Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care

The preferred nursing fundamentals resources 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 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.

Ample clinical examples, pedagogy, illustrations,  and online learning tools and assessments engage students and distill  need-to-know information, complemented by a suite of integrated teaching  and learning resources that create a seamless, superior learning  experience for every student.

New to this Edition

• NEW! 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. 
• NEW! 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®. 
• NEW! Evolving Case Studies familiarize students with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Evaluation Model and reflect the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN). 
• NEW! Diversity, inclusion, and equity content equips students with a diverse perspective on patient care essential to today’s nursing practice. 
• NEW! Timely coverage throughout the text reflects the impact of climate change and COVID-19 on patient care.
• NEW! 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.    
• NEW! Thoughtful Person-Centered Practice: Challenging Topics leverage Unfolding Patient Stories to reinforce clinical reasoning and judgment competencies in a real-world context.
• UPDATED! NCLEX®-style Chapter Review Questions in every chapter strengthen students’ exam