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BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS MSN RN
CCRN (2022)||LATEST EDITION|| 978-0323828901 COMPLETE GUIDE||
GURANTEE GRADE A+ {8TH EDITION}
,Table of Contents
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM .................................. 4
CHAPTER 01: NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ........................................................ 4
CHAPTER 02: CONCEPTS OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, STRESS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION ..... 20
CHAPTER 03: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING.................................................... 36
UNIT II: THE NURSING PROCESS ........................................................................................................ 58
CHAPTER 04: THE NURSING PROCESS AND CRITICAL THINKING ......................................... 58
CHAPTER 05: ASSESSMENT, NURSING DIAGNOSIS, AND PLANNING .................................... 70
CHAPTER 06: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION ............................................................... 86
UNIT III: COMMUNICATION IN NURSING ......................................................................................... 99
CHAPTER 07: DOCUMENTATION OF NURSING CARE ................................................................ 99
CHAPTER 08: COMMUNICATION AND THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP .................. 112
CHAPTER 09: PATIENT TEACHING FOR HEALTH PROMOTION ............................................. 138
CHAPTER 10: DELEGATION, LEADERSHIP, AND MANAGEMENT ......................................... 152
UNIT IV: DEVELOPMENTAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS .......... 168
CHAPTER 11: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE...... 168
CHAPTER 12: ADULTHOOD AND THE FAMILY.......................................................................... 202
CHAPTER 13: PROMOTING HEALTHY ADAPTATION TO AGING ........................................... 218
CHAPTER 14: CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF PATIENT CARE............................ 232
CHAPTER 15: LOSS, GRIEF, AND END-OF-LIFE CARE .............................................................. 252
UNIT V: BASIC NURSING SKILLS ...................................................................................................... 269
CHAPTER 16: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL: PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS AND
ASEPSIS ............................................................................................................................................... 269
CHAPTER 17: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE HOSPITAL AND HOME 288
CHAPTER 18: LIFTING, MOVING, AND POSITIONING PATIENTS ........................................... 305
CHAPTER 19: ASSISTING WITH HYGIENE, PERSONAL CARE, SKIN CARE, AND THE
PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS .......................................................................................... 316
CHAPTER 20: PATIENT ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY ............................................................. 332
CHAPTER 21: MEASURING VITAL SIGNS .................................................................................... 345
CHAPTER 22: ASSESSING HEALTH STATUS ............................................................................... 359
CHAPTER 23: ADMITTING, TRANSFERRING, AND DISCHARGING PATIENTS.................... 374
CHAPTER 24: DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND SPECIMEN COLLECTION ........................................ 387
,UNIT VI: MEETING BASIC PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS.......................................................................... 402
CHAPTER 25: FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE BALANCE ....................................... 402
CHAPTER 26: CONCEPTS OF BASIC NUTRITION AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS .... 415
CHAPTER 27: NUTRITIONAL THERAPY AND ASSISTED FEEDING........................................ 429
CHAPTER 28: ASSISTING WITH RESPIRATION AND OXYGEN DELIVERY .......................... 443
CHAPTER 29: PROMOTING URINARY ELIMINATION ............................................................... 456
CHAPTER 30: PROMOTING BOWEL ELIMINATION ................................................................... 469
CHAPTER 31: PAIN, COMFORT, AND SLEEP ............................................................................... 483
CHAPTER 32: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES..................................... 498
UNIT VII: MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION.................................................................................... 511
CHAPTER 33: PHARMACOLOGY AND PREPARATION FOR DRUG ADMINISTRATION ..... 511
CHAPTER 34: ADMINISTERING ORAL, TOPICAL, AND INHALANT MEDICATIONS .......... 524
CHAPTER 35: ADMINISTERING INTRADERMAL, SUBCUTANEOUS, AND
INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS..................................................................................................... 538
CHAPTER 36: ADMINISTERING INTRAVENOUS SOLUTIONS AND MEDICATIONS ........... 550
UNIT VIII: CARE OF THE SURGICAL AND IMMOBILE PATIENT ................................................ 564
CHAPTER 37: CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT ..................................................................... 564
CHAPTER 38: PROVIDING WOUND CARE AND TREATING PRESSURE ULCERS ................ 575
CHAPTER 39: PROMOTING MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION ................................................ 587
UNIT IX: CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS........................................................................................... 599
CHAPTER 40: COMMON PHYSICAL CARE PROBLEMS OF THE OLDER ADULT ................. 599
CHAPTER 41: COMMON PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE PROBLEMS OF OLDER ADULTS ............. 610
, UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING AND THE HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 01: NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
WILLIAMS: DEWIT'S FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR NURSING,8THEDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO NURSING PRACTICE AND
EDUCATION:
A. ARE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT BUT HAVE NO VALIDITY FOR NURSING TODAY.
B. WERE NEITHER RECOGNIZED NOR APPRECIATED IN HER OWN TIME.
C. WERE A MAJOR FACTOR IN REDUCING THE DEATH RATE IN THE CRIMEAN WAR.
D. WERE LIMITED ONLY TO THE CARE OF SEVERE TRAUMATIC WOUNDS.
CORRECT ANS>>C
BY IMPROVING SANITATION, NUTRITION VENTILATION, AND HANDWASHING
TECHNIQUES, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’S NURSES DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE
DEATH RATE FROM INJURIES IN THE CRIMEAN WAR.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: KNOWLEDGE REF: P. 2 OBJ: THEORY #1 TOP: NURSING
HISTORY KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. EARLY NURSING EDUCATION AND CARE IN THE UNITED STATES:
A. WERE DIRECTED AT COMMUNITY HEALTH.
B. PROVIDED INDEPENDENCE FOR WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT.
C. WERE AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL BASED IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.
D. HAVE CONTINUED TO BE ENTIRELY FOCUSED ON HOSPITAL NURSING.
CORRECT ANS>>B
BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE OF EARLY NNUURRSISNIGNGLETABD.ECROS,MNURSING
EDUCATION BECAME MORE FORMALIZED THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS IN
NIGHTINGALE SCHOOLS THAT OFFERED INDEPENDENCE TO WOMEN THROUGH
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: KNOWLEDGE REF: P. 2 OBJ: THEORY #4 TOP: NURSING
HISTORY KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS MSN RN
CCRN (2022)||LATEST EDITION|| 978-0323828901 COMPLETE GUIDE||
GURANTEE GRADE A+ {8TH EDITION}
,Table of Contents
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM .................................. 4
CHAPTER 01: NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ........................................................ 4
CHAPTER 02: CONCEPTS OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, STRESS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION ..... 20
CHAPTER 03: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING.................................................... 36
UNIT II: THE NURSING PROCESS ........................................................................................................ 58
CHAPTER 04: THE NURSING PROCESS AND CRITICAL THINKING ......................................... 58
CHAPTER 05: ASSESSMENT, NURSING DIAGNOSIS, AND PLANNING .................................... 70
CHAPTER 06: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION ............................................................... 86
UNIT III: COMMUNICATION IN NURSING ......................................................................................... 99
CHAPTER 07: DOCUMENTATION OF NURSING CARE ................................................................ 99
CHAPTER 08: COMMUNICATION AND THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP .................. 112
CHAPTER 09: PATIENT TEACHING FOR HEALTH PROMOTION ............................................. 138
CHAPTER 10: DELEGATION, LEADERSHIP, AND MANAGEMENT ......................................... 152
UNIT IV: DEVELOPMENTAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS .......... 168
CHAPTER 11: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE...... 168
CHAPTER 12: ADULTHOOD AND THE FAMILY.......................................................................... 202
CHAPTER 13: PROMOTING HEALTHY ADAPTATION TO AGING ........................................... 218
CHAPTER 14: CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF PATIENT CARE............................ 232
CHAPTER 15: LOSS, GRIEF, AND END-OF-LIFE CARE .............................................................. 252
UNIT V: BASIC NURSING SKILLS ...................................................................................................... 269
CHAPTER 16: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL: PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS AND
ASEPSIS ............................................................................................................................................... 269
CHAPTER 17: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE HOSPITAL AND HOME 288
CHAPTER 18: LIFTING, MOVING, AND POSITIONING PATIENTS ........................................... 305
CHAPTER 19: ASSISTING WITH HYGIENE, PERSONAL CARE, SKIN CARE, AND THE
PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS .......................................................................................... 316
CHAPTER 20: PATIENT ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY ............................................................. 332
