Fundamentals of nursing
Subtitle: standards & practice
By: Sue C. DeLaune, Patricia K. Ladner
Contributors: Ladner, Patricia K. (Patricia Kelly)
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1415
ISBN-13: 9781435480674; 9781401859183
Subjects: Nursing Process; Practice; Nursing; Nursing Care
Notes: Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1363-1381) and index.
Table of contents: title: Evolution of nursing and nursing education; title: Nursing theory; title: Research and evidence-based practice; title: Health care delivery, quality, and the continuum of care; title: Critical thinking, decision making, and the nursing process; title: Assessment; title: Nursing diagnosis; title: Planning and outcome identification; title: Implementation; title: Evaluation; title: Leadership, delegation, and power; title: Legal and ethical responsibilities; title: Documentation and informatics; title: Nursing, healing, and caring; title: Communication; title: Health and wellness promotion; title: Family and community health; title: The life cycle; title: The older client; title: Cultural diversity; title: Client education; title: Self-concept; title: Stress, Anxiety, Adaptation, and change; title: Spirituality; title: Loss and grief; title: Vital signs; title: Physical assessment; title: Diagnostic testing; title: Safety, infection control, and hygiene; title: Medication administration; title: Complementary and alternative modalities; title: Oxygenation; title: Fluids and electrolytes; title: Nutrition; title: Comfort and sleep; title: Mobility; title: Skin integrity and wound healing; title: Sensation, perception, and cognition; title: Elimination; title: Nursing care of the perioperative client.