Consistency and accessibility are essential to student success in the Fundamentals of Nursing course. With its clear, approachable, writing style, Skills in Clinical Nursing sets the foundation for nursing excellence. It provides detailed procedures on the most relevant skills performed by nurses as they enter practice. It includes all common variations and is organized from the simplest to the most complex. This edition has been revised and updated to reflect current practice, responding to extensive feedback from clinical nurses, market surveys, and the authors' own teaching and practice experience. Each chapter contains concise introductory material, placing skills in the context of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, and clearly explaining their purpose and rationale. Each skill is then presented in exceptional step-by-step detail, with over 800 illustrations. Skills coverage is complemented by critical-thinking insights on using assessment data, and essential guidance on appropriate delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Students will learn to think like nurses as they see how the material they are reading is applied in nursing practice. KEY TOPICS: Foundational Skills; Vital Signs; Health Assessment; Diagnostic Testing; Client Hygiene; Bed-Making; Infection Control; Heat and Cold Therapy; Pain Management; Positioning the Client; Mobilizing the Client; Fall Prevention and Restraints; Maintaining Joint Mobility; Drug Calculations; Administering Oral and Enteral Medications; Administering Topical Medications; Administering Parenteral Medications; Administering Intravenous Therapy; Feeding Clients; Assisting with Urinary Elimination; Assisting with Fecal Elimination; Caring for Clients with Peritoneal Dialysis; Promoting Circulation; Breathing Exercises; Oxygen Therapy; Suctioning; Caring for the Client with a Tracheostomy; Assisting with Mechanical Ventilation; Caring for the Client with Chest Tube Drainage; Administering Emergency Measures to the Hospitalized Client; Performing Wound and Pressure Ulcer Care; Orthopedic Care; Performing Perioperative Care; End-of-Life Care. MARKET: Skills in Clinical Nursing can be used as a primary textbook in clinical nursing education programs, and as a reference for practicing nurses. Offer a consistent, seamless skills component. Because Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, Tenth Edition and the Skills books are written by the same author team, fundamentals students experience a seamless presentation, style, and experience throughout. Contact your Pearson representative to package Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, Tenth Edition with the authors' Skills in Clinical Nursing, Eighth Edition.