Fundamentals of Nursing
Concepts, Process, and Practice: United States Edition
7th Edition
Published on 5. September 2003
Book
Hardback
1552 pages
978-0-13-045529-1 (ISBN)
Description
For Fundamentals of Nursing Courses in the Nursing Curriculum. Fundamentals of Nursing, 7/E presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Text offers an accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies. The text is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process.
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 283 mm
Thickness: 52 mm
Weight
3290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-045529-1 (9780130455291)
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Audrey T. Berman | Shirlee Snyder | Barbara J. Kozier
Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing
Book
02/2007
8th Edition
Pearson
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Barbara J. Kozier | Glenora Erb | Audrey T. Berman
Fundamentals of Nursing
Concepts, Process and Practice (includes Student Tutorial and Clinical Companion)
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10/1999
6th Edition
Benjamin Cummings
€79.55
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Content
I. THE NATURE OF NURSING.
1. Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice.
2. Nursing Education and Research.
3. Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks.
4. Legal Aspects of Nursing.
5. Values, Ethics and Advocacy.
II. CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE.
6. Health Care Delivery Systems.
7. Community-Based Nursing and Care Continuity.
8. Health Promotion.
9. Home Care.
10. Nursing Informatics.
III. HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES.
11. Health, Wellness, and Illness.
12. Individual, Family, and Community Health.
13. Culture and Heritage.
14. Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities.
IV. THE NURSING PROCESS.
15. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process.
16. Assessing.
17. Diagnosing.
18. Planning.
19. Implementing and Evaluating.
20. Documenting and Reporting.
V. LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT.
21. Concepts of Growth and Development.
22. Promoting Health from Conception through Adolescence.
23. Promoting Health in Adults and Older Adults.
VI. INTEGRAL ASPECTS OF NURSING.
24. Caring, Comforting and Communicating.
25. Teaching.
26. Delegating, Managing and Leading.
VII. ASSESSING HEALTH.
27. Vital Signs.
28. Health Assessment.
VIII. INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF CLIENT CARE.
29. Asepsis.
30. Safety.
31. Hygiene.
32. Diagnostic Testing.
33. Medications.
34. Skin Integrity and Wound Care.
35. Perioperative Nursing.
IX. PROMOTING PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH.
36. Sensory Perception.
37. Self-Concept.
38. Sexuality.
39. Spirituality.
40. Stress and Coping.
41. Loss, Grieving and Death.
X. PROMOTING PHYSIOLOGIC HEALTH.
42. Activity and Exercise.
43. Rest and Sleep.
44. Pain Management.
45. Nutrition.
46. Fecal Elimination.
47. Urinary Elimination.
48. Oxygenation.
49. Circulation.
50. Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid-Base Balance.
Appendix A: Critical Thinking Possibilities.
Glossary.
Index.
1. Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice.
2. Nursing Education and Research.
3. Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks.
4. Legal Aspects of Nursing.
5. Values, Ethics and Advocacy.
II. CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE.
6. Health Care Delivery Systems.
7. Community-Based Nursing and Care Continuity.
8. Health Promotion.
9. Home Care.
10. Nursing Informatics.
III. HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES.
11. Health, Wellness, and Illness.
12. Individual, Family, and Community Health.
13. Culture and Heritage.
14. Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities.
IV. THE NURSING PROCESS.
15. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process.
16. Assessing.
17. Diagnosing.
18. Planning.
19. Implementing and Evaluating.
20. Documenting and Reporting.
V. LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT.
21. Concepts of Growth and Development.
22. Promoting Health from Conception through Adolescence.
23. Promoting Health in Adults and Older Adults.
VI. INTEGRAL ASPECTS OF NURSING.
24. Caring, Comforting and Communicating.
25. Teaching.
26. Delegating, Managing and Leading.
VII. ASSESSING HEALTH.
27. Vital Signs.
28. Health Assessment.
VIII. INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF CLIENT CARE.
29. Asepsis.
30. Safety.
31. Hygiene.
32. Diagnostic Testing.
33. Medications.
34. Skin Integrity and Wound Care.
35. Perioperative Nursing.
IX. PROMOTING PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH.
36. Sensory Perception.
37. Self-Concept.
38. Sexuality.
39. Spirituality.
40. Stress and Coping.
41. Loss, Grieving and Death.
X. PROMOTING PHYSIOLOGIC HEALTH.
42. Activity and Exercise.
43. Rest and Sleep.
44. Pain Management.
45. Nutrition.
46. Fecal Elimination.
47. Urinary Elimination.
48. Oxygenation.
49. Circulation.
50. Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid-Base Balance.
Appendix A: Critical Thinking Possibilities.
Glossary.
Index.