Fundamentals of nursing : concepts, process, and practice /
Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry.
- 4th edition.
- St. Louis : Mosby, c1997.
- xxvii, 1540 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Unit 1 COORDINATING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY 1. Health-Illness Continuum 2. The Health Care Delivery System 3. Health Promotion and Primary Health Care 4. Acute Care 5. Restorative and Home Health Care Unit 2 THE NURSING PROCESS AND CRITICAL THINKING 6. Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment 7. Assessment 8. Nursing Diagnosis 9. Planning 10. Implementation 11. Evaluation 12. Documentation and Reporting Unit 3 PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES 13. Profession of Nursing 14. Communication 15. Teaching-Learning Process 16. Research 17. Leadership and Management 18. Values 19. Ethics 20. Legal Issues Unit 4 BASIC PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS 21. Cultural Diversity 22. Stress and Adaptation 23. Self-Concept 24. Sexuality 25. Spiritual Health 26. Coping With Loss, Death, and Grieving Unit 5 PROMOTING WELLNESS THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN 27. Basic Human Needs: Individual and Family 28. Conception Through Preschool 29. School Age Through Adolescence 30. Young and Middle Adult 31. Older Adult Unit 6 PROFESSIONAL NURSING SKILLS 32. Vital Signs 33. Physical Examination and Health Assessment 34. Infection Control 35. Administration of Medications Unit 7 PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT 36. Safety 37. Mobility and Immobility 38. Skin Integrity 39. Sensory Alterations Unit 8 BASIC PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS 40. Hygiene 41. Nutrition 42. Sleep 43. Comfort 44. Oxygenation 45. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances 46. Urinary Elimination 47. Bowel Elimination Unit 9 CARING FOR THE PERIOPERATIVE CLIENT 48. Surgical Client 49. Clients with Wounds