Castaldi, Patricia A. <br/><br/>
Study guide to accompany Potter and Perry basic nursing:  essentials for practice. / 
Patricia A Castaldi 
 - 5th ed 
 - St Louis, MI  Mosby  2003 
 - xii, 370 p :  ills.; 
<br/><br/>Contents: Concepts in health care: Health and wellness -- The health care delivery system -- Legal principles in nursing -- Ethics -- Processes in nursing care: Critical thinking and nursing judgement -- Nursing process -- Documentation and reporting --Communication -- Client education -- Principles for nursing practice: Infection control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Administering medications -- Fluid, electrolyte,and acid-base balances -- Principles for caring: Caring in nursing practice -- Cultural diversity -- Spiritual health -- Growth and development -- Self-concept and sexuality -- Family context in nursing -- Stress and coping -- Loss and grief -- Managing client care -- Caring for client's basic human needs: Exercise and activity -- Safety -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Sleep -- Promoting comfort -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- `Caring for clients' special needs: Immobility -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Surgical client 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0323016626 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing--study guide<br/>Nursing--study guide and teaching
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT71.C27