Basic nursing : essentials for practice. /
Patricia A. Potter ...[et al.]
- 5th ed.
- St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, 2003.
- xxvii, 993 p. : col. ill. ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1. Concepts in health care: Health and wellness -- The health care delivery system -- Legal principles in nursing -- Ethics -- 2. Processes in nursing care: Critical thinking and nursing judgment -- Nursing process -- Documentation and reporting -- Communication -- Client education -- Infection control -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Administering medications -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-based balance -- Caring in nursing practice -- Cultural diversity -- Spiritual health -- Growth and development -- Self-concept and sexuality -- Family context in nursing -- Stress and coping -- Loss and grief -- Managing client care -- Exercise and activity -- Safety -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Sleep -- Promoting comfort -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Immobility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Surgical client --
9780323016605 032301660X
2009497304
Nursing.
RT71.B35
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1. Concepts in health care: Health and wellness -- The health care delivery system -- Legal principles in nursing -- Ethics -- 2. Processes in nursing care: Critical thinking and nursing judgment -- Nursing process -- Documentation and reporting -- Communication -- Client education -- Infection control -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Administering medications -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-based balance -- Caring in nursing practice -- Cultural diversity -- Spiritual health -- Growth and development -- Self-concept and sexuality -- Family context in nursing -- Stress and coping -- Loss and grief -- Managing client care -- Exercise and activity -- Safety -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Sleep -- Promoting comfort -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Immobility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Surgical client --
9780323016605 032301660X
2009497304
Nursing.
RT71.B35