to ensure safety. - Take Note!: offers tips on documentation. - Memory Joggers: offer mnemonics and other aids to help you understand and remember difficult concepts. - That's a Wrap: A quick overview of chapter content - Quick Quiz: End-of-chapter exercise to reinforce chapter objectives
