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Third Edition
By
Susan deWit, MSN, RN, CNS, PHN, Formerly, Instructor of Nursing, El Centro College, Dallas, TX; and Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
Description
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 practical examples help you strengthen and apply your knowledge of essential nursing
concepts.
Contents
Unit One: Introduction to Nursing and the Health Care System
1. Nursing and the Health Care System
2. Concepts
of Health, Illness, and Health Promotion
3. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Unit Two: The Nursing Process
4.
Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
5. Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Planning
6. Implementation and Evaluation
Unit
Three: Communication in Nursing
7. Documentation of Nursing Care
8. Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
9.
Patient Teaching for Health Promotion
10. Supervision, Leadership, and Management
Unit Four: Developmental, Psychosocial,
and Cultural Consideration
11. Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence
12. Adulthood and the Family
13.
Promoting Healthy Adaption to Aging
14. Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care
15. Loss, Grief, the Dying Patient,
and Palliative Care
Unit Five: Basic Nursing Skills
16. Infection Prevention and Control: Protective
Mechanisms and Asepsis
17. Infection Prevention and Control in the Hospital and Home
18. Lifting, Moving, and Positioning
Patients
19. Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
20. Patient Environment
and Safety
21. Measuring Vital Signs
22. Assessing Health Status
23. Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients
24.
Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection
Unit Six: Meeting Basic Physiologic Needs
25. Fluid, Electrolyte,
and Acid-Base Balance
26. Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations
27. Diet Therapy and Assisted Feeding
28.
Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery
29. Promoting Urinary Elimination
30. Promoting Bowel Elimination
31.
Pain, Comfort, and Sleep
32. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Unit Seven: Medication Administration
33.
Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration
34. Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications
35. Administering
Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
36. Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications
Unit
Eight: Care of the Surgical and Immobile Patient
37. Care of the Surgical Patient
38. Providing Wound Care and
Treating Pressure Ulcers
39. Promoting Musculoskeletal Function
Unit Nine: Caring for the Elderly
40.
Common Physical Care Problems of the Elderly
41. Common Psychosocial Care Problems of the Elderly
Appendix 1: American
Nurses Association Standards of Nursing Practice
Appendix 2: American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses
Appendix
3: Standard Steps for All Nursing Procedures
Appendix 4: NFLPN Nursing Practice Standards for the Licensed Practical Nurse
Appendix
5: Standard Precautions
Appendix 6: Basic Laboratory Test Values
Appendix 7: Therapeutic Diets
Appendix 8: Medical
Terminology
Appendix 9: Answers to NCLEX-PN Examination-Style Review Questions
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 992 pages, publication date: OCT-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-5228-9
ISBN-10: 1-4160-5228-3
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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