| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (12 cm) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Unit I: Basic nursing concepts. 1. The evolution of nursing -- 2. Legal and ethical aspects of nursing -- 3. Communication -- 4. Vital signs -- 5. Physical assessment -- 6. Nursing process and critical thinking -- 7. Documentation -- 8. Cultural and ethnic considerations -- 9. Life span development -- 10. Loss, grief, dying, and death -- Unit II: Basic nursing skills. 11. Admission, transfer, and discharge -- 12. Medical-surgical asepsis and infection control -- 13. Surgical wound care -- 14. Safety -- 15. Body mechanics and patient mobility -- 16. Pain management, comfort, rest, and sleep -- 17. Complementary and alternative therapies -- 18. Hygiene and care of the patient's environment -- 19. Specimen collection and diagnostic examination -- 20. Selected nursing skills -- Unit III: Basic nursing interventions. 21. Basic nutrition and nutrition therapy -- 22. Fluids and electrolytes -- 23. Mathematics review and medication administration -- 24. Emergency first aid nursing -- Unit IV: Maternal And neonatal nursing. 25. Health promotion and pregnancy -- 26. Labor and delivery -- 27. Care of the mother and newborn -- 28. Care of the high-risk mother, newborn, and family with special needs |
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Unit V: Pediatric nursing -- 29. Health promotion for the infant, child, and adolescent -- 30. Basic pediatric nursing care -- 31. Care of the child with a physical disorder -- 32. Care of the child with a mental or cognitive disorder -- Unit VI: Gerontologic nursing. 33. Health promotion and care of the older adult -- Unit VII: Psychiatric mental health nursing. 34. Basic concepts of mental health -- 35. Care of the patient with a psychiatric disorder -- 36. Care of the patient with an addictive personality -- Unit VIII: Community health nursing. 37. Home health nursing -- 38. Long-term care -- 39. Rehabilitation nursing -- 40. Hospice care -- Unit IX: From graduate to professional. 41. Professional roles and leadership |
| Notes |
Companion to: Adult health nursing. 6th ed. c2011 |
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Previous ed.: c2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows XP SP2, or 32-bit Vista operating system (64-bit versions are not currently supported) Intel Pentium 4 processor (or equivalent x86 chipset) / 1 GHz or greater 512 MB RAM (256 MB or lower may be sluggish) Minimum 800 x 600 pixels screen resolution (1024 x 768 recommended) 16-Bit color 16X or faster CD-ROM drive / 8X or faster DVD-ROM ; Macintosh: MAC OS 10.4.x and 10.5.x operating system Intel-based processor or PowerPC G4/G5 (867 MHz or higher) 512 MB RAM (256 MB or lower may be sluggish) Minimum 800 x 600 pixels screen resolution (1024 x 768 recommended) 16-Bit color 16X or faster CD-ROM drive / 8X or faster DVD-ROM |
| Subject |
Nursing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Nursing -- Study guides.
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Nursing.
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Practical nursing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Practical nursing -- Study guides.
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Practical nursing.
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Nursing Care.
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| Genre/Form |
Problems and exercises.
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Study guides.
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| Author |
Christensen, Barbara Lauritsen.
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Kockrow, Elaine Oden.
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| LC no. |
2010921439 |
| ISBN |
0323057322 (paperback) |
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9780323057325 (paperback) |
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9996061256 |
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