Product Description
Manual of Nursing Volume 1, Juta's: Fundamental and General Nursing (3rd edition)
Authors: N Geyer, SM Mogotlane, A Young
Format: Physical Hardcopy
Completely updated to include the latest developments in the field of Nursing Science, the third edition of Juta’s Manual of Nursing Vol. 1 covers the topics required for both Fundamental and General Nursing Science; this makes it suitable for the categories of Nursing Auxiliary, Staff Nurse and for the fundamentals of nursing for Professional Nurses.
Juta's Manual of Nursing Vol. 1 has a strong community-based focus. It introduces the nurse to the fundamentals of nursing and is extremely practical, encouraging problem solving both in the clinic and in the community. Each chapter has tutorial-type questions to stimulate discussion and personal research.
Key Features
The book has a strong community-based focus and encourages problem-solving both in the clinic and in the community setting. Each chapter contains tutorial-type questions to stimulate discussion and personal research.
This updated edition includes a chapter on the important topic of Informatics.
The text is outcomes-based so that students understand the focus of each chapter.
Numerous line drawings expand on difficult concepts.
It covers the new curriculum; therefore lecturers can be assured the book will meet their needs.
Summaries of key ethical and legal considerations in each chapter highlight these important aspects.
The content encourages the development of problem-solving skills so that the nurse can deal with problems as they arise in the community/clinic environment.
Self-assessment and discussion topics throughout the text test what has been learnt.
Contents:
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Section 1: Fundamental nursing science
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Chapter 1: Introducing nursing
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Chapter 2: Practising the profession of nursing within the South African professional legal framework
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Chapter 3: Practising the profession of nursing within the South African professional-ethical framework
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Chapter 4: Information management
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Chapter 5: Introducing the concept of bio-psychosocial needs
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Chapter 6: Recognising spiritual needs
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Chapter 7: Practising nursing within a culturally diverse society
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Chapter 8: Community assessment
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Chapter 9: Patient assessment
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Chapter 10: Planning nursing care
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Chapter 11: Home- and community-based care
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Chapter 12: Maintaining patient safety
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Chapter 13: Infection control in the unit
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Chapter 14: Communicating and teaching
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Chapter 15: Caring for the needs of the nurse
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Chapter 16: Basic life skills for the nurse
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Section 2: General nursing science
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Chapter 17: Oxygen need
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Chapter 18: Circulation need
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Chapter 19: Temperature regulation need
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Chapter 20: Nutrition
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Chapter 21: Assessing and maintaining fluid electrolyte and acid–base balance
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Chapter 22: Mobility and exercise need
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Chapter 23: Elimination needs
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Chapter 24: Comfort, rest and sleep need
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Chapter 25: Skin integrity need
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Chapter 26: Hygiene and grooming needs
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Chapter 27: Sensation, perception and cognition
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Chapter 28: Peri-operative nursing care
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References
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Index
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