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Basic Nursing: Essentials for Practice, 6th Edition
Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, CMAC, FAAN;
and Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN
2006 | 1,200 pp., 650 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-323-03937-6

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This student-friendly textbook provides complete coverage of the essential nursing principles, concepts, and skills that are the foundation of a solid nursing education. You and your students will appreciate the logically organized, streamlined content, the 5-step nursing process framework, and the strong focus on critical thinking. Plus, this new edition takes teaching and learning to another dimension with a new one-of-a-kind, interactive course, Nursing Skills Online!
   
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unit 1: Concepts in Health Care

  1. Health and Wellness
  2. The Health Care Delivery System
  3. Community Based Nursing Practice
  4. Legal Principles in Nursing
  5. Ethics

Unit 2: Processes in Nursing Care

  1. Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment
  2. Nursing Process
  3. Documentation and Reporting
  4. Communication
  5. Patient Education

Unit 3: Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice

  1. Infection Control
  2. Vital Signs
  3. Health Assessment and Physical Examination
  4. Administering Medications
  5. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances

Unit 4: Principles for Caring

  1. Caring in Nursing Practice
  2. Cultural Diversity
  3. Spirituality
  4. Growth and Development
  5. Self-Concept and Sexuality
  6. Family Context in Nursing
  7. Stress and Coping
  8. Loss and Grief
  9. Managing Patient Care

Unit 5: Caring for Patients' Basic Human Needs

  1. Exercise and Activity
  2. Safety
  3. Hygiene
  4. Oxygenation
  5. Sleep
  6. Promoting Comfort
  7. Nutrition
  8. Urinary Elimination
  9. Bowel Elimination

Unit 6: Caring for Patients' Special Needs

  1. Immobility
  2. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
  3. Sensory Alterations
  4. Surgical Patient


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