University of Cebu-Banilad Library

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Unit 1. The Client and the Health Care Environment -- 1. Nursing Today -- 2. The Health Care Delivery System -- 3. Community-Based Nursing Practice -- 4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing -- 5. Evidence-Based Practice -- Unit II. Caring Throughout the Life Span -- 6. Health and Wellness -- 7. Caring for the Cancer Survivor -- 8. Caring in Nursing Practice -- 9. Culture and Ethnicity -- 10. Caring for Families -- 11. Developmental Theories -- 12. Conception Through Adolescence -- 13. Young to Middle Adult -- 14. Older Adult -- Unit III. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice -- 15. Critical thinking in Nursing Practice -- 16. Nursing Assessment -- 17. Nursing Diagnosis -- 18. Planning Nursing Care -- 19. Implementing Nursing Care -- 20. Evaluation -- 21. Managing Client Care -- Unit IV. Professional Standards in Nursing Practice -- 22. Ethics and Values -- 23. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice -- 24. Communication -- 25. Client Education -- 26. Documentation and Informatics -- Unit V. Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice -- 27. Self-Concept -- 28. Sexuality -- 29. Spiritual Health -- 30. The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief -- 31. Stress and Coping -- Unit VI. Scientific Basis for Nursing Practice -- 32. Vital Signs -- 33. Health Assessment and Physical Examination -- 34. Infection Prevention anf Control -- 35. Medication Administration -- 36. Complementary and Alternative Therapies -- Unit VII. Basic Human Needs -- 37. Activity and Exercise -- 38. Client Safety -- 39. Hygiene -- 40. Oxygenation -- 41. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance -- 42. Sleep -- 43. Pain Management -- 44. Nutrition -- 45. Urinary Elimination -- 46. Bowel Elimination -- Unit VIII. Clients with Special Needs -- 47. Mobility and Immobility -- 48. Skin Integrity and Wound Care -- 49. Sensory Alterations -- 50. Care of Surgical Clients; Includes bibliographical references and index with study guide and skills performance checklists for fundamentals of nursing

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