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Overview
The fully updated second edition of Foundations of Nursing gives you all the information you need to successfully complete your nursing curriculum. This single volume includes comprehensive, fundamental content in basic nursing, adult health nursing, and maternal and pediatric nursing. Introductory content covers such topics as the health care system, communication, nursing processes, and client teaching. Current topics such as HIPAA, West Nile Virus, SARS, and bioterrorism are also discussed. The adult health nursing section is written following the Nursing Process format. The clinical chapters have been revised to include Nursing Management sections for each disorder, emphasizing the nurse?s role in providing competent client care. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) have been identified in each Nursing Care Plan. A Case Study included in each chapter uses critical thinking questions to assist the user through the nursing process and to develop a customized plan of care for the client in the scenario.The maternal and pediatric section covers topics such as prenatal care, complications of pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, and newborn care. Childrearing is covered from birth through 18 years of age.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Mary Allen Carey, PhD(University of Oklahoma College of Nursing)Description: This fully updated second edition offers information to support a comprehensive curriculum with fundamental content in basic nursing, adult health nursing, maternal and pediatric nursing.
Purpose: The purpose is to present introductory content to beginning students in a program preparing registered nurses. This is a very worthy objective that the author has met.
Audience: The intended audience includes nursing students and educators who teach the fundamentals of nursing. The author is a credible authority.
Features: The introductory material includes such topics as the healthcare system, communication, nursing processes, and client teaching. Current topics such as HIPAA, West Nile virus, SARS and bioterrorism are covered. The adult health nursing section follows the standard nursing process. The clinical chapters have been revised to include nursing management sections for each disorder. Nursing outcomes classification (NOC) and nursing interventions classification (NIC) gave been identified in each nursing care plan. A case study is included in selected chapters and uses critical thinking questions to assist the user through the nursing process and to develop a customized plan of care for the client in the scenario. The new maternal and pediatric section covers topics such as prenatal care complications of pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, and newborn care. Childrearing is covered from birth through 18 years of age.
Assessment: The publishers describe numerous features, including having all procedures begin with anoverview linking the procedure to text content. Then all equipment needed is listed followed by a link to the nursing process to outline all details of the procedure. Photographs and illustrations support the presentation. The quality of the presentation is high.
Book Details
Published
August 24, 2004
Publisher
Cengage Learning
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781401876708