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Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 11th Edition

Authors :
Anne G. Perry & Patricia A. Potter & Wendy R. Ostendorf & Nancy Laplante
Date of Publication: 03/2024
Learn the clinical nursing skills you will use every day and prepare for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination! Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 11th Edition provides clear, step-by-step guidelines to more than 200 basic, interm ...view more

Learn the clinical nursing skills you will use every day and prepare for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination! Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 11th Edition provides clear, step-by-step guidelines to more than 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills. With more than 1,200 full-color illustrations, a nursing process framework, and a focus on evidence-based practice, this manual helps you learn to think critically, ask the right questions at the right time, and make timely decisions. Written by a respected team of experts, this trusted text is the bestselling nursing skills book on the market!

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Learn the clinical nursing skills you will use every day and prepare for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination! Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 11th Edition provides clear, step-by-step guidelines to more than 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills. With more than 1,200 full-color illustrations, a nursing process framework, and a focus on evidence-based practice, this manual helps you learn to think critically, ask the right questions at the right time, and make timely decisions. Written by a respected team of experts, this trusted text is the bestselling nursing skills book on the market!


New to this edition
  • NEW! All-new Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice chapter incorporates concepts of the NCSBN clinical judgment model.
  • Updated evidence-based literature is incorporated throughout the skills.
  • NEW! End-of-chapter questions and end-of-unit unfolding case studies provide optimal preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN).

Key Features
  • Comprehensive coverage includes more than 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced nursing skills and procedures.
  • Rationales for each step within skills explain the "why" as well as the "how" of each skill and include citations from the current literature.
  • Clinical Judgments alert you to key steps that affect patient outcomes and help you modify care as needed to meet individual patient needs.
  • UNIQUE! Unexpected Outcomes and Related Interventions sections highlight what might go wrong and how to appropriately intervene.
  • Clinical Review Questions at the end of each chapter provides case-based review questions that focus on issues such as managing conflict, care prioritization, patient safety, and decision-making.
  • More than 1,200 full-color photos and drawings help you visualize concepts and procedures.
  • Nursing process format provides a consistent presentation that helps you apply the process while learning each skill.

Author Information
By Anne G. Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor Emerita,School of Nursing,Southern Illinois University,Edwardsville, Illinois; Patricia A. Potter, RN, PhD, FAAN, Formerly,Director of Research,Patient Care Services,Barnes-Jewish Hospital,St. Louis, Missouri; Wendy R. Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE, Contributing Faculty, Masters of Science in Nursing, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and Nancy Laplante, PhD, RN, AHN-BC