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Fundamentals of nursing / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry.
LIBRA Oversize RT41 .P844 2001 text + disk
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Potter, Patricia Ann.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing.
- Nursing Care.
- Nurse-Patient Relations.
- Nursing Process.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nursing Care.
- Nurse-Patient Relations.
- Nursing Process.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvii, 1785 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, MO : Mosby, [2001]
- System Details:
- System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 and Macintosh
- text file
- Summary:
- Continuing its tradition of comprehensive coverage of fundamental nursing principles, precise step-by-step procedures, and five-step nursing process framework, the fifth edition of FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING is thoroughly revised and updated to address the latest changes in practice. New topics include a critical thinking model, caring for older parents or family members, end of life care, contemporary research on women's health, child and adolescent health, laboratory tests, and activity and exercise in health promotion. A FREE CD-ROM provides interactive learning with the a fluids and electrolytes program, skills checklists, and several tutorials introducing the five-dimensional critical thinking model.
- Contents:
- Unit 1. The client and the health care environment (Chapters 1-5)
- Unit 2. Caring throughout the life span (Chapters 6-12)
- Unit 3. Critical thinking in nursing practice (Chapters 13-18)
- Unit 4. Professional standards in nursing practice (Chapters 19-25)
- Unit 5. Psychosocial basis for nursing practice (Chapters 26-30)
- Unit 6. Scientific basis for nursing practice (Chapters 31-35)
- Unit 7. Basic human needs (Chapters 36-45)
- Unit 8. Clients with special needs (Chapters 46-49).
- Notes:
- CD-ROM includes: critical thinking case studies, fluids and electrolytes tutorial, skills performance checklists, and glossary.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0323011411
- OCLC:
- 43801013
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