Full Description
Awarded second place in the 2014 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Medical-Surgical Nursing category!Thinking. Doing. Caring.Leslie S. Treas and Judith Wilkinson, the team that brings you the two-volume approach featured in Fundamentals of Nursing, integrate all of the content and features that are its hallmarks into one carefully designed and written volume that teaches you to "think like nurse" from the very first day.In every chapter, you'll first explore the theoretical knowledge behind the concepts, principles, and rationales. Then, you'll study the practical knowledge involved in the processes; and finally, you'll learn the skills and proceduresDesigned for all learning styles, the text, electronic study guide, and a wealth of interactive resources work together to create a multimedia-rich learning experience for traditional and non-traditional students.Bonus! Electronic Study Guide. This interactive, knowledge-building tool features a wealth of learning activities and resources. It's like having a 500-page workbook at your fingertips. Looking to bundle your text with an EHR? Learn more here!
Contents
How Nurses ThinkNursing Past & PresentCritical Thinking & Nursing ProcessAssessmentDiagnosisPlanning OutcomesPlanning InterventionsImplementation & EvaluationTheory, Research, & Evidence-Based PracticeFactors Affecting Health Development: Infancy Through Middle-AgeDevelopment: Older AdulthoodExperiencing Health & IllnessStress & AdaptationPsychosocial Health & IllnessFamilyCulture & EthnicitySpiritualityLoss, Grief, & DyingEssential Nursing InterventionsDocumenting & ReportingVital SignsCommunicating & Therapeutic RelationshipsPhysical AssessmentInfection Prevention & ControlSafetyHygieneMedicating PatientsTeaching & LearningHealth PromotionSupporting Physiological FunctionNutritionBowel EliminationUrinary EliminationSensory PerceptionPainActivity & ExerciseSexual HealthSleep & RestSkin Integrity & Wound HealingOxygenationCirculation & PerfusionFluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base BalanceThe Context for Nurses' Work Perioperative NursingCommunity & Home NursingNursing EthicsLegal IssuesNursing InformaticsLeadership & Management (Online at DavisPlus)Holistic Healing (Online at DavisPlus)
