Study Guide for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E
Shirlee Snyder, EdD, RN
Barbara J. Kozier, MN, RN
Glenora Erb, BScN, RN

ISBN-10: 0131889389
ISBN-13: 9780131889385

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 352 pp
Published: 03/23/2007

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This workbook includes case studies, NCLEX® review, and other review exercises. MediaLinks refer students to activities on the Prentice Hall Nursing MediaLink DVD-ROM and Companion Website.

Chapter   1 Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice   1
Chapter   2 Nursing Education, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice   6
Chapter   3 Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks   11
Chapter   4 Legal Aspects of Nursing   15
Chapter   5 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy   22
Chapter   6 Health Care Delivery Systems   26
Chapter   7 Community Nursing and Care Continuity   31
Chapter   8 Home Care   35
Chapter   9 Nursing Informatics   38
Chapter 10 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process  42
Chapter 11 Assessing   46
Chapter 12 Diagnosing   50
Chapter 13 Planning   54
Chapter 14 Implementing and Evaluating   58
Chapter 15 Documenting and Reporting   61
Chapter 16 Health Promotion   65
Chapter 17 Health, Wellness, and Illness   69
Chapter 18 Culture and Heritage   73
Chapter 19 Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities   77
Chapter 20 Concepts of Growth and Development   81
Chapter 21 Promoting Health from Conception through Adolescence   84
Chapter 22 Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults  89
Chapter 23 Promoting Health in Elders   93
Chapter 24 Promoting Family Health   97
Chapter 25 Caring   101
Chapter 26 Communicating   105
Chapter 27 Teaching   110
Chapter 28 Leading, Managing, and Delegating   115
Chapter 29 Vital Signs   120
Chapter 30 Health Assessment   125
Chapter 31 Asepsis   131
Chapter 32 Safety   136
Chapter 33 Hygiene   141
Chapter 34 Diagnostic Testing   147
Chapter 35 Medications   152
Chapter 36 Skin Integrity and Wound Care   158
Chapter 37 Perioperative Nursing   164
Chapter 38 Sensory Perception   170
Chapter 39 Self-Concept   175
Chapter 40 Sexuality   180
Chapter 41 Spirituality   185
Chapter 42 Stress and Coping   190
Chapter 43 Loss, Grieving, and Death   195
Chapter 44 Activity and Exercise   200
Chapter 45 Sleep   206
Chapter 46 Pain Management   211
Chapter 47 Nutrition   217
Chapter 48 Urinary Elimination   223
Chapter 49 Fecal Elimination   229
Chapter 50 Oxygenation   234
Chapter 51 Circulation   239
Chapter 52 Fluid, electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance   245
Answer Key   208

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