Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

by Taylor, Carol R.; Lillis, Carol; LeMone, Priscilla

• ISBN13: 9780781744805
• ISBN10: 0781744806
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780781722735, 9780781781572
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-02
• Publisher: LWW
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Summary

Revised to emphasize critical thinking, this Fifth Edition is the most engaging, student-friendly, and comprehensive fundamentals textbook for beginning nursing students. The unique, holistic "blended skills" approach to nursing care integrates technical, cognitive, ethical/legal, and interpersonal skills. Each Fifth Edition chapter opens with three real-world cases, which are used throughout the chapter as examples. Reflective Practice boxes written by Carol Taylor's students describe realistic situations and ask challenging questions. The updated coverage includes discussions of evidence-based practice and a new chapter on complementary and alternative modalities. A back-of-book CD-ROM has tutorials on NCLEX innovative items, and fluid and electrolyte balance. Now this text is available in a package with a student-version DVD of Taylor's Video Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills. Hosted by a nurse expert, this 17-module video program offers engaging reality-based footage, interviews with patients, caregivers, and nurses, and detailed step-by-step demonstration of skills. A unique feature of this video program is its coverage of unexpected situations, with a focus on how to appropriately respond when a skill deviates from the normal steps. Modules: / Module 1: Vital Signs / Module 2: Asepsis / Module 3: Oral and Topical Medications / Module 4: Injectable Medications / Module 5: IV Medications / Module 6: Perioperative Nursing / Module 7: Hygiene / Module 8: Skin Integrity and Wound Care / Module 9: Activity / Module 10: Nutrition / Module 11: Urinary Elimination / Module 12: Indwelling and Intermittent Catheters / Module 13: Bowel Elimination / Module 14: Oxygenation / Module 15: Tracheostomy Care / Module 16: IV Therapy / Module 17: Central Venous Access Devices

Author Biography

Carol Taylor, CSFN, RN, MSN, PhD Georgetown University, Washington, DC Carol Lillis, RN, MSN Delaware County Community College, Media, Pennsylvania Priscilla LeMone, RN, DSN, FAAN University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri

Table of Contents

Foundations of Nursing Practice	p. 2
Introduction to Nursing	p. 5
Health of the Individual, Family, and Community	p. 23
Cultural Diversity	p. 37
Health and Illness	p. 57
Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice	p. 73
Values, Ethics, and Advocacy	p. 89
Legal Implications of Nursing	p. 113
Community-Based Settings for Patient Care	p. 140
Healthcare Delivery Systems	p. 143
Continuity of Care	p. 161
Home Healthcare	p. 177
The Nursing Process	p. 192
Blended Skills and Critical Thinking Throughout the Nursing Process	p. 195
Assessing	p. 229
Diagnosing	p. 251
Outcome Identification and Planning	p. 273
Implementing	p. 297
Evaluating	p. 317
Documenting, Reporting, and Conferring	p. 335
Promoting Health Across the Life Span	p. 368
Developmental Concepts	p. 371
Conception Through Young Adult	p. 387
The Aging Adult	p. 417
Roles Basic to Nursing Care	p. 438
Communicator	p. 441
Teacher and Counselor	p. 473
Leader and Manager	p. 501
Actions Basic to Nursing Care	p. 518
Vital Signs	p. 521
Health Assessment	p. 559
Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness	p. 613
Asepsis and Infection Control	p. 649
Complementary and Alternative Modalities	p. 685
Medications	p. 705
Perioperative Nursing	p. 779
Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses	p. 816
Self-Concept	p. 819
Stress and Adaptation	p. 847
Loss, Grief, and Dying	p. 871
Sensory Stimulation	p. 903
Sexuality	p. 929
Spirituality	p. 971
Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses	p. 1000
Hygiene	p. 1003
Skin Integrity and Wound Care	p. 1055
Activity	p. 1101
Rest and Sleep	p. 1167
Comfort	p. 1193
Nutrition	p. 1233
Urinary Elimination	p. 1287
Bowel Elimination	p. 1335
Oxygenation	p. 1375
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance	p. 1425
Equivalents	p. 1487
Normal Adult Laboratory Values	p. 1489
Canadian Nurses Association Standards for Nursing Practice	p. 1495
Glossary	p. 1497
Index	p. 1517
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