The Fundamentals of Nursing

Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois

THE CLIENT AND THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT . Health and Wellness . The Health Care Delivery System . Community-based Nursing Practice .Leadership, Delegation and Quality Management . Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice . CARING THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN . Nursing Healing and Caring . Diversity in Caring . Caring in Families . Developmental Theories . Conception Through Adolescence o Young to Middle Adult . Older Adult . CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING PRACTICE . Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment . Nursing Assessment . Nursing Diagnosis . Planning for Nursing Care . Implementing Nursing Care . Evaluation . PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN NURSING PRACTICE . Professional Nursing Roles . Ethics and Values . Legal Implications in Nursing Practice . Communication . Client Education . Documentation . Research as a Basis for Practice . PSYCHOSOCIAL BASIS FOR NURSING PRACTICE . Self-Concept . Sexuality . Spiritual Health . Responding to Loss, Death, and Grieving . Stress and Adaptation . SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR NURSING PRACTICE . Vital Signs . Health Assessment and Physical Examination . Infection Control . Medication Administration . Complementary and Alternative Therapies . BASIC HUMAN NEEDS . Activity and Exercise . Safety . Hygiene . Oxygenation . Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances . Sleep . Comfort . Nutrition . Urinary Elimination . Bowel Elimination . CLIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS . Mobility and Immobility . Skin Integrity and Wound Care . Sensory Alterations . Surgical Client