Potter, Patricia Ann. <br/><br/>
Fundamentals of Nursing / 
Patricia A. Potter......(et al.). 
 - Ninth edition. 
 - xix, 1365 pages :  color illustrations ;  29 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index and glossary. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographic references. 
<br/><br/>Nursing today -- The health care delivery system -- Community-based nursing practice -- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Evidence-based practice -- Health and wellness -- Caring in nursing practice -- Caring for the cancer survivor -- Cultural awareness -- Caring for families -- Developmental theories -- Conception through adolescence -- Young and middle adults -- Older adults -- Critical thinking in nursing practice -- Nursing assessment -- Nursing diagnosis -- Planning nursing care -- Implementing nursing care -- Evaluation -- Managing patient care -- Ethics and values -- Legal implications in nursing practice -- Communication -- Patient education -- Documentation and informatics -- Patient safety and quality -- Immobility -- Infection prevention and control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Medication administration -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spiritual health -- The experience of loss, death, and grief -- Stress and coping -- Activity and exercise -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Care of surgical patients. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323327404 0323327400 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing--Textbooks.<br/>Nursing--Practice--Textbooks.<br/>Nursing.<br/>Nurse and patient.<br/>Nursing.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.73  / POT