Nursing fundamentals demystified
By: Bennita W. Vaughans ; with contributions by Joyce Y. Johnson.
Contributors: Johnson, Joyce Young.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780071495707
Subjects: Nursing; Nursing Process; Nursing Care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Unit I: Introduction to the Nursing Profession;; title: Chapter 1: Nursing - An Evolving Profession;; title: Chapter 2: The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking; Unit II: Fundamental Principles of Nursing Care; Chapter 3: Communication/ Documentation;; title: Chapter 4: Vital Sign Assessment; Chapter 5: Health Assessment; Chapter 6: Medication Administration; Chapter 7: Safety; Unit III: Meeting Basic Human Needs;Chapter 8: Skin Integrity and Hygiene; Chapter 9: Activity and Mobility; Chapter 10: Sleep and Comfort; Chapter 11: Sensory and Cognition; Chapter 12: Oxygenation; Chapter 13: Nutrition; Chapter 14: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance; Chapter 15: Urinary Elimination; Chapter 16: Bowel Elimination; Chapter 17: Psychosocial Need.