Concepts for nursing practice /
Jean Foret Giddens.
- Fourth edition.
- xv, 669 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I. Health care recipient concepts -- Theme One. Attributes, resources, and preferences -- Development -- Functional ability -- Family dynamics -- Culture -- Self-management -- Section II. Health and illness concepts -- Theme Two. Homeostasis and regulation -- Fluid and electrolytes -- Acid-base balance -- Thermoregulation -- Sleep -- Cellular regulation -- Intracranial regulation -- Hormonal regulation -- Glucose regulation -- Nutrition -- Elimination -- Perfusion -- Clotting -- Gas exchange -- Theme Three. Sexuality and reproduction -- Reproduction -- Sexuality -- Theme Four. Protection and movement -- Immunity -- Inflammation -- Infection -- Mobility -- Tissue integrity -- Sensory perception -- Pain -- Fatigue -- Theme Five. Mood, cognition, behavior -- Stress and coping -- Mood and affect -- Anxiety -- Cognition -- Psychosis -- Substance misuse and addiction -- Interpersonal violence -- Section III. Professional nursing and health care concepts -- Theme Six. Personal development -- Professional identity -- Well-being and resilience -- Leadership -- Evidence -- Clinical judgment -- Theme Seven. Holistic care -- Person-centered care -- Ethics -- Diversity, equity, and inclusion -- Theme Eight. Care competence -- Communication -- Collaboration -- Safety -- Health care quality -- Technology and informatics -- Health disparities and health equity -- Care coordination -- Health promotion -- Patient education -- Palliative care -- Population health -- Public health emergencies -- Theme Nine. Health care infrastructure -- Spheres of practice -- Health systems -- Health care economics -- Health policy -- Health care law.
"Learn the core concepts of Canadian nursing care and how to apply them to the clinical setting! Giddens’s Concepts for Canadian Nursing Practice uses a simplified, intuitive approach to describe 64 important concepts relating to all areas of nursing practice in a Canadian health care context, including Indigenous health, racism, and gender diversity. Integrating the latest Canadian statistics, research, and cultural considerations, this text emphasizes cultural safety, interprofessional collaboration, and health equity. To reinforce understanding, this book also makes connections among related concepts and links you to other Elsevier nursing textbooks. Exemplars for each concept provide useful examples and models, showing how concepts are successfully applied to practice. Essential tools and case studies for clinical reasoning in nursing help you confidently prepare for almost any clinical nursing situation. Fully adapted text reflects Canada’s unique health care context and cultural landscape Comprehensive inclusion of Canadian statistics, research, references and resources, guidelines, assessment and screening tools, and more Canadian cultural considerations, as they relate to race/ethnicity, Indigenous Peoples, gender identity, 2SLGBTQI+ community, family composition, recent immigrants, refugees and vulnerable persons are threaded throughout all applicable text chapters Uniquely Canadian chapters include Holistic Health: Indigenous Perspectives; Racism; and Gender Diversity Current content throughout addresses COVID-19, Bill C-14 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), and gender identity considerations as exemplars, reflecting the latest research evidence and national and international health care guidelines Features Canadian concepts of Person-Centred Practice, Evidence-Informed Practice, Interprofessional Collaboration and Delegation, and Care in the Community Next-Generation NCLEXª (NGN) exam-style case studies and review questions on the Evolve companion website challenge you to apply critical thinking and clinical judgement, providing optimal preparation for the NGN Authoritative content written by expert Canadian contributors and grounded in concept-based curriculum (CBC) expert Jean Giddens’ standard for the growing CBC movement Logical framework of concepts by units and themes helps you form immediate connections among related concepts - a key to conceptual learning Case studies in each chapter make it easier for you to apply knowledge of nursing concepts to real-world situations Clearly defined and analyzed nursing concepts span the areas of patient physiology, patient behaviour, and the professional nursing environment Featured Exemplars sections describe selected exemplars related to each nursing concept, covering the entire lifespan and all clinical settings, and help you assimilate concepts into practice Integrated exemplar links connect you to concept exemplars in other purchased RN- and PN-level Canadian Elsevier nursing titles Emphasis on cultural assessment/considerations and caring for Indigenous and vulnerable populations NEW! Companion Study Guide helps reinforce your understanding of key concepts. Sold separately. Key topics include cultural safety; interprofessional collaboration; systems thinking; the nurse’s role in promoting health equity; equipping nurses to respond to emergencies and other public health crises; and promoting the wellness of nurses Coverage provides the most-up-to-date Canadian statistics, references and resources, protocols, documentation standards, delegation rules, Canadian nursing best practice guidelines, metric measurements, and more Interrelated Concepts illustrations provide visual cues to understanding and help you make connections across concepts Content is "levelled" from concept to concept and chapter to chapter to enhance comprehension All topics, skills, and examples conform to Canadian provincial and territorial scopes of practice and Canadian standards in nursing practice"-- Worldcat.