Fundamentals of nursing / Patricia A. Potter [and others].
- Published:
- St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Mosby, [2013]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2013
- Edition:
- 8th ed.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 1,358 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Potter, Patricia Ann
- Contents:
- Nursing today -- The health care delivery system -- Community-based nursing practice -- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Evidence-based practice -- Health and wellness -- Caring in nursing practice -- Caring for the cancer survivor -- Culture and ethnicity -- Caring for families -- Developmental theories -- Conception through adolescence -- Young and middle adults -- Older adults -- Critical thinking in nursing practice -- Nursing assessment -- Nursing diagnosis -- Planning nursing care -- Implementing nursing care -- Evaluation -- Managing patient care -- Ethics and values -- Legal implications in nursing practice -- Communication -- Patient education -- Documentation and informatics -- Patient safety -- Infection prevention and control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Medication administration -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spiritual health -- The experience of loss, death, and grief -- Stress and coping -- Activity and exercise -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Mobility and immobility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Care of surgical patients.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780323079334 (hbk.)
0323079334 (hbk.) - Note:
- Previous ed.: 2009 had main entry under Potter, Patricia Ann.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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