CHAPTER 21: MEASURING VITAL SIGNS .................................................................................... 345
CHAPTER 22: ASSESSING HEALTH STATUS ............................................................................... 359
CHAPTER 23: ADMITTING, TRANSFERRING, AND DISCHARGING PATIENTS.................... 374
CHAPTER 24: DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND SPECIMEN COLLECTION ........................................ 387
,UNIT VI: MEETING BASIC PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS.......................................................................... 402
CHAPTER 25: FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE BALANCE ....................................... 402
CHAPTER 26: CONCEPTS OF BASIC NUTRITION AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS .... 415
CHAPTER 27: NUTRITIONAL THERAPY AND ASSISTED FEEDING........................................ 429
CHAPTER 28: ASSISTING WITH RESPIRATION AND OXYGEN DELIVERY .......................... 443
CHAPTER 29: PROMOTING URINARY ELIMINATION ............................................................... 456
CHAPTER 30: PROMOTING BOWEL ELIMINATION ................................................................... 469
CHAPTER 31: PAIN, COMFORT, AND SLEEP ............................................................................... 483
CHAPTER 32: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES..................................... 498
UNIT VII: MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION.................................................................................... 511
CHAPTER 33: PHARMACOLOGY AND PREPARATION FOR DRUG ADMINISTRATION ..... 511
CHAPTER 34: ADMINISTERING ORAL, TOPICAL, AND INHALANT MEDICATIONS .......... 524
CHAPTER 35: ADMINISTERING INTRADERMAL, SUBCUTANEOUS, AND
INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS..................................................................................................... 538
CHAPTER 36: ADMINISTERING INTRAVENOUS SOLUTIONS AND MEDICATIONS ........... 550
UNIT VIII: CARE OF THE SURGICAL AND IMMOBILE PATIENT ................................................ 564
CHAPTER 37: CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT ..................................................................... 564
CHAPTER 38: PROVIDING WOUND CARE AND TREATING PRESSURE ULCERS ................ 575
CHAPTER 39: PROMOTING MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION ................................................ 587
UNIT IX: CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS........................................................................................... 599
CHAPTER 40: COMMON PHYSICAL CARE PROBLEMS OF THE OLDER ADULT ................. 599
CHAPTER 41: COMMON PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE PROBLEMS OF OLDER ADULTS ............. 610
, UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING AND THE HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 01: NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
WILLIAMS: DEWIT'S FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR NURSING,8THEDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO NURSING PRACTICE AND
EDUCATION:
A. ARE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT BUT HAVE NO VALIDITY FOR NURSING TODAY.
B. WERE NEITHER RECOGNIZED NOR APPRECIATED IN HER OWN TIME.
C. WERE A MAJOR FACTOR IN REDUCING THE DEATH RATE IN THE CRIMEAN WAR.
D. WERE LIMITED ONLY TO THE CARE OF SEVERE TRAUMATIC WOUNDS.
CORRECT ANS>>C
BY IMPROVING SANITATION, NUTRITION VENTILATION, AND HANDWASHING
TECHNIQUES, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’S NURSES DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE
DEATH RATE FROM INJURIES IN THE CRIMEAN WAR.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: KNOWLEDGE REF: P. 2 OBJ: THEORY #1 TOP: NURSING
HISTORY KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. EARLY NURSING EDUCATION AND CARE IN THE UNITED STATES:
A. WERE DIRECTED AT COMMUNITY HEALTH.
B. PROVIDED INDEPENDENCE FOR WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT.
C. WERE AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL BASED IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.
D. HAVE CONTINUED TO BE ENTIRELY FOCUSED ON HOSPITAL NURSING.
CORRECT ANS>>B
BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE OF EARLY NNUURRSISNIGNGLETABD.ECROS,MNURSING
EDUCATION BECAME MORE FORMALIZED THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS IN
NIGHTINGALE SCHOOLS THAT OFFERED INDEPENDENCE TO WOMEN THROUGH
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: KNOWLEDGE REF: P. 2 OBJ: THEORY #4 TOP: NURSING
HISTORY KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
