This widely respected, best selling text features nearly 1,000 full-colour photographs and drawings, a nursing process framework, step-by-step instructions with rationales, and a focus on critical thinking and evidence-based practice. This edition also includes new coverage of patient-centered care and safety guidelines, an enhanced emphasis on QSEN core competencies, and an expanded clinical focus with specialized clinical debriefs, teach-back, and sample documentation throughout

Unit 1. Supporting the patient through the health care system. Using evidence in nursing practice -- Communication and collaboration -- Admitting, transfer, and discharge -- Documentation and informatics -- Unit 2. Vital signs and physical assessment. Vital signs -- Health assessment -- Unit 3. Special procedures. Specimen collection -- Diagnostic procedures -- Unit 4. Infection control. Medical asepsis -- Sterile technique -- Unit 5. Activity and mobility. Safe patient handling and mobility -- Exercise, mobility, and immobilization devices -- Support surfaces and special beds -- Unit 6. Safety and comfort. Patient safety -- Disaster preparedness -- Pain management -- End-of-life care -- Unit 7. Hygiene. Personal hygiene and bed making -- Care of the eye and ear -- Unit 8. Medications. Safe medication preparation -- Nonparenteral medications -- Parenteral medications -- Unit 9. Oxygenation. Oxygen therapy -- Performing chest physiotherapy -- Airway management -- Cardiac care -- Closed chest drainage systems -- Emergency measures for life support -- Unit 10. Fluid balance. Intravenous and vascular access therapy -- Blood therapy -- Unit 11. Nutrition. Oral nutrition -- Enteral nutrition -- Parenteral nutrition -- Unit 12. Elimination. Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination and gastric intubation -- Ostomy care -- Unit 13. Care of the surgical patient. Preoperative and postoperative care -- Intraoperative care -- Unit 14. Dressings and wound care. Wound care and irrigation -- Pressure injury prevention and care -- Dressings, bandages, and binders -- Unit 15. Home care. Home care safety -- Home care teaching -- Appendix A: Common prefixes and suffixes -- Answers to clinical review questions -- Answers to Next-Generation NCLEXª (NGN)-style unfolding case studies -- Index