Main description:

For Fundamentals of Nursing Courses in the Nursing Curriculum

Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginning students. The text is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process.

Contents:

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* UNIT 1 THE NATURE OF NURSING

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* 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

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* UNIT 2 CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE

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* Chapter 6 Health Care Delivery Systems

* Chapter 7 Community Nursing and Care Continuity

* Chapter 8 Home Care

* Chapter 9 Nursing Informatics

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UNIT 3 THE NURSING PROCESS

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* 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

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* UNIT 4 HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

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* Chapter 16 Health Promotion

* Chapter 17 Health, Wellness, and Illness

* Chapter 18 Culture and Heritage

* Chapter 19 Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities

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* UNIT 5 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT

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* 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

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* UNIT 6 INTEGRAL ASPECTS OF NURSING

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* Chapter 25 Caring

* Chapter 26 Communicating - NEW CHAPTER!

* Chapter 27 Teaching

* Chapter 28 Delegating, Managing, and Leading

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* UNIT 7 ASSESSING HEALTH

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* Chapter 29 Vital Signs

* Chapter 30 Health Assessment

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* UNIT 8 INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF CLIENT CARE

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* 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

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* UNIT 9 PROMOTING PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH

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* 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

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* UNIT 10 PROMOTING PHYSIOLOGIC HEALTH

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* 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