by Barbara L. Yoost MSN RN CNE ANEF

Make this clinical companion your best friend at the point of care! When you need hard-to-remember clinical information, rely on Yoost’s Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition, for quick access to thousands offacts, lab values, assessment guidelines, abbreviations with definitions, and more. Bulleted lists and summary tables make it easy to look up the details essential to providing safe, patient-centered care. This handbook is more than just a condensed version of the text ― it’s a portable tool that will enhance your clinical judgment. It’s an indispensable nursing reference for class, lab, and clinicals!

Clinical Judgment in Nursing chapter helps you learn how to develop and apply clinical judgment skills in the clinical setting

Chapters on body system assessment help you learn a systematic and thorough approach to health assessment

Thousands of basic facts and figures, standard lab values, care guidelines and more provide the information frequently needed in a reference for clinical practice

Detailed information on medication safety includes dosage calculations, compatibilities, conversions, administration, and more, helping you prevent medication errors and ensuring safe practice

Updated guidelines for pressure injury prevention and care may be referenced quickly while on the job

Concise outlines, bulleted lists, and summary tables allow easy, at-a-glance lookup and review

Section on health care terminology acts as a quick medical terminology refresher and helps you understand clinical terms as they are encountered

Compact, portable size makes this handbook easy to carry during clinical practice

NEW! Updated content reflects changes to the Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition textbook and evidence-based practice, including the most current information on infection control standards, oxygenation, care-giver fatigue, community care, and more

NEW! New and updated photos and illustrations present current skills and represent the diversity of nurses and patients