Contents in Brief

Unit 1
How Nurses Think 4
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Nursing Past & Present 5 Critical Thinking & the Nursing Process 23 Assessment 37 Diagnosis 54 Planning Outcomes 80 Planning Interventions 101 Implementation & Evaluation 116 Theory, Research, & Evidence-Based Practice 135 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Teaching & Learning 853 Health Promotion 877

Unit 4
Supporting Physiological Function 895
Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Nutrition 896 Bowel Elimination 964 Urinary Elimination 1011 Sensory Perception 1066 Pain 1089 Activity & Exercise 1118 Sexual Health 1170 Sleep & Rest 1200 Skin Integrity & Wound Healing 1221 Oxygenation 1292 Circulation & Perfusion 1360 Fluids, Electrolytes, & AcidBase Balance 1381

Unit 2
Factors Affecting Health 157
Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Development: Infancy Through Middle Age 158 Development: Older Adulthood 201 Experiencing Health & Illness 220 Stress & Adaptation 247 Psychosocial Health & Illness 272 Family 299 Culture & Ethnicity 315 Spirituality 337 Loss, Grief, & Dying 356

Unit 5
The Context for Nurses Work 1445
Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Credits 1652 Index 1657 Perioperative Nursing 1446 Community & Home Nursing 1497 Nursing Ethics 1524 Legal Issues 1547 Nursing Informatics 1570 Leadership & Management (Log on to DavisPlus) Holistic Healing (Log on to DavisPlus) 1592

Unit 3
Essential Nursing Interventions 383
Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Documenting & Reporting 384 Vital Signs 412 Communicating & Therapeutic Relationships 462 Physical Assessment 485 Infection Prevention & Control 604 Safety 651 Hygiene 683 Medicating Patients 744

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