Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care [Hardcover]

Carol Taylor (Author), Carol Lillis (Author), Priscilla Lemone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0397552785 | ISBN-13: 978-0397552788 | Edition: 3rd Bk&Dsk

An introductory textbook for the first course in nursing, this text presents basic professional concepts, clinical concepts and clinical skills with step-by-step illustrated procedures. It emphasizes the nursing process, critical thinking, the care giver role of the nurse, focuses on four aims of nursing and features a wellness orientation. Features new to this edition inlcude: a unit on community-based settings for client care; five new chapters - community-based health care; home health care; core competencies and critical thinking; documenting, reporting and conferring; skin integrity and wound care; new recurring displays - home health care alert, home care - bridging the gap, developing critical thinking skills, through the eyes of a client, through the eyes of the family care giver, HelpScan; new content in computer applications in nursing displays; student interactive disk containing NCLEX style questions with answers and feedback; and the latest information on CDC Guidelines for Standard Precautions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1519 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 3rd Bk&Dsk edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0397552785
• ISBN-13: 978-0397552788
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,520,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book, January 2, 2003

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Ann L. Morris "avid reader" (Drexel Hill, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care (Hardcover)

Okay, maybe it's just because our nursing director helped write the book, but we all love it. The questions at the end of chapter are theory based questions that are very similar to the NCLEX. Our school has a 98% pass rate on the NCLEX and we owe a lot of it to the practice in answering questions in this book and the study guide for this book. I would highly recommend this book even if you don't need it for your school. At least get it from the library for the questions.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars required text for nursing class, December 20, 2001

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Heather Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care (Hardcover)

The information in the book is scattered throughout, making studying difficult. Critical thinking was not encouraged and nursing diagnosis was not included in each discussion area.I would not recommend this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Required text for New Zealand Nursing school, April 11, 2001

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Kate (Nelson, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care (Hardcover)

This book was actually a required text for my course. So far I am finding it really helpful in learning the basics of nursing such as taking Blood Pressures. However, as I am from New Zealand and the book is published in America, some of the terminology is different. Also, the illustrations in the book are old and are the same ones that were used in earlier editions - I felt as if more modern illustrations could have been included although the illustrations serve their purpose. Overall, a fairly good book.