Basic nursing : essentials for practice /
Potter, Patricia Ann.
Basic nursing : essentials for practice / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry. - 5th edition. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, c2003. - xxvii, 994 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
UNIT ONE: CONCEPTS IN HEALTH CARE
1. Health and Wellness
2. The Health Care Delivery System
3. Legal Principles in Nursing
4. Ethics
UNIT TWO: PROCESSES IN NURSING CARE
5. Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment
6. Nursing Process
7. Documentation & Reporting
8. Communication
9. Client Education
UNIT THREE: PRINCIPLES FOR NURSING PRACTICE
10. Infection Control
11. Vital Signs
12. Health Assessment & Physical Examination
13. Administering Medications
14. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balances
UNIT FOUR: PRINCIPLES FOR CARING
15. Caring in Nursing Practice
16. Cultural Diversit
17. Spirituality
18. Growth & Development
19. Self-Concept & Sexuality
20. Family Context in Nursing
21. Stress and Coping
22. Loss & Grief
23. Managing Client Care
UNIT FIVE: CARING FOR CLIENTS BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
24. Exercise and Activity
25. Safety
26. Hygiene
27. Oxygenation
28. Sleep
29. Promoting Comfort
30. Nutrition
31. Urinary Elimination
32. Bowel Elimination
UNIT SIX: CARING FOR CLIENTS SPECIAL NEEDS
33. Immobility
34. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
35. Sensory Alterations
36. Surgical Client
032301660X 9780323016605
Nursing.
Nursing--Study and teaching.
WY 100 P866b 2003
Basic nursing : essentials for practice / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry. - 5th edition. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, c2003. - xxvii, 994 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
UNIT ONE: CONCEPTS IN HEALTH CARE
1. Health and Wellness
2. The Health Care Delivery System
3. Legal Principles in Nursing
4. Ethics
UNIT TWO: PROCESSES IN NURSING CARE
5. Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment
6. Nursing Process
7. Documentation & Reporting
8. Communication
9. Client Education
UNIT THREE: PRINCIPLES FOR NURSING PRACTICE
10. Infection Control
11. Vital Signs
12. Health Assessment & Physical Examination
13. Administering Medications
14. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balances
UNIT FOUR: PRINCIPLES FOR CARING
15. Caring in Nursing Practice
16. Cultural Diversit
17. Spirituality
18. Growth & Development
19. Self-Concept & Sexuality
20. Family Context in Nursing
21. Stress and Coping
22. Loss & Grief
23. Managing Client Care
UNIT FIVE: CARING FOR CLIENTS BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
24. Exercise and Activity
25. Safety
26. Hygiene
27. Oxygenation
28. Sleep
29. Promoting Comfort
30. Nutrition
31. Urinary Elimination
32. Bowel Elimination
UNIT SIX: CARING FOR CLIENTS SPECIAL NEEDS
33. Immobility
34. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
35. Sensory Alterations
36. Surgical Client
032301660X 9780323016605
Nursing.
Nursing--Study and teaching.
WY 100 P866b 2003