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deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - First South Asia Edition
- 1st Edition - June 24, 2017
- Editor: Ambika Ravindran
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 4 8 9 8 - 0
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, First South Asia Edition provides all the basic theoretical and applied knowledge that the LPN/LVN nurse needs to practice in an expa… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, First South Asia Edition provides all the basic theoretical and applied knowledge that the LPN/LVN nurse needs to practice in an expanded number of care settings, such as the community clinic, physician’s office, long-term care facility, home, and acute-care hospital setting. With an extensive art program and thorough discussion of QSEN, this text addresses topics like the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient, critical thinking for problem solving and clinical judgment, and communication — all within a strong nursing process framework. The accessible, friendly, and clear writing style appeals to students and instructors, and its rich ancillary package, including NCLEX-PN® review questions, gives students an edge on learning fundamentals.
Unit I: Introduction to Nursing and the Health Care System
1. Nursing and the Health Care System
2. Concepts of Health, Illness, Stress, and Health Promotion
3. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Unit II: The Nursing Process
4. The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
5. Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Planning
6. Implementation and Evaluation
Unit III: Communication in Nursing
7. Documentation of Nursing Care
8. Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
9. Patient Education and Health Promotion
Unit IV: Developmental, Psychosocial, and Cultural Considerations
10. Adulthood and the Family
11. Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging
12. Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care
13. Loss, Grief, and End-of-Life Care
Unit V: Basic Nursing Skills
14. Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis
15. Infection Prevention and Control in the Hospital and Home
16. Safe Lifting, Moving, and Positioning of Patients
17. Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Injuries
18. Patient Environment and Safety
19. Measuring Vital Signs
20. Assessing Health Status
21. Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients
22. Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection
Unit VI: Meeting Basic Physiologic Needs
23. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
24. Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations
25. Nutritional Therapy and Assisted Feeding
26. Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery
27. Promoting Urinary Elimination
28. Promoting Bowel Elimination
29. Pain, Comfort, and Sleep
Unit VII: Medication Administration
30. Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration
31. Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications
32. Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
33. Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications
Unit VIII: Care of the Surgical and Immobile Patient
34. Care of the Surgical Patient
35. Providing Wound Care and Treating Pressure Ulcers
36. Promoting Musculoskeletal Function
Unit IX: Caring for the Elderly
37. Common Physical Care Problems of the Older Adult
38. Common Psychosocial Care Problems of Older Adults
Appendix A: Standard Steps for All Nursing Procedures
Appendix B: Standard Precautions
Appendix C: Common Laboratory Test Values
Appendix D: NANDA-I Approved Nursing Diagnoses, 2015-2017
Reader References
Glossary
- No. of pages: 968
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 24, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131248980
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Ambika Ravindran
Affiliations and expertise
Ex-Principal and Dean,M.A. Chidambaram College of Nursing, Chennai