TY - BOOK AU - Potter, Patricia A. AU - Perry, Anne Griffin TI - Fundamentals of Nursing SN - 9780323048286 AV - RT 41 .P68 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - St. Louis, Missouri PB - Mosby Elsevier KW - NURSING N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -