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Principles of health nursing / editor, Patricia Stanfill Edens, MS, MBA, PhD, RN, LFACHE.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing--Vocational guidance--United States.
- Nursing.
- Nursing--Practice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 356 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Other Title:
- Principles of Health
- Place of Publication:
- Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press/Grey House Publishing, [2021]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Nursing is the largest U.S. healthcare profession with nearly 4 million registered nurses (RNs) nationwide, and is projected to grow at a much faster rate than the average for all occupations. Principles of Health: Nursing explores this vitally important profession from several angles, including: The history of nursing, with profiles of well-known and influential persons in the field, like Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Clara Barton, as well as of professional organizations; Various nursing disciplines, including pediatrics, home care, anesthesiology, end-of-life care, critical care, cardiology, among others; Specific nursing settings, such as emergency rooms, intensive care units, neonatal units, assisted living facilities, hospice, and more. Essays are comprehensive ...
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Contributors
- What Is Nursing?
- Nursing: Its History and Evolution
- Roles on the Healthcare Team
- Nursing Concepts
- Nursing Process
- Ethics of Nursing
- Autonomy and Physician Orders
- Scope of Nursing Practice
- Informed Consent
- Clinical Research Trials
- Nursing Theory
- Metaparadigm Concepts in Nursing
- Grand Theories
- Middle-Range Theories
- Practice-Level Theories
- Nursing Theorists
- Florence Nightingale
- Hildegard Peplau
- Faye Abdellah
- Ida Jean Orlando
- Dorothea Orem
- Imogene King
- Betty Neuman
- Callista Roy
- Jean Watson
- Abraham Maslow
- Katharine Kolbaca and Kristen M. Swanson
- Nola Pender
- Becoming a Nurse
- Selecting the Right Program and Finding the Right College
- Learning Styles and Study Skills
- Cover Letter and Resume Writing
- Interviewing
- Career and Personnel Testing
- College and Nursing Entrance Examinations
- Succeeding at Work
- Nursing Certifications and Degrees: Licensed Practical Nurse and Registered Nurse
- Advanced Practice Nurses
- Licensure and Certification
- Professional Nursing Organizations and Certification
- Magnet Recognition Program in Nursing
- Nurse-Patient Ratio
- Models of Nursing Care
- Skills Needed in Nursing
- Leadership
- Leadership Skills
- Volunteering and Community Service
- Time Management
- Communicating Effectively: Interpersonal Communication, Skills, and Technology
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking
- Networking
- Nursing Specialties
- Staff Nurse and Primary Care Nurse
- Nursing Administrator
- Medical-Surgical Nurses and Perioperative Nurses
- Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
- Perinatology
- Pediatrics
- Gerontological Nursing
- Critical Care Nursing
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
- Doctor's Office, Clinic Nurses, and Physician Assistants (PAs)
- Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Nurse Anesthetist
- Home Health Nurse and Public Health Nurse
- Occupational Health
- Transitional Care
- Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse
- Telehealth Nursing
- Palliative Care and Hospice Nursing
- Travel Nurse
- Clinical Research Nurse
- Case Management/Utilization Management and Care Navigation
- Educators-Academic and Vocational Programs
- Continuing Education Coordinator and Patient Educator
- Specific Nursing Care
- Dying, Death, and Grief
- Pain Management
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Health Promotion
- Diet-Based Therapies
- Exercise-Based Therapies
- Education and Training of CAM Practitioners
- Integrative Medicine
- Internet Medicine
- Internet and Health Information
- Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
- Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
- Self-Care
- Spirituality and CAM
- Relaxation Response
- Relaxation Therapies
- Meditation
- Transcendental Meditation (TM)
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Guided Imagery
- Natural Treatments for Stress
- Natural Treatments for Well-Being
- Therapeutic Touch (TT)
- Reiki
- Rolfing
- Art Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Nursing Care Plan
- Genetic Counseling
- Robotics in Healthcare
- Bioinformatics
- Popular Health Movement
- Nursing Terminology
- General Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781642657692
- 1642657697
- OCLC:
- 1257837990
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