Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process and Practice

Fundamentals of Nursing, unlike other texts, is not limited to just one specialism, but considers nursing across all fields from Adult, to Child, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities as well as both within the acute and community settings. Fundamentals of Nursing will help you to prepare and succeed in the varied and exciting career you have chosen, enabling you to become the skilled, flexible and confident nurse modern healthcare demands.

Fundamentals of Nursing helps you on this journey with comprehensive coverage of contemporary professional nursing developed to compliment the latest Standards of Proficiency for Pre-Registration Nursing Education (Nursing & Midwifery Council 2010) and the Essential Skills Clusters.

Support for your learning is provided through:

• Full Colour Presentation – view procedures and other visuals in realistic full colour. Diagrams and text features stand out in the colourful and highly developed text design. Black and white and dullness are banned. Don’t accept anything less!
• Step-by-Step Clinical Procedures, often including images, are based on clinical evidence and guide you through the procedure. You will also find Skills revision videos (available within MyNursingKit) which link to these procedures.
• Case Studies – helping to put nursing into context, these realistic scenarios across a range of nursing fields and settings are included in all chapters. Relevant guidance is included to help you understand what you need to consider when confronted with a similar situation. These are suitable for both personal reflection and group discussion. 
• Newly Developed Chapters devised by specialists on Mental Health, Child and Learning Disability Nursing have been added to promote the widest possible experience and understanding regardless of your field, promoting the basic skills to meet any patient’s needs independent of age or vulnerability.
• Clinical Alerts highlight particular areas of practice that you need to take into account when caring for an individual or group. 
• Activities help you reinforce and prove your learning. Reference answers are provided to check your understanding.
• Lifespan Considerations highlight alternative practices when caring for infants, children and/or older adults.
• Community Considerations provide information on caring for individuals in the home care and community setting. This prepares you for more than just the acute setting.
• MyNursingKit – a premium website integrated with the text providing you with extra practice, revision and support. Including diagnostic tests, interactive scenario simulations and skills videos among other resources. Go to www.pearsoned.co.uk/kozier to login!