Table of Content

"UNIT 1 The Nature of Nursing Chapter 1 Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice Chapter 2 Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing Chapter 3 Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks Chapter 4 Legal Aspects of Nursing Chapter 5 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy UNIT 2 Contemporary Health Care Chapter 6 Health Care Delivery Systems Chapter 7 Community Nursing and Care Continuity Chapter 8 Home Care Chapter 9 Electronic Health Records and Information Technology UNIT 3 The Nursing Process Chapter 10 Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning Chapter 11 Assessing Chapter 12 Diagnosing Chapter 13 Planning Chapter 14 Implementing and Evaluating Chapter 15 Documenting and Reporting UNIT 4 Health Beliefs and Practices Chapter 16 Health Promotion Chapter 17 Health, Wellness, and Illness Chapter 18 Culturally Responsive Nursing Care Chapter 19 Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities UNIT 5 Life Span Development Chapter 20 Concepts of Growth and Development Chapter 21 Promoting Health from Conception Through Adolescence Chapter 22 Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults Chapter 23 Promoting Health in Older Adults Chapter 24 Promoting Family Health UNIT 6 Integral Aspects of Nursing Chapter 25 Caring Chapter 26 Communicating Chapter 27 Teaching Chapter 28 Leading, Managing, and Delegating UNIT 7 Assessing Health Chapter 29 Vital Signs Chapter 30 Health Assessment UNIT 8 Integral Components of Client Care Chapter 31 Asepsis Chapter 32 Safety and First Aid Chapter 33 Hygiene Chapter 33a Hospital Admission and Discharge Chapter 34 Diagnostic Testing Chapter 35 Medications Chapter 36 Skin Integrity and Wound Care Chapter 37 Perioperative Nursing UNIT 9 Promoting Psychosocial Health Chapter 38 Sensory Perception Chapter 39 Self-Concept Chapter 40 Sexuality Chapter 41 Spirituality Chapter 42 Stress and Coping Chapter 43 Loss, Grieving, and Death UNIT 10 Promoting Physiological Health Chapter 44 Activity and Exercise Chapter 45 Sleep Chapter 46 Pain Management Chapter 47 Nutrition Chapter 48 Urinary Elimination Chapter 49 Fecal Elimination Chapter 50 Oxygenation Chapter 51 Circulation Chapter 52 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance "

Salient Features

"• What's New—A dedicated chapter on hospital admission and discharge. A detailed coverage on hygiene, loss, grieving and death • Updated! Over 445-chapter review questions based on frequently asked questions in university examinations • QSEN Linkages— QSEN competencies addresses the gap between nursing education and practice • Evidence-Based Practice—focuses evidence-informed practice to highlight relevant research and its implications for nursing care • Home Care Assessment—focuses on educating the client, family, and community to recognize what is needed for care at home • Home Care Considerations—focuses on teaching the client and caregiver the proper care at home • Safety Alerts—correlates to the Patient Safety Goals and identify other crucial safety issues. • Clinical reasoning—cognitive processes a nurse utilizes to gather and analyze client data, evaluate the relevance of the information, and implement nursing interventions to improve the client's well-being • Interprofessional practice—identifies and reinforces to the student that other members of the health care team may also be performing the specified skill • Men in nursing—this edition has increased information about men in nursing from a historical and current perspective in Chapter 1"