Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing / Patricia A Potter ... [et al.]

Contents:
Table of Contents
Unit 1 The Patient, Nursing and the Health Care Environment
1. Health and Wellness
2. Health Care Delivery System
3. Nursing Today: Nursing as a Profession
4. Caring in Nursing Practice
5. Culture and Ethnicity
6. Developmental Theories
7. Evidence-Based Practice
8. Community-Based Nursing Practice
Unit 2 Professional Standards in Nursing Practice
9. Ethics and Values
10. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
Unit 3 Communication and Nurse-Patient Relationship
11. Communication
12. Patient Education
Unit 4 Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
13. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
14. Nursing Assessment
15. Nursing Diagnosis
16. Planning Nursing Care
17. Implementing Nursing Care
18. Evaluation
19. Managing Patient Care
Unit 5 Documentation and Informatics
20. Documentation and Reporting
Unit 6 Foundations for Nursing Practice
21. Theoretial Foundations of Nursing Practice
22. Hospitalization: Admission and Discharge
23. Patient Safety
24. Infection Prevention and Control
25. Vital Signs
26. Health Assessment and Physical Examination
27. Machinery, Equipment and Linen
28. Medication Administration
29. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Unit 7 Psychological Basis for Nursing Practice
30. Self-Concept
31. Sexuality
32. The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief
33. Stress and Coping
Unit 8 Phyiological Basis for Nursing Practice
34. Activity and Exercise
35. Hygiene
36. Oxygenation
37. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
38. Sleep
39. Pain Management
40. Nutrition
41. Urinary Elimination
42. Bowel Elimination
43. Mobility and Immobility
44. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
45. Sensory Alterations
46. Care of Surgical Patients
Appendix
Glossary