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Author Potter, Patricia Ann.

Title Fundamentals of nursing / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry
Edition Fifth edition
Published St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Mosby, [2001]
©2001

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 MELB  610.73 Pot/Fon 2001  AVAILABLE
Description xxxvii, 1785 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Contents Unit 1. The Client and the Health Care Environment -- 1. Health and Wellness -- 2. The Health Care Delivery System -- 3. Community-Based Nursing Practice -- 4. Leadership, Delegation, and Quality Management -- 5. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice -- Unit 2. Caring Throughout the Life Span -- 6. Nursing Healing and Caring -- 7. Diversity in Caring -- 8. Caring in Families -- 9. Developmental Theories -- 10. Conception Through Adolescence -- 11. Young to Middle Adult -- 12. Older Adult -- Unit 3. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice -- 13. Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment -- 14. Nursing Assessment -- 15. Nursing Diagnosis -- 16. Planning for Nursing Care -- 17. Implementing Nursing Care -- 18. Evaluation -- Unit 4. Professional Standards in Nursing Practice -- 19. Professional Nursing Roles -- 20. Ethics and Values -- 21. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice -- 22. Communication -- 23. Client Education -- 24. Documentation -- 25. Research as a Basis for Practice -- Unit 5. Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice -- 26. Self-Concept -- 27. Sexuality -- 28. Spiritual Health -- 29. Responding to Loss, Death, and Grieving -- 30. Stress and Adaptation -- Unit 6. Scientific Basis for Nursing Practice -- 31. Vital Signs -- 32. Health Assessment and Physical Examination -- 33. Infection Control -- 34. Medication Administration -- 35. Complementary and Alternative Therapies -- Unit 7. Basic Human Needs -- 36. Activity and Exercise -- 37. Safety -- 38. Hygiene -- 39. Oxygenation -- 40. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances -- 41. Sleep -- 42. Comfort -- 43. Nutrition -- 44. Urinary Elimination -- 45. Bowel Elimination -- Unit 8. Clients With Special Needs -- 46. Mobility and Immobility -- 47. Skin Integrity and Wound Care -- 48. Sensory Alterations -- 49. Surgical Client
Notes Includes CD-ROM in pocket attached at inside front cover
Previous ed.: 1997
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes System requirements for accompanying computer optical disc: Windows: 166 MHz Pentium(R) processor or faster, Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0, 32MB of available RAM, 15MB of available hard-disk space, 8X or faster CD-ROM drive, 256-color monitor capable of 640x480 resolution (minimum), Sound card. Macintosh(R): 120 MHz Power PC or faster, Mac OS version 8.1 or later, 32MB of available RAM, 15MB of available hard-disk space, 8X or faster CD-ROM drive, 256-color monitor capable of 640x480 resolution (minimum)
English
Subject Nurse and patient.
Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nursing.
Nursing Care.
Nurse-Patient Relations.
Nursing Process.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Author Perry, Anne Griffin.
LC no. 00037973
ISBN 0323011411
Other Titles Fundamentals of nursing