Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice 3rd Edition by Yoost & Crawford (2022)

Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice, 3rd Edition by Barbara L. Yoost MSN RN CNE ANEF and Lynne R. Crawford MSN MBA RN CNE is a dynamic, student-centered fundamentals text published by Elsevier in March 2022. Rated 4.7 stars by nearly 200 reviewers, this text takes a fresh, conversational approach that is friendlier than typical nursing fundamentals books.

To make understanding easier, basic information is introduced first and then followed by progressively more nuanced and complex nursing concepts. Practical exercises provide a unique kind of active learning, allowing students to apply concepts to actual patient care. Authors Yoost and Crawford are pioneers of conceptual care mapping — a visual, holistic way of making clinical judgments and planning patient care. The text's unique building-block approach uses review and exam questions tied to learning objectives, starting at lower Bloom's taxonomy levels and building complexity across chapters.

Key topics include: the nursing process, clinical judgment, patient safety, infection control, vital signs, physical assessment, medication administration, wound care, perioperative nursing, communication, documentation, and end-of-life care. Designed specifically for students in BSN and ADN programs, this text thoroughly prepares learners for the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN), NCLEX-RN, and NCLEX-PN examinations. A fundamentally different — and better — way to learn nursing.