For the first time, leading authorities come together to offer their expertise as they present the building blocks and concepts of nursing theory. Provides an explanation of concepts necessary as building block of theory Research based Draws extensively on literature Experienced contributors and editors, all leading experts in their fields
Leading authorities in the field come together to present a key text on the building blocks and concepts of nursing theory.
Foundations of Nursing Practice: Essential Concepts
Highly readable, with clear indexing and cross referencing, this is an ideal book for trainees to turn to for learning more about key issues in nursing practice and education.
Foundations of Nursing Practice: Essential Concepts
"This innovative interactive text explains 58 of the most common nursing concepts - including six all new concepts - that span the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment.
A comprehensive patient assessment produces a great deal of data. ... changes Example:What change has Todd (MeetYour Patient) experienced in the 3 days ...
Short case studies, based on real stories from the health care arena, ensure that each chapter of this book is rooted in descriptions of nursing practise that are grounded, salient narratives of nursing care.
Within these groups the book addresses such contemporary themes as hope, postpartum depression, resilience, self-care, cultural competence, and many others.
“effective use of information technologies to automate clinical information and make it readily accessible to patients ... communication between patients and clinicians, as well as the need to transform health professional education.
Basic Concepts on Nursing Procedures