Fundamentals of Nursing, 5e + Text + Study Guide PKG: The Art and Science of Nursing Care

Designed to maximize visual learning, this Sixth Edition features a new art program and an integrated, cohesive, student-focused suite of multimedia products. Brand-new icons direct students to free video clips and online activities. New concept maps walk students through the nursing process for selected case-study patients. Unexpected outcomes are now included in skills descriptions. Like previous editions, the text maintains its unique holistic "blended skills" approach to nursing care and focuses on case-based learning and critical thinking.\nA back-of-book CD-ROM includes video clips and a Spanish-English audio glossary. A companion online course is available free with purchase of the text.\nThe companion Study Guide uses bulleted outlines and various question types to help students understand, apply, and retain essential material from the text. The Study Guide includes chapter overviews, critical thinking and case study-based questions, Developing Your Knowledge Base sections with matching and fill-in-the-blank questions, and NCLEX-style questions including alternate-item questions. An Answer Key appears at the back of the book.