Fundamentals of nursing / [edited by] Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Stockert, Amy M. Hall, section editor Wendy R. Ostendorf.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Nursing and the health care environment -- Chapter 1. Nursing today -- Chapter 2. The health care delivery system -- Chapter 3. Community-based nursing practice -- Chapter 4. Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Chapter 5. Evidence-based practice -- Unit 2. Caring throughout the life span -- Chapter 6. Health and wellness -- Chapter 7. Caring in nursing practice -- Chapter 8. Caring for patients with chronic illness -- Chapter 9. Cultural competence -- Chapter 10. Family dynamics -- Chapter 11. Developmental theories -- Chapter 12. Conception through adolescence -- Chapter 13. Young and middle adults -- Chapter 14. Older adults -- Unit 3. Clinical judgment in nursing practice -- Chapter 15. Critical thinking and clinical judgment -- Chapter 16. Nursing assessment -- Chapter 17. Analysis and nursing diagnosis -- Chapter 18. Planning and outcomes identification in nursing care -- Chapter 19. Implementing nursing care -- Chapter 20. Evaluation -- Chapter 21. Managing patient care -- Unit 4. Professional standards in nursing practice -- Chapter 22. Ethics and values -- Chapter 23. Legal implications in nursing practice -- Chapter 24. Communication -- Chapter 25. Patient education -- Chapter 26. Informatics and documentation -- Unit 5. Foundations for nursing practices -- Chapter 27. Patient safety and quality -- Chapter 28. Infection prevention and control -- Chapter 29. Vital signs -- Chapter 30. Health assessment and physical examination -- Chapter 31. Medication administration -- Chapter 32. Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies -- Unit 6. Psychosocial basis for nursing practice -- Chapter 33. Self-concept -- Chapter 34. Sexuality -- Chapter 35. Spiritual health -- Chapter 36. Loss and grief -- Chapter 37. Stress and coping -- Unit 7. Physiological basis for nursing practice -- Chapter 38. Activity and exercise -- Chapter 39. Immobility -- Chapter 40. Hygiene -- Chapter 41. Oxygenation -- Chapter 42. Fluid, electrolyte, acid-base balance -- Chapter 43. Sleep -- Chapter 44. Pain management -- Chapter 45. Nutrition -- Chapter 46. Urinary elimination -- Chapter 47. Bowel elimination -- Chapter 48. Skin integrity and wound care -- Chapter 49. Sensory alterations -- Chapter 50. Perioperative nursing care.

Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition helps provide a foundation in critical thinking, clinical judgment, nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and patient-centered care in all settings. With illustrated, step-by-step guidelines. Care plans are presented within a nursing process framework that is coordinated with clinical judgement, and case studies show how to apply concepts to nursing practice.