Fundamentals of nursing : human health and function

Craven, Ruth F., (editor.). Hirnle, Constance J., (editor.). Henshaw, Chris, (editor.).

Summary: "The eighth edition of Fundamentals of Human Health and Function continues to focus on providing a framework for acquiring knowledge and putting it to work by teaching students to prioritize information, work in a logical sequence, and process data calmly and efficiently. It strives to teach students how to think about each case in a meaningful, systematic way. This book breathes life into theoretical principles and puts students in the mindset of a successful nurse. The framework approach gives students the tools to tackle real-life challenges in a clinical setting. The Nursing Process is the foundation of this book. By learning to identify normal function, assess risk or dysfunction, envision potential outcomes, plan and provide for interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment, students will be equipped to stay on track while customizing care for each patient. Chapters open with a case study and include critical thinking questions, Apply Your Knowledge Boxes, and Ethical-Legal Boxes to build students' decision-making abilities and clinical judgment. Collaborating with the Healthcare Team Boxes and Patient Teaching Boxes demonstrate the importance of communication in these clinical scenarios. While all books list critical thinking exercises as a feature, most books like Potter and Kozier include these questions at the end of the chapter. Craven weaves critical thinking into most activities throughout the chapter so students are constantly being challenged to think like a professional nurse."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781469898605 (hardback)
ISBN: 1469898608 (hardback)
Physical Description: print
xxxi, 1480 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition: Eighth edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: UNIT 1 Conceptual Foundations of Nursing -- ch. 1 Profession of Nursing -- Highlights of the Historical Evolution of Professional Nursing -- Socialization to Professional Nursing -- Expanded Nursing Roles -- Professional Nursing Practice -- Nursing Responsibilities -- Nursing Competencies -- Nursing Theory -- Non-Nursing Theories Used in Nursing -- Functional Health Patterns as a Framework for Nursing -- Issues and Trends in Current Nursing -- Future Trends in Nursing Practice -- ch. 2 Health, Wellness, and Integrative Healthcare -- Health and Wellness -- Health Models -- Clinical Model -- Health Belief Model -- Wellness Healthcare -- Nursing in Wellness -- Holistic Healthcare and Nursing -- CAM Therapies and Integrative Healthcare -- ch. 3 Healthcare in the Community and Home -- Levels of Healthcare -- Home Healthcare -- Community-Based Healthcare Issues -- Hospice -- ch. 4 Nurse's Role in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety -- Safety Crisis in Healthcare -- Creating a Culture of Safety -- Safety Regulations and Guidelines in Healthcare -- Quality and Safety Education for Nurses -- Safety Issues in Healthcare -- Tools to Improve Quality and Safety -- ch. 5 Culture and Diversity -- What Is Culture? -- Concepts of Culture in Nursing Care -- ch. 6 Communication in the Nurse-Patient Relationship -- Communication Process -- Nurse-Patient Relationship: A Helping Relationship -- Ingredients of Therapeutic Communication -- Communication and the Nursing Process -- ch. 7 Values, Ethics, and Legal Issues -- Values -- Learning and Communicating Values -- Values Clarification Methods -- Values Inquiry -- Value Conflicts -- Ethics -- Laws and Nursing -- ch. 8 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Care -- Research and Nursing -- Research Process -- Ethical and Legal Issues -- Research and the Professional Nurse -- ch. 9 Patient Education and Health Promotion -- Purposes of Patient Education -- Teaching-Learning Process -- Assessment for Learning -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation of Patient Teaching -- Evaluation of Learning -- Life Span Considerations -- ch. 10 Caring for the Older Adult -- Demographics -- Cognition and Communication, Mood, and Self-Care -- Mobility, Elimination, and Skin Integrity -- Nutrition and Health Maintenance -- Chronic Illness, Infections, and Immunity -- Sleep and Rest -- Pain Management -- Loss and Grief, Loneliness, Elder Abuse/Neglect, and Coping and Stress -- Sexuality, Roles and Relationships, and Self-Perception -- Values, Beliefs, and Spirituality -- UNIT 2 Nursing Process -- ch. 11 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process: Foundations for Practice -- Components of the Nursing Process -- Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process -- Importance of Critical Thinking in Nursing -- Learning Styles Affecting Critical Thinking -- Skills in Providing Care -- Skills in Learning -- Applying Critical Thinking to Learning Activities -- ch. 12 Nursing Assessment -- Preparing for Assessment -- Assessment Skills -- Assessment Activities -- ch. 13 Nursing Diagnosis -- Nursing Diagnosis Taxonomy -- Nursing Diagnoses