| Edition |
Ed. 10. |
| Description |
xxi, 926 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Lippincott's practical nursing |
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Lippincott's practical nursing.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Unit 1: Exploring contemporary nursing. Nursing foundations -- Nursing process -- unit 2: Integrating basic concepts. Laws and ethics -- Health and illness -- Homeostasis, adaptation, and stress -- Culture and ethnicity -- unit 3: Fostering communication. The nurse-client relationship -- Client teaching -- Recording and reporting -- unit 4: Performing basic client care. Asepsis -- Admission, discharge, transfer, and referrals -- Vital signs -- Physical assessment -- Special examinations and tests -- unit 5: Assisting with basic needs. Nutrition -- Fluid and chemical balance -- Hygiene -- Comfort, rest, and sleep -- Safety -- Pain management -- Oxygenation -- Infection control -- unit 6: Assisting the inactive client. Body mechanics, positioning, and moving -- Therapeutic exercise -- Mechanical immobilization -- Ambulatory aids -- unit 7: The surgical client. Perioperative care -- Wound care -- Gastrointestinal intubation -- unit 8: Promoting elimination. Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- unit 9: Medication administration. Oral medications -- Topical and inhalant medications -- Parenteral medications -- Intravenous medications -- unit 10: Intervening in emergency situations. Airway management -- Resuscitation -- unit 11: Caring for the terminally ill. End-of-life care. |
| Subject |
Nursing.
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Nursing Care.
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| ISBN |
9781608317875 alkaline paper |
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1608317870 alkaline paper |
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