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020			_a978-0323396219
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050			_aRT41.W49.2018
100			_aWilliams, Patricia A
245			_adeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing
250			_a5th ed
260			_acanada _bElsevier _c2018
300			_axxiv,920p _bcol, ill _c27.5cm
440			_adeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing
500			_apreviously published as 4th edition in 2013 includes index
504			_aincludes bibliographic references and index on (p.882-920)
505			_aUnit I: Introduction to Nursing and the Health Care System History and trends in nursing, health/illness concepts, health care delivery systems, roles of nurses, and professional/legal/ethical foundations. Unit II: The Nursing Process Assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation with a focus on critical thinking and documentation. Unit III: Communication in Nursing Nurse–patient relationship, therapeutic communication, patient teaching, documentation, leadership, and management. Unit IV: Developmental, Psychosocial, and Cultural Aspects Growth and development across the lifespan, cultural awareness, psychosocial concepts, and spiritual care. Unit V: Basic Nursing Skills Infection control, asepsis, hygiene, vital signs, safety, mobility, comfort, and pain management. Unit VI: Meeting Physiologic Needs Nutrition, elimination, fluid/electrolyte balance, oxygenation, sleep, rest, and sensory perception. Unit VII: Medication Administration Principles of pharmacology, safe medication administration, dosage calculations, and documentation of medications. Unit VIII: Surgical and Immobility Care Preoperative and postoperative care, wound care, skin integrity, and management of immobility complications. Unit IX: Care of the Elderly Aging process, chronic health conditions, psychosocial considerations, and nursing interventions for older adults. Appendices Quick-reference tools such as normal lab values, NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses, and additional resources.
520			_aThis textbook introduces the core concepts and fundamental skills of nursing practice, emphasizing the nursing process, critical thinking, patient communication, cultural awareness, and basic clinical skills. It provides step-by-step guidance on essential procedures, safe medication administration, and care across the lifespan, with special focus on surgical, immobile, and elderly patients. Designed for entry-level nursing students, it combines evidence-based practice, patient-centered care, and practical skill application.
650			_aNursing. Nursing—Study and teaching. Nursing—Practice. Nursing—Fundamentals.
700			_aWilliams, Patricia A
856			_uhttp://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093060
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