This market-leading textbook offers an engaging format and clear writing style that make it easy to master the basic nursing concepts and skills you need to practice in a variety of care settings. Its nursing process framework, health promotion focus, emphasis on critical thinking, and thorough coverage of communication and patient teaching provide a strong foundation for your nursing education. Full-color illustrations, critical thinking exercises, and practicalexamples help you strengthen and apply your knowledge of essential nursing concepts. INDICE: Unit One: Introduction to Nursing and the Health Care System1. Nursing and the Health Care System2. Concepts of Health, Illness, and Health Promotion3. Legal and Ethical Aspects of NursingUnit Two: The Nursing Process4. Overview of the Nursing Process and Critical Thinking5. Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Planning6. Implementation and EvaluationUnit Three: Communication in Nursing7. Documentation of Nursing Care8. Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship9. Patient Teaching10. Supervision, Leadership, and ManagementUnit Four: Developmental, Psychosocial, and Cultural Consideration11. Growth andDevelopment: Infancy Through Adolescence12. Adulthood and the Family13. Promoting Healthy Adaption to Aging14. Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care15. Loss, Grief, and the Dying PatientUnit Five: Basic Nursing Skills16. Infection, Protective Mechanisms, and Asepsis17. Infection Control in the Hospital and Home18. Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients19. Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers20. Patient Environment and Safety21. Measuring Vital Signs22. Assessing Health Status23. Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients24. Diagnostic Tests and Specimen CollectionUnit Six: Meeting Basic Physiologic Needs25. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance26. Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations27. Diet Therapy and Assisted Feeding28. Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery29. Promoting Urinary Elimination30. Promoting Bowel Elimination31. Pain, Comfort, and Sleep32. Complementary and Alternative TherapiesUnit Seven: Medication Administration33. Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration34. Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications35. Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections36. AdministeringIntravenous Solutions and MedicationsUnit Eight: Care of the Surgical and Immobile Patient37. Care of the Surgical Patient38. Providing Wound Care and Treating Pressure Ulcers39. Promoting Musculoskeletal FunctionUnit Nine: Caring for the Elderly40. Common Physical Care Problems of the Elderly41. Common Psychosocial Care Problems of the ElderlyAppendix 1: Standard Steps for All Nursing ProceduresAppendix 2: Standard PrecautionsAppendix 3: Most Common Laboratory Test ValuesAppendix 4: Therapeutic DietsAppendix 5: Medical TerminologyAppendix6: Helpful Phrases for Communicating in Spanish
- ISBN: 978-1-4160-5228-9
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 992
- Fecha Publicación: 11/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés