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• Instructions for online access
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Reviewers
• Dedication
• Preface to the Instructor
• Acknowledgments
• Unit 1. Nursing and the Health Care Environment
• 1. Nursing Today
• Nursing as a Profession
• Historical Influences
• Contemporary Influences
• Trends in Nursing
• Professional Registered Nurse Education
• Nursing Practice
• Professional Nursing Organizations
• 2. The Health Care Delivery System
• Traditional Level of Health Care
• Integrated Health Care Delivery
• Issues in Health Care Delivery for Nurses
• The Future of Health Care
• 3. Community-Based Nursing Practice
• Community-Based Health Care
• Community-oriented nursing
• Community-based nursing
• Community Assessment
• Changing patients’ health
• 4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
• Theory
• Shared Theories
• Select Nursing Theories
• Link between Theory and Knowledge Development in Nursing
• 5. Evidence-Based Practice
• The Need for Evidence-Based Practice
• Nursing Research
• Research Process
• Performance Improvement
• The Relationship Between EBP, Research, and Performance Improvement
• Unit 2. Caring Throughout the Life Span
• 6. Health and Wellness
• Healthy People
• Definition of Health
• Models of Health and Illness
• Variables Influencing Health and Health Beliefs and Practices
• Health Promotion, Wellness, and Illness Prevention
• Risk Factors
• Risk-Factor Identification and Changing Health Behaviors
• Illness
• Caring for Yourself
• 7. Caring in Nursing Practice
• Theoretical Views on Caring
• Patients’ Perceptions of Caring
• Ethic of Care
• Caring in Nursing Practice
• The Challenge of Caring
• 8. Caring for Patients With Chronic Illness
• The Prevalence and Costs of Chronic Disease
• Multifactorial Nature of Chronic Disease
• Physical Effects of Chronic Illness
• Psychosocial Needs of Patients with Chronic Illness
• Growth AND Development Considerations
• Family Caregivers
• The Chronic Care Model
• Implications for Nursing
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• Public Policy
• 9. Cultural Competence
• World View
• Health Disparities
• Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Identity
• Disease and Illness
• A Model of Cultural Competence
• Cultural Awareness and Knowledge
• Cultural Skill
• Cultural Encounter
• Cultural Desire
• 10. Family Dynamics
• The Family
• Family Forms and Current Trends
• Family Nursing
• Family-Centered Care and the Nursing Process
• 11. Developmental Theories
• Developmental Theories
• 12. Conception Through Adolescence
• Stages of Growth and Development
• Selecting a Developmental Framework for Nursing
• Intrauterine Life
• Transition from Intrauterine to Extrauterine Life
• Newborn
• Infant
• Toddler
• Preschoolers
• School-Age Children and Adolescents
• School-Age Children
• Adolescents
• 13. Young and Middle Adults
• Young Adults
• Middle Adults
• 14. Older Adults
• Variability Among Older Adults
• Myths and Stereotypes
• Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Older Adults
• Developmental Tasks for Older Adults
• Community-Based and Institutional Health Care Services
• Assessing the Needs of Older Adults
• Addressing the Health Concerns of Older Adults
• Older Adults and the Acute Care Setting
• Older Adults and Restorative Care
• Unit 3. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
• 15. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
• Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice
• Critical Thinking Defined
• Levels of Critical Thinking in Nursing
• Critical Thinking Competencies
• Nursing Process Competency
• A Critical Thinking Model for Clinical Decision Making
• Developing Critical Thinking Skills
• Managing Stress
• Critical Thinking Synthesis
• 16. Nursing Assessment
• Critical Thinking in Assessment
• The Nurse-Patient Relationship in Assessment
• The Patient-Centered Interview
• Nursing Health History
• The Assessment Process
• 17. Nursing Diagnosis
• Types of Diagnoses
• Terminologies for Nursing Diagnoses
• Critical Thinking and the Nursing Diagnostic Process
• Use of Nursing Diagnosis in Practice
• Sources of Diagnostic Error
• Documentation and Informatics
• Nursing Diagnoses Application to Care Planning
• 18. Planning Nursing Care
• Establishing Priorities
• Critical Thinking in Setting Goals and Expected Outcomes
• Critical Thinking in Planning Nursing Care
• Systems for Planning Nursing Care
• Consulting with Health Care Professionals
• 19. Implementing Nursing Care
• Standard Nursing Interventions
• Critical Thinking in Implementation
• Implementation Process
• Direct Care
• Indirect Care
• Achieving Patient Goals
• 20. Evaluation
• Standards for Evaluation
