| Description |
xxi, 887 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
1. Nursing foundations -- 2. Nursing process -- 3. Laws and ethics -- 4. Health and illness -- 5. Homeostasis, adaptation, and stress -- 6. Culture and ethnicity -- 7. The nurse-client relationship -- 8. Client teaching -- 9. Recording and reporting -- 10. Admission, discharge, transfer, and referrals -- 11. Vital signs -- 12. Physical assessment -- 13. Special examinations and tests -- 14. Nutrition -- 15. Fluid and chemical balance -- 16. Hygiene -- 17. Comfort, rest, and sleep -- 18. Safety -- 19. Pain management -- 20. Oxygenation -- 21. Asepsis -- 22. Infection control -- 23. Body mechanics, positioning, and moving -- 24. Therapeutic exercise -- 25. Mechanical immobilization -- 26. Ambulatory aids -- 27. Perioperative care -- 28. Wound care -- 29. Gastrointestinal intubation -- 30. Urinary elimination -- 31. Bowel elimination -- 32. Oral medications -- 33. Topical and inhalant medications -- 34. Parenteral medications -- 35. Intravenous medications -- 36. Airway management -- 37. Resuscitation -- 38. Death and dying |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Fundamental skills and concepts in patient care / Barbara Kuhn. Timby. 7th ed., rev. reprint. c2003 |
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With: Study guide to accompany Timby's Fundamental nursing skills and concepts, 8th ed. / Barbara R. Stright. Philadelphia : Lippincott, WIlliams & Wilkins, c2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying disk: Windows 98 SE, NT 4.0, 2000, ME, or XP ; Pentium 300 MHz processor ; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) ; 12X CR-ROM drive ; SVGA monitor ; Windows-compatible sound card ; Windows-compatible pointing device |
| Subject |
Nursing.
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Nursing Care.
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| Author |
Timby, Barbara Kuhn.
Fundamental skills and concepts in patient care
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| LC no. |
2004005178 |
| ISBN |
0781747368 |
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9780781747363 |
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0781755050 |
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9780781755054 |
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