Fundamentals of nursing : human health and function /
[edited by] Ruth F. Craven, Constance J. Hirnle.
- 4th edition.
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2003.
- xxxiii, 1534 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content Section I. Conceptual Foundations of Nursing Unit 1: THE DELIVERY OF NURSING 1: The Delivery of Nursing 2: Community-Based Nursing and Continuity of Care Unit 2: CONCEPTS ESSENTIAL FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING 3: The Profession of Nursing 4: Nursing Theory and Conceptual Frameworks 5: Values 6: Ethical and Legal Concerns 7: Nurse Leader and Manager 8: Nursing Research: Evidence Based Care Unit 3: THE NURSING PROCESS: FRAMEWORK FOR CLINICAL NURSING THERAPIES 9: Nursing Process: Foundation for Practice 10: Nursing Assessment 11: Nursing Diagnosis 12: Outcome Identification and Planning 13: Implementation and Evaluation 14: Critical Thinking 15: Communication of the Nursing Process: Documenting and Reporting Unit 4: CONCEPTS ESSENTIAL FOR HUMAN FUNCTION AND NURSING MANAGEMENT 16: Health and Wellness 17: Complementary and Alternative Medicine 18: Lifespan Development 19: The Older Adult 20: Individual, Family and Community 21: Culture and Ethnicity 22: Communication: The Nurse-Client Relationship 23: Client Education 24: Care Management Unit 5: ESSENTIAL ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS 25: Health Assessment of Human Function 26: Vital Sign Assessment Unit 6: SELECTED CLINICAL NURSING THERAPEUTICS 27: Asepsis and Infection Control 28: Medication Administration 29: Intravenous Therapy 30: Perioperative Nursing
Section II. Human function and Clinical Nursing Therapeutics Unit 7: HEALTH PERCEPTION AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT 31: Safety 32: Health Maintenance Unit 8: ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE 33: Self-Care and Hygiene 34: Mobility and Body Mechanics 35: Oxygenation: Respiratory Function 36: Oxygenation: Cardiovascular Function Unit 9: NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 37: Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance 38: Nutrition 39: Skin Integrity and Wound Healing 40: The Body's Defense Against Infection Unit 10: ELIMINATION 41: Urinary Elimination 42: Bowel Elimination Unit 11: SLEEP AND REST 43: Sleep and Rest Unit 12: COGNITION AND PERCEPTION 44: Pain Perception and Management 45: Sensory Perception 46: Cognitive Processes Unit 13: SELF-PERCEPTION AND SELF-CONCEPT 47: Self-Concept Unit 14: ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS 48: Families and Their Relationships 49: Loss and Grieving Unit 15: COPING AND STRESS MANAGEMENT 50: Stress, Coping and Adaptation Unit 16: SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION 51: Human Sexuality Unit 17: VALUES AND BELIEFS 52: Spiritual Health