Study Guide to Accompany Textbook of Basic Nursing

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Caroline Bunker Rosdahl

Brand: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISBN: 9780781734301

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This excellent study guide helps LPN/LVN students get the most out of the Textbook of Basic Nursing, Eighth Edition. This concise learning tool allows students to review all the key material from the Eighth Edition and features a self-study CD-ROM they can use to help prepare for class or examinations.

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Brand Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Reference 39343

EAN13 9780781734301

ISBN 9780781734301

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Publication date: 2002
Issue number: 8
Cover: paperback
Pages count: 440
Weight (g): 975

PART A Foundations of Nursing

UNIT I THE NATURE OF NURSING
The Origins of Nursing 1
Beginning Your Nursing Career 5
The Healthcare Delivery System 8
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing 11
UNIT II PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Basic Human Needs 15
Health and Wellness 18
Community Health 22
Transcultural Healthcare 25
UNIT III DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE
The Family 28
Infancy and Childhood 31
Adolescence 35
Early and Middle Adulthood 38
Older Adulthood and Aging 40
Death and Dying 42
UNIT IV STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Organization of the Human Body 44
The Integumentary System 48
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 52
The Musculoskeletal System 56
The Nervous System 60
The Endocrine System 64
The Sensory System 68
The Cardiovascular System 72
The Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems 76
The Immune System 79
The Respiratory System 82
The Digestive System 85
The Urinary System 89
The Male Reproductive System 92
The Female Reproductive System 95
UNIT V NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY
Basic Nutrition 98
Transcultural and Social Aspects of Nutrition 103
Diet Therapy and Special Diets 105
PART B Nursing Care Skills

UNIT VI THE NURSING PROCESS
Introduction to the Nursing Process 109
Nursing Assessment 111
Diagnosis and Planning 113
Implementing and Evaluating Care 115
Documenting and Reporting 118
UNIT VII SAFETY IN THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY
The Healthcare Facility Environment 121
Emergency Preparedness 124
Microbiology and Defense Against Disease 127
Medical Asepsis 130
Infection Control 133
Emergency Care and First Aid 136
UNIT VIII CLIENT CARE
Therapeutic Communication Skills 142
Admission, Transfer, and Discharge 145
Vital Signs 148
Data Collection in Client Care 152
Body Mechanics and Positioning 156
Beds and Bed Making 160
Personal Hygiene and Skin Care 163
Elimination 166
Specimen Collection 170
Bandages and Binders 173
Heat and Cold Application 176
Client Comfort and Pain Management 178
Preoperative and Postoperative Care 181
Surgical Asepsis 185
Wound Care 187
Care of the Dying Person 190