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Davis Advantage for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills 4th Edition

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Davis Advantage for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills 4th Edition
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Davis Advantage for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills 4th Edition

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English | 2023 | EPUB, Converted PDF | 266 MB

by Marti Burton; David Smith

ISBNs: B0DHDCK3H8, 1719644551, 1719647771, 9781719644556, 9781719647779, 9781719646857, 9781719646635, 978-1719644556, 978-1719647779, 978-1719646857, 978-1719646635

Table of Contents:

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Brief Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the Authors
  8. Preface
  9. LPN/LVN Connections
  10. F.A. Davis LPN/LVN Advisory Board
  11. Contributors
  12. Reviewers
  13. Contents
  14. List of Skills, Nursing Care Plans, and Concept Maps
  15. Unit One: Introduction to Nursing
  16. 1: The Vista of Nursing
  17. History of Nursing—A Look at Where We Have Been
  18. Options for Entering Nursing
  19. Nurse Practice Acts and Scope of Practice
  20. Advancing Your Career
  21. Specialization in Nursing
  22. Being a Lifelong Learner
  23. Characteristics of Nurses
  24. Professionalism in Nursing
  25. Nursing Theories and Theorists
  26. Trends in Nursing Practice
  27. The Impact of Nursing
  28. 2: Health-Care Delivery, Settings, and Economics
  29. The Health-Care Team
  30. Determining the Delivery of Effective Care
  31. Delivery of Nursing Care
  32. Health-Care Economics
  33. 3: Ethics, Law, and Delegation in Nursing
  34. Ethical Issues in Nursing
  35. Legal Issues in Nursing
  36. Legal Documents
  37. Professional Responsibilities
  38. 4: The Nursing Process: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, and Clinical Judgment
  39. Decision Making in Nursing
  40. The Nursing Process
  41. Clinical Judgment
  42. Nursing Care Plans
  43. Concept Maps
  44. 5: Documentation
  45. Purposes of Documentation
  46. Confidentiality of Documentation
  47. Uses of Documentation Forms
  48. Types of Medical Records
  49. Data to Document
  50. Methods of Recording Patient Information
  51. Electronic Health Records
  52. Long-Term Care Documentation
  53. Home Health Documentation
  54. Five Documentation Mistakes That Carry Increased Risk of Malpractice
  55. Unit Two: Communicating and Understanding
  56. 6: Communication and Relationships
  57. The Communication Process
  58. Types of Communication
  59. Factors That Affect Communication
  60. Active Listening
  61. Styles of Communication
  62. Therapeutic Communication
  63. Communication in Stressful Situations
  64. Humor in Communication
  65. Communication With the Health-Care Team
  66. The Nurse–Patient Relationship
  67. Special Communication Needs
  68. 7: Promoting Health and Wellness
  69. Theories of Wellness and Illness
  70. Promoting Wellness
  71. Illness
  72. Stress and Adaptation
  73. 8: Ethnic, Cultural, and Spiritual Aspects of Care
  74. Ethnicity and Culture
  75. Transcultural Nursing and Cultural Competence
  76. How Culture Affects Health Care
  77. Death and Dying
  78. Delivering Culturally Sensitive Care
  79. Barriers to Health Care
  80. Religion, Spirituality, and Creativity
  81. 9: Growth and Development Throughout the Life Span
  82. Concepts of Growth and Development
  83. Principles of Growth and Development
  84. Stages of Child Development
  85. Health Concerns for Infants, Children, and Adolescents
  86. Stages of Adult Development
  87. 10: Loss, Grief, and Dying
  88. Dealing With the Terminal Patient
  89. Facing Loss
  90. The Dying Process
  91. Nursing Care
  92. Observation and Provision of Comfort
  93. Postmortem Care
  94. 11: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  95. Alternative Therapy Versus Complementary Therapy
  96. Western Medicine
  97. Eastern and Alternative Health Care
  98. Types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  99. Nursing Care and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  100. 12: Patient Teaching
  101. Learning
  102. Teaching About Health and Illness
  103. Documentation of Teaching
  104. Teaching Patients About Internet Resources
  105. Unit Three: Nursing Basics
  106. 13: Safety
  107. Safe Environment for Patients
  108. Safe Environment for Nursing Staff
  109. 14: Medical Asepsis and Infection Control
  110. Causes of Infection
  111. Chain of Infection
  112. Types of Infection
  113. Defenses Against Infection
  114. Preventing Infection
  115. 15: Personal Care
  116. Routinely Scheduled Care
  117. Bathing
  118. Grooming
