The Nursing  essentials

Welcome to the beginning of your nursing education! Fundamentals of Nursing is the first
nursing class you will take to begin the nursing program.

The skills you learn in this course will provide the foundation for the many nursing
responsibilities you will assume throughout your career as both a nurse and a student. As you
review the syllabus for this course, you might say to yourself, “OMG, how on earth am I
supposed to learn all of this in a semester.” Stay calm and take it one day (and one section) at a
time. It will take some time to adjust to the demands of the nursing program. Over time, you will
develop study skills and confidence, and before you know it, you will be a pro at studying.

Let’s chat a little about what this course is all about. Fundamentals of nursing introduces you to
the thorough assessment of patients, the nursing process, communication between nurse and
patient, cultural differences, functional health patterns, and the overall framework of nursing
practice. Think of it this way: When you build a house, you start with the foundation and then
move to the framework, walls, and so on. I think you get the point. This class is the foundation
for nursing, the beginning point. It gives you an overview of what to expect when working as a
nurse.

It will take some time to learn the skills needed to assess patients; do not feel discouraged if you
do not grasp the concepts right away. I found myself struggling at the beginning of the course. I
felt overwhelmed, my mind was on overload from all the information, and I was nervous about
performing the assessments in front of my classmates. I was not one for failure, but boy, did I
feel like one at the beginning of this class. My test scores were poor, and my nervousness was
undermining my assessment skills.

I began to change my thinking. I studied day and night, went to study groups, and my grades
began to improve. It is like the old saying: “Hard work does pay off.” I developed my study
skills during this course, which helped me through the other courses, as well. You, too, will
develop and improve your study skills as you progress through the course. So let’s jump to it and
get started! We will begin with the history of nursing.

Fundamentals of Nursing Books: Staff Picks

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 Mosby
 Patricia A. Potter RN MSN PhD FAAN, Anne Griffin Perry RN EdD
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Content Mastery Series - Review Module - Fundamentals of Nursing, Edition

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Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series®)

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Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing (9th Edition)

 Audrey T. Berman, Shirlee Snyder
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Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts
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deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

 Elsevier Saunders
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Fundamentals of Nursing - Text and Study Guide Package

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CNE, Geralyn Ochs RN ACNP-BC ANP-BC
 Mosby
 Edition no. 9 (03/25/2016)
 Hardcover: 1365 pages
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