Includes bibliographical references (pages 1409-1439) and index.

Nursing today -- The health care delivery system -- Community-based nursing practice -- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Evidence-based practice -- Health and wellness -- Caring for the cancer survivor -- Caring in nursing practice -- Culture and ethnicity -- Caring for families -- Developmental theories -- Conception through adolescence -- Young to middle adult -- Older adult -- Critical thinking in nursing practice -- Nursing assessment -- Nursing diagnosis -- Planning nursing care -- Implementing nursing care -- Evaluation -- Managing client care -- Ethics and values -- Legal implications in nursing practice -- Communication -- Client education -- Documentation and informatics -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spiritual health -- The experence of loss, death, and grief -- Stress and coping -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Infection prevention and control -- Medication administration -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Client safety -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Mobility and immobility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Care of surgical clients.

Enhanced Multi-Media CD Fundamentals of Nursing contains NCLEX examination review questions and various added features relating to each chapter of the book, including auto summaries, case studies, video clips, skills performance checklists, and skills updates.