activity activity add-circle add-circle add-document add-new-comment add-to-cart add-to-cart add-users add-users airplay alarm alarm-clock alert alert-drug alert-drug alert-outline-circle alert-outline-square alert-outline-square alert-qsen alert-qsen alert-safety alert-safety alert-solid-circle alert-solid-circle alert-solid-square alert-solid-square alert-tornado alert-tornado alert-unexpected-error alert-unexpected-error alert-unsupported-browser alert-unsupported-browser alignment app-store apple approve-document archive arrow-down arrow-left arrow-right arrow-stat-up arrow-stat-up arrow-up article-in-press assessment-activity assessment-activity assignments assignments audio-slides backspace bicycle binocular blueprint blueprint book bookmark bookmarkoff bookmarkoff bookmarkon bookmarkon books box bubble-chart bullseye business-man business-phone calculator calendar calendar-empty calendar-empty calendar-not-available calendar-not-available call-center camera camera-film card-collapse card-collapse card-expand card-expand carrot case-study case-study caution charge-battery check-clipboard checkmark checkmark chevron-down chevron-down chevron-left chevron-left chevron-right chevron-right chevron-up chevron-up circle circle circle-map-view citatonbench clinical-trial clinical-trial clock clockwise clockwise close close close-quotes cloud cloud-download cloud-upload clouds coffee coffee coffee-bean coffee-not-available coffee-not-available colander collapse collapse column-left column-middle column-right columns comb comment compare-saved-versions compass computer computer-mouse confirmation-outline-circle confirmation-outline-circle confirmation-solid-circle confirmation-solid-circle connection contract countries-edit countries country-edit couple-of-people create-bibliography credit-card crop cursor cycle-question cycle-question cycle-square cycle-square database delete-document directions discussion discussion doc doc-file document-check document-check document-checked document-checked document-csv document-csv document-new document-new document-not-available document-not-available down-left down-right download drag drop duplicate-document dvd-player ebook ebook ebook-reading ebook-reading edit edit education-history eject ellipsis ellipsis-open elsevier elsevier email empowering-knowledge empty-cart emtree-taxonomy-browser epub eraser exam exam exe-file expand expand-2 expand-2 export-document export-profile-orcid eye-care eye-not-visible eye-not-visible eye-visible eye-visible facebook facebook failed-outline-circle failed-outline-square failed-solid-circle failed-solid-square fast-forward fax feedback-excited feedback-excited feedback-happy feedback-happy feedback-meh feedback-meh feedback-sad feedback-sad female-face file file filter finger-point-up finger-point-up flag flip-tile flip-tile flowchart flowchart folder folder-in folder-out folder-solid folder-solid forbidden fork fountain-pen fully-charged gif-file globe globe google-play grid group-of-people group-of-researchers hand hand hard-drive heart heart heart-solid heart-solid help-outline-circle help-solid-circle high-battery home home-institution hospital hot hot-tea hy-hart idea in-progress in-progress inbox information-outline-circle information-outline-square information-solid-circle information-solid-square institution institution-edit institution-ranking institutions institutions-edit interactive-case-insights journal jpg-file jump-to-first jump-to-first jump-to-last jump-to-last key lab-skills lab-skills label laptop layers leaf lesson lesson line-charts link linkedin linkedin list loading location lock log-in log-out low-battery male-face man map-location mastodon mastodon matrix-view measuring-cup medical-cross medium-battery menu menu merge microphone microwave minus mobi-file mobi-file mobile-phone mobipocket molecular-models moon move moving-box moving-box-down moving-box-up mp3-file multiple-layers musical-note nav-collapse nav-collapse nav-expand nav-expand navigate neuroimagery newspaper no-editing no-smoking non-solus non-solus not-started not-started note note notebook notifications-disabled office-building open-book open-folder open-hand-right open-quotes orange outbox paperclip pause-hollow pause-hollow pause-solid pause-solid pdf-alternative pdf-file performance performance performance-not-available performance-not-available person phone phone-disabled picture pie-chart pill pin pixel play-hollow play-hollow play-solid play-solid play-video plus png-file pointing-left-up pointing-right ppt-2 ppt-2 ppt-file ppt-file printer-2 publication-set publication-sets radiology rainbow rainbow-2 rar-file rationale rationale record redo redo remove-document repeat research-area research-area-edit research-areas research-areas-edit researcher researcher-profile-needs-action researcher-profile-updated retweet rewind rotate rotate rows ruler ruler ruler-rotate ruler-rotate save-file scale-down scale-up schedule schedule search search-document secondary-result selection-panel-add selection-panel-remove send settings share share-2 shopping-cart shuffle simulation-nursing simulation-nursing skills-checklist skills-checklist skip-back skip-forward smartphone sort-asc sort-asc sort-default sort-default sort-desc sort-desc sound-high sound-low sound-medium sound-off spinner spinner standard standard star star-solid star-solid statistics stats stethoscope stop stop-gesture stopwatch strawberry study study subject-name-subcategory suitcase sun syllabus syllabus sync tables tablet teddy-bear teddy-bear temperature text-file thumbs-down thumbs-up tornado trash twitter twitter txt-file txt-file undo undo unlink unlock up-left up-right upload upwards-line-chart usb vector video-camera view-author-documents virtual-microscope warning warning webcam wheelchair woman wrench writing x x-axis xls-file xls-file y-axis youtube youtube zip-file zoom-in zoom-out
lms folder add youtube facebook instagram google-plus link linkedin twitter
cover image - Concepts for Nursing Practice (with Access on VitalSource),3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323581936
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 02-03-2020
Page Count: 576
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $124.99

Concepts for Nursing Practice (with Access on VitalSource), 3rd Edition

by Jean Foret Giddens, PhD, RN, FAAN

Paperback

cover image - Concepts for Nursing Practice (with Access on VitalSource),3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323581936
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 02-03-2020
Page Count: 576
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $124.99
Was $124.99

Now $116.24

Free Shipping!
In Stock

Learn the core concepts of nursing care and apply them to the clinical setting! Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition uses a simplified, intuitive approach to describe 57 important concepts relating to all areas of nursing practice. For easier understanding, this book also makes connections among related concepts and links you to other nursing textbooks. Exemplars for each concept provide useful examples and models, showing how concepts are successfully applied to practice. New to this edition are updated research evidence and a new Population Health concept. Written by conceptual learning expert Jean Giddens, this text will help you build clinical reasoning skills and prepare confidently for almost any clinical nursing situation.

    • Authoritative content written by expert contributors and meticulously edited by concept-based learning expert Jean Giddens sets the standard for the rapidly growing concept-based curriculum movement.
    • A total of 57 important nursing concepts are clearly defined and analyzed, spanning the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment.
    • Case studies in each chapter make it easier to apply knowledge of nursing concepts to real-world situations.
    • UNIQUE! Featured Exemplars sections describe selected exemplars related to each nursing concept, covering the entire lifespan and all clinical settings, and help you assimilate concepts into practice.
    • UNIQUE! Logical framework of concepts by units and themes helps you form immediate connections among related concepts --- a key to conceptual learning.
    • UNIQUE! Interrelated Concepts illustrations provide visual cues to understanding and help you make connections across concepts.
    • NEW! UPDATED content reflects the latest research evidence and national and international practice guidelines.
    • NEW! Population Health concept reflects the future of nursing, in which health care organizations learn to deliver care that is high in quality, patient-centered, cost-effective, and evidence-based.
    • NEW! Featured Exemplars sections provide a brief explanation of some of the most important exemplars.
    • NEW! Discussion questions in case studies reinforce your understanding of each concept.
    • NEW! UPDATED exemplar links connect you to concept exemplars in other RN- and LPN/LVN-level Elsevier nursing titles.
  • UNIT 1: HEALTH CARE RECIPIENT CONCEPTS
    Theme: Attributes and Resources
    1. Development
    2. Functional Ability
    3. Family Dynamics
    Theme: Personal Preference
    4. Culture
    5. Spirituality
    6. Adherence
    7. Self-Management
    UNIT 2: HEALTH AND ILLNESS CONCEPTS
    Theme: Homeostasis and Regulation
    8. Fluid and Electrolytes
    9. Acid-Base Balance
    10. Thermoregulation
    11. Sleep
    12. Cellular Regulation
    13. Intracranial Regulation
    14. Hormonal Regulation
    15. Glucose Regulation
    16. Nutrition
    17. Elimination
    18. Perfusion
    19. Gas Exchange
    Theme: Sexuality and Reproduction
    20. Reproduction
    21. Sexuality
    Theme: Protection and Movement
    22. Immunity
    23. Inflammation
    24. Infection
    25. Mobility
    26. Tissue Integrity
    27. Sensory Perception
    28. Pain
    29. Fatigue
    Theme: Mood and Cognition
    30. Stress and Coping
    31. Mood and Affect
    32. Anxiety
    33. Cognition
    34. Psychosis
    Theme: Maladaptive Behavior
    35. Addiction
    36. Interpersonal Violence
    UNIT 3: PROFESSIONAL NURSING AND HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS
    Theme: Nursing Attributes and Roles
    37. Professional Identity
    38. Clinical Judgment
    39. Leadership
    40. Ethics
    41. Patient Education
    42. Health Promotion
    Theme: Care Competencies
    43. Communication
    44. Collaboration
    45. Safety
    46. Technology and Informatics
    47. Evidence
    48. Health Care Quality
    Theme: Health Care Delivery
    49. Care Coordination
    50. Caregiving
    51. Palliative Care
    52. Health Disparities
    53. Population Health  NEW!
    Theme: Health Care Infrastructure
    54. Health Care Organizations
    55. Health Care Economics
    56. Health Policy
    57. Health Care Law
    Index
  • Jean Foret Giddens, PhD, RN, FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow, Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Was $124.99

Now $116.24

Free Shipping!
In Stock