• Critical Thinking in Evaluation
• Collaborate and Evaluate Effectiveness of Interventions
• Document Outcomes
• Evaluation of Health Care
• 21. Managing Patient Care
• Building a Nursing Team
• Leadership Skills for Nursing Students
• Unit 4. Professional Standards in Nursing Practice
• 22. Ethics and Values
• Basic Terms in Health Ethics
• Professional Nursing Code of Ethics
• Values
• Approaches to Ethics
• Nursing Point of View
• Issues in Health Care Ethics
• 23. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
• Legal Limits of Nursing
• Federal Statutes Impacting Nursing Practice
• State Statutes Impacting Nursing Practice
• Legal Implications and Issues Associated with Nursing Practice
• 24. Communication
• Communication and Nursing Practice
• Elements of the Communication Process
• Forms of Communication
• Professional Nursing Relationships
• Elements of Professional Communication
• Nursing Process
• 25. Patient Education
• Standards for Patient Education
• Purposes of Patient Education
• Teaching and Learning
• Domains of Learning
• Basic Learning Principles
• Nursing Process
• 26. Informatics and Documentation
• Purposes of the Health Care Record
• Interprofessional Communication Within the Health Record
• Standards and Guidelines for Quality Nursing Documentation
• Methods of Documentation
• Common Record-Keeping Forms Within The Electronic Health Record
• Documenting Communication With Providers and Unique Events
• Acuity Rating Systems
• Documentation in the Long-Term Health Care Setting
• Documentation in the Home Health Care Setting
• Case Management and use of Critical Pathways
• Informatics and Information Management in Health Care
• Unit 5. Foundations for Nursing Practice
• 27. Patient Safety and Quality
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 28. Infection Prevention and Control
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Nursing Process
• 29. Vital Signs
• Guidelines for Measuring Vital Signs
• Body Temperature
• Nursing Process
• Pulse
• Nursing Process
• Respiration
• Nursing Process
• Blood Pressure
• Nursing Process
• 30. Health Assessment and Physical Examination
• Purposes of the Physical Examination
• Preparation for Examination
• Organization of the Examination
• Techniques of Physical Assessment
• General Survey
• Skin, Hair, and Nails
• Head and Neck
• Thorax and Lungs
• Heart
• Vascular System
• Breasts
• Abdomen
• Female Genitalia and Reproductive Tract
• Male Genitalia
• Rectum and Anus
• Musculoskeletal System
• Neurological System
• After the Examination
• 31. Medication Administration
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• Medication Administration
• 32. Complementary Therapies and Integrative Health
• Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Health
• Nursing-Accessible Therapies
• Training-Specific Therapies
• The Integrative Nursing Role
• Unit 6. Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice
• 33. Self-Concept
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 34. Sexuality
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 35. Spiritual Health
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 36. Loss and Grief
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 37. Stress and Coping
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• Unit 7. Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice
• 38. Activity and Exercise
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 39. Immobility
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Nursing Process
• 40. Hygiene
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 41. Oxygenation
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 42. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 43. Sleep
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 44. Pain Management
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 45. Nutrition
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 46. Urinary Elimination
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 47. Bowel Elimination
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 48. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 49. Sensory Alterations
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Nursing Process
• 50. Perioperative Nursing Care
• Scientific Knowledge Base
• Nursing Knowledge Base
• Critical Thinking
• Preoperative Surgical Phase
• Transport to the Operating Room
• Preanesthesia Care Unit
• Intraoperative Surgical Phase
• Nursing Roles During Surgery
• Nursing Process
• Postoperative Surgical Phase
• Immediate Postoperative Recovery (Phase I)
• Recovery in Ambulatory Surgery (Phase II)
• Recovery of Inpatients: Postoperative Recovery and Convalescence
• Nursing Process
• Glossary
• Index
• Special Features