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Fundamentals of nursing : concepts, process, and practice / Barbara Kozier ... [and others].

LIBRA Oversize RT41 .K72 2004 text + CD-ROM
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Kozier, Barbara.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nursing.
Nursing Process.
Nursing Care.
Medical Subjects:
Nursing Process.
Nursing Care.
Physical Description:
xxxiii, 1516 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
Edition:
Seventh edition.
Place of Publication:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, [2004]
System Details:
System requirements: Windows 98 or newer or Power Macintosh.
text file
Summary:
"Fundamentals of Nursing, 7/E" presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginners. The book is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process. Provides the fundamentals of the nature of nursing, contemporary health care, health beliefs and practices, the nursing process, lifespan development issues, integral aspects of nursing, assessing health, and promoting psychosocial health and physiologic health. For Nurses and Health Care Professionals.
Contents:
Unit 1 The Nature of Nursing 1
Chapter 1 Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice 2
Chapter 2 Nursing Education and Research 21
Chapter 3 Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks 34
Chapter 4 Legal Aspects of Nursing 46
Chapter 5 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy 68
Unit 2 Contemporary Health Care 87
Chapter 6 Health Care Delivery Systems 88
Chapter 7 Community-based Nursing and Care Continuity 106
Chapter 8 Health Promotion 118
Chapter 9 Home Care 140
Chapter 10 Nursing Informatics 153
Unit 3 Health Beliefs and Practices 169
Chapter 11 Health, Wellness, and Illness 170
Chapter 12 Individual, Family, and Community Health 187
Chapter 13 Culture and Heritage 205
Chapter 14 Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities 223
Unit 4 The Nursing Process 243
Chapter 15 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process 244
Chapter 16 Assessing 256
Chapter 17 Diagnosing 277
Chapter 18 Planning 292
Chapter 19 Implementing and Evaluating 315
Chapter 20 Documenting and Reporting 328
Unit 5 Life Span and Development 351
Chapter 21 Concepts of Growth and Development 352
Chapter 22 Promoting Health from Conception through Adolescence 368
Chapter 23 Promoting Health in Adults and Older Adults 393
Unit 6 Integral Aspects of Nursing 417
Chapter 24 Caring, Comforting, and Communicating 418
Chapter 25 Teaching 445
Chapter 26 Delegating, Managing, and Leading 46
Unit 7 Assessing Health 483
Chapter 27 Vital Signs 484
Chapter 28 Health Assessment 523
Unit 8 Integral Components of Client Care 627
Chapter 29 Asepsis 628
Chapter 30 Safety 669
Chapter 31 Hygiene 697
Chapter 32 Diagnostic Testing 756
Chapter 33 Medications 785
Chapter 34 Skin Integrity and Wound Care 855
Chapter 35 Perioperative Nursing 896
Unit 9 Promoting Psychosocial Health 937
Chapter 36 Sensory Perception 938
Chapter 37 Self-Concept 956
Chapter 38 Sexuality 972
Chapter 39 Spirituality 994
Chapter 40 Stress and Coping 1012
Chapter 41 Loss, Grieving, and Death 1032
Unit 10 Promoting Physiologic Health 1057
Chapter 42 Activity and Exercise 1058
Chapter 43 Rest and Sleep 1113
Chapter 44 Pain Management 1132
Chapter 45 Nutrition 1170
Chapter 46 Fecal Elimination 1224
Chapter 47 Urinary Elimination 1255
Chapter 48 Oxygenation 1291
Chapter 49 Circulation 1332
Chapter 50 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance 1351
Appendix B Measurement Scales Used in NOC 142.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0130455296
OCLC:
51764147

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