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:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Preface
- LPN/LVN Connections
- F.A. Davis LPN/LVN Advisory Board
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Contents
- List of Skills, Nursing Care Plans, and Concept Maps
- Unit One: Introduction to Nursing
- 1: The Vista of Nursing
- History of Nursing—A Look at Where We Have Been
- Options for Entering Nursing
- Nurse Practice Acts and Scope of Practice
- Advancing Your Career
- Specialization in Nursing
- Being a Lifelong Learner
- Characteristics of Nurses
- Professionalism in Nursing
- Nursing Theories and Theorists
- Trends in Nursing Practice
- The Impact of Nursing
- 2: Health-Care Delivery, Settings, and Economics
- The Health-Care Team
- Determining the Delivery of Effective Care
- Delivery of Nursing Care
- Health-Care Economics
- 3: Ethics, Law, and Delegation in Nursing
- Ethical Issues in Nursing
- Legal Issues in Nursing
- Legal Documents
- Professional Responsibilities
- 4: The Nursing Process: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, and Clinical Judgment
- Decision Making in Nursing
- The Nursing Process
- Clinical Judgment
- Nursing Care Plans
- Concept Maps
- 5: Documentation
- Purposes of Documentation
- Confidentiality of Documentation
- Uses of Documentation Forms
- Types of Medical Records
- Data to Document
- Methods of Recording Patient Information
- Electronic Health Records
- Long-Term Care Documentation
- Home Health Documentation
- Five Documentation Mistakes That Carry Increased Risk of Malpractice
- Unit Two: Communicating and Understanding
- 6: Communication and Relationships
- The Communication Process
- Types of Communication
- Factors That Affect Communication
- Active Listening
- Styles of Communication
- Therapeutic Communication
- Communication in Stressful Situations
- Humor in Communication
- Communication With the Health-Care Team
- The Nurse–Patient Relationship
- Special Communication Needs
- 7: Promoting Health and Wellness
- Theories of Wellness and Illness
- Promoting Wellness
- Illness
- Stress and Adaptation
- 8: Ethnic, Cultural, and Spiritual Aspects of Care
- Ethnicity and Culture
- Transcultural Nursing and Cultural Competence
- How Culture Affects Health Care
- Death and Dying
- Delivering Culturally Sensitive Care
- Barriers to Health Care
- Religion, Spirituality, and Creativity
- 9: Growth and Development Throughout the Life Span
- Concepts of Growth and Development
- Principles of Growth and Development
- Stages of Child Development
- Health Concerns for Infants, Children, and Adolescents
- Stages of Adult Development
- 10: Loss, Grief, and Dying
- Dealing With the Terminal Patient
- Facing Loss
- The Dying Process
- Nursing Care
- Observation and Provision of Comfort
- Postmortem Care
- 11: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Alternative Therapy Versus Complementary Therapy
- Western Medicine
- Eastern and Alternative Health Care
- Types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Nursing Care and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- 12: Patient Teaching
- Learning
- Teaching About Health and Illness
- Documentation of Teaching
- Teaching Patients About Internet Resources
- Unit Three: Nursing Basics
- 13: Safety
- Safe Environment for Patients
- Safe Environment for Nursing Staff
- 14: Medical Asepsis and Infection Control
- Causes of Infection
- Chain of Infection
- Types of Infection
- Defenses Against Infection
- Preventing Infection
- 15: Personal Care
- Routinely Scheduled Care
- Bathing
- Grooming
- Managing the Environment
- 16: Moving and Positioning Patients
- Effects of Immobility
- Positioning Patients
- Moving and Lifting Patients
- 17: Vital Signs
- The Six Vital Signs
- Body Temperature
- Pulse
- Respiration
- Blood Pressure
- Oxygen Saturation
- Pain Assessment
- Documenting Vital Signs
- 18: Applying Heat and Cold Therapies
- Heat Therapy
- Cold Therapy
- 19: Pain Management, Rest, and Restorative Sleep
- Pain
- Rest and Restorative Sleep
- 20: Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
- Admission
- Admitting Procedure
- Discharge
- Patient Transfer
- 21: Physical Assessment
- What Is Physical Assessment?
