Includes bibliographical references and index

The changing face of healthcare -- Community-based nursing
and continuity of care -- The profession of nursing --
Nursing theory and conceptual frameworks -- Values --
Ethical and legal concerns -- Nurse leader and manager --
Nursing research: evidence-based care -- Nursing process:
foundation for practice -- Nursing assessment -- Nursing
diagnosis -- Outcome identification and planning --
Implementation and evaluation -- Critical thinking --
Communication of the nursing process: documenting and
reporting -- Health and wellness -- Complementary and
alternative medicine -- Lifespan development -- The older
adult -- Individual, family, and community -- Culture and
ethnicity -- Communication: the nurse-client relationship
-- Client education -- Home care management -- Health
assessment of human function -- Vital sign assessment --
Asepsis and infection control -- Medication administration
-- Intravenous therapy -- Perioperative nursing -- Safety
-- Health maintenance -- Self-care and hygiene -- Mobility
and body mechanics -- Oxygenation: respiratory function --
Oxygenation: cardiovascular function -- Fluid, electrolyte
and acid-based balance -- Nutrition -- Skin integrity and
wound healing -- The body's defense against infection --
Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Sleep and rest
-- Pain perception and management -- Sensory perception --
Cognitive processes -- Self-concept -- Families and their
relationships -- Loss and grieving -- Stress, coping, and
adaptation -- Human sexuality -- Spiritual health

This comprehensive text introduces the broad range of the discipline of nursing, including theory, the nursing process, and step-by-step procedures