Kozier & Erb's fundamentals of nursing : concepts, process, and practice /

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Edition:8th ed.
Imprint:Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008.
Description:xxv, 1631 p. ; cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6692798
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Varying Form of Title:Fundamentals of nursing : concepts, process, and practice /
Other authors / contributors:Berman, Audrey.
ISBN:0131714686
9780131714687
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
System requirements: Macintosh running System 9+ or PC running Windows 98+.
Table of Contents:
  • Unit 1. The Nature of Nursing
  • Chapter 1. Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice
  • Chapter 2. Nursing Education and Research
  • Chapter 3. Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks
  • Chapter 4. Legal Aspects of Nursing
  • Chapter 5. Values, Ethics and Advocacy
  • Unit 2. Contemporary Health Care
  • Chapter 6. Health Care Delivery Systems
  • Chapter 7. Community Nursing and Care Continuity
  • Chapter 8. Home Care
  • Chapter 9. Nursing Informatics
  • Unit 3. The Nursing Process
  • Chapter 10. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process
  • Chapter 11. Assessing
  • Chapter 12. Diagnosing
  • Chapter 13. Planning
  • Chapter 14. Implementing and Evaluating
  • Chapter 15. Documenting and Reporting
  • Unit 4. Health Beliefs and Practices
  • Chapter 16. Health Promotion
  • Chapter 17. Health, Wellness, and Illness
  • Chapter 18. Culture and Heritage
  • Chapter 19. Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities
  • Unit 5. Lifespan Development
  • Chapter 20. Concepts of Growth and Development
  • Chapter 21. Promoting Health from Conception through Adolescence
  • Chapter 22. Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults
  • Chapter 23. Promoting Health in Elders - NEW CHAPTER!
  • Chapter 24. Promoting Family Health
  • Unit 6. Integral Aspects of Nursing
  • Chapter 25. Caring
  • Chapter 26. Communicating NEW CHAPTER!
  • Chapter 27. Teaching
  • Chapter 28. Delegating, Managing, and Leading
  • Unit 7. Assessing Health
  • Chapter 29. Vital Signs
  • Chapter 30. Health Assessment
  • Unit 8. Integral Components of Client Care
  • Chapter 31. Asepsis
  • Chapter 32. Safety
  • Chapter 33. Hygiene
  • Chapter 34. Diagnostic Testing
  • Chapter 35. Medications
  • Chapter 36. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
  • Chapter 37. Perioperative Nursing
  • Unit 9. Promoting Psychosocial Health
  • Chapter 38. Sensory Perception
  • Chapter 39. Self-Concept
  • Chapter 40. Sexuality
  • Chapter 41. Spirituality
  • Chapter 42. Stress and Coping
  • Chapter 43. Loss, Grieving, and Death
  • Unit 10. Promoting Physiologic Health
  • Chapter 44. Activity and Exercise
  • Chapter 45. Rest
  • Chapter 46. Pain Management
  • Chapter 47. Nutrition
  • Chapter 48. Urinary Elimination
  • Chapter 49. Fecal Elimination
  • Chapter 50. Oxygenation
  • Chapter 51. Circulation
  • Chapter 52. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance