Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills, 3rd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781418052331 ISBN-10: 1418052337 Copyright: 2010 Edition: 3rd Editor: Altman, Gaylene Bouska Doody's Expert Review    Score: 75 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Janice Warrington,  MSNEd, RN  (Delaware Technical & Community College) Description This guide to over 200 nursing skills has been revised to incorporate evidence-based practice updates in procedures. Purpose As a resource for nurses who perform common procedures, the book has procedure manual type steps for each skill to improve competence and comfort levels in performing them. Nursing practice is constantly changing and evolving and it is important to have up-to-date procedures. Audience The audience includes student nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical/vocational nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, certified aides, medical assistants, and any other healthcare workers charged with performing common procedures. Dr. Altman is a faculty member of the University of Washington School of Nursing. She has been an educator for over 25 years and received the university's Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award in 2002. Features The 200+ skills are presented in a step-by-step fashion using the nursing process. In addition, each skill includes information about variations for geriatric and pediatric patients, as well as adaptations where indicated for home care and long term care settings. The book is laid out well with plenty of photos, but these are small and sometimes fuzzy or difficult to see. Assessment This is a good book for nurses who are just starting out. It appears to be comprehensive in its coverage of procedures that are commonly performed. Pictures and illustrations need to be of better quality. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 8 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 8 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 2 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 2 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 4 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 6 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 8 ©2025 Doody Enterprises, Inc.