Potter & Perry’s Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition

Master Canadian nursing fundamentals with Potter and Perry&s definitive text

Get the solid foundation you need to practise nursing in Canada!Potter & Perry’s Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition covers the nursing concepts, knowledge, research, and skills that are essential to professional nursing practice in Canada. The text&s full-colour, easy-to-use approach addresses the entire scope of nursing care, reflecting Canadian standards, culture, and the latest in evidence-informed care. New to this edition are real-life case studies and a new chapter on practical nursing in Canada. Based on Potter & Perry&s respectedFundamentalstext and adapted and edited by a team of Canadian nursing experts led by Barbara J. Astle and Wendy Duggleby, this book ensures that you understand Canada&s health care system and health care issues as well as national nursing practice guidelines.More than 50 nursing skills are presented in a clear, two-column format that includes steps and rationales to help you learn how and why each skill is performedThe five-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for care, and is demonstrated in more than 20 care plansNursing care plans help you understand the relationship between assessment findings and nursing diagnoses, the identification of goals and outcomes, the selection of interventions, and the process for evaluating carePlanningsections help nurses plan and prioritize care by emphasizingGoals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities,andTeamwork and CollaborationMore than 20 concept maps show care planning for clients with multiple nursing diagnosesUNIQUE!Critical ThinkingModel in each clinical chapter shows you how to apply the nursing process and critical thinking to provide the best care for patientsUNIQUE!Critical Thinking Exercises help you to apply essential contentCoverage of interprofessional collaboration includes a focus on patient-centered care, Indigenous peoples& health referencing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report, the CNA Code of Ethics, and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) legislationEvidence-Informed Practiceboxes provide examples of recent state-of-the-science guidelines for nursing practiceResearch Highlightboxes provide abstracts of current nursing research studies and explain the implications for daily practicePatient Teachingboxes highlight what and how to teach patients, and how to evaluate learningLearning objectives, key concepts, and key terms in each chapter summarize important content for more efficient review and studyOnline glossary provides quick access to definitions for all key terms

Amy Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana