Potter & Perry's fundamentals of nursing. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Fundamentals of nursing
• Further Information: Note: Australian adaptation edited by Jackie Crisp, Clint Douglas, Geraldine Rebeiro, Donna Waters.
• Editors: Crisp, Jackie; Douglas, Clint; Rebeiro, Geraldine; Waters, Donna
• Contents: PART 1 - Evolving nursing: nursing and the healthcare environment Chapter 1 - Creating a proactive and dyanmic nursing profession NEW! Chapter 2 - Building nursing practice: the Fundamentals of Care Framework NEW! Chapter 3 - Engaging patients and keeping them safe NEW! PART 2 - Framing nursing: critical processes in nursing practice Chapter 4 - Developing clinical reasoning for nursing practice Chapter 5 - Gathering relevant information and making decisions Chapter 6 - Setting priorities, taking action and evaluating outcomes Chapter 7 - Developing and using nursing knowledge PART 3 - Positioning nursing: professional responsibility and accountability for safe and effective care Chapter 8 - Coordinating care and teamwork Chapter 9 - Examining the ethical practice of nursing Chapter 10 - Practising nursing within Australian regulatory frameworks Chapter 11 - Acting in accordance with New Zealand regulatory frameworks Chapter 12 - Placing communication at the centre of person-centred care Chapter 13 - Documenting, retrieving and using information to inform practice PART 4 - Adapting nursing: people, context and culture Chapter 14 - Understanding and applying cultural safety: philosophy and practice of a social determinants approach Chapter 15 - Engaging in family-centred care Chapter 16 - Considering the developmental context from conception to adolescence Chapter 17 - Considering the developmental context of youth and adults Chapter 18 - Working with older people Chapter 19 - Considering the person with disability PART 5 - Relating nursing: human basis of nursing practice Chapter 20 - Self-identity: life as a journey of self-discovery Chapter 21 - Understanding sexuality and sexual health Chapter 22 - Working with dying, death and grief PART 6 - Practising nursing: scientific basis of nursing practice Chapter 23 - The vital signs: using a primary survey approach for patient assessment Chapter 24 - Undertaking a focused assessment: physical assessment of body systems Chapter 25 - Infection control Chapter 26 - Skin integrity and wound care Chapter 27 - Medication therapy PART 7 - Focusing nursing: basic human needs Chapter 28 - Promoting mobility Chapter 29 - Hygiene Chapter 30 - Fostering sleep Chapter 31 - Nutrition Chapter 32 - Bowel elimination Chapter 33 - Urinary elimination Chapter 34 - Fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance Chapter 35 - Oxygenation Chapter 36 - Managing pain Chapter 37 - Managing stress and adaptation PART 8 - Situating nursing: contexts of care Chapter 38 - Focusing on community-based care: the older person Chapter 39 - Working in acute care environments Chapter 40 - Meeting the mental health needs of individuals and their carers Chapter 41 - Caring for the cancer survivor
• Edition: 5e ; Australia and New Zealand edition
• Publisher Details: Chatswood, NSW : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 610.73; Nursing -- Textbooks; Nursing -- Australia -- Textbooks; Nursing -- New Zealand -- Textbooks; Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Nursing; New Zealand; Australia; Handbooks and manuals; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780729585583; 0729585581
• 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.