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Foundations and adult health nursing / Patricia Ann Castaldi, Kim D. Cooper ; Barbara Lauritsen Christensen, Elaine Oden Kockrow.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, c2011.Edition: 5th editionDescription: xi, 863 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. +ISBN:
  • 9780323042376 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0323042376
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • WY 18.2 C346c 2006
Contents:
Contents Unit One: Basic Nursing Concepts 1. The Evolution of Nursing 2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing 3. Communication 4. Physical Assessment 5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking 6. Documentation 7. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations 8. Life Span Development 9. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death Unit Two: Basic Nursing Skills 10. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge 11. Vital Signs 12. Medical-Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control 13. Surgical Wound Care 14. Safety 15. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility 16. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 17. Complementary and Alternative Therapies 18. Hygiene and Care of the Patient's Environment 19. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination 20. Selected Nursing Skills Unit Three: Basic Nursing Interventions 21. Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy 22. Fluids and Electrolytes 23. Mathematics Review and Medication Administration 24. Emergency First Aid Nursing Unit Four: Maternal and Neonatal Nursing 25. Health Promotion and Pregnancy 26. Labor and Delivery 27. Care of the Mother and Newborn 28. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs Unit Five: Pediatric Nursing 29. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent 30. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care 31. Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder 32. Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive Disorder Unit Six: Gerontologic Nursing 33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult Unit Seven: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 34. Basic Concepts of Mental Health 35. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder 36. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality Unit Eight: Community Health Nursing 37. Home Health Nursing 38. Long-Term Care 39. Rehabilitation Nursing 40. Hospice Care Unit Nine: Adult Health Nursing 41. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 42. Care of the Surgical Patient 43. Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder 44. Care of the Patient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder 45. Care of the Patient with a Gastrointestinal Disorder 46. Care of the Patient with a Gallbladder, Liver, Biliary Tract, or Exocrine Pancreatic Disorder 47. Care of the Patient with a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder 48. Care of the Patient with a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder 49. Care of the Patient with a Respiratory Disorder 50. Care of the Patient with a Urinary Disorder 51. Care of the Patient with an Endocrine Disorder 52. Care of the Patient with a Reproductive Disorder 53. Care of the Patient with a Visual or Auditory Disorder 54. Care of the Patient with a Neurological Disorder 55. Care of the Patient with an Immune Disorder 56. Care of the Patient with HIV/AIDS 57. Care of the Patient with Cancer Unit Ten: From Graduate to Professional 58. Professional Roles and Leadership
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Unit One: Basic Nursing Concepts
1. The Evolution of Nursing
2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
3. Communication
4. Physical Assessment
5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
6. Documentation
7. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations
8. Life Span Development
9. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death

Unit Two: Basic Nursing Skills
10. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
11. Vital Signs
12. Medical-Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control
13. Surgical Wound Care
14. Safety
15. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
16. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
17. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
18. Hygiene and Care of the Patient's Environment
19. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination
20. Selected Nursing Skills

Unit Three: Basic Nursing Interventions
21. Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy
22. Fluids and Electrolytes
23. Mathematics Review and Medication Administration
24. Emergency First Aid Nursing

Unit Four: Maternal and Neonatal Nursing
25. Health Promotion and Pregnancy
26. Labor and Delivery
27. Care of the Mother and Newborn
28. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs

Unit Five: Pediatric Nursing
29. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
30. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
31. Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder
32. Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive Disorder

Unit Six: Gerontologic Nursing
33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult

Unit Seven: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
34. Basic Concepts of Mental Health
35. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder
36. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality

Unit Eight: Community Health Nursing
37. Home Health Nursing
38. Long-Term Care
39. Rehabilitation Nursing
40. Hospice Care

Unit Nine: Adult Health Nursing
41. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
42. Care of the Surgical Patient
43. Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder
44. Care of the Patient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
45. Care of the Patient with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
46. Care of the Patient with a Gallbladder, Liver, Biliary Tract, or Exocrine Pancreatic Disorder
47. Care of the Patient with a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder
48. Care of the Patient with a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder
49. Care of the Patient with a Respiratory Disorder
50. Care of the Patient with a Urinary Disorder
51. Care of the Patient with an Endocrine Disorder
52. Care of the Patient with a Reproductive Disorder
53. Care of the Patient with a Visual or Auditory Disorder
54. Care of the Patient with a Neurological Disorder
55. Care of the Patient with an Immune Disorder
56. Care of the Patient with HIV/AIDS
57. Care of the Patient with Cancer
Unit Ten: From Graduate to Professional
58. Professional Roles and Leadership

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