Fundamental nursing skills and concepts / Barbara Kuhn Timby.
| Author/creator | Timby, Barbara Kuhn author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Eleventh edition. |
| Publication | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2017. |
| Description | xviii, 969 pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Unit 1: Exploring contemporary nursing -- Nursing foundations -- Nursing process -- Unit 2: Integrating basic concepts -- Laws and ethics -- Health and illness -- Homeostasis, adaptation, and stress -- Culture and ethnicity -- Unit 3: Fostering communication -- The nurse-client relationship -- Client teaching -- Recording and reporting -- Unit 4: Performing basic client care -- Asepsis -- Admission, discharge, transfer, and referrals -- Vital signs -- Physical assessment -- Special examination and tests -- Unit 5: Assisting with basic needs -- Nutrition -- Fluid and chemical balance -- Hygiene -- Comfort, rest, and sleep -- Safety -- Pain management -- Oxygenation -- Infection control -- Unit 6: Assisting the inactive client -- Body mechanics, positioning, and moving -- Fitness and therapeutic exercise -- Mechanical immobilization -- Ambulatory aids -- Unit 7: The surgical client -- Perioperative care -- Wound care -- Gastrointestinal intubation -- Unit 8: Promoting elimination -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Unit 9: Medication administration -- Oral medications -- Topical and inhalant medications -- Parenteral medications -- Intravenous medications -- Unit 10: Intervening in emergency situations -- Airway management -- Resuscitation -- Unit 11: Caring for the terminally III -- End-of-life care. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2016015988 |
| ISBN | 9781496327628 |
| ISBN | 1496327624 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WY 100.1 T583F 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |