TY - BOOK AU - Potter,Patricia A. AU - Perry,Anne Griffin AU - Stockert,Patricia A. AU - Hall,Amy AU - Ostendorf,Wendy R. TI - Fundamentals of nursing SN - 9780323810357 AV - RT41 U1 - 610.73 23 PY - 2023/// CY - St. Louis, Missouri PB - Elsevier KW - Nursing KW - Nursing practice KW - Nurse and patient N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Unit 1. Nursing and the health care environment -- Nursing today -- The health care delivery system -- Community based nursing practice -- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Evidence-based practice -- Unit 2. Caring throughout the life span -- Health and wellness -- Caring in nursing practice -- Caring for patients with chronic illness -- Cultural competence -- Family dynamics -- Developmental theories -- Conception through adolescence -- Young and middle adults -- Older adults -- Unit 3. Clinical judgement in nursing practice -- Critical thinking and clinical judgment -- Nursing assessment -- Analysis and nursing diagnosis -- Planning and outcomes identification in nursing care -- Implementing nursing care -- Evaluation -- Managing patient care -- Unit 4. Professional standards in nursing practice -- Ethics and values -- Legal implications in nursing practice -- Communication -- Patient education -- Informatics and documentation -- Unit 5. Foundations for nursing practice -- Patient safety and quality -- Infection prevention and control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Medication administration -- Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies -- Unit 6. Psychosocial basis for nursing practice -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spiritual health -- Loss and grief -- Stress and coping -- Unit 7. Physiological basis for nursing practice -- Activity and exercise -- Immobility -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, acid-base balance -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Perioperative nursing care ER -