Main description:

PEARSON REVIEWS & RATIONALES: NURSING FUNDAMENTALS WITH "NURSING REVIEWS & RATIONALES", 3/e provides a clear, concentrated, and up-to-date review of today's "need to know" knowledge for understanding nursing fundamentals. Developed by Mary Ann Hogan, RN and reviewed by a large team of nurse educators, this program can be used by current nursing students as a course study aid, for NCLEX-RN(r) exam preparation, or by practicing nurses seeking comprehensive yet concise review. Fully reflective of the current (2010) NCLEX-RN(r) Test Plan, it begins with overviews of the nursing process, health assessment, communication, and professional standards; health promotion throughout the life span, skills needed for safe practice. Next, it presents concise chapters on meeting basic human needs, as well as the needs of clients with pain; perioperative clients; and those with altered skin integrity, sensory perception, or mobility. The text concludes with a full chapter on safely administering medications and intravenous fluids.
A complete support package includes access to additional questions and the complete eText online, and a tear-out NursingNotes card for clinical reference and quick review.

Contents:

Preface 1. The Nursing Process 2. Overview of Health Assessment 3. Overview of Communication 4. Overview of Professional Standards 5. Health Promotion throughout the Life Span 6. Overview of Skills Necessary for Safe Practice 7. Meeting Basic Human Needs 8. Meeting Needs of Clients with Pain 9. Meeting Needs of Perioperative Clients 10. Meeting Needs of Clients with Altered Skin Integrity, Sensory Perception, or Mobility 11. Administering Medications and Intravenous Fluids Index