Wilkinson, Judith M.
Fundamentals of nursing: volume 1: theory, concepts, and applications. / Judith M. Wilkinson and Leslie S. Treas. - 2nd ed. - Philadelphia: F. A. Davis , 2011 . - xlvii, 1130 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Unit 1: How nurses think: Evolution of nursing thought and action -- Critical thinking and the nursing process -- Nursing process: assessment -- Nursing process: diagnosis -- Nursing process: planning outcomes -- Nursing process: planning interventions -- Nursing process: implementation and evaluation -- Nursing theory and research. Unit 2: Factors affecting health: Development across the life span -- Experiencing health and illness -- Psychosocial health and illness -- The family -- Culture and ethnicity -- Spirituality -- Loss, grief, and dying -- Unit 3: Essential nursing interventions: Documenting and reporting -- Measuring vital signs -- Communicating and therapeutic relationships -- Health assessment: performing a physical examination -- Promoting asepsis and preventing infection -- Promoting safety -- Facilitating hygiene -- Administering medications -- Teaching clients -- Unit 4: How nurses support physiological functioning: Stress and adaptation -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Sensory perception -- Pain management -- Activity and exercise -- Sexual health -- Sleep and rest -- Skin integrity and wound healing -- Oxygenation -- Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance -- Perioperative nursing -- Unit 5: Nursing functions: Leading and managing -- Nursing informatics -- Holistic healing -- Promoting health -- Unit 6: The context for nurses' work: Community nursing -- Nursing in home care -- Ethics and values -- Legal issues -- Healthcare in Canada (refer to the student resource disk or DavisPlus)
9780803622647
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Fundamentals of nursing: volume 1: theory, concepts, and applications. / Judith M. Wilkinson and Leslie S. Treas. - 2nd ed. - Philadelphia: F. A. Davis , 2011 . - xlvii, 1130 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Unit 1: How nurses think: Evolution of nursing thought and action -- Critical thinking and the nursing process -- Nursing process: assessment -- Nursing process: diagnosis -- Nursing process: planning outcomes -- Nursing process: planning interventions -- Nursing process: implementation and evaluation -- Nursing theory and research. Unit 2: Factors affecting health: Development across the life span -- Experiencing health and illness -- Psychosocial health and illness -- The family -- Culture and ethnicity -- Spirituality -- Loss, grief, and dying -- Unit 3: Essential nursing interventions: Documenting and reporting -- Measuring vital signs -- Communicating and therapeutic relationships -- Health assessment: performing a physical examination -- Promoting asepsis and preventing infection -- Promoting safety -- Facilitating hygiene -- Administering medications -- Teaching clients -- Unit 4: How nurses support physiological functioning: Stress and adaptation -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Sensory perception -- Pain management -- Activity and exercise -- Sexual health -- Sleep and rest -- Skin integrity and wound healing -- Oxygenation -- Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance -- Perioperative nursing -- Unit 5: Nursing functions: Leading and managing -- Nursing informatics -- Holistic healing -- Promoting health -- Unit 6: The context for nurses' work: Community nursing -- Nursing in home care -- Ethics and values -- Legal issues -- Healthcare in Canada (refer to the student resource disk or DavisPlus)
9780803622647
RT41.W56