Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition
Build a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a nurse! Designed specifically for today’s healthcare environment, Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition, takes a fresh, conversational approach that is friendlier than typical books on nursing fundamentals. To make understanding easier, the book introduces basic information first and then follows with progressively more nuanced and complex nursing concepts. Unfolding case studies and critical thinking exercises provide a unique kind of active learning, allowing you to apply concepts to actual patient care. Even care planning is different, as authors Barbara L. Yoost and Lynne R. Crawford are pioneers of conceptual care mapping — a visual, holistic way of making clinical judgments and planning patient care. Essentially, this text offers an easier, fundamentally different way to learn the nursing profession!
Build a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a nurse! Designed specifically for today’s healthcare environment, Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition, takes a fresh, conversational approach that is friendlier than typical books on nursing fundamentals. To make understanding easier, the book introduces basic information first and then follows with progressively more nuanced and complex nursing concepts. Unfolding case studies and critical thinking exercises provide a unique kind of active learning, allowing you to apply concepts to actual patient care. Even care planning is different, as authors Barbara L. Yoost and Lynne R. Crawford are pioneers of conceptual care mapping — a visual, holistic way of making clinical judgments and planning patient care. Essentially, this text offers an easier, fundamentally different way to learn the nursing profession!
New to this edition
- NEW! Seamless alignment with the 2021 AACN Essentials means every chapter, skill, and case study is mapped to the 10 AACN competency domains to help ensure you build the knowledge, judgment, and professional identity required for today’s practice‑ready nurse
- NEW! Additional coverage addresses the nurse’s role in telehealth and artificial intelligence
- NEW! End-of-chapter review questions include at least two Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style questions
- UPDATED! New photos and images depict updated skills and represent the diversity of nurses and patients
- UPDATED! Content reflects the latest evidence-based practice, including the most current information on infection control standards, oxygenation, compassion fatigue, community care, and more
- UPDATED! Ethical, Legal, and Professional Practice boxes align with the 2025 ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
Key Features
- Nursing Heads are correlated to the clinical judgment skills that occur at that stage of the nursing process
- Clinical chapters contain one single-episode NGN-style case study with new NGN question types to help you practice for licensure from the beginning of your education
- Interprofessional collaboration and delegation content appears throughout the text along with new IPE activities on the Evolve companion website
- UNIQUE! Review and exam questions tied to learning objectives start at lower Bloom's taxonomy levels in early chapters and build to more complex levels as you acquire more knowledge
- Emphasis on assignment and delegation covers the differences between them and how and when they're appropriate for a nurse
- Content on complementary therapies throughout the text reflects changes to the NCLEX exam
- UNIQUE! Warm, friendly writing style slows down the pace of information to give you time to critically think and master all fundamental concepts and skills
- UNIQUE! Building block approach groups topics and concepts together thematically, in the order needed for you to build their knowledge
- UNIQUE! Objective-driven approach presents clearly defined, numbered objectives that coordinate with all content and then wrap up with Objective Summaries
- UNIQUE! Active learning exercises throughout every chapter help you learn to apply chapter content to broader nursing concepts and realistic patient scenarios
- UNIQUE! Conceptual care mapping is taught and used throughout the text in conjunction with the conceptual care map creator on the Evolve companion website
- Special feature boxes cover the areas of: diversity considerations, evidence-based practice, informatics, patient education, healthy literacy, health assessment questions, interprofessional collaboration and delegation, ethical and legal practice, home care considerations, safe practice alerts, critical thinking exercises, and nursing care guidelines
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780443248764 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | By Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF, Emerita Faculty, Kent State University College of Nursing, USA and Lynne R. Crawford, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE |
| Copyright Year | 2027 |
| Edition Number | 4 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875") |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 1168 |
| Publication Date | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Stock Status | Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery |
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1. Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice
2. Values, Beliefs, and Caring
3. Communication
4. Clinical Judgment in Nursing
UNIT 2 NURSING PROCESS
5. Introduction to the Nursing Process
6. Assessment
7. Nursing Diagnosis/Problem Identification
8. Planning
9. Implementation and Evaluation
UNIT 3 NURSING PRACTICE
10. Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting
11. Ethical and Legal Considerations
12. Leadership and Management
13. Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
14. Health Literacy and Patient Education
15. Nursing Informatics
16. Health and Wellness
UNIT 4 NURSING ASSESSMENT
17. Human Development: Conception Through Adolescence
18. Human Development: Young Adult Through Older Adult
19. Vital Signs
20. Health History and Physical Assessment
21. Culture
22. Spiritual Health
23. Public Health and Community Health
24. Human Sexuality
UNIT 5 NURSING PRINCIPLES
25. Safety
26. Asepsis and Infection Control
27. Hygiene and Personal Care
28. Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement
29. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
30. Nutrition
31. Cognitive and Sensory Alterations
32. Stress and Coping
33. Sleep
UNIT 6 NURSING CARE
34. Diagnostic Testing
35. Medication Administration
36. Pain Management
37. Perioperative Nursing Care
38. Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion
39. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
40. Bowel Elimination
41. Urinary Elimination
42. Death and Loss
Abbreviations, Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Appendix A
Appendix B
Helpful Strategies for Answering NCLEX-Style Questions Appendix C
GLOSSARY
INDEX
SPECIAL FEATURES
SKILL
