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Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E
Audrey J. Berman, Ph.D., RN, AOCN
Shirlee Snyder, EdD, RN
Barbara J. Kozier, MN, RN
Glenora Erb, BScN, RN

ISBN-10: 0131714686
ISBN-13: 9780131714687

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2008
Format: Cloth; 1656 pp
Published: 01/08/2007
Status: Instock

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Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginning students. The text is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process.

NEW FEATURES FOR 8e:

A&P Reviews

Benefit: Provides students with a quick review and direct application of A&P since they may have not taken A&P course in a while.

RealWord Practice

Benefit: Written by nurses from magnet hospitals, provides students with a real world perspective of practice.

RealWorld Reflection

Benefit: students can see what challenges other novice students experience in clinical and know what to expect themselves. It also helps them to see the importance of reflecting upon and self-evaluating their experiences.

Clinical Manifestations

Benefit: A quick memorization tool for students to memorize key signs and symptoms of illness.

Drug Capsules

Benefit: Helps student learn the implications of certain medications that they may see in their first clinical encounters.

REVISED FROM 7e

Research Notes

Benefit: Introduces new students to the concept of evidence-based nursing practice. Reviews relevant nursing research and discusses the implications for nursing practice. More of these have been added into 8e.

Assessment Interviews

Benefit: Shows students how to ask these questions in their first clinical encounters.

Home Care Assessment

Benefit: Ongoing reinforcement that not all care is in a facility.

Providing Culturally Competent Care

Benefit: Students are aware of diversity and impact on health.

LifeSpan Considerations

Benefit: Alert students to the care needs of different age populations.

Client Teaching

Benefit: Gives students a guide for what to say to clients.

Home Care Considerations

Benefit: instruct students to consider adaptation for performing the skill in the home.

Nursing Care Plan

Benefit: Reinforces the nursing process for novice students

Concept Maps: Completely redone. Consists of two types–1) visual version of the care plan. Benefit: Reinforces the steps of the nursing process–different steps in different colors. 2) Difficult concepts mapped visually for students to synthesize information, eg. Grieving client, G&D, stress. Benefit: helping students synthesize content.

EOC Review:

Chapter Highlights

Critical Thinking Checkpoint

Review or NCLEX Review Questions

New Features for 8^{th edition}

A & P Reviews! Provide students with a quick review and direct application of A&P.
Real World Practice! Provide students with a real world perspective (as told by experts in the field) of practice.
Real World Reflection! Student accounts of actual experiences. Students can see what challenges others have experienced and what to expect themselves.
Clinical Manifestations! A quick tool for students to learn key signs of illness.
Drug Capsules! Help students learn the implications of certain medications they may encounter.
New chapter on elder health!
Separate chapters on Communication and Caring!
Separate chapter on Family Health!

· UNIT 1 THE NATURE OF NURSING

· Chapter 1 Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice

· Chapter 2 Nursing Education and Research

Chapter 3 Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks

· Chapter 4 Legal Aspects of Nursing

· Chapter 5 Values, Ethics and Advocacy

· UNIT 2 CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE

· Chapter 6 Health Care Delivery Systems

· Chapter 7 Community Nursing and Care Continuity

· Chapter 8 Home Care

· Chapter 9 Nursing Informatics

UNIT 3 THE NURSING PROCESS

· Chapter 10 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process

· Chapter 11 Assessing

· Chapter 12 Diagnosing

· Chapter 13 Planning

· Chapter 14 Implementing and Evaluating

· Chapter 15 Documenting and Reporting

· UNIT 4 HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

· Chapter 16 Health Promotion

· Chapter 17 Health, Wellness, and Illness

· Chapter 18 Culture and Heritage

· Chapter 19 Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities

· UNIT 5 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT

· Chapter 20 Concepts of Growth and Development

· Chapter 21 Promoting Health from Conception through Adolescence

· Chapter 22 Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults

· Chapter 23 Promoting Health in Elders - NEW CHAPTER!

· Chapter 24 Promoting Family Health

· UNIT 6 INTEGRAL ASPECTS OF NURSING

· Chapter 25 Caring

· Chapter 26 Communicating — NEW CHAPTER!

· Chapter 27 Teaching

· Chapter 28 Delegating, Managing, and Leading

· UNIT 7 ASSESSING HEALTH

· Chapter 29 Vital Signs

· Chapter 30 Health Assessment

· UNIT 8 INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF CLIENT CARE

· Chapter 31 Asepsis

· Chapter 32 Safety

· Chapter 33 Hygiene

· Chapter 34 Diagnostic Testing

· Chapter 35 Medications

· Chapter 36 Skin Integrity and Wound Care

· Chapter 37 Perioperative Nursing

· UNIT 9 PROMOTING PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH

· Chapter 38 Sensory Perception

· Chapter 39 Self-Concept

· Chapter 40 Sexuality

· Chapter 41 Spirituality

· Chapter 42 Stress and Coping

· Chapter 43 Loss, Grieving, and Death

· UNIT 10 PROMOTING PHYSIOLOGIC HEALTH

· Chapter 44 Activity and Exercise

· Chapter 45 Rest

· Chapter 46 Pain Management

· Chapter 47 Nutrition

· Chapter 48 Urinary Elimination

· Chapter 49 Fecal Elimination

· Chapter 50 Oxygenation

· Chapter 51 Circulation

· Chapter 52 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

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©2008 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
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Berman, Snyder, Kozier & Erb
©2008 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131597221 | ISBN-13: 9780131597228
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©2008 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131889400 | ISBN-13: 9780131889408

Instructor's Resource Manual for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E
Berman, Snyder, Kozier & Erb
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper Package; 824 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131889362 | ISBN-13: 9780131889361
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MyNursingPDA for Fundamentals 1.0
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©2008 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
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Clinical Handbook for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E
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©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 272 pp | Instock
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MyNursingPDA for Fundamentals 1.0
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©2008 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
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Study Guide for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E
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©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
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MyNursingLab Instructor Access Code, 6/E
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©2008 | Prentice Hall | Digital Access Code | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135008085 | ISBN-13: 9780135008089
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MyNursingPDA for Fundamentals 1.0
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ISBN-10: 0135071003 | ISBN-13: 9780135071007
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©2009 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Book | Instock
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