Fundamentals of nursing : standards & practice /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeLaune, Sue C. (Sue Carter)
Other Authors: Ladner, Patricia K. (Patricia Kelly)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, 2011.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Evolution of nursing and nursing education
  • Nursing theory
  • Research and evidence-based practice
  • Health care delivery, quality, and the continuum of care
  • Critical thinking, decision making, and the nursing process
  • Assessment
  • Nursing diagnosis
  • Planning and outcome identification
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation
  • Leadership, delegation, and power
  • Legal and ethical responsibilities
  • Documentation and informatics
  • Nursing, healing, and caring
  • Communication
  • Health and wellness promotion
  • Family and community health
  • The life cycle
  • The older client
  • Cultural diversity
  • Client education
  • Self-concept
  • Stress, Anxiety, Adaptation, and change
  • Spirituality
  • Loss and grief
  • Vital signs
  • Physical assessment
  • Diagnostic testing
  • Safety, infection control, and hygiene
  • Medication administration
  • Complementary and alternative modalities
  • Oxygenation
  • Fluids and electrolytes
  • Nutrition
  • Comfort and sleep
  • Mobility
  • Skin integrity and wound healing
  • Sensation, perception, and cognition
  • Elimination
  • Nursing care of the perioperative client.