Concepts for nursing practice

Summary: "Learn the core concepts of nursing care and apply them to the clinical setting! Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition uses a simplified, intuitive approach to describe 57 important concepts relating to all areas of nursing practice. For easier understanding, this book also makes connections among related concepts and links you to other nursing textbooks. Exemplars for each concept provide useful examples and models, showing how concepts are successfully applied to practice. New to this edition are updated research evidence and a new Population Health concept" - Amazon.com.

Record details

ISBN: 9780323581936
ISBN: 0323581935
Physical Description: print
regular print
xvi, 553 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Previous edition: 2017.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Development -- Functional ability -- Family dynamics -- Cutlure -- Spirituality -- Adherence -- Self-management -- Fluid and electrolytes -- Acid-base balance -- Thermoregulation -- Sleep -- Cellular regulation -- Intracranial regulation -- Hormonal regulation -- Glucose regulation -- Nutrition -- Elimination -- Perfusion -- Gas exchange -- Reproduction -- Sexuality -- Immunity -- Inflammation -- Infection -- Mobility -- Tissue inegrity -- Sensory perception -- Pain -- Fatigue -- Stress and coping -- Mood and affect -- Anxiety -- Cognition -- Psychosis -- Addiction -- Interpersonal violence -- Professional identity -- Clinical judgment -- Leadership -- Ethics -- Patient education -- Health promotion -- Communication -- Collaboration -- Safety -- Technology and informatics -- Evidence -- Health care quality -- Care coordination -- Caregiving -- Palliative care -- Health disparities -- Population health -- Health care organizations -- Health care economics -- Health policy -- Health care law.