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Author Nugent, Patricia

Title Fundamentals of Nursing : Content Review Plus Practice Questions
Published Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (913 pages)
Series Davis's successplus
Davis's success series.
Contents Cover Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Unit I: Nursing Within the Context of Contemporary Health Care; Chapter 1: Theory-Based Nursing Care; Definitions Related to Theory-Based Nursing Care; Theories of Nursing; Theoretical Foundations Related to Concepts of Health, Wellness, and Illness; Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice; Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Issues; Sources of Law; Civil Law; Negligence and Malpractice; Specific Laws and Regulations That Guide Nursing Practice; Informed Consent
Professional Guidelines for Nursing PracticeProtection Against Litigation; Ethical Nursing Practice; Legal Rights and Ethical Issues Related to End-of-Life Care; Chapter 3: Leadership and Management; Leadership; Management; Nursing Management; Delegation; Power and Empowerment; Managing Change and Conflict; Chapter 4: Health-Care Delivery; Settings for Health-Care Delivery; Types of Health-Care Services; Health Team Members; The Profession of Nursing; Delivery of Nursing Care; Chapter 5: Community-Based Nursing; Definitions Related to Community-Based Nursing
Foundations of Community-Based NursingCommunity-Based Settings; Components of a Community Assessment; Specific Competencies of Community-Based Nurses; Specific Roles of Community-Based Nurses; Caring for Vulnerable Populations in the Community; Unit II: Psychosociocultural Nursing Care; Chapter 6: Nursing Care Across the Life Span; Infant; Toddler; Preschooler; School-Aged Child; Adolescent; Young Adult; Adult; Middle-Life Adult; Older Adult (Early Late Years); Older Adults (Later Years); Chapter 7: Communication and Documentation; Communication
Therapeutic Versus Nontherapeutic CommunicationNursing Care for Patients With Special Communication Needs; Types of Interactions Between the Nurse and Other Health-Care Team Members; Documentation; Chapter 8: Psychosocial and Cultural Nursing; Psychosocial Health; Mental Health Assessment; Nursing Care to Support Psychosocial Health; Death, Dying, Loss, and Grief; Cultural Nursing Care; Chapter 9: Teaching and Learning; Introduction; Individual Factors That Influence Learning; Principles of Teaching and Learning and Related Nursing Care; Teaching Strategies; Teaching Tools
Unit III: Essential Components of Nursing CareChapter 10: Nursing Process; Introduction to the Nursing Process; Assessment; Analysis; Planning; Implementation; Evaluation; Chapter 11: Physical Assessment; Overview of Physical Assessment; General Survey; Introduction to Measurement of Vital Signs; Measurement of Body Temperature; Measurement of Pulse; Measurement of Respirations; Measurement of Blood Pressure; Measurement of Arterial Blood Oxygen Saturation; Measurement of Pain; Techniques of Physical Assessment Used By Nurses; Perform a Physical Assessment
Summary The ideal content review Plus Q & A prep! Here's all of the crucial coverage you need to succeed in class and confidently prepare for your classroom exams and the NCLEX-RNĀ®. From nursing theory, legal and ethical issues, and leadership and management to psychological support, infection control and medication administration-easy-to-follow outlines in every chapter review exactly what you need to know
Notes Chapter 12: Infection Control and Wound Care
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 855-866) and index
Notes English
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Subject Nursing -- Examinations, questions, etc.
Nursing -- Outlines, syllabi, etc
Nursing.
Nursing Care
Nursing
nursing (health science)
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Atlases.
MEDICAL -- Essays.
MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
Nursing
Genre/Form Examinations
Outlines and syllabi
Form Electronic book
Author Vitale, Barbara
LC no. 2013023818
ISBN 9780803641174
0803641176
9781306383073
1306383072