Fundamentals of Nursing Human Health and Function

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

• ISBN13: 9780781780230
• ISBN10: 0781780233
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-04
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This groundbreaking text maintains its emphasis on critical thinking by weaving it throughout each chapter. Chapters open with a Clinical Vignette followed by critical thinking questions and include Apply Your Knowledge Checkpoint Boxes, Therapeutic Dialogues Boxes, Collaborating with the Healthcare Team Boxes, and Ethical-Legal Boxes that together build your students' decision-making abilities and clinical judgment. Craven & Hirnle now offers completely revised skills presentations and a brand-new, comprehensive, integrated art program of nearly 1,000 drawings and photographs. Overall, the Sixth Edition has an increased focus on patient safety, communication, and evidence-based research in practice. A complete suite of products will now accompany the Sixth Edition including Craven and Hirnle's Nursing Fundamentals and Procedures Online, an online skills reference, and Lippincott's Video Series: Nursing Procedures, along with a printed Study Guide, Procedures Checklists, and a FREE CD-ROM with bonus content bundled with the text.

Table of Contents

The Delivery of Nursing

The Delivery of Nursing

Community-Based Nursing and Continuity of Care

Concepts Essential for Professional Nursing

The Profession of Nursing

Nursing Theory and Conceptual Frameworks

Values

Ethical and Legal Concerns

Nurse Leader and Manager

Nursing Research: Evidence Based Care

The Nursing Process: Framework for Clinical Nursing Therapies

Nursing Process: Foundation for Practice

Nursing Assessment

Nursing Diagnosis

Outcome Identification and Planning

Implementation and Evaluation

Critical Thinking

Communication of the Nursing Process: Documenting and Reporting

Concepts Essential for Human Function and Nursing Management

Health and Wellness

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Lifespan Development

The Older Adult

Individual, Family and Community

Culture and Ethnicity

Communication: The Nurse-Client Relationship

Client Education

Care Management

Essential Assessment Components

Health Assessment of Human Function

Vital Sign Assessment

Selected Clinical Nursing Therapeutics

Asepsis and Infection Control

Medication Administration

Intravenous Therapy

Perioperative Nursing

Health Perception and Health Management

Safety

Health Maintenance

Activity and Exercise

Self-Care and Hygiene

Mobility and Body Mechanics

Oxygenation: Respiratory Function

Oxygenation: Cardiovascular Function

Nutrition and Metabolism

Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance

Nutrition

Skin Integrity and Wound Healing

The Body's Defense Against Infection

Elimination

Urinary Elimination

Bowel Elimination

Sleep and Rest

Sleep and Rest

Cognition and Perception

Pain Perception and Management

Sensory Perception

Cognitive Processes

Self-Perception and Self-Concept

Self-Concept

Roles and Relationships

Families and Their Relationships

Loss and Grieving

Coping and Stress Management

Stress Coping and Adaptation

Sexuality and Reproduction

Human Sexuality

Values and Beliefs

Spiritual Health

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