Basic nursing
Subtitle: essentials for practice
By: [edited by] Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry.
Contributors: Potter, Patricia Ann.; Perry, Anne Griffin.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Mosby Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1176
ISBN-13: 9780323039376
Subjects: Nursing; Nursing -- Study and teaching
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Concepts in health care. Health and wellness; The health care delivery system; Community-based nursing practice; Legal principles in nursing; Ethics.; title: Processes in nursing care. Critical thinking and nursing judgment; Nursing process; Documenting and reporting; Communication; Patient education.; title: Principles for nursing practice. Infection control; Vital signs; Health assessment and physical examination; Administering medications; Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance.; title: Principles for caring. Caring in nursing practice; Cultural diversity; Spiritual health; Growth and development; Self-concept and sexuality; Family context in nursing; Stress and coping; Loss and grief; Managing patient care.; title: Caring for patients' basic human needs. Exercise and activity; Safety; Hygiene; Oxygenation; Sleep; Promoting comfort; Nutrition; Urinary elimination; Bowel elimination.; title: Caring for patients' special needs. Immobility; Skin integrity and wound care; Sensory alterations; Surgical patient.