Potter, Patricia A. <br/><br/>
Fundamentals of Nursing / 
Patricia A. Potter and Anne Griffin Perry 
 - Seventh edition. 
 - St. Louis, Missouri :  Mosby Elsevier,  c2009 
 - xli, 1476 pages :  color illustrations ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Nursing today -- The health care delivery system -- Community-based nursing practice -- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Evidence-based practice -- Health and wellness -- Caring for the cancer survivor -- Caring in nursing practice -- Culture and ethnicity -- Caring for families -- Developmental theories -- Conception through adolescence -- Young to middle adult -- Older adult -- Critical thinking in nursing practice -- Nursing assessment -- Nursing diagnosis -- Planning nursing care -- Implementing nursing care -- Evaluation -- Managing client care -- Ethics and values -- Legal implications in nursing practice -- Communication -- Client education -- Documentation and informatics -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spiritual health -- The experence of loss, death, and grief -- Stress and coping -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Infection prevention and control -- Medication administration -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Client safety -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Mobility and immobility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Care of surgical clients. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323048286 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NURSING
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT 41 .P68 2009