The third edition of Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills equips nurses with the knowledge and abilities they will need to survive and thrive in today’s changing health care environment. With over 800 illustrations, this title comprehensively covers more than 200 nursing skills. Using a straight-forward approach, Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills, Third Edition provides a great resource for any nurse from the hospital to the home.

Features:

• Action-Rationale format clearly links the reasons why an action is taken to the action itself.
• Nursing Process organization of skills helps new nurses how to think as a nurse.
• Critical Thinking Skills present common clinical situations and help learners resolve problems.
• Variations in care including Geriatric, Pediatric, Home Care and Long Term Care are presented with each skill so the learner can provide appropriate care to clients with different needs, cultural backgrounds and care settings.

Companion resource available in STAT!Ref: Fundamental & Advanced Nursing Skills, Skills Checklist to Accompany

Gaylene Bouska Altman
Gaylene Altman, RN, Ph.D., is the Director of the Learning Lab at one of the most prestigious nursing schools in the country, the University of Washington. She has more than 25 years of teaching experience and has taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, Dr. Altman was one of the pioneers in initiating coronary care units and a mobile coronary care system in the state of Washington during the 1970s.