Fundamentals of Canadian nursing : concepts, process and practice

Summary: Helping undergraduate students evolve into nursing professionals prepared to meet the demands of their vocation, Fundamentals of Canadian Nursing equips students with a broad and solid foundation. The third Canadian edition addresses the key concepts that nurses must know to practice knowledgeably, accurately, legally, ethically, and with sensitivity and compassion in the dynamic Canadian health care system.Fundamentals of Canadian Nursing focuses on 3 important tenets: process, such as critical thinking, clinical reasoning, decision making; concepts like health promotion, disease prevention, and caring; and skills, such as health assessment, hygiene, and safety. Additionally, the textbook highlights basic nursing care across the lifespan in a variety of settings.Written in clear and accessible language, beginning nurses learn about best practices with real-world applications from the experts. Representing a pan-Canadian experience, the lead editors enlisted two authors, each from different provinces to reflect different geographical experiences, for many chapters. Special features facilitate learning and highlight the 5 major themes that form the framework for this edition: Primary Health Care, Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, Nursing Process, and Lifespan Considerations.

Record details

ISBN: 9780133249781
ISBN: 0133249786
Physical Description: print
xxxiii, 1677 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Edition: 3rd Canadian ed.
Publisher: Toronto : Pearson, c2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:

New November 2013.

Supporting nursing program.

Formatted Contents Note:

The foundation of nursing in Canada -- Historical and contemporary nursing practice -- Nursing education in Canada -- Nursing research in Canada -- Nursing philosophies, theories, concepts, frameworks, and models -- Values, ethics, and advocacy -- Accountability and legal aspects of nursing -- Contemporary health care in Canada -- Health, wellness, and illness -- Health promotion -- The Canadian health care system -- Environmental and global health nursing -- Cultural caring -- Individual care -- Nursing care of families -- Community-based nursing -- Rural and remote health care -- Complementary and alternative health modalities -- Lifespan and developmental stages -- Concepts of growth and development -- Development from conception through adolescence -- Young and middle adulthood -- Older adults -- Integral aspects of nursing -- Critical thinking -- Caring and communicating -- The nursing process -- Documenting and reporting -- Nursing informatics and technology -- Teaching and learning -- Leading, managing, and delegating -- Nursing assessment and clinical studies -- Health assessment -- Vital signs -- Pain assessment and management -- Hygiene -- Safety -- Medications -- Infection prevention and control -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Caring for perioperative clients -- Promoting physiological health -- Sensory perception -- Sleep -- Activity and exercise -- Nutrition -- Fecal elimination -- Urinary elimination -- Oxygenation and circulation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Promoting psychosocial health -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spirituality -- Stress and coping -- Loss, grieving, and death -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Laboratory values -- Appendix B: Formulae -- Appendix C: Vital signs -- Index.