Comprehensive, logically organized, and now easier to read, this market-leading fundamentals text provides you with up-to-date coverage of nursing principles, concepts, and skills. The book's nursing process framework, critical thinking emphasis, health promotion focus, and thorough coverage of acute and continuing care in all settings help prepare you for nursing practice today. This new edition addresses the increased focus on evidence-based practice and new guidelines for safe patient handling. Plus, a new, cutting-edge chapter on Surviving Cancer helps prepare you to address the unique health care needs of patients who have survived cancer, but still face the physical and emotional after-effects of the illness and its therapy. INDICE: UNIT I - THE CLIENT AND THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT1. Nursing Today2. Health Care Delivery System3. Community-Based Nursing Practice4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice5. Evidence-Based PracticeUNIT II - CARING THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN6. Health and Wellness7. Surviving Cancer8. Caring in Nursing Practice9. Culture and Ethnicity10. Caring for Families11. Developmental Theories12. Conception Through Adolescence13. Young to Middle Adult14. OlderAdultUNIT III - CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING PRACTICE15. Critical Thinking inNursing Practice16. Nursing Assessment17. Nursing Diagnosis18. Planning for Nursing Care19. Implementing Nursing Care20. Evaluation21. Managing Client CareUNIT IV - PSYCHOSOCIAL BASIS FOR NURSING PRACTICE22. Ethics and Values23. Legal Implications24. Communication25. Client Education26. Documentation27. Self-Concept28. Sexuality29. Spiritual Health30. The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief31. Stress and CopingUNIT VI - SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR NURSING PRACTICE32. Vital Signs33. Health Assessment and Physical Examination34. Infection Control35. Medication Administration36. Complementary and Alternative TherapiesUNIT VII - BASIC HUMAN NEEDS37. Activity and Exercise38. Client Safety39. Hygiene40. Oxygenation41. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balances42. Sleep43. Pain Management44. Nutrition45. Urinary Elimination46. Bowel EliminationUNIT VIII - CLIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS47. Mobility and Immobility48. Skin Integrity and Wound Care49. Sensory Alteration50. Care of Surgical Clients
- ISBN: 978-0-323-04828-6
- Editorial: Mosby
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 1520
- Fecha Publicación: 30/04/2008
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