TY  - BOOK
AU  - Potter,Patricia Ann
AU  - Perry,Anne Griffin
TI  - Fundamentals of nursing
SN  - 0323025862 [hardbound]
PY  - 2005///
CY  - St. Louis, Missouri
PB  - Mosby
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Nurse-Patient Relations
KW  - Nursing Care
KW  - Nursing Process
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: 1 Nursing today -- 2 Health care delivery system -- 3 Community-based nursing practice -- 4 Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- 5 Nursing research as a basis for practice -- Unit II Caring throughout the life span -- 6 Health and wellness -- 7 Caring in nursing practice -- 8 Culture and ethnicity -- 9 Caring for families -- 10 Development theories -- 11 Conception through adolescence -- 12 Young to middle adult -- 13 Older adult -- Unit III Critical thinking in nursing practice -- 14 Critical thinking in nursing practice -- 15 Nursing assessment -- 16 Nursing diagnosis -- 17 Planning nursing care -- 18 Implementing nursing care -- 19 Evaluation -- 20 Managing client care -- Unit IV Professional standards in nursing practice -- 21 Ethics and values -- 22 Legal implications in nursing practice -- 23 Communication -- 24 Client education -- 25 Documentation -- Unit V psychosocial basis for nursing practice -- 26 Self-concept -- 27 Sexuality -- 28 Spiritual health -- 29 The experience of loss, death, and grief -- 30 Stress and coping -- Unit VI Scientific basis for nursing practice -- 31 Vital signs -- 32 Health assessment and physical examination -- 33 Infection control -- 34 Medication administration -- 35 Complementary and alternative therapies -- Unit VII Basic human needs -- 36 Activity and exercise -- 37 Client safety -- 38 Hygiene -- 39 Oxygenation -- 40 Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances -- 41 Sleep -- 42 Comfort -- 43 Nutrition -- 44 Urinary elimination -- 45 Bowel elimination -- Unit VIII Clients with special needs -- 46 Mobility and immobility -- 47 Skin integrity and wound care -- 48 Sensory alterations -- 49 Care of surgical clients
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