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Get the solid foundation you need to practise nursing in Canada! Potter & Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition covers the nursing concepts, knowledge, research, and skills that are essential to professional nursing practice in Canada. The text&s full-colour, easy-to-use approach addresses the entire scope of nursing care, reflecting Canadian standards, culture, and the latest in evidence-informed care. New to this edition are real-life case studies and a new chapter on practical nursing in Canada. Based on Potter & Perry&s respected Fundamentals text and adapted and edited by a team of Canadian nursing experts led by Barbara J. Astle and Wendy Duggleby, this book ensures that you understand Canada&s health care system and health care issues as well as national nursing practice guidelines.
Unit I: Health and Health Care in Canada
1. Health and Wellness
2. The Canadian Health Care Delivery System
3. The Development of Nursing in Canada
4. Community Health Nursing Practice
5. Practical Nursing in Canada
Unit II: Foundations of Nursing Practice
6. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
7. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
8. Evidence-Informed Practice
9. Nursing Values and Ethics
10. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
11. Global and Planetary Health
12. Indigenous Health
13. Nursing Leadership and Collaborative Practice
Unit III: Approaches to Nursing Care
14. Nursing Assessment, Diagnosis, and Planning
15. Implementing and Evaluating Nursing Care
16. Documenting and Reporting
17. Nursing Informatics and Canadian Nursing Practice
Unit IV: Working with Patients and Families
18. Communication and Relational Practice
19. Client-Centred Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
20. Family Nursing
21. Patient Education
Unit V: Caring Throughout the Lifespan
22. Developmental Theories
23. Conception Through Adolescence
24. Young to Middle Adulthood
25. Older Persons
26. The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief
Unit VI: Psychosocial Considerations
27. Self-Concept
28. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
29. Spirituality in Health and Health Care
30. Stress and Adaptation
Unit VII: Scientific Basis for Nursing Practice
31. Vital Signs
32. Pain Assessment and Management
33. Health Assessment and Physical Examination
34. Infection Control
35. Medication Administration and Management
36. Integrative Health Care
Unit VIII: Basic Physiological Needs
37. Activity and Exercise
38. Quality and Patient Safety
39. Hygiene
40. Cardiopulmonary Functioning and Oxygenation
41. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances
42. Sleep
43. Nutrition
44. Urinary Elimination
45. Bowel Elimination
Unit IX: Patients with Special Needs
46. Mobility and Immobility
47. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
48. Sensory Alterations
49. Care of Surgical Patients
APPENDIX: Laboratory Value
References - online