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Book SynopsisA San Francisco Bay Area native, Audrey Berman received her BSN from the University of California San Francisco and later returned to that campus to obtain her MS in physiologic nursing and her PhD in nursing. Her dissertation was entitled Sailing a Course through Chemotherapy: The Experience of Women with Breast Cancer. She worked in oncology at Samuel Merritt Hospital prior to beginning her teaching career in the diploma program at Samuel Merritt Hospital School of Nursing in 1976. As a faculty member, she participated in the transition of that program into a baccalaureate degree and in the development of the master of science and doctor of nursing practice programs. Over the years, she has taught a variety of medical-surgical nursing courses in the prelicensure programs. She currently serves as the dean of nursing at Samuel Merritt University (an affiliate of Sutter Health) and is the 2014-2016 president of the California Association of Colleges of Nursing.
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Table of ContentsUNIT 1 The Nature of Nursing 1
- Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice 2
- Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing 27
- Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks 39
- Legal Aspects of Nursing 52
- Values, Ethics, and Advocacy 80
UNIT 2 Contemporary Health Care 98
- Health Care Delivery Systems 99
- Community Nursing and Care Continuity 116
- Home Care 131
- Electronic Health Records and Information Technology 143
UNIT 3 The Nursing Process 161
- Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning 162
- Assessing 177
- Diagnosing 199
- Planning 214
- Implementing and Evaluating 236
- Documenting and Reporting 250
UNIT 4¿Health Beliefs and Practices 274
- Health Promotion 275
- Health, Wellness, and Illness 298
- Culturally Responsive Nursing Care 315
- Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities 335
UNIT 5 Lifespan Development 352
- Concepts of Growth and Development 353
- Promoting Health from Conception Through Adolescence 372
- Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults 39
- Promoting Health in Older Adults 411
- Promoting Family Health 434
UNIT ¿6 Integral Aspects of Nursing 447
- Caring 448
- Communicating 462
- Teaching 491
- Leading, Managing, and Delegating 518
UNIT 7 Assessing Health 533
- Vital Signs 534
- Health Assessment 574
UNIT 8¿Integral Components of Client Care 669
- Asepsis 670
- Safety 715
- Hygiene 749
- Diagnostic Testing 807
- Medications 840
- Skin Integrity and Wound Care 919
- Perioperative Nursing 959
UNIT 9 Promoting Psychosocial Health 999
- Sensory Perception 1000
- Self-Concept 1021
- Sexuality 1035
- Spirituality 1058
- Stress and Coping 1078
- Loss, Grieving, and Death 1098
UNIT 10 Promoting Physiological Health 1121
- Activity and Exercise 1122
- Sleep 1182
- Pain Management 1204
- Nutrition 1249
- Urinary Elimination 1304
- Fecal Elimination 1344
- Oxygenation 1378
- Circulation 1426
- Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid—Base Balance 1449
