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Basic nursing : essentials for practice / [edited by] Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry.
Pennsylvania Hospital Library WY 100 B3117 2007 1 v. + CD-ROM
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing.
- Nursing Care.
- Nursing Process.
- Nursing--Study and teaching.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nursing.
- Nursing Care.
- Nursing Process.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 1176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Edition:
- 6th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, c2007.
- Contents:
- Concepts in health care. Health and wellness; The health care delivery system; Community-based nursing practice; Legal principles in nursing; Ethics.
- Processes in nursing care. Critical thinking and nursing judgment; Nursing process; Documenting and reporting; Communication; Patient education.
- Principles for nursing practice. Infection control; Vital signs; Health assessment and physical examination; Administering medicaitons; Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance.
- Principles for caring. Caring in nursing practice; Cultural diversity; Spiritual health; Growth and development; Self-concept and sexuality; Family context in nursing; Stress and coping; Loss and grief; Managing patient care.
- Caring for patients' basic human needs. Exercise and activity; Safety; Hygiene; Oxygenation; Sleep; Promoting comfort; Nutrition; Urinary elimination; Bowel elimination.
- Caring for patients' special needs. Immobility; Skin integrity and wound care; Sensory alterations; Surgical patient.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0323039375
- 9780323039376
- OCLC:
- 70663635
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