Fundamentals of nursing /

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Other Authors: Potter, Patricia Ann
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Mosby, c2013.
Edition:8th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Nursing today
  • The health care delivery system
  • Community-based nursing practice
  • Theoretical foundations of nursing practice
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Health and wellness
  • Caring in nursing practice
  • Caring for the cancer survivor
  • Culture and ethnicity
  • Caring for families
  • Developmental theories
  • Conception through adolescence
  • Young and middle adults
  • Older adults
  • Critical thinking in nursing practice
  • Nursing assessment
  • Nursing diagnosis
  • Planning nursing care
  • Implementing nursing care
  • Evaluation
  • Managing patient care
  • Ethics and values
  • Legal implications in nursing practice
  • Communication
  • Patient education
  • Documentation and informatics
  • Patient safety
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Vital signs
  • Health assessment and physical examination
  • Medication administration
  • Complementary and alternative therapies
  • Self-concept
  • Sexuality
  • Spiritual health
  • The experience of loss, death, and grief
  • Stress and coping
  • Activity and exercise
  • Hygiene
  • Oxygenation
  • Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance
  • Sleep
  • Pain management
  • Nutrition
  • Urinary elimination
  • Bowel elimination
  • Mobility and immobility
  • Skin integrity and wound care
  • Sensory alterations
  • Care of surgical patients.