Benefits

Our nursing concepts curriculum combines a three-volume series with MyLab Nursing and digital supplements to support well-rounded, personalized concept-based learning.

Promote high-level thinking

Our three-volume series — in both print and eText — is central to our concept-based nursing curriculum. By linking nursing concepts with skills, the program promotes mastery and retention. See what’s new.

Strategic instructional design

Consistency is a key pillar of our concept-based nursing curriculum. A consistent presentation of nursing concepts, exemplars, and skills throughout the series sets students’ expectations, reducing cognitive overload and supporting retention.

Core nursing concepts

Volumes I and II provide thorough, up-to-date coverage of 51 nursing concepts within three domains: Individual (biophysical, psychosocial, and reproductive), Nursing, and Healthcare. For each concept, the text addresses the same characteristics, including normal presentation, alterations, and related concepts. An unfolding case study for each concept shows its applications in nursing practice.

Illustrative exemplars

To demonstrate nursing concepts, the text presents 158 exemplars reflecting prevalence rates. For each exemplar, the text examines factors such as pathophysiology and etiology, clinical manifestations and therapies, and collaborations. The third edition includes nine new or expanded exemplars, including cystic fibrosis, delirium, and environmental quality.

Essential clinical skills

The third volume delivers over 530 key and secondary clinical nursing skills in step-by-step detail and with realistic illustrations. A consistent framework groups skills by nursing concept and subgroup, and presents any variations for skills. The third edition includes three new skills — colostomy, fall prevention, and suicide — and 16 revised skills, including blood transfusion and oxygen delivery systems.

Reach every student

MyLab™ Nursing provides students with a personalized learning experience through digital resources that support remediation, application, and NCLEX® preparation. See what’s new.

NCLEX® practice tests

MyLab Nursing includes nearly 11,000 practice questions so students have ample opportunities to apply what they learn. About 4,000 of these questions are NCLEX® style, building students' comfort with the format of the NCLEX-RN exam. Questions are organized by nursing concepts and exemplars, and appear in quiz formats at strategic points throughout the curriculum.

Clinical decision-making cases

Exemplar-based clinical decision-making case studies hone students’ clinical reasoning skills, preparing them for the situations they’ll face in their careers. Immediate feedback, rationales, and reports reinforce comprehension and let instructors monitor student performance.

Dynamic Study Modules

Adaptive, mobile-enabled Dynamic Study Modules with personalized learning and remediation support student mastery and retention of nursing concepts. With advanced reporting features, instructors can track student progress.

Pearson eText

With Pearson eText, now enhanced with videos, animations, and interactive exercises, students can access their text anytime, anywhere. With the companion app, they can read their text on any iOS or Android mobile device, even offline. Instructors can add notes for students and highlight content within the eText.

Engage learners with digital supplements

Support interactive learning with rich educational tools. Your Pearson rep can help you find resources to complement your tailored concept-based nursing curriculum, your preferred nursing concepts and exemplars, and your unique program goals.

Concept Connections in Nursing app

The Concept Connections in Nursing App connects nursing concepts and exemplars or alterations. Concepts are organized alphabetically to ease review, and students can practice with 300 questions that include feedback.

The Neighborhood

This online virtual community deepens student understanding of total patient care. Through stories, activities, and case studies on over 40 individuals, learners get a 360-degree view of a patient's life. Use it over a single course or across an entire concept-based nursing curriculum to highlight the day-to-day realities of nursing practice.

RealEHRPrep with iCare

With this easy-to-use, evidence-based learning system, students learn essential documentation skills they’ll use in clinical settings. Developed in a partnership between Pearson and iCare, RealEHRPrep supports changes to health care curricula recommended by the Institute of Medicine.

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Skills Hub App

For skills development, add the Skills Hub App, a first-of-its-kind mobile application demonstrating over 95 nursing skills in a lively, interactive format. From their smartphone or tablet, students can access procedural steps, skills videos, NCLEX®-style quizzes, and a skills log. Instructors can monitor students’ progress with an online gradebook and quiz results.