Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts  (English, Paperback, Timby Barbara Kuhn RNC, MS)

Now in its ninth edition, this full-colour text combines theoretical nursing concepts, step-by-step skills and procedures, and clinical applications to form the foundation of the LPN/LVN course of study. This edition features over 100 new photographs, exciting full-colour ancillaries, end-of-unit exercises, and extensively updated chapters on nursing foundations, laws and ethics, recording and reporting, nutrition, fluid and chemical balance, safety, asepsis, infection control, and medication administration. Coverage includes new information on cost-related issues, emerging healthcare settings, concept mapping, malpractice, documentation and reporting, HIPAA, and more. All 'Gerontologic Considerations' sections have been thoroughly updated by renowned experts.