Fundamentals of contemporary nursing practice
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Fundamentals of contemporary nursing practice
Saunders, c1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This comprehensive nursing fundamentals text emphasizes clinical decision making and scientific research within the context of an evolving health care delivery system as the foundation for contemporary nursing practice. This interactive approach offers an alternative framework to the nursing process by focusing on the real world issues that affect clinical decision-making in nursing including cultural, socioeconomic, ethical/legal, and financial considerations.
Table of Contents
The Context for Nursing Practice: The Nature of Nursing Practice * The Nature of Nursing Knowledge * The Health Care System * Financing Health Care * Technology and Nursing Practice * Determinants of Health and Illness * Leadership, Management, Change, and Innovation * Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice * Ethics in Nursing Practice * The Process for Nursing Practice: The Helping Relationship * The Phenomena of Caring * Clinical Decision Making * Patient and Family Education * Documentation * Universal Considerations Basic to Nursing Practice: Patient Assessment * Pharmacology and Medication Administration * Sterile Technique and Infection Control * Personal Safety in Nursing Practice * Health of the Nurse * Biomechanics and Mobility * The Content of Basic Nursing Care: Respiration * Nutrition and Fluids * Intestinal Elimination * Urinary Elimination * Rest and Sleep * Personal Hygiene * Pain and Comfort * Skin Integrity * Social Support * Environment and Health * Stress and Anxiety * Touch * Sexual Health Protection and Promotion * Grief * Care of the Dying * Health Promotion and Self-Care
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