Fundamentals of nursing /

Potter, Patricia A.,

Fundamentals of nursing / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry. - 5th edition - xxxvii, 1785 p. : col.ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes Bibliographical Reference and Index

Contents
Unit 1. The Client and the Health Care Environment.
1. Health and Wellness.
2. The Health Care Delivery System.
3. Community-Based Nursing Practice.
4. Leadership, Delegation, and Quality Management.
5. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
Unit 2. Caring Throughout the Life Span.
6. Nursing Healing and Caring.
7. Diversity in Caring.
8. Caring in Families.
9. Developmental Theories.
10. Conception Through Adolescence.
11. Young to Middle Adult.
12. Older Adult
Unit 3. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice.
13. Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment.
14. Nursing Assessment.
15. Nursing Diagnosis.
16. Planning for Nursing Care.
17. Implementing Nursing Care.
18. Evaluation
Unit 4. Professional Standards in Nursing Practice.
19. Professional Nursing Roles.
20. Ethics and Values.
21. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice.
22. Communication.
23. Client Education.
24. Documentation.
25. Research as a Basis for Practice
Unit 5. Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice.
26. Self-Concept.
27. Sexuality.
28. Spiritual Health.
29. Responding to Loss, Death, and Grieving.
30. Stress and Adaptation
Unit 6. Scientific Basis for Nursing Practice.
31. Vital Signs.
32. Health Assessment and Physical Examination.
33. Infection Control.
34. Medication Administration.
35. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Unit 7. Basic Human Needs.
36. Activity and Exercise.
37. Safety.
38. Hygiene.
39. Oxygenation.
40. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances.
41. Sleep.
42. Comfort.
43. Nutrition.
44. Urinary Elimination.
45. Bowel Elimination
Unit 8. Clients With Special Needs.
46. Mobility and Immobility.
47. Skin Integrity and Wound Care.
48. Sensory Alterations.
49. Surgical Client.


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