Fundamentals of nursing : human health and function / [edited by] Ruth F. Craven, Constance J. Hirnle.

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.