Barbara Kozier's name appears first on earlier ed. under the title: Fundamentals of nursing. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Promoting family health -- Preface -- Contributors -- Thank you -- Special features -- ch. 24. Nature of nursing -- ch. 1. Historical and contemporary nursing practice -- ch. 2. Nursing education, research, and evidence-based practice -- ch. 3. Nursing theories and conceptual frameworks -- ch. 4. Legal aspects of nursing -- ch. 5. Values, ethics, and advocacy -- unit 2. Contemporary health care -- ch. 6. Health care delivery systems -- ch. 7. Community nursing and care continuity -- ch. 8. Home care -- ch. 9. Nursing informatics -- unit 3. The nursing process -- ch. 10. Critical thinking and the nursing process -- ch. 11. Assessing -- ch. 12. Diagnosing -- ch. 13. Planning -- ch. 14. Implementing and evaluating -- ch. 15. Documenting and reporting -- unit 4. Health beliefs and practices -- ch. 16. Health promotion -- ch. 17. Health, wellness, and illness -- ch. 18. Culture and heritage -- ch. 19. Complementary and alternative healing modalities -- unit 5. Life span development -- ch. 20. Concepts of growth and development -- ch. 21. Promoting health from conception through adolescence -- ch. 22. Promoting health in young and middle-aged adults -- ch. 23. Promoting health in elders -- ch. 24. Promoting family health -- ch. 52. Index. ch. 25. Caring -- ch. 26. Communicating -- ch. 27. Teaching -- ch. 28. Leading, managing, and delegating -- unit 7. Assessing health -- ch. 29. Vital signs -- ch. 30. Health assessment -- unit 8. Asepsis -- ch. 32. Safety -- ch. 33. Hygiene -- ch. 34. Diagnostic testing -- ch. 35. Medications -- ch. 36. Skin integrity and wound care -- ch. 37. Perioperative nursing -- unit 9. Promoting psychosocial health -- ch. 38. Sensory perception -- ch. 39. Self-concept -- ch. 40. Sexuality -- ch. 41. Spirituality -- ch. 42. Stress and coping -- ch. 43. Loss, grieving, and death -- unit 10. Promoting physiologic health -- ch. 44. Activity and exercise -- ch. 45. Sleep -- ch. 46. Pain management -- ch. 47. Nutrition -- ch. 48. Urinary elimination -- ch. 49. Fecal elimination -- ch. 50. Oxygenation -- ch. 51. Circulation -- ch. 52. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Appendix A : Answers to anatomy & physiology review, critical thinking possibilities, and answers to test your knowledge -- Appendix B : Measurement scales used in NOC -- Appendix C : 2007-2007 NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses -- Glossary -- Index.
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