Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing - ANZ edition
- 6th Edition - September 12, 2020
- Latest edition
- Authors: Jackie Crisp, Clint Douglas, Geraldine Rebeiro, Donna Waters
- Language: English
Now in its 6th edition, this trusted reference for nursing students supports the development of safe, effective and person-centred practice. The text has been comprehensively revi… Read more
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Description
Description
Now in its 6th edition, this trusted reference for nursing students supports the development of safe, effective and person-centred practice.
The text has been comprehensively revised by nursing leaders and experts from across the spectrum of clinical practice, education, research and health policy settings; and a highly experienced editorial team, which includes Jackie Crisp, Clint Douglas, Geraldine Rebeiro and Donna Waters.
Chapters of Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 6e engage students with contemporary concepts and clinical examples, designed to build clinical reasoning skills. Early chapters introduce frameworks such as Fundamentals of Care and cultural safety, as ways of being and practising as a nurse. These frameworks are then applied in clinical and practice context chapters throughout. Reflection points in each chapter encourage curiosity and creativity in learning, including the importance of self-care and self-assessment.
Key features
Key features
- 79 clinical skills over 41 chapters updated to reflect latest evidence and practice standards, including 4 new skills
- Fully aligned to local learning and curriculum outcomes for first-year nursing programs
- Aligned to 2016 NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
- Easy-to-understand for beginning students
- Focus on person-centred practice and language throughout
- 44 clinical skills videos (including 5 NEW) available on Evolve, along with additional student and instructor resources
- Accompanied by Fundamentals of nursing clinical skills workbook 4e
- An eBook included in all print purchases
Additional resources on Evolve:
• eBook on VitalSource
- Instructor resources:
- Testbank
- Critical Reflection Points and answers
- Image collection
- Tables and boxes collection
- PowerPoint slides
- Students and Instructor resources:
- 44 Clinical Skills videos
- Clinical Cases: Fundamentals of nursing case studies
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Creating a proactive and dynamic nursing profession
2. Building nursing practice: The Fundamentals of Care Framework
3. Engaging patients and keeping them safe
4. Enabling cultural safety
5. Partnering in care
Part 2 Framing nursing: critical processes in nursing practice
6. Developing clinical reasoning for nursing practice
7. Gathering relevant information and making decisions
8. Setting priorities, taking action and evaluating outcomes
9. Generating and using nursing knowledge
Part 3 Positioning nursing: professional responsibility and accountability for safe and effective care
10. Collaborating for integrated care
11. Examining the ethical practice of nursing
12. Practising nursing within Australian regulatory frameworks
13. Acting in accordance with New Zealand regulatory frameworks
14. Placing communication at the heart of person-centred care
15. Putting the ‘e’ in health
Part 4 Practising nursing: Fundamentals of Care for quality and safety
16. The vital signs: using a primary survey approach for patient assessment
17. Undertaking a focused assessment: physical assessment of body systems
18. Preventing and controlling infection
19. Optimising skin integrity and wound care
20. Ensuring medication safety
21. Promoting mobility
22. Assessing and managing pain
23. Supporting oxygenation and perfusion
24. Balancing fluid, electrolyte and acid–base
25. Meeting nutritional needs
26. Maintaining hygiene
27. Managing continence: urinary
28. Managing continence: bowel
29. Fostering sleep
Part 5 Adapting nursing: life stages and transitions
30. Considering the developmental context from conception to adolescence
31. Considering the developmental context of youth and adults
32. Considering the older person
33. Considering the person with disability
34. Considering sexuality and sexual health
35. Managing mental health and wellbeing
36. Considering end-of-life care
Part 6 Adapting nursing: contexts of care
37. Working in the aged care sector
38. Working in primary and community health sectors
39. Working in the acute care sector
40. Working in the mental sector
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: December 13, 2020
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
JC
Jackie Crisp
CD
Clint Douglas
GR
Geraldine Rebeiro
DW