Fundamentals of nursing : the art and science of person-centered nursing care / Carol Taylor, Carol Lillis, Pamela Lynn, Priscilla Lemone.

Author/creator Taylor, Carol author.
Other author Lillis, Carol author.
Other author Lynn, Pamela (Pamela Barbara), 1961- author.
Other author LeMone, Priscilla author.
Format Book
EditionEighth edition.
PublicationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania : Wolters Kluwer, [2015]
Descriptionxxxii, 1,784 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction to nursing -- Theory, research, and evidence-based practice -- Health, illness, and disparities -- Health of the individual, family, and community -- Cultural diversity -- Values, ethics, and advocacy -- Legal dimensions of nursing practice -- The health care delivery system -- Care coordination and continuity in health care settings and the community -- Blended competencies, clinical reasoning, and processes of person-centered care -- Assessing -- Diagnosing -- Outcome identification and planning -- Implementing -- Evaluating -- Documenting, reporting, conferring and using informatics -- Developmental concepts -- Conception through young adult -- The aging adult -- Communicatior -- Teacher and counselor -- Nurse leader, manager, and care coordinator -- Asepsis and infection control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment -- Safety, security, and emergency preparedness -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Medications -- Perioperative nursing -- Hygiene -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Activity -- Rest and sleep -- Comfort and pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel eliminaiton -- Oxygenation and perfusion -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Self-concept -- Stress and adaptation -- Loss, grief, and dying -- Sensory functioning -- Sexuality -- Spirituality -- Appendix A: Guidelines for delegation decision making -- Appendix B: Equivalents -- Appendix C: Normal adult laboratory values.
General notePreceded by Fundamentals of nursing / Carol R. Taylor [and others]. 7th ed. c2011.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014013308
ISBN9781451185614 hardcover
ISBN1451185618 hardcover

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