Fundamentals of Nursing

Welcome to the core textbook for your Nursing Degree covering clinical and professional skills to support you throughout your degree and beyond.

Fundamentals of Nursing, unlike other texts, is not limited to just one specialism, but considers nursing across all fields from adult to child, mental health and learning disabilities set in both the acute and community environments. With comprehensive coverage of contemporary professional nursing developed to complement the latest Standards of Proficiency for Pre-Registration Nursing Education (Nursing & Midwifery Council 2010) and the Essential Skills Clusters.

Support for your learning is provided through:

• Full Colour Presentation view procedures and other visuals in realistic full colour. Diagrams and text features stand out in the colourful and highly developed text design.
• Step-by-Step Procedures are included in all clinical chapters (with a quick access contents list included within the prelims) and are based on current clinical evidence. Skills revision videos (available within MyNursingKit) are linked to procedures where relevant.
• Case Studies helping to put nursing into context, these realistic scenarios across a range of nursing fields and settings are included in all chapters.
• Newly Developed Chapters devised by specialists on mental health, child and learning disability nursing enable you to develop the basic skills to meet any patients needs independent of age or vulnerability.
• Clinical Alerts are used in clinical chapters to highlight particular areas of practice that need to be taken into account when caring for an individual or group. 
• Activities include guidance and are used throughout to help you reinforce and prove your learning.
• Lifespan Considerations are included where appropriate to highlight alternative practices when caring for infants, children and/or older adults.
• Community Considerations provide information on caring for individuals beyond the acute environment in the home care and community setting.
• MyNursingKit a premium website integrated with the text providing extra practice, revision and support for the student. Includes: eBook, diagnostic tests, interactive scenario simulations and skills videos. Go to www.pearsoned.co.uk/kozier to log in.

About the Authors:

Sharon Harvey is a Tutor in the Department of Nursing at Swansea University. Sharon teaches clinical skills and drug calculations on the pre-registration Nursing Degree and has a particular interest in numeracy in nursing education. Her research interests include tissue viability, cardiac care and disability support for health care professionals.

Heulwen Morgan-Samuel is a Tutor in the Departmen...