Fundamental concepts and skills for nursing
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Fundamental concepts and skills for nursing
Saunders, c2001
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Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Written specifically for the LPN/LVN student, "Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing" is the first full-colour fundamentals book for the LPN/LVN market. Heavily illustrated with over 475 full-colour photos and drawings, it covers all the basic theoretical and applied knowledge that LPN/LVN students need to practice in an expanded number of care settings including the clinic, physicians office, long-term care facility, and the home, as well as the traditional acute care setting of the hospital.
Table of Contents
I: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM * Nursing and the Health Care System * Concepts of Health and Illness * Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing * II: THE NURSING PROCESS * Overview of the Nursing Process * Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Planning * Implementation and Evaluation * III: COMMUNICATION IN NURSING * Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship * Documentation of Nursing Care * Patient Teaching * IV: DEVELOPMENTAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS * Growth and Development: Infancy through Adolescence * Adulthood and the Family * Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging * Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care * Loss, Grief, and the Dying Patient * V: BASIC NURSING SKILLS * Infection, Protective Mechanisms, and Asepsis * Infection Control in the Hospital and Home * Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients * Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers * Patient Environment and Safety * Measuring Vital Signs * Assessing Health Status * Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients * Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection * VI: MEETING BASIC PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS * Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance * Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations * Diet Therapy and Assisted Feeding * Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery * Promoting Urinary Elimination * Promoting Bowel Elimination * Promoting Sleep and Comfort * VII: MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION * Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration * Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications * Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections * Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications * VIII: CARE OF THE SURGICAL AND IMMOBILE PATIENT * Care of the Surgical Patient * Providing Wound Care and Treatment for Pressure Ulcers * Promoting Musculoskeletal Function * IX: CARING FOR THE ELDERLY * Common Physical Care Problems of the Elderly * Common Psychosocial Care Problems of the Elderly * Appendices * Answers to Study Questions
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