Essentials for nursing practice. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Nursing practice
• Further Information: Note: Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Stockert, Amy Hall.
• Editors: Potter, Patricia Ann; Perry, Anne Griffin; Stockert, Patricia A; Hall, Amy (Amy M.)
• Contents: The nursing profession -- Health and wellness -- The health care delivery system -- Community-based nursing practice -- Legal principles in nursing -- Ethics -- Evidence-based practice -- Critical thinking -- Nursing process -- Informatics and documentation -- Communication -- Patient education -- Managing patient care -- Infection prevention and control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Administering medications -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances -- Caring in nursing practice -- Cultural awareness -- Spiritual health -- Growth and development -- Self-concept and sexuality -- Family context in nursing -- Stress and coping -- Loss and grief -- Exercise and activity -- Safety -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Immboility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Surgical patient.
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier Mosby
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 1225 pages :), illustrations
• Subjects: 610.73; Nursing; Nursing; Nursing Care; Nursing Process; Nursing; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference; MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine; MEDICAL -- Atlases; MEDICAL -- Essays; MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice; MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine; MEDICAL -- Osteopathy; Nursing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0323188818; 9780323188814
• Related ISBNs: 9780323112024; 0323112021
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.