Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 6th Edition: A Comprehensive Guide for LPNs/LVNs

By Ambika Ravindran and Sonali Banerjee, this textbook is designed to prepare students for a rewarding career in nursing, covering the fundamental concepts and skills required to practice in various care settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical offices, clinics, surgery centers, and home care agencies.

A Customized Textbook for Indian Nursing Students

This second South Asia Edition of DeWit’s Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing is tailored to meet the learning requirements of undergraduate students as per the revised B.Sc. Nursing curriculum prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council (INC). Nursing professionals seeking higher education or career advancement will also find this book a valuable resource.

Key Features and Benefits

• Full-Color Illustrations: Theoretical nursing concepts, step-by-step skills, and procedures are complemented by vivid, full-color illustrations to build a strong foundation in patient care experience.
• Nursing Process Framework: Each chapter is structured around the nursing process, incorporating essential concepts like psycho-social aspects, critical thinking, communication skills, inter-professional collaborations, patient-family education, and cultural integrity.
• Essential Skills and Procedures: Over 80 essential skills and 30 petite forms of skills are presented in a step-by-step format, supported by colored illustrations and action/rationale explanations.
• Enhanced Learning Features: Key terms, objectives, and a supportive glossary are included in each chapter. Additional highpoints like Special Clinical Cues, Cultural Considerations, Lifespan Considerations, Focused Assessment, Health Promotion, Legal & Ethical Considerations, Patient Education, QSEN Considerations, Safety Alert, and Think Critically boxes facilitate engaging learning.
• Nursing Care Plans and Concept Maps: More than 20 Nursing Care Plans illustrate each step of the nursing process, while Concept Maps help students visualize complex concepts and relationships between conditions, symptoms, treatments, and side effects.

Product Details

Publisher: Elsevier India

Publication Date: December 10, 2022

Language: English

Paperback: 968 pages

ISBN-10: 8131256456

ISBN-13: 978-8131256459