TY  - BOOK
AU  - Booker,Chris
AU  - Waugh,Anne
TI  - Foundations of nursing practice: fundamentals of holistic care 
SN  - 9780723433569 [paperback]
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Mosby/Elsevier
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Nursing Care
KW  - Nursing Process
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Section 1 Health, nursing and health care in the 21st century -- 1 Understanding health and health promotion -- 2 Evolution of contemporary nursing -- 3 Health and social care delivery system -- Section 2 Professional practice -- 4 Learning and teaching -- 5 Evidence-based practice and research -- 6 Legal issues that impact on nursing practice -- 7 The NMC Code of conduct and applied ethical principles -- Section 3 Nursing and lifespan implications -- 8 The human lifespan and its effect on selecting nursing interventions -- 9 Relationship, helping and communication skills -- 10 Sleep, rest, relaxation, complementary therapies and alternative therapies -- 11 Stress, anxiety and coping -- 12 Loss and bereavement -- Section 4 Developing nursing skills -- 13 Safety in nursing practice -- 14 The nursing process, holistic assessment and baseline observations -- 15 Preventing the spread of infection -- 16 Caring for the person with physical need, sensory impairment and unconsciousness -- 17 Breathing and circulation -- 18 Mobility and immobility -- 19 Promoting hydration and nutrition -- 20 Elimination-urine -- 21 Elimination-faeces -- 22 Promoting the safe administration of medicines -- 23 Pain management-minimizing the pain experience -- 24 Caring for the person having surgery -- 25 Wound management; Includes glossary and index
ER  -