Continuing its tradition of comprehensive coverage of fundamental nursing principles encompassing precise step-by-step procedures and the five-step nursing process framework, the fifth edition of Fundamentals of Nursing is essential to all nurses. Entirely updated to address the latest changes in practice, new topics include caring for older parents or family members, end of life care, contemporary research on women's health, child and adolescent health, laboratory tests and activity and exercise in health promotion. A free CD-Rom provides interactive learning with the Butterfield Fluids and Electrolytes program, skills check-lists and several tutorials introducing the four-dimensional critical thinking model.