Title:
Nursing fundamentals demystified / Bennita W. Vaughans.
Author:
Vaughans, Bennita W.
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2011.
Call Number:
RT41 .V38 2011
ISBN:
9780071495707
Physical Description:
xviii, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Part I. Introduction to the nursing profession. Nursing, an evolving profession -- The nursing process -- Part II. Fundamental principles of nursing care. Communication and documentation -- Vital sign assessment -- Health assessment -- Medication administration -- Safety -- Part III. Meeting basic human needs. Skin integrity -- Activity and mobility -- Sensory and cognition -- Sleep and comfort -- Oxygenation -- Nutrition -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Psychosocial needs.
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