Fundamentals of Nursing Human Health and Function

by Craven, Ruth F.; Hirnle, Constance J.

• ISBN13: 9780781735810
• ISBN10: 0781735815
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The Fourth Edition of this comprehensive text provides an introduction to the broad range of the discipline of nursing, including theory, the nursing process, and step-by-step procedures. The Fourth Edition maintains its emphasis on both wellness/health and human function as frameworks for nursing practice. An emphasis is also placed on critical thinking by regularly incorporating features that apply to client situations, research, clinical scenarios and ethical-legal issues.

A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title.

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Table of Contents

Section I Conceptual Foundations of Nursing
Unit 1 The Delivery of Nursing Care
The Changing Face of Nursing	5	(14)
Community-Based Nursing and Continuity of Care	19	(20)
Unit 2 Concepts Essential for Professional Nursing
The Profession of Nursing	39	(16)
Nursing Theory and Conceptual Frameworks	55	(14)
Values	69	(16)
Ethical and Legal Concerns	85	(24)
Nurse Leader and Manager	109	(12)
Nursing Research: Evidence-Based Care	121	(16)
Unit 3 The Nursing Process: Frame-work for Clinical Nursing Therapeutics
Nursing Process: Foundation for Practice	137	(12)
Nursing Assessment	149	(14)
Nursing Diagnosis	163	(22)
Outcome Identification and Planning	185	(16)
Implementation and Evaluation	201	(14)
Critical Thinking	215	(14)
Communication of the Nursing Process: Documenting and Reporting	229	(26)
Unit 4 Concepts Essential for Human Functioning and Nursing Management
Health and Wellness	255	(12)
Lifespan Development	267	(28)
The Older Adult	295	(14)
Individual, Family, and Community	309	(16)
Culture and Ethnicity	325	(18)
Communication: The Nurse-Client Relationship	343	(18)
Client Education	361	(18)
Care Management	379	(14)
Unit 5 Essential Assessment Components
Health Assessment of Human Function	393	(50)
Vital Sign Assessment	443	(36)
Unit 6 Selected Clinical Nursing Therapeutics
Asepsis and Infection Control	479	(34)
Medication Administration	513	(62)
Intravenous Therapy	575	(36)
Perioperative Nursing	611	(38)
Section II Human Function and Clinical Nursing Therapeutics
Unit 7 Health Perception and Health Management
Safety	649	(30)
Health Maintenance	679	(24)
Unit 8 Activity and Exercise
Self-Care and Hygiene	703	(50)
Mobility and Body Mechanics	753	(56)
Oxygenation: Respiratory Function	809	(56)
Oxygenation: Cardiovascular Function	865	(44)
Unit 9 Nutrition and Metabolism
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance	909	(32)
Nutrition	941	(42)
Skin Integrity and Wound Healing	983	(44)
The Body's Defense Against Infection	1027	(36)
Unit 10 Elimination
Urinary Elimination	1063	(38)
Bowel Elimination	1101	(42)
Unit 11 Sleep and Rest
Sleep and Rest	1143	(24)
Unit 12 Cognition and Perception
Pain Perception and Management	1167	(32)
Sensory Perception	1199	(20)
Cognitive Processes	1219	(34)
Unit 13 Self-Perception and Self-Concept
Self-Concept	1253	(22)
Unit 14 Roles and Relationships
Families and Their Relationships	1275	(24)
Loss and Grieving	1299	(26)
Unit 15 Coping and Stress Management
Stress, Coping, and Adaptation	1325	(26)
Unit 16 Sexuality and Reproduction
Human Sexuality	1351	(30)
Unit 17 Values and Beliefs
Spiritual Health	1381	(24)
Appendix A: Answers to ``Apply Your Knowledge,''	1405	(6)
Appendix B: Diagnostic Studies and Interpretation	1411	(40)
Appendix C: Medical Terminology: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes	1451	(8)
Appendix D: Selected Information Resources for Nursing Practice	1459	(12)
Appendix E: Herbal Preparations Used As Health Remedies	1471	(10)
Glossary	1481	(10)
Index	1491