Fundamentals of nursing / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter one Nursing today -- Chapter two Health care delivery system -- Chapter three Community-based nursing practice -- Chapter four Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- "Chapter five Nursing research as a basis for practice -- Chapter six Health and wellness -- Chapter seven Caring in nursing practice -- Chapter eight Culture and ethnicity Chapter nine Caring for families -- Chapter ten Developmental theories -- Chapter nine Conception through adolescence -- Chapter twelve Young to middle adult -- Chapter thirteen Older adult -- Chapter fourteen Critical thinking in nursing practice -- Chapter fifteen Nursing assessment -- Chapter sixteen Nursing diagnosis -- Chapter seventeen Planning nursing care -- Chapter eighteen Implementing nursing care -- Chapter nineteen Evaluation -- Chapter twenty Managing client care -- Chapter twenty one Ethics and values -- Chapter twenty two Legal implications in nursing practice -- Chapter twenty three Communication -- Chapter twenty four Client education -- Chapter twenty five Documentation Chapter twenty six Self-concept -- Chapter twenty seven Sexuality -- Chapter twenty eight Spiritual health -- Chapter twenty nine The experience of loss, death, and grief -- Chapter thirty Stress and coping -- Chapter thirty one Vital signs -- Chapter thirty two Health assessment and physical examination -- Chapter thirty three Infection control -- Chapter thirty four Medication administration -- Chapter thirty five Complementary and alternative therapies -- Chapter thirty six Activity and exercise -- Chapter thirty seven Client safety -- Chapter thirty eight Hygiene -- Chapter thirty nine Oxygenation -- Chapter forty Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances -- Chapter forty one Sleep -- Chapter forty two Comfort -- Chapter forty three Nutrition -- Chapter forty four Urinary elimination -- Chapter forty five Bowel elimination -- Chapter Mobility and immobility -- Chapter forty seven Skin integrity and wound care -- Chapter forty eight Sensory alterations -- Chapter forty nine Care of surgical clients

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