Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice/

Includes Index

Front Cover; Inside Front Cover; Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice ; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Unit I: Nursing Basics;
Chapter 1: Nursing and Professional Practice; Ana code of ethics; Maslow's hierarchy of needs; The health belief model; Nursing specialties; Nursing organizations; ANA standards of practice; Nursing practice act; The future of nursing; National patient safety goals; The three a s of health literacy;
Chapter 2: Values, Beliefs, and Caring; Behaviors that demonstrate caring;
Chapter 3: Communication. Steps in the communication processReasons we communicate with patients; Developing effective communication; Develop your voice; Frequency or Pitch; Tone; Intensity or Volume; Speed; Developing good listening skills; Special communication considerations;
Chapter 4: Critical Thinking in Nursing; Critical thinking components; Knowledge Review; Information Gathering; Reasoning; Intuition; Interpretation; Validation; Inductive Reasoning; Deductive Reasoning; Inferences ; Critical thinking in nursing practice; Intuition; Interpretation; Analysis; Validation; Evaluation; Explanation; Self-regulation. Unit II: Nursing Process
Chapter 5: Introduction to the Nursing Process; Components of the nursing process; Characteristics of the nursing process; Chapter 6: Assessment; Methods of patient assessment; Interviewing strategies; Open-Ended Questions; Summarizing Statements; Reflective Statements; Leading Questions; Focused Questions; Clarification; Restating; Encouraging; The patient interview; Functional assessment; Health Perceptions; Nutrition; Elimination; Activity and Exercise; Sleep; Cognitive; Sensory; Coping and Stress; Self-Perception; Roles and Relationships; Sexuality. Values and BeliefsCultural assessment; Information About the Country of Origin; Language Needs; Cultural Practices; Cultural Supports; Spiritual assessment; Religious Supports; Religious Practices; Religious Support Assessment Questions; Physical assessment; Assessment techniques;
Chapter 7: Nursing Diagnosis; Types of nursing diagnoses; The nursing diagnostic process; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Underlying Issues; Focus on One Problem or Issue; Patient Focused;
Chapter 8: Planning; Goal criteria; Individualizing patient care; Development of a patient care plan. Pa tient care plan componentsPrioritization of patient needs; Critical pathways;
Chapter 9: Implementation and Evaluation; Direct/indirect care; Types of interventions; The evaluation process; Safe practice alerts!; Unit III: Nursing Practice; Chapter 10: Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting; Charting; Components of Documentation; Documentation Formats; Documentation Forms; Unacceptable Abbreviations; Prefixes; Suffixes; Body Fluids; Body Substances and Chemicals; Colors; Medical Symbols; Body Regions; Body Cavities; Directions and Planes; Elements of a Good Hand-off Report

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