Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th edition

Comprehensive, logically organized, and now easier to read, this market-leading fundamentals text provides you with up-to-date coverage of nursing principles, concepts, and skills. The book's nursing process framework, critical thinking emphasis, health promotion focus, and thorough coverage of acute and continuing care in all settings help prepare you for nursing practice today. This new edition addresses the increased focus on evidence-based practice and new guidelines for safe patient handling. Plus, a new, cutting-edge chapter on Surviving Cancer helps prepare you to address the unique health care needs of patients who have survived cancer, but still face the physical and emotional after-effects of the illness and its therapy.

Table of Contents

UNIT I - THE CLIENT AND THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
1. Nursing Today
2. Health Care Delivery System
3. Community-Based Nursing Practice
4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
5. Evidence-Based Practice

UNIT II - CARING THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN
6. Health and Wellness
7. Surviving Cancer
8. Caring in Nursing Practice
9. Culture and Ethnicity
10. Caring for Families
11. Developmental Theories
12. Conception Through Adolescence
13. Young to Middle Adult
14. Older Adult

UNIT III - CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING PRACTICE
15. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
16. Nursing Assessment
17. Nursing Diagnosis
18. Planning for Nursing Care
19. Implementing Nursing Care
20. Evaluation
21. Managing Client Care

UNIT IV - PSYCHOSOCIAL BASIS FOR NURSING PRACTICE
22. Ethics and Values
23. Legal Implication
24. Communication
25. Client Education
26. Documentation
27. Self-Concept
28. Sexuality
29. Spiritual Health
30. The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief
31. Stress and Coping

UNIT VI - SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR NURSING PRACTICE
32. Vital Signs
33. Health Assessment and Physical Examination
34. Infection Control
35. Medication Administration
36. Complementary and Alternative Therapies

UNIT VII - BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
37. Activity and Exercise
38. Client Safety
39. Hygiene
40. Oxygenation
41. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balances
42. Sleep
43. Pain Management
44. Nutrition
45. Urinary Elimination
46. Bowel Elimination

UNIT VIII - CLIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
47. Mobility and Immobility
48. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
49. Sensory Alteration
50. Care of Surgical Clients