Concepts for Nursing Practice (with eBook Access on VitalSource)

Learn a conceptual approach to nursing care and how to apply concepts to a wide variety of clinical settings! Concepts for Nursing Practice, 4th Edition uses a straightforward, intuitive approach to describe 60 important concepts, spanning the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment. Exemplars identified for each concept provide useful examples and models, helping you more easily understand concepts and apply them to any clinical setting. To reinforce understanding, this text also makes connections among related concepts via ebook links to exemplars of those concepts in other Elsevier textbooks in your ebook library. New to this edition are six new concepts and a focus on related core competencies. Written by conceptual learning expert Jean Giddens, this authoritative text will help you build clinical judgment skills and prepare confidently for almost any clinical nursing situation. INDICE: SECTION I: Health Care Recipient ConceptsTheme: Attributes, Resources, and Preferences1. Development2. Functional Ability3. Family Dynamics4. Culture 5. Self-ManagementSECTION II: Health and Illness ConceptsTheme: Homeostasis and Regulation6. Fluid and Electrolytes7. Acid-Base Balance8. Thermoregulation9. Sleep10. Cellular Regulation11. Intracranial Regulation12. Hormonal Regulation13. Glucose Regulation14. Nutrition15. Elimination16. Perfusion17. Clotting - NEW!18. Gas ExchangeTheme: Sexuality and Reproduction19. Reproduction20. SexualityTheme: Protection and Movement21. Immunity22. Inflammation23. Infection24. Mobility25. Tissue Integrity26. Sensory Perception27. Pain28. FatigueTheme: Mood, Cognition, Behavior29. Stress and Coping 30. Mood and Affect 31. Anxiety 32. Cognition 33. Psychosis34. Substance Misuse and Addiction35. Interpersonal ViolenceSECTION III: Professional Nursing and Health Care ConceptsTheme: Personal Development36. Professional Identity37. Well-Being and Resilience - NEW!38. Leadership39. Evidence 40. Clinical Judgment Theme: Holistic Care41. Person-Centered Care - NEW!42. Ethics43. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - NEW!Theme: Care Competencies44. Communication45. Collaboration46. Safety47. Health Care Quality48. Technology and Informatics49. Health Disparities and Health Equity50. Care Coordination 51. Health Promotion 52. Patient Education53. Palliative Care54. Population Health55. Public Health Emergencies - NEW!Theme: Health Care Infrastructure56. Spheres of Practice - NEW!57. Health Systems58. Health Care Economics59. Health Policy60. Health Care LawIndex

• ISBN: 978-0-323-80982-5
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 640
• Fecha Publicación: 06/12/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés