Download or read book Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Practice written by Ruth F. Craven and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 3906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a big-picture approach to nursing practice, Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Practice, 9th Edition instills the foundational knowledge and clinical skills to help your students think critically and achieve positive outcomes throughout the nursing curriculum and in today’s fast-paced clinical settings. This revision immerses students in a proven nursing framework that clarifies key capabilities — from promoting health, to differentiating between normal function and dysfunction, to the use of scientific rationales and the approved nursing process — and includes new Unfolding Patient Stories and Critical Thinking Using QSEN Competencies. NCLEX®-style review questions online and within the book further equip students for the challenges ahead.