This best-selling, comprehensive fundamentals textbook for beginning nursing students challenges students to develop the blended skills they will need to care for patients in a variety of settings. The book's holistic perspective shows students how nursing care involves more than performing procedures. With a case-based approach to learning, the book offers numerous examples and opportunities for students to think critically. The Seventh Edition includes new features highlighting clinical questions and research, nursing advocacy, and health literacy, and also includes new information related to electronic medical records and documentation.

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Unit I: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Care
• Chapter 2: Cultural Diversity
• Chapter 3: Health and Illness
• Chapter 4: Health of the Individual, Family, and Community
• Chapter 5: Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
• Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
• Chapter 7: Legal Implications

Unit II: COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS FOR PATIENT CARE

• Chapter 8: Healthcare Delivery Systems
• Chapter 9: Continuity of Care
• Chapter 10: Home Healthcare

Unit III: THE NURSING PROCESS

• Chapter 11: Blended Skills and Critical Thinking Throughout the Nursing Process
• Chapter 12: Assessing
• Chapter 13: Diagnosing
• Chapter 14: Outcome Identification and Planning
• Chapter 15: Implementing
• Chapter 16: Evaluating
• Chapter 17: Documenting, Reporting, and Conferring

Unit IV: PROMOTING HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

• Chapter 18: Developmental Concepts
• Chapter 19: Conception through Young Adult
• Chapter 20: The Aging Adult

Unit V: ROLES BASIC TO NURSING CARE

• Chapter 21: Communicator
• Chapter 22: Teacher and Counselor
• Chapter 23: Leader and Manager

Unit VI: ACTIONS BASIC TO NURSING CARE

• Chapter 24: Vital Signs
• Chapter 25: Health Assessment
• Chapter 26: Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
• Chapter 27: Asepsis and Infection Control
• Chapter 28: Complementary and Alternative Modalities
• Chapter 29: Medications
• Chapter 30: Perioperative Nursing

Unit VII: PROMOTING HEALTHY PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES

• Chapter 31: Hygiene
• Chapter 32: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
• Chapter 33: Activity
• Chapter 34: Rest and Sleep
• Chapter 35: Comfort
• Chapter 36: Nutrition
• Chapter 37: Urinary Elimination
• Chapter 38: Bowel Elimination
• Chapter 39: Oxygenation
• Chapter 40: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

Unit VIII: PROMOTING HEALTHY PSYCHOSOCIAL RESPONSES

• Chapter 41: Self-Concept
• Chapter 42: Stress and Adaptation
• Chapter 43: Loss, Grief, and Dying
• Chapter 44: Sensory Stimulation
• Chapter 45: Sexuality
• Chapter 46: Spirituality

Appendix A: Equivalents

Appendix B: Normal Adult Laboratory Values

Appendix C: Canadian Nurses Association Standards for Nursing Practice

Glossary

Index