- Coverage of the latest advances in nursing care includes fetal heart rate monitoring during labor and delivery and revised diabetes classifications. - Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of each chapter includes key points, review questions, and critical thinking questions for individual, small group, or classroom review. - Safety Alert! boxes highlight 2011 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals, with special consideration for serious and potentially fatal medication errors. - Easily recognizable icons for standard steps are included in each skill (e.g., hand hygiene). - UNIQUE! Icons in page margins point to relevant animations and video clips on the companion Evolve website.