2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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ApplyingNursingProcess: TheFoundation forClinicalReasoning, EighthEdition RosalindaAlfaro-LeFevre,MSN, RN, ANEF 978-1-60913-697-0 • January2013 • Softbound • 7” x9” •264pp. •65 Illus.

Because principles of nursing process are the building blocks for all care models, the nursing process is the first model nurses need to learn to “think like a nurse.” ApplyingNursingProcess provides the practical guidance needed to understand and apply each phase of the nursing process, with an increased emphasis on developing both critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. With an easy-to-follow and engaging writing style, the author provides strategies, tools, and abundant examples to help nurses develop the skills they need to thrive in today’s complexhealth care setting. Features • NEW! AppendixC: KeyElementsofCriticalThinking inContextof ANAStandards andQSENand IOMCompetencies • NEW! Content covers nurses’ increased responsibilities; how to prioritize, coordinate, anddelegate care safely; creatinghealthy workplaces; updatedevidence-basedCriticalThinking Indicators; QSENand IOM competencies; andmore. • NEW! Improved Layout facilitates readability, coupledwith the author’s clear andengagingwriting style. • What’s in thisChapter? Opens each chapterwithanoverviewof content. • ANAStandardsRelated toThisChapter is identified in chapter openers. • LearningOutcomes writtenat the cognitive level of analysis help students focus their reading. • Rules , given throughout the chapters, highlight important concepts, withNewRules included in this edition. • UPDATED! CriticalThinkingandClinicalReasoningExercises arehighlighted throughout tohelp students reviewandapply knowledge. (Example responses areprovidedat theendof the book.). • TryThisonYourOwn exercises encourage students to learn moredeeply throughapplicationandmeaningful learning. (These exercisesdon’t haveexample responses at theendof thebook because they’revery individualizedandwouldbe too lengthy to cover.) • Voicesexcerpts offer quotations fromnurses that are inspirational or exemplaryof best practices. • ThinkAbout It entries give “food for thought” to stimulate thinking and reinforce content. • ThisChapter andNCLEX ® , at theendof each chapter, lists important concepts and tips for applying chapter contentduring NCLEX ® . • KeyPoints providea summaryat theendof each chapter. • Aglossaryat theendof thebookdefines key terms; difficult terms are clarified in the text bydefinition, discussion, andusewithin context.

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Table of Contents Ch. 1: OverviewofNursingProcess, Clinical Reasoning, andNursing PracticeToday Ch. 2: Assessment

Ch. 3: Diagnosis Ch. 4: Planning Ch. 5: Implementation Ch. 6: Evaluation

ExampleResponsestoCritical ThinkingandClinicalReasoning Exercises AppendixA: ExampleCritical Pathway AppendixB: BuildingHealthy Workplaces andSafetyand Learning Cultures AppendixC: KeyElementsofCritical Thinking inContextofANAStandards andQSENand IOMCompetencies AppendixD: DEADON!!ACritical ThinkingandClinical ReasoningGame Glossary