Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

by Berridge, Pat; Liddle, Catherine

• ISBN13: 9781901831139
• ISBN10: 1901831132
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy is an invaluable reference book, covering all the core topics of nursing.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the theoretical foundations of nursing, the nursing process, basic nursing skills, physiological patient care (oxygenation, self-care and hygiene, mobility and exercise, comfort from pain, rest and sleep, skin integrity, nutrition, and urinary and bowel elimination), and the latest nursing concepts, including evidence-based practice and critical thinking.

Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy is packed with reader-friendly features including abundant illustrations, cartoons, checklists, quick quizzes, memory joggers and chapter summaries. Drawing on current UK guidance, it is an essential resource for nursing students, or those needing a refresher in the fundamentals of nursing.

Table of Contents

Foundational concepts 1 Overview of nursing 2 Basics of health and illness 3 Ethical and legal considerations 4 Nursing process 2 General nursing skills 5 Communication 6 Health assessment 7 Taking vital signs 8 Asepsis and infection control 9 Medication basics 10 Medication administration 11 I.V. therapy 3 Physiologic needs 12 Oxygenation 13 Self-care and hygiene 14 Mobility, activity, and exercise 15 Skin integrity and wound healing 16 Comfort, rest, and sleep 17 Pain management 18 Nutrition 19 Urinary elimination 20 Bowel elimination