Basic nursing : essentials for practice /
Potter, Patricia Ann.
Basic nursing : essentials for practice / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry. - 6th ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, 2007. - xxiv, 1176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Concepts in health care. Health and wellness; The health care delivery system; Community-based nursing practice; Legal principles in nursing; Ethics. -- Processes in nursing care. Critical thinking and nursing judgment; Nursing process; Documenting and reporting; Communication; Patient education. -- Principles for nursing practice. Infection control; Vital signs; Health assessment and physical examination; Administering medications; Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. Principles for caring. 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 patient care. -- Caring for patients' basic human needs. Exercise and activity; Safety; Hygiene; Oxygenation; Sleep; Promoting comfort; Nutrition; Urinary elimination; Bowel elimination. -- Caring for patients' special needs. Immobility; Skin integrity and wound care; Sensory alterations; Surgical patient.
9780323039376
Nursing--Study and teaching.
Nursing.
Basic nursing : essentials for practice / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry. - 6th ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, 2007. - xxiv, 1176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Concepts in health care. Health and wellness; The health care delivery system; Community-based nursing practice; Legal principles in nursing; Ethics. -- Processes in nursing care. Critical thinking and nursing judgment; Nursing process; Documenting and reporting; Communication; Patient education. -- Principles for nursing practice. Infection control; Vital signs; Health assessment and physical examination; Administering medications; Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. Principles for caring. 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 patient care. -- Caring for patients' basic human needs. Exercise and activity; Safety; Hygiene; Oxygenation; Sleep; Promoting comfort; Nutrition; Urinary elimination; Bowel elimination. -- Caring for patients' special needs. Immobility; Skin integrity and wound care; Sensory alterations; Surgical patient.
9780323039376
Nursing--Study and teaching.
Nursing.