Features include the folloeing: - Step-by-step communication teachnques are presented to improve conversational effectiveness. - Real-life scenarios illustrate responses that help nurses handle diverse situations encountered in prefessional practice. - Self-test questionnaiers promote self-reflection and present several ways to provide feedback to patients.
Theory helps provide knowledge to improve practice by desribing, explaining, predicting, and controlling phenomena. Nurses power is increased through theoretical knowledge because systematically developed methods are more likely to be successful.
Thhis book is designed to unfold thethought processes inherent in nursing and analyze the origins of its ideas. The author's intent is to have the book take part in the ongoing healthy dialogue about the role of theory in the development of the discipline of nursing and add to the knowledge necessary to continue the enhancement of such development.
Nursing concepts for health promotion sets out a basic framework for health promotion strategies throughout the lifespan, and describes the many factors influencing health in society today.
In general, the text first describes basic concepts and then applies them to clinical situations. The chapters include learning objectives, an introduction (which provides the theoretical basis for skill performeance), and nursing diagnoses. The clinical content follows next in a series of units and is presented in terms of the nursing process ; assessment, planning, implementation (which speci…
Contents: 1. Role of the Nurse 2. Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnosis 3. Patient Care Planning 4. Charting and Reporting 5. Communication Skills 6. Environment and Patient Safety 7. Admission and Discharge 8. Body Mechanics and Positioning 9. Bathing and Bedmaking 10. Personal Hygien 11. Stress Management 12. Nurse-Patient Relationship 13. Vital Signs 14. Exercise and Ambulation…
Easy to follow and fun to complete, this book of exercises helps you review and remember what you read in Saundres fundamentals for nursing assistants. You'll gain a clearer understanding of the skills you'll need to take care of your client, and feel more confident about your role as an important member of the health care team.
Saunders Fundamentals for Nursing Assistats focuses on the basics of caring for patients and residents across all settings-hospital, home, long-term care facility, and nursing home. It doesnt't talk over your head, doesnt rely on a typical textbook format, and doesn't forget that yoou're a future nursing assistant-so you'll find the book easy to read, easy to follow, and keyed to what's really …
Today nursing is considered a professional discipline that includes the art of applying scientific knowledge to practice. The body of nursing knowledge encompasses four areas : empirical, ethical, esthetic, and personal knowledge-that are consistently used in making nursing dscisions.
The contents of this book are : 1. Professional nursing 2. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking 3. Managing client care : Documentation and delegation 4. Communication and nurse-client relationship 5. Admission, transfer and discharge 6. Client education and dischange planning 7. Safe client environment and restrains 8. Bathinng, Bedmaking, and maintaining skin integrity 9. Personal …