Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this comprehensive text prepares you for safe and effective nursing practice in today's fast-paced healthcare environment. Covering maternal and neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community nursing, Foundations of Nursing, 6th Edition, includes all of theessential LPN/LVN content you need. INDICE: Unit One: Basic Nursing ConceptsChapter 1: The Evolution of Nursing Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Aspects of NursingChapter 3: CommunicationChapter 4: Vital SignsChapter 5: Physical AssessmentChapter 6: Nursing Process and Critical ThinkingChapter 7: Documentation Chapter 8: Cultural and Ethnic ConsiderationsChapter 9: Life Span DevelopmentChapter 10: Loss, Grief, Dying, and DeathUnit Two: Basic Nursing SkillsChapter 11: Admission, Transfer, and DischargeChapter 12: Medical-Surgical Asepsis and Infection ControlChapter 13: Surgical Wound CareChapter 14: SafetyChapter 15: Body Mechanics and Patient MobilityChapter 16: Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and SleepChapter 17: Complementaryand Alternative TherapiesChapter 18: Hygiene and Care of the Patient's EnvironmentChapter 19: Specimen Collection and Diagnostic ExaminationChapter 20: Selected Nursing Skills Unit Three: Basic Nursing InterventionsChapter 21: Basic Nutrition and Nutritional TherapyChapter 22: Fluids and ElectrolytesChapter 23: Mathematics Review and Medication AdministrationChapter 24: Emergency First Aid NursingUnit Four: Maternal And Neonatal NursingChapter 25: Health Promotion and PregnancyChapter 26: Labor and DeliveryChapter 27: Care of the Mother and NewbornChapter 28: Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special NeedsUnit Five: Pediatric NursingChapter 29: Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and AdolescentChapter 30: Basic Pediatric Nursing CareChapter 31:Care of the Child with a Physical DisorderChapter 32: Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive DisorderUnit Six: Gerontologic NursingChapter 33: HealthPromotion and Care of the Older AdultUnit Seven: Psychiatric Mental Health NursingChapter 34: Basic Concepts of Mental HealthChapter 35: Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric DisorderChapter 36: Care of the Patient with an AddictivePersonalityUnit Eight: Community Health NursingChapter 37: Home Health NursingChapter 38: Long-Term CareChapter 39: Rehabilitation NursingChapter 40: Hospice CareUnit Nine: From Graduate to ProfessionalChapter 41: Professional Roles and Leadership
- ISBN: 978-0-323-05732-5
- Editorial: Mosby
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 1392
- Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés