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Fundamentals of nursing made incredibly easy! / by Cromar, Keelin,editor.; Moebius, Casey,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Overview of nursing / Keelin Cromar -- Basics of health and illness / Casey Moebius -- Ethical and legal considerations / Sandra Groth -- Nursing process / Keelin Cromar -- Communication / Melody Skinner -- Health assessment / Sarah Wedel -- Taking vital signs / Tracie Fulton -- Asepsis and infection control / Rachel Reitan -- Medication basics / Darla Green -- Medication administration / Lisa Vaira -- Intravenous therapy / Robin Lockhart -- Oxygenation / Laura M. Willis -- Self-care and hygiene / Sean Skinner -- Mobility, activity, and exercise / Darla Green -- Skin integrity and wound healing / Rachel Reitan -- Comfort, rest, and sleep / Lisa Vaira -- Pain management / Darla Green -- Nutrition / Keelin Cromar -- Urinary elimination / Catherine Pankonien -- Bowel elimination / Stephanie Baker."Reviewing fundamentals serves to strengthen understanding and skills. Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, Third Edition, is an easy-to-use resource for the nurse, the nursing student, and the nursing instructor. The book is structured into three comprehensive sections: Foundational Concepts - Offering an overview of the nursing profession, coupled with insights into health care, ethical and legal considerations, and the intricacies of the nursing process. General Nursing Skills - Covering essential skills such as communication, health assessment, vital sign monitoring, infection control, and medication basics. Physiologic Needs - Diving into critical care areas including oxygenation, patient self-care, mobility, skin integrity, pain management, and nutrition, along with urinary and bowel elimination. New topics include Healthy People 2030 Nutrition and MyPlate.gov Social media relating to the profession of nursing Wound care current practice Medication and bar code scanning The content in this edition is thorough and detailed, employs inclusive language throughout, and is presented now in full-color with easy-to-digest pedagogical aids. Just the Facts: brief outline of content at the start of every chapter Education Corner: provides patient-teaching tips on such topics as procedures, equipment, and home care. Ages and Stages: identifies areas and procedures in which age could impact the nurse's care. Stay on the Ball: focuses on critical areas involving possible dangers, risks, complications, contraindications, or ways to ensure safety. Take Note!: offers tips on documentation. Memory Joggers: offer mnemonics and other aids to help you understand and remember difficult concepts. That's a Wrap: A quick overview of chapter content Quick Quiz: End-of-chapter exercise to reinforce chapter objectives".

Subjects: Nursing.; Nursing Care;

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Fundamental concepts and skills for nursing / by Williams, Patricia,1961-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Unit I: Introduction to nursing and the health care system. Nursing and the health care system -- Concepts of health, illness, stress, and health promotion -- Legal and ethical aspects of nursing.Unit II: The nursing process and clinical judgment model. The nursing process, critical thinking, and clinical judgment -- Assessment, data analysis/problem identification, and planning -- Implementation and evaluation.Unit III: Communication in nursing. Documentation of nursing care -- Communication and the nurse-patient relationship -- Patient education and health promotion -- Delegation, leadership, and management.Unit IV: Developmental, psychosocial, and cultural considerations. Growth and development: infancy through adolescence -- Adulthood and the family -- Promoting healthy adaptation to aging -- Cultural and spiritual aspects of patient care -- Loss, grief, and end-of-life care.Unit V: Basic nursing skills. Infection prevention and control: protective mechanisms and asepsis -- Infection prevention and control in the hospital and home -- Safely lifting, moving, and positioning patients -- Assisting with hygiene, personal care, skin care, and the prevention of pressure injuries -- Patient environment and safety -- Measuring vital signs -- Assessing health status -- Admitting, transferring, and discharging patients -- Diagnostic tests and specimen collection.Unit VI: Meeting basic psychologic needs. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Concepts of basic nutrition and cultural considerations -- Nutritional therapy and assisted feeding -- Assisting with respiration and oxygen delivery -- Promoting urinary elimination -- Promoting bowel elimination -- Pain, comfort, and sleep -- Complementary health approaches.Unit VII: Medication administration. Pharmacology and preparation for drug administration -- Administering oral, topical, and inhalant medications -- Administering intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections -- Administering intravenous solutions and medications.Unit VIII: Care of the surgical and immobile patient. Care of the surgical patient -- Providing wound care and treating pressure injuries -- Promoting musculoskeletal function.Unit IX: Caring for older adults. Common physical care problems of the older adult -- Common psychosocial care problems of the older adults.Learn all the basic concepts and fundamental skills that an LPN/LVN needs! "Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 6th Edition" prepares you for nursing practice in a number of care settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical offices, clinics, surgery centers, and home care agencies. Illustrated, easy-to-read guidelines ensure that you gain a thorough understanding of the nursing process and problem solving, addressing topics such as the physiologic and psychosocial needs of the patient, critical thinking and clinical judgment, communication, collaboration with the health care team, patient teaching, and cultural competence. -- From product description.

Subjects: Nursing.; Nursing; Nursing Care; Nursing Process;

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Saunders 2024-2025 clinical judgment and test-taking strategies : passing nursing school and the NCLEX exam / by Silvestri, Linda Anne,author.; Silvestri, Angela,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Description based on print version record.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Nursing care plans.;

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Home care nursing : surviving in an ever-changing care environment / by Marrelli, T. M.; Sigma Theta Tau International,issuing body.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Health care : overview of change and complexity -- Home care : what is home healthcare and home care comprised of exactly? -- What makes home care the most unique practice setting? -- Becoming a home care clinician or manager : information needed for success -- The environment of care : the home and community interface -- The fundamentals : the interface of law, regulation, and quality -- The home visit : the important unit of care -- Documentation of care and related processes -- Where to from here? or Welcome to the most exciting healthcare setting there is! -- Home care and hospice/palliative care organizations/associations -- Resources for clinicians and patient/caregiver education -- Home health & Hospice MAC areas -- Medicare benefit policy manual.Tina M. Marrelli's new book, Home Care Nursing: Surviving in an Ever-Changing Care Environment is a practical and comprehensive guidebook written concisely and without jargon or insider acronyms, making the book accessible to anyone whose work is connected to home care nursing services. Designed to provide chapters as stand-alone resources for readers with previous experience seeking updated guidance, Home Care Nursing is also an excellent guide for course or orientation material. Each chapter is packed with practical questions, discussion topics, and additional resources, such as a complete Medicare Benefit Policy for reference. Additionally, offering more than just an overview of the healthcare and home care markets, this book discusses the unique practice setting and environment of home care nursing, the laws regulations, and quality, and how to make the leap into the field, document your home visit, and improve your professional growth and development. -- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Home nursing; Home Health Nursing.;

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Leadership & nursing care management / by Huber, Diane,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 460-500) and index.Leadership and management principles / Diane L. Huber -- Change and innovation / Maryanne Garon -- Organizational climate and culture / Jennifer Bellot -- Managerial decision making / Betsy Frank -- Managing time and stress / Susan R. Lacey, Karen S. Cox, Adrienne Olney -- Legal and ethical issues / Lynn S. Muller -- Communication leadership / Kathleen A. Vertino -- Team building and working with effective groups / Anne Gallagher Peach -- Delegation in Nursing / Jayne Josephsen -- Power and conflict / Kathleen B. Cox -- Workplace diversity / Michael Soon Lee -- Organizational structure / Carol A. Wong -- Decentralization and shared governance / Cheryl Hoying -- Strategic Management / Mary G. Harper -- Professional practice models / Maura MacPhee, Farinaz Havaei -- Case and population health management / Ellen Fink-Samnick, Teresa M. Treiger -- Evidence-based practice: strategies for nursing leaders / Laura Cullen et al. -- Quality and safety / Luc R. Pelletier -- Measuring and managing outcomes / Sean P. Clarke, Lianne Jeffs, Abdullah S. Suhemat -- Prevention of workplace violence / Gregory O. Ginn, L. Jean Henry, Teresa Kathleen Sparks -- Confronting the nursing shortage / Julia A. Holt -- Staffing and scheduling / M. Lindell Joseph -- Budgeting, productivity, and costing out nursing / Linda B. Talley, Diane H. Thorgrimson -- Performance appraisal / Marie-Helene Budworth -- Emergency management and preparedness / Elizabeth T. Dugan, Lynn Christensen -- Data management and clinical informatics / Jane M. Brokel -- Marketing / Slimen Saliba.Provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of nursing leadership and management. Combining research-based theory and practice, this book relates traditional concepts in leadership and management to contemporary trends, issues, and changes in the nursing practice environment. -- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Nursing services; Leadership.; Nurse administrators.; Nursing Services; Nursing, Supervisory.; Leadership.;

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Conceptual nursing care planning / by Harding, Mariann,author.; Hagler, Debra,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-372) and indexPlan effective patient care using standardized interprofessional clinical problems and a concept-based approach! Conceptual Nursing Care Planning shows you how to identify clinical problems, determine expected outcomes, and choose interventions -- all grounded in a logical, concept-based framework. The focus on concepts gives you the big picture, helping you recognize similarities in nursing care based on physiologic concepts, as well as differences based on the needs of individuals. Written by noted nursing educators Mariann Harding and Debra Hagler, this new book demonstrates how the use of a concept-based approach and standardized clinical problems language makes it easier to plan effective care and to communicate with other members of the interprofessional teamSection 1: Concepts and Clinical Problems -- Attributes and Resources -- Personal Preferences -- Homeostasis and Regulation -- Sexuality and Reproduction -- Protection and Movement -- Mood and Cognition -- Maladaptive Behavior -- Attributes -- Care Competencies -- Health Care Delivery -- Section 2: Exemplars with Common Clinical Problems

Subjects: Nursing care plans.; Nursing; Patient Care Planning; Nursing Care;

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Maternal child nursing care. by Perry, Shannon E.,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1: Maternity nursing -- Unit 1: Introduction to maternity nursing -- Unit 2: Reproductive years -- Unit 3: Pregnancy -- Unit 4: Labor and birth -- Unit 5: Postpartum period -- Unit 6: Newborn -- Part. 2: Pediatric nursing -- Unit 7: Children, their families, and the nurse -- Unit 8: Assessment of the child and family -- Unit 9: Health promotion and special health problems -- Unit 10: Special needs, illness, and hospitalization -- Unit 11: Health problems of children."Maternal Child Nursing Care, 7th Edition covers the issues and concerns of women during their childbearing years and children during their developing years. It uses a family-centered, problem-solving approach to patient care, with guidelines supported by evidence-based practice. New to this edition is an emphasis on clinical judgment skills and a new chapter on children with integumentary dysfunction. Written by a team of experts led by Shannon E. Perry and Marilyn J. Hockenberry, this book provides the accurate information you need to succeed in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® examination"-- from publisher.

Subjects: Maternity nursing.; Pediatric nursing.;

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Lippincott manual of nursing practice / by Nettina, Sandra M.,editor.https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvkxjMBt7qWqFgT948rxC; Nelson-Tuttle, Christine,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Part one. Medical-surgical nursing: General health considerations ; Respiratory health ; Cardiovascular health ; Neurologic and sensory health ; Gastrointestinal and nutritional health ; Renal, Genitourinary, and reproductive health ; Metabolic and endocrine health ; Hematologic health ; Immunologic health ; Musculoskeletal health ; Integumentary health ; Emergency nursing -- Part two. Maternity and neonatal nursing -- Part three. Pediatric nursing: General practice considerations ; Pediatric health -- Part four. Psychiatric nursing.This edition focuses on both the clinical and compassionate aspects of nursing. Each section is enriched with Clinical Judgment Alerts, Population Awareness Alerts, and Drug Alerts, emphasizing crucial information for nurse decision-making and sensitivity to diverse patient populations. Addresses the unique perspectives, complex challenges, and lived experiences of diverse populations traditionally underrepresented in health literature.

Subjects: Nursing; Nursing.; Nursing Care; Nursing;

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Palliative care nursing : quality care to the end of life / by Matzo, Marianne,editor.; Sherman, Deborah Witt,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding Palliative Care -- Caring for the whole Person and His or Her Family -- Physical Health: Threatening Diseases -- Physical Health: Symptom management.Palliative Care Nursing, Fifth Edition, delivers advanced empirical, aesthetic, ethical and personal knowledge. This new edition brings an increased focus on outcomes, benchmarking progress, and goals of care. It expounds upon the importance of the cross-disciplinary collaboration introduced in the previous edition. Every chapter in Sections I, II, and III includes content written by a non-nursing member of the interprofessional team. Based on best-evidence and clinical practice guidelines, this text presents comprehensive, targeted interventions responsive to the needs of palliative and hospice patients and family. Each chapter contains compassionate, timely, appropriate, and cost-effective care for diverse populations across the illness trajectory.

Subjects: Terminal care.; Palliative treatment.; Hospice nurses.; Terminal Care.; Critical Illness; Palliative Care.; Hospice Care;

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Critical care nursing : a holistic approach / by Morton, Patricia Gonce,1952-editor.; Thurman, Paul A.,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Streamlined to include the most recent information, Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach, 12e provides students with the theory and application knowledge necessary to fully prepare them for the highly specialized and complicated technical world of critical care nursing"--

Subjects: Intensive care nursing.; Holistic nursing.; Critical care medicine.; Critical Care Nursing; Holistic Nursing; Critical Care;

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