  119. Managing the Environment
  120. 16: Moving and Positioning Patients
  121. Effects of Immobility
  122. Positioning Patients
  123. Moving and Lifting Patients
  124. 17: Vital Signs
  125. The Six Vital Signs
  126. Body Temperature
  127. Pulse
  128. Respiration
  129. Blood Pressure
  130. Oxygen Saturation
  131. Pain Assessment
  132. Documenting Vital Signs
  133. 18: Applying Heat and Cold Therapies
  134. Heat Therapy
  135. Cold Therapy
  136. 19: Pain Management, Rest, and Restorative Sleep
  137. Pain
  138. Rest and Restorative Sleep
  139. 20: Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
  140. Admission
  141. Admitting Procedure
  142. Discharge
  143. Patient Transfer
  144. 21: Physical Assessment
  145. What Is Physical Assessment?
  146. Assessment Components Related to Each Body System
  147. Performing an Initial Head-to-Toe Shift Assessment
  148. Documentation of Assessment Findings
  149. 22: Surgical Asepsis
  150. Disinfection and Sterilization
  151. Principles of Sterile Technique
  152. Unit Four: Clinical Skills and Care
  153. 23: Nutrition
  154. Nutritional Guidelines
  155. Essential Nutrients
  156. Differing Nutritional Needs Over the Life Span
  157. Influences on Nutrition
  158. 24: Nutritional Care and Support
  159. Supporting Nutritional Intake
  160. Therapeutic Diets
  161. Eating Disorders
  162. Food–Drug Interactions
  163. Enteral Tubes
  164. Gastric Decompression
  165. Enteral Nutrition
  166. Complications Associated With Tube Feedings
  167. Parenteral Nutrition
  168. 25: Diagnostic Tests
  169. Nursing Responsibilities in Diagnostic Testing
  170. Categories of Diagnostic Tests
  171. 26: Wound Care
  172. Types of Wounds
  173. Contamination of Wounds
  174. Pressure Injuries
  175. Other Wounds Found in Hospitalized Patients
  176. Wound Healing
  177. Wound Treatment
  178. Measurement of Wounds and Observation of Drainage
  179. Cleaning Wounds
  180. Dressings
  181. Documenting Wound Care
  182. 27: Musculoskeletal Care
  183. Musculoskeletal Conditions Resulting in Limited Mobility
  184. Types of Immobilization
  185. Caring for Patients With Musculoskeletal Immobilization
  186. Assistive Devices for Ambulation
  187. 28: Respiratory Care
  188. Normal Oxygenation
  189. Impaired Oxygenation
  190. 29: Fluids, Electrolytes, and Introduction to Acid–Base Balance
  191. Water
  192. Fluid Volume Imbalances
  193. Electrolytes
  194. Introduction to Acid–Base Balance
  195. 30: Bowel Elimination and Care
  196. Normal Bowel Elimination
  197. Assessment of Bowel Elimination
  198. Alterations in Bowel Elimination
  199. Alternative Bowel Elimination
  200. 31: Urinary Elimination and Care
  201. Normal Urinary Elimination
  202. Assessing Urine and Urinary Output
  203. Alterations in Urinary Function
  204. Caring for Patients With Altered Urinary Function
  205. 32: Care of Older Adults
  206. A Description of Aging
  207. Physical Effects of Aging
  208. Psychosocial Problems of Aging
  209. Positive Aspects of Aging
  210. Caring for Residents in Long-Term Settings
  211. Physical Assessment of the Older Adult
  212. The Problem of Polypharmacy in Older Adults
  213. 33: Care of the Surgical Patient
  214. Purposes of Surgery
  215. Degrees of Urgency
  216. Various Surgical Settings
  217. Preoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
  218. Intraoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
  219. Postoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
  220. 34: Phlebotomy and Blood Specimens
  221. Phlebotomy
  222. Performing Venipuncture
  223. Complications of Phlebotomy
  224. Dermal Punctures
  225. Unit Five: Medication Administration
  226. 35: Researching and Preparing Medications
  227. Fundamentals of Medications
  228. Preparing to Administer Medications
  229. Medication Errors
  230. 36: Administering Oral, Topical, and Mucosal Medications
  231. Routes of Administration
  232. Nursing Responsibilities for Administering Oral, Topical, and Mucosal Medications
  233. Documentation of Medication Administration
  234. Preventing Administration and Documentation Errors
  235. 37: Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
  236. Injections
  237. Medications
  238. Comparison of Routes of Administration
  239. 38: Intravenous Therapy
  240. Purposes of Intravenous Therapy
  241. Safe Administration of IV Drugs
  242. IV Solutions
  243. Intravenous Equipment
  244. Asepsis and Intravenous Therapy
  245. Calculation of Infusion Rate
  246. Initiating Peripheral Venipuncture
  247. Complications of Peripheral Intravenous Therapy
  248. Central Venous Access Devices
  249. Blood and Blood Products
  250. Appendix A: Photo and Illustration Credits for Unnumbered Figures
  251. Glossary
  252. Index