- Assessment Components Related to Each Body System
- Performing an Initial Head-to-Toe Shift Assessment
- Documentation of Assessment Findings
- 22: Surgical Asepsis
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Principles of Sterile Technique
- Unit Four: Clinical Skills and Care
- 23: Nutrition
- Nutritional Guidelines
- Essential Nutrients
- Differing Nutritional Needs Over the Life Span
- Influences on Nutrition
- 24: Nutritional Care and Support
- Supporting Nutritional Intake
- Therapeutic Diets
- Eating Disorders
- Food–Drug Interactions
- Enteral Tubes
- Gastric Decompression
- Enteral Nutrition
- Complications Associated With Tube Feedings
- Parenteral Nutrition
- 25: Diagnostic Tests
- Nursing Responsibilities in Diagnostic Testing
- Categories of Diagnostic Tests
- 26: Wound Care
- Types of Wounds
- Contamination of Wounds
- Pressure Injuries
- Other Wounds Found in Hospitalized Patients
- Wound Healing
- Wound Treatment
- Measurement of Wounds and Observation of Drainage
- Cleaning Wounds
- Dressings
- Documenting Wound Care
- 27: Musculoskeletal Care
- Musculoskeletal Conditions Resulting in Limited Mobility
- Types of Immobilization
- Caring for Patients With Musculoskeletal Immobilization
- Assistive Devices for Ambulation
- 28: Respiratory Care
- Normal Oxygenation
- Impaired Oxygenation
- 29: Fluids, Electrolytes, and Introduction to Acid–Base Balance
- Water
- Fluid Volume Imbalances
- Electrolytes
- Introduction to Acid–Base Balance
- 30: Bowel Elimination and Care
- Normal Bowel Elimination
- Assessment of Bowel Elimination
- Alterations in Bowel Elimination
- Alternative Bowel Elimination
- 31: Urinary Elimination and Care
- Normal Urinary Elimination
- Assessing Urine and Urinary Output
- Alterations in Urinary Function
- Caring for Patients With Altered Urinary Function
- 32: Care of Older Adults
- A Description of Aging
- Physical Effects of Aging
- Psychosocial Problems of Aging
- Positive Aspects of Aging
- Caring for Residents in Long-Term Settings
- Physical Assessment of the Older Adult
- The Problem of Polypharmacy in Older Adults
- 33: Care of the Surgical Patient
- Purposes of Surgery
- Degrees of Urgency
- Various Surgical Settings
- Preoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
- Intraoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
- Postoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
- 34: Phlebotomy and Blood Specimens
- Phlebotomy
- Performing Venipuncture
- Complications of Phlebotomy
- Dermal Punctures
- Unit Five: Medication Administration
- 35: Researching and Preparing Medications
- Fundamentals of Medications
- Preparing to Administer Medications
- Medication Errors
- 36: Administering Oral, Topical, and Mucosal Medications
- Routes of Administration
- Nursing Responsibilities for Administering Oral, Topical, and Mucosal Medications
- Documentation of Medication Administration
- Preventing Administration and Documentation Errors
- 37: Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
- Injections
- Medications
- Comparison of Routes of Administration
- 38: Intravenous Therapy
- Purposes of Intravenous Therapy
- Safe Administration of IV Drugs
- IV Solutions
- Intravenous Equipment
- Asepsis and Intravenous Therapy
- Calculation of Infusion Rate
- Initiating Peripheral Venipuncture
- Complications of Peripheral Intravenous Therapy
- Central Venous Access Devices
- Blood and Blood Products
- Appendix A: Photo and Illustration Credits for Unnumbered Figures
- Glossary
- Index
