Fundamentals and Skills Course Solutions

Authors: Carol Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN; Pamela Lynn, EdD, MSN, RN; Jennifer L. Bartlett, MEDSURG-BC, CNE, CHSE
Copyright: 2027
Available: Print, eBook, CoursePoint or CoursePoint+

Trusted for its holistic, case-based approach, Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care, 11th Edition, highlights the balance between clinical precision and compassionate practice at the core of modern nursing. Reflecting a rapidly evolving field, it prepares students to navigate real-world complexity through clinical judgment, the nursing process, and realistic patient scenarios.

Feature highlights – see preface to view all features

• NEW! Build a strong professional identity — Reflective Practice scenarios have been completely redesigned to focus on professional identity formation to help students develop as confident, ethical, and accountable nurses.
• UPDATED! Unfolding Patient Stories (written by the NLN) — Two part, evolving vignettes spark meaningful classroom discussion and strengthen clinical thinking.
• Stay current on safety, technology — Technology & Innovation Alerts and new AI best-practice content prepare students for modern, evolving nursing environments.
• Develop clinical judgment and reasoning — Reflective Practice, Clinical Judgment Guides, Practicing for NCLEX® exercises, and updated Evolving Case Studies challenge students to think through real-world decisions.
• Master the nursing process — Step-by-step guidance, care plans, Concept Maps, and Focused Assessment Guides help students build strong clinical decision-making skills.

Authors: Carol Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
Copyright: 2027
Available: Print or eBook

Created in conjunction with Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Patient-Centered Care, 11th Edition, this valuable Study Guide helps students review and apply important concepts to prepare for exams — and their nursing careers!

Key features:

• Assessing Your Understanding provides a variety of exercises such as matching and fill-in-the-blank questions to help students retain key information.
• Applying Your Knowledge challenges students with critical thinking questions, reflective practice exercises to help cultivate competencies, and patient care studies.
• Practicing for NCLEX® provides multiple-choice and alternate-format questions to help students review content and become familiar with the NCLEX® format.

Authors: Pamela Lynn, EdD, MSN, RN
Copyright: 2027
Available: Print, eBook or Lippincott Skills for Nursing Education

Extensively updated with the latest evidence-based approaches and engaging learning features, Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills, 7th Edition, prepares students to deliver safe, compassionate patient care. This edition bridges the preparation gap in skills education with real-world, human-centered scenarios that strengthen clinical reasoning and readiness. A photo atlas approach with nearly 1,000 images supports skill mastery, while step-by-step guidance builds cognitive, technical, and ethical skills across the continuum of care.

Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills, 7th Edition, is designed specially to complement Taylor’s Fundamentals of Nursing with a seamless, practice-ready learning experience, but it can be used with any fundamentals text.

Feature highlights – see preface to view all features

• Focusing on Patient Care chapter-opening scenarios and Developing Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment end-of-chapter questions challenge readers to think through clinical situations, combining critical thinking and clinical reasoning to form clinical judgment that can affect patient outcomes.
• Step-by-Step Skills reflect the latest evidence and walk students through skills in a consistent, straightforward format to ensure comprehension.
• Developing Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment provides insight into prioritization and evidence-based practice and supports students’ development of clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills. This section includes:
  • Unexpected situations highlight unexpected outcomes and explanations of how to react to provide the best care.
  • Special considerations explain the varying needs of patients across the lifespan and in various settings.
• Integrated Case Study Connection callouts refer students to related case studies in Unit III, which challenge students to think critically and confidently prioritize care.

Authors: Christine M. Henshaw, EdD, RN, NPD-B; Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, DNP, CMSRN, RN-BC, FAAN
Copyright: 2024
Available: eBook, CoursePoint or CoursePoint+

Instilling a foundation for success from the classroom to the clinical setting, Craven & Hirnle’s Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Practice, 10th Edition, focuses on developing strong critical thinking and decision-making, clear communication, and sound clinical skills students need to succeed throughout the nursing curriculum and to meet the challenges practicing nurses confront each day.

Feature highlights – see preface to view all features

• UPDATED! Practicing for the NCLEX® provides valuable exam practice with NCLEX®-style questions. Complete answers and rationales for correct and incorrect answers are found in an appendix.
• NEW! NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) incorporated throughout strengthens clinical judgment and decision-making preparation for the NCLEX®.
• Therapeutic Dialogues train students to enhance communication and to relay important information through close listening and a few well-chosen questions.
• Patient Plan of Care feature guides students in “pulling it all together,” with accompanying scientific rationales that support knowledge growth.
• Outcome-Based Teaching Plans enhance patient education through clear examples.