TY - BOOK AU - Potter, Patricia A. AU - Perry, Anne Griffin TI - Basic nursing: essentials for practice SN - 032301660X AV - RT 71 .P68 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - St. Louis, Missouri PB - Mosby Elsevier KW - NURSING N1 - Includes index; Health and wellness -- The health care delivery system -- Legal principles in nursing -- Ethics -- Critical thinking and nursing judgment -- Nursing process -- Documentation and reporting -- Communication -- Client education -- Infection control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Administering medications -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances -- Caring in nursing practice -- Cultural diversity -- Spirituality -- Growth and development -- Self-concept and sexuality -- Family context in nursing -- Stress and coping -- Loss and grief -- Managing client care -- Exercise and activity -- Safety -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Sleep -- Promoting comfort -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Immobility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Surgical client N2 - Health and wellness -- The health care delivery system -- Legal principles in nursing -- Ethics -- Critical thinking and nursing judgment -- Nursing process -- Documentation and reporting -- Communication -- Client education -- Infection control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Administering medications -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances -- Caring in nursing practice -- Cultural diversity -- Spirituality -- Growth and development -- Self-concept and sexuality -- Family context in nursing -- Stress and coping -- Loss and grief -- Managing client care -- Exercise and activity -- Safety -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Sleep -- Promoting comfort -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Immobility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Surgical client ER -