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Due to the continuing expansion of information needed by nursing students, this book offers a fresh perspective. "Nursing Fundamentals, Second Edition" offers a balanced look at nursing within a functional health patterns framework, making a complex discipline with an everchanging and dynamic nature understandable. Emerging topics such as the impact of technology, the emphasis on wellness, evidence-based practice, and the expansion of care into the home and community settings are addressed as well as timeless topics such as clinical decision making, delegation, prioritization, clinical skills, and more.

Table of Contents:
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING. Unit I: Foundations of Nursing Practice. 1: Evolution of Nursing Practice. 2: The Health Care Delivery System. 3: Framework of Nursing Practice. 4: The Nurse-Client Relationship. 5: Culture and Ethnicity. 6: Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research. 7: Advanced Technology and Information Systems. 8: Legal Accountability and Responsibilities. 9: Ethical Issues. Unit II: The Nursing Process and Decision Making. 10: Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process. 11: Assessment. 12: Nursing Diagnosis. 13: Outcome Identification and Planning. 14: Implementation. 15: Evaluation. 16: Documentation. Unit III: Client Care across the Lifespan. 17: The Pediatric Client. 18: The Adult Client. 19: The Geriatric Client. Unit IV: Arenas of Client Care. 20: Acute Care and Peroperative Care. 21: Restorative Care. 22: Home Care. 23: Community Care. Unit V: Leadership in Nursing. 24: Leadership, Delegation, and Collaboration. 25: Management and Policy. Unit VI: Concepts of Therapeutic Nursing. 26: Infection Control. 27: Health Assessment. 28: Client Education. 29: Diagnostic Testing. 30: Medication Administration. 31: Alternative and Complementary Therapies. Section II: Nursing of Human Function. Unit VII: Health Perception-Health Maintenance. 32: Health Maintenance, Health Promotion, and Wellness. 33: Safety and Hygiene. Unit VIII: Nutritional-Metabolic. 34: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance. 35: Nutrition. 36: Skin Integrity and Wound Healing. Unit IX: Elimination. 37: Urinary and Bowel Elimination. Unit X: Activity-Exercise. 38: Mobility and Biomechanics. 39: Oxygenation. Unit XI: Sleep-Rest. 40: Sleep and Rest. Unit XII: Cognitive-Perceptual. 41: Sensation, Perception, and Cognition. 42: Pain. Unit XIII: Self-Perception/Self-Concept. 43: Self-Concept. Unit XIV: Role-Relationship. 44: Family, Roles, Relationships, and Social Support. 45: Loss and Grief. Unit XV: Sexuality-Reproductive. 46: Sexuality. Unit XVI: Coping-Stress Tolerance. 47: Stress, Anxiety, Coping and Adaptation. Unit XVI: Value-Belief. 48: Spiritual Health. Appendix A: NANDA Nursing Diagnoses 2003-2004. Appendix B: Symbols and Abbreviations. Appendix C: Recommended Dietary Allowances. Appendix D: Reference Laboratory Values. Appendix E: English/Spanish Words and Phrases. Appendix F: Standard Precautions. Appendix G: Concept Mapping. Glossary. Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781428305571
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Delmar Cengage Learning
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Caring and Clinical Decision Making
  • ISBN-10: 1428305572
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2009
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Returnable: N


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