Foundations of Nursing

Foundations of Nursing

Barbara Lauritsen Christensen Mosby 5th Edition ISBN: 0-323-03341-5
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Part of the popular LPN Threads series, Foundations of Nursing provides coverage of all the fundamental content and skills students need to know, including entire units covering maternal and neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community content. Designed to be used in conjunction with Adult Health Nursing, by the same author team, together these two full-color texts provide complete coverage of all of the content needed in an LPN/LVN curriculum.

Table of Contents

  • Front Matter
  • Chapter 1 The Evolution of Nursing
  • Chapter 2 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
  • Chapter 3 Communication
  • Chapter 4 Physical Assessment
  • Chapter 5 Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
  • Chapter 6 Documentation
  • Chapter 7 Cultural and Ethnic Considerations
  • Chapter 8 Life Span Development
  • Chapter 9 Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
  • Chapter 10 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
  • Chapter 11 Vital Signs
  • Chapter 12 Medical/Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control
  • Chapter 13 Surgical Wound Care
  • Chapter 14 Safety
  • Chapter 15 Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
  • Chapter 16 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
  • Chapter 17 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
  • Chapter 18 Hygiene and Care of the Patient's Environment
  • Chapter 19 Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination
  • Chapter 20 Selected Nursing Skills
  • Chapter 21 Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy
  • Chapter 22 Fluids and Electrolytes
  • Chapter 23 Mathematics Review and Medication Administration
  • Chapter 24 Emergency First Aid Nursing
  • Chapter 25 Health Promotion and Pregnancy
  • Chapter 26 Labor and Delivery
  • Chapter 27 Care of the Mother and Newborn
  • Chapter 28 Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs
  • Chapter 29 Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
  • Chapter 30 Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
  • Chapter 31 Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder
  • Chapter 32 Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive Disorder
  • Chapter 33 Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult
  • Chapter 34 Basic Concepts of Mental Health
  • Chapter 35 Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder
  • Chapter 36 Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality
  • Chapter 37 Home Health Nursing
  • Chapter 38 Long-Term Care
  • Chapter 39 Rehabilitation Nursing
  • Chapter 40 Hospice Care
  • Chapter 41 Professional Roles and Leadership
  • APPENDIXES
  • CHAPTER CHALLENGE ANSWERS
  • NANDA Nursing Diagnoses 2005-2006*
  • Illustration Credits
  • Glossary
  • References & Suggested Readings

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