Includes bibliographical references (p. 1415-1425) and index.

Professional nursing - Nursing process and critical thinking -- Managing client care: documentation and delegation -- Communication and nurse-client relationship -- Administation, transfer, and discharge -- Client education and discharge planning -- Safe client environment and restraints -- Bathing, bedmaking, and maintaining skin integrity -- Personal hygiene -- Vital signs -- Physical assessment -- Body mechanics and positioning -- Exercise and ambulation -- Infection control -- Disaster preparedness; bioterrorism -- Pain management -- Alternative therapies and stress management -- Medication administration -- Nutrition management and NG intubation -- Speciment collection -- Diagnostic procedures -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Heat and cold therapies -- Wound care and dressings -- Respiratory care -- Circulatory maintenance -- Intravenous therapy -- Central vascular access devices -- Orthopedic intervention -- Postoperative care -- End-of-life care -- Advanced nursing skills -- Community-based nursing -- Appendix: Answers and rationales to review questions.

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