Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, Global Edition 11th Edition

Book Preface

The practice of nursing continues to evolve . . . the practice of caring is timeless. Nurses today must grow and evolve to meet the demands  of a dramatically changing healthcare system. They need  skills in science, technology, communication, and interpersonal relations to be effective members of the collaborative healthcare team. They need to think critically and  be creative in implementing nursing strategies to provide  safe and competent nursing care for clients of diverse cultural backgrounds in increasingly varied settings. They  need skills in teaching, leading, managing, and the process  of change. They need to be prepared to provide homeand community-based nursing care to clients across the  lifespan—especially to the increasing numbers of older  adults. They need to understand legal and ethical principles, holistic healing modalities, and complementary  therapies. And, they need to continue their unique client  advocacy role, which demands a blend of nurturance, sensitivity, caring, empathy, commitment, and skill founded  on a broad base of knowledge. Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, Eleventh Edition, addresses the concepts of contemporary professional  nursing. These concepts include but are not limited to  caring, wellness, health promotion, disease prevention,  holistic care, critical thinking and clinical reasoning, multiculturalism, nursing theories, nursing informatics, nursing research, ethics, and advocacy. In this edition, every  chapter has been reviewed and revised. The content has  been updated to reflect the latest nursing evidence and  the increasing emphasis on aging, wellness, safety, and home- and community-based care.

ORGANIZATION

The detailed table of contents at the beginning of the book  makes its clear organization easy to follow. Continuing  with a strong focus on nursing care, the eleventh edition  of this book is divided into 10 units.
Unit 1, The Nature of Nursing, clusters four chapters that provide  comprehensive coverage of introductory concepts of nursing.
In Unit 2, Contemporary Healthcare, four chapters include contemporary healthcare topics such as healthcare delivery systems,  community-based care, home care, and informatics.
In Unit 3, The Nursing Process, six chapters introduce students  to this important framework with each chapter dedicated to a  specific step of the nursing process. Chapter 9 applies critical  thinking, clinical reasoning, and the nursing process. A Nursing in Action case study is used as the frame of reference for  applying content in all phases of the nursing process in Chapter  10, Assessing; Chapter 11, Diagnosing; Chapter 12, Planning;  and Chapter 13, Implementing and Evaluating. Chapter 14 covers documenting and reporting.
Unit 4, Integral Aspects of Nursing, discusses topics such as caring; communicating; teaching; and leading, managing, and delegating. These topics are all crucial elements for providing safe,  competent nursing care.
In Unit 5, Health Beliefs and Practices, four chapters include  health-related beliefs and practices for individuals and families  from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Unit 6, Lifespan Development, consists of five chapters that discuss lifespan and development from conception to older adults.
Unit 7, Assessing Health, addresses vital signs, health assessment, and pain assessment and management skills in three  separate chapters, to allow beginning students to understand  normal assessment techniques and findings.
In Unit 8, Integral Components of Client Care, the focus shifts to  those components of client care that are universal to all clients,  including asepsis, safety, hygiene, diagnostic testing, medications, wound care, and perioperative care.
Unit 9, Promoting Psychosocial Health, includes six chapters that  cover a wide range of areas that affect the individual’s health.  Sensory perception, self-concept, sexuality, spirituality, stress,  and loss are all aspects that a nurse needs to consider to properly care for a client.
Unit 10, Promoting Physiologic Health, discusses a variety of physiologic concepts that provide the foundations for nursing care.
These include activity and exercise; sleep; nutrition; elimination;  oxygenation; circulation; and fluid, electrolyte, and acid–base  balance.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ELEVENTH EDITION

• QSEN linkages. The delivery of high-quality and safe  nursing practice is imperative for every nurse. The QSEN  competencies were developed to address the gap between  nursing education and practice. There are expectations  for each of the six QSEN competencies and these expectations relate to knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Nursing students are expected to achieve these competencies during nursing school and use them in their professional  role as RNs. This edition has incorporated QSEN competencies and specified expectations in most chapters. This  QSEN content will guide students to learn and maintain  safety and quality in their provision of nursing car • Assignment: Recognition of the evolving legal aspects  of assigning and delegating nursing care, especially to  assistive personnel.
• Current examples of nursing literature guiding evidence-based practice.
• Up-to-date samples of electronic health records that support nursing care.
• Updated and additional photos to assist the visual  learner.
• Standards of care. This edition continues to value and  update standards of care as evidenced by incorporating  the latest National Patient Safety Goals; Infusion Nursing Society Standards of Practice; American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice; National  Council of State Boards of Nursing National Guidelines  for Nursing Delegation; current hypertension guidelines;  pressure injury prevention guidelines; ANA Safe Patient  Handling and Mobility: Interprofessional National Standards  Across the Care Continuum; Occupational Safety and  Health Administration and Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention bloodborne pathogens and infection  prevention standards; and cancer screening guidelines.

FEATURES

For years, Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing has  been a gold standard that helps students embark on their  careers in nursing. This new edition retains many of the  features that have made this textbook the number-one  choice of nursing students and faculty. The walk-through  at the beginning of the textbook illustrates these features. Supplements That Inspire Success  for the Student and the Instructor Pearson is pleased to offer a complete suite of resources to  support teaching and learning, including:
• TestGen Test Bank
• Lecture Note PowerPoints
• Instructor’s Manual
• Image Library.
• Additional material on global standards and practices  related to nursing available at www.pearsonglobal editions.com
• A supplement on COVID-19 available on MyLab Nursing  to help nurses cope with the rapidly evolving pandemi