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Concepts for Nursing Practice (with eBook Access on VitalSource)
- 4th Edition - October 13, 2023
- Author: Jean Foret Giddens
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 2 2 2 - 1
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Learn a conceptual approach to nursing care and how to apply concepts to a wide variety of clinical settings! Concepts for Nursing Practice, 4th Edition uses a straightforward, intuitive approach to describe 60 important concepts, spanning the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment. Exemplars identified for each concept provide useful examples and models, helping you more easily understand concepts and apply them to any clinical setting. To reinforce understanding, this text also makes connections among related concepts via ebook links to exemplars of those concepts in other Elsevier textbooks in your ebook library. New to this edition are six new concepts and a focus on related core competencies. Written by conceptual learning expert Jean Giddens, this authoritative text will help you build clinical judgment skills and prepare confidently for almost any clinical nursing situation.
- Authoritative content written by expert contributors and meticulously edited by concept-based curriculum (CBC) expert Jean Giddens sets the standard for the growing CBC movement.
- Clearly defined and analyzed nursing concepts span the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment.
- Featured Exemplars sections describe selected exemplars related to each nursing concept, covering the entire lifespan and all clinical settings, and help you assimilate concepts into practice.
- Integrated exemplar links connect you to concept exemplars in other purchased Elsevier nursing titles.
- Logical framework of concepts by units and themes helps you form immediate connections among related concepts — a key to conceptual learning.
- Case Studies in each chapter make it easier to apply knowledge of nursing concepts to real-world situations.
- Interrelated Concepts illustrations provide visual cues to understanding and help you make connections across concepts.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Preface
- Health Care Recipient Concepts
- Theme One. Attributes, Resources, and Preferences
- Introduction
- Concept 1. Development
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 2. Functional Ability
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 3. Family Dynamics
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 4. Culture
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 5. Self-Management
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT OF NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- Health and Illness Concepts
- Theme Two. Homeostasis and Regulation
- Section II. Introduction
- CONCEPT 6. Fluid and Electrolytes
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 7. Acid–Base Balance
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 8. Thermoregulation
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 9. Sleep
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 10. Cellular Regulation
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- Variations and Context
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 11. Intracranial Regulation
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 12. Hormonal Regulation
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE AND CATEGORIES
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 13. Glucose Regulation
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 14. Nutrition
- DEFINITION
- Scope
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 15. Elimination
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 16. Perfusion
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- PHYSIOLOGIC CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 17. Clotting
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 18. Gas Exchange
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- Theme Three. Sexuality and Reproduction
- CONCEPT 19. Reproduction
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 20. Sexuality
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- Theme Four. Protection and Movement
- CONCEPT 21. Immunity
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 22. Inflammation
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 23. Infection
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 24. Mobility
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 25. Tissue Integrity
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 26. Sensory Perception
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 27. Pain
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 28. Fatigue
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- Theme Five. Mood, Cognition, Behavior
- CONCEPT 29. Stress and Coping
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 30. Mood and Affect
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 31. Anxiety
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 32. Cognition
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 33. Psychosis
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 34. Substance Misuse and Addiction
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 35. Interpersonal Violence
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- VARIATIONS AND CONTEXT
- CONSEQUENCES
- RISK FACTORS
- ASSESSMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- Professional Nursing and Health Care Concepts
- Theme Six. Personal Development
- section III. Introduction
- CONCEPT 36. Professional Identity
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 37. Well-Being and Resilience
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES/CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 38. Leadership
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 39. Evidence
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 40. Clinical Judgment
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- Theme Seven. Holistic Care
- CONCEPT 41. Person-Centered Care
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 42. Ethics
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 43. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- Theme Eight. Care Competencies
- CONCEPT 44. Communication
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 45. Collaboration
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 46. Safety
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 47. Health Care Quality
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 48. Technology and Informatics
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 49. Health Disparities and Health Equity
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 50. Care Coordination
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 51. Health Promotion
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 52. Patient Education
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 53. Palliative Care
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 54. Population Health
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 55. Public Health Emergencies
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTHCARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- Theme Nine. Health Care Infrastructure
- CONCEPT 56. Spheres of Practice
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 57. Health Systems
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 58. Health Care Economics
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 59. Health Policy
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- CONCEPT 60. Health Care Law
- DEFINITION
- SCOPE
- ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA
- THEORETICAL LINKS
- CONTEXT TO NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
- INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
- CLINICAL EXEMPLARS
- INDEX
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: October 13, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9780323812221
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Jean Foret Giddens
Dean Jean Foret Giddens works at the School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas.
Affiliations and expertise
Dean, School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA