Fundamentals of Nursing
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Fundamentals of Nursingwas designed for you, the student. You're busy. You've got a lot to do and a lot to learn. You need a book that will help you understand the concepts and skills you'll be tested on-in the classroom and in practice. Page through this book and check out the following: Complete coverage of content is presented in a readable, appealing format. The five-step nursing process-the organizing framework for most of your texts and practice-is clearly explained and consistently applied throughout. Over 1100 full-color photos and drawings bring concepts and techniques clearly to life. Essential nursing skills are presented in a clear format that explains both how and why each step is performed. Delegation considerations in each skill guide you in assigning tasks to assistive personnel. A unique five-dimensional model in the clinical chapters clearly shows how nursing process and critical thinking come together in caring for clients. Your own personal access code for the customized website that features links to important Websites for this book. Inside this book is a Free CD Companion that includes: Butterfield's Fluids and Electrolytes--an interactive program that helps you understand one of the most difficult concepts in nursing. Case studies that provide interactive practice in applying the nursing process critical thinking model to "real" clients Performance checklists to help you evaluate your competence in performing the skills presented in the text-print them or fill them in on screen Searchable Glossary defines all key terms in the text
Unit IThe client and the health care environment1Nursing today12Health care delivery system263Community-based nursing practice464Theoretical foundations of nursing practice605Nursing research as a basis for practice73Unit IICaring throughout the life span6Health and wellness897Caring in nursing practice1068Culture and ethnicity1189Caring for families13910Developmental theories15511Conception through adolescence17112Young to middle adult21613Older adult234Unit IIICritical thinking in nursing practice14Critical thinking in nursing practice26015Nursing assessment27716Nursing diagnosis29917Planning nursing care31718Implementing nursing care33919Evaluation35420Managing client care370Unit IVProfessional standards in nursing practice21Ethics and values38822Legal implications in nursing practice40523Communication42324Client education44825Documentation476Unit VPsychosocial basic for nursing practice26Self-concept50027Sexuality52228Spiritual health54329The experience of loss, death, and grief56730Stress and coping595Unit VIScientific basis for nursing practice31Vital signs61732Health assessment and physical examination67133Infection control77234Medication administration82135Complementary and alternative therapies910Unit VIIBasic human needs36Activity and exercise92937Client safety95938Hygiene100139Oxygenation106640Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances113441Sleep119842Comfort122843Nutrition127144Urinary elimination132245Bowel elimination1373Unit VIIIClient with special needs46Mobility and immobility142047Skin integrity and wound care148248Sensory alterations156549Care of surgical clients1593