and Other Healthcare Problems -- Components of a Nursing Diagnosis -- Diagnosis Activities -- Nursing Practice and Nursing Diagnoses -- ch. 14 Outcome Identification and Planning -- Outcome Identification -- Outcome Identification Activities -- Planning -- ch. 15 Implementation and Evaluation -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- Quality Improvement Programs -- ch. 16 Documentation and Communication in the Healthcare Team -- Patient Medical Record -- Verbal Communication -- UNIT 3 Clinical Nursing Therapies -- ch. 17 Health Assessment -- Purpose of the Health Assessment -- Frameworks for Health Assessment -- Conducting a Health Assessment -- Obtaining Subjective Data: The Interview -- Obtaining Objective Data: The Physical Examination -- Head-To-Toe Physical Assessment of Function -- Concluding the Assessment -- Lifespan Considerations -- ch. 18 Vital Signs -- Body Temperature -- Heat Loss -- Methods -- Pulse -- Respirations -- Blood Pressure -- Documenting Vital Signs -- Life Span Considerations -- ch. 19 Asepsis and Infection Control -- Role of Microorganisms in Infection -- Infection Control -- Aseptic Practices -- Life Span Considerations -- ch. 20 Medication Administration -- Types and Forms of Medications -- Medication Standards -- Sources of Information About Medications -- Systems of Medication Distribution -- Nonprescription and Prescription Medications -- Medication Order -- Legal Aspects of Medication Administration -- Principles of Drug Action -- Medication Assessment -- Safe Medication Administration -- Administration of Medications by Route -- ch. 21 Intravenous Therapy -- Principles of Intravenous Therapy -- Role of the Nurse in Intravenous Therapy -- Administering Intravenous Medications -- Life Span Considerations -- TPN and PPN -- Blood Transfusion -- Home and Community Care -- ch. 22 Perioperative Nursing -- Surgical Intervention -- Preoperative Nursing -- Intraoperative Nursing -- Postoperative Nursing -- UNIT 4 Clinical Nursing Care -- ch. 23 Safety -- Safety -- Factors Affecting Safety -- Altered Safety -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 24 Hygiene and Self-Care -- Routine Self-Care -- Factors Affecting Self-Care -- Altered Self-Care -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 25 Mobility -- Normal Mobility -- Factors Affecting Mobility -- Altered Mobility -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 26 Respiratory Function -- Normal Respiratory Function -- Factors Affecting Respiratory Function -- Altered Respiratory Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 27 Cardiac Function -- Normal Cardiovascular Function -- Factors Affecting Cardiovascular Function -- Altered Cardiovascular Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 28 Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base -- Normal Fluid and Electrolyte Balance -- Normal Acid-Base Balance -- Factors Affecting Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance -- Altered Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 29 Nutrition -- Introduction to Nutrition -- Nutrients -- Nutritional Guidelines -- Digestive System -- Factors Affecting Nutrition -- Altered Nutritional Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 30 Skin Integrity and Wound Healing -- Normal Integumentary Function -- Factors Affecting Integumentary Function -- Altered Integumentary Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 31 Infection Prevention and Management -- Normal Resistance to Infection -- Factors Affecting Normal Resistance to Infection -- Altered Resistance to Infection -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 32 Urinary Elimination -- Normal Urinary Function -- Altered Urinary Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 33 Bowel Elimination -- Normal Bowel Function -- Factors Affecting Bowel Elimination -- Altered Bowel Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 34 Sleep and Rest -- Normal Sleep and Rest -- Factors Affecting Sleep and Rest -- Altered Sleep and Rest -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 35 Pain Management -- Pain Perception -- Factors Affecting Pain Perception and Pain Response -- Assessment -- Outcome Planning and Identification -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 36 Sensory Perception -- Normal Sensory Perception -- Factors Affecting Sensory Perception -- Altered Sensory Perception Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 37 Cognitive Processes -- Normal Cognitive Processes -- Normal Cognitive Patterns -- Factors Affecting Cognitive Function -- Altered Cognitive Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 38 Self-Concept -- Normal Function of Self -- Factors Affecting Self-Concept -- Altered Self-Concept -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 39 Families and Their Relationships -- Family Relationships -- Family Function -- Functional Family Pattern -- Factors Affecting Family Function -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- ch. 40 Loss and Grieving -- Normal Grieving -- Factors Affecting Grieving -- Altered Grieving --