Fundamentals of Nursing, 2e highlights the core themes of nursing, including nurse, person, health and environment, covering the fundamental concepts, skills and standards of practice. Research and evidence-based practice issues are highlighted to help introductory nursing students prepare for delivering care for culturally diverse populations across a continuum of settings. With up-to-date coverage of the Registered Nurse Standards of Practice (2016) and key pedagogical features such as our unique ‘Spotlight on Critical Thinking’ questions, this text challenges students to assess their own nursing practice and apply the concepts to real-life clinical settings. Fundamentals of Nursing presents in-depth material in a clear, concise manner using language that is easy to read and has good coverage of topics such as rural and remote nursing and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. This text is complemented by the bestselling Tollefson, Clinical Psychomotor Skills: Assessment Tools for Nursing, which covers skills and procedures. A value pack of these two texts is available. Premium online teaching and learning tools are available on the MindTap platform.

An adaptation of this popular nursing resource specific to the Australian and New Zealand market. This local edition of Physical Examination and Health Assessment by Carolyn Jarvis has been fully revised for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students and practicing nurses and in Australia and New Zealand. This expertly-written nursing text contextualises specific health assessment skills, highlighting the importance and relevance of given topics to nursing practice. Packed with case studies, photos, summary checkboxes and developmental considerations, Jarvis’s Physical Examination and Health Assessment ANZ edition by Helen Forbes and Elizabeth Watt builds on the easy-to use format and style of the popular US publication. This Australia and New Zealand edition, however, features terminology, measurements, spelling, best practice recommendations and cultural considerations particular to a local market. An essential and now even more relevant nursing textbook, Jarvis's Physical Examination and Health Assessment is structured to enhance learning for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students as well as clinicians. Companion publications to Jarvis’s Physical Examination & Health Assessment ANZ edition: - Jarvis’s Physical Examination & Health Assessment Online ANZ edition – an interactive set of self-paced online learning modules complemented by over images, audio and videos - Pocket Companion – Jarvis’s Physical Examination & Health Assessment ANZ edition – a pocket-sized quick-reference companion ideal for students to carry on clinical placement - Student Laboratory Manual - Jarvis Physical Examination & Health Assessment ANZ edition – features chapter-by-chapter reading assignments, glossary terms, exercises and questions in varying formats, ideal for reinforcing key concepts and for use in clinical skills laboratory Case Studies Cultural considerations specific to Australia and New Zealand New chapters on assessment of urinary and bowel function Follows the easy-to-use format with assessment chapters ordered by Structure and Function Subjective data Objective data Documentation and Critical Thinking Abnormal Findings and Abnormal Findings for advanced practice where relevant

Potter and Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th ANZ edition ebook is the leading fundamentals text for nursing students in Australia and New Zealand. The dynamic fourth edition of Potter and Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing presents an engaging approach to the fundamentals of nursing while building on its renowned reputation as the foremost text for nursing students across Australia and New Zealand. The new editorial team presents a critical thinking approach, to encourage the critical skills and understandings students require to maintain a high level of active engagement in the development of their practice within the health care systems they will work throughout their careers. Meaningful clinical examples combined with critical thinking questions, promote reflection and support deeper learning. These examples underscore how putting quality nursing knowledge and skills into practice can mean the difference between patient recovery and independence versus life threatening complications and patient decline. Current research examples encourage students to see the dynamic nature of evidence for nursing practice and gain understanding that ongoing change in practice is the norm and should be embraced. Potter and Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th ANZ edition ebook is supported by the Fundamentals of Nursing: clinical skills workbook 2nd edition. The skills in this indispensable workbook are directly aligned to the National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse for Australia and New Zealand and support the theory and practice of each skill. A mobile study app for iOS called ClinicalCases is also available via the Apple App store for purchase. The ClinicalCases app takes an engaging approach to learning and revision. Students will find it the perfect exam preparation and study tool. It consists of 24 progressive case studies with MCQs and explanations for all answers. It also features over 150 Flash card key terms and a Word game. A great way to learn at your own pace, whenever, wherever... Elsevier’s Evolve platform also offers a wealth of online resources for nursing students and lecturers, including an impressive suite of Australian nursing clinical skills videos to be used in conjunction with the text and workbook. These videos are ideal for viewing in class or during independent study and are a valuable tool for revision prior to assessment. Other online resources include PowerPoint presentations, an exam view test bank, critical thinking questions and answers, integrated lesson plans, images, weblinks and a chapter on the Essentials of Care.

The third edition of Jarvis's Health Assessment and Physical Examination is an ideal text for undergraduate nursing students new to health assessment and registered nurses wishing to further develop and refine their skills. Advanced health assessment skills are described and will be useful for Nurse Practitioner candidates. The textbook is colour-coded and easy to follow. Each chapter sets out the eight key elements of health assessment: structure and function, developmental considerations, social and cultural considerations, subjective data, objective data, promoting a healthy lifestyle, documentation and critical thinking and abnormal findings. Advanced concepts allow students to progress once they understand the basics. Edited by Helen Forbes and Elizabeth Watt, this comprehensive text has been adapted and updated by leading academics and expert clinicians across Australia and New Zealand. Comprehensive approaches to health assessment in nursing, incorporating anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology Detailed identification of relevant development, social and cultural considerations in the Australian and New Zealand context Increased focus on frameworks for health assessment Logical layout and colour coding to support learning An eBook included in all print purchases Additional resources on Evolve eBook on VitalSource Instructor resources: Test bank PPT slides Image collection Student and Instructor resources: Multiple choice review questions Weblinks Videos Increased content on screening for family violence and abuse and mental health assessment A suite of point of view videos demonstrating core health assessment techniques for some of the difficult skills and concepts related to health assessment examinations