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Third edition
JUTA'S MANUAL OF NURSING (VOLUME 1)
Fundamental and General Nursing
N GEYER, SM MOGOTLANE & A YOUNG (EDITORS)
Nursing care remains at the cutting edge of science as innovations inpatient care continuously evolve. However, fundamental and general skills are still necessary to develop the clinical reasoning skills a nurse requires in order to provide safe, high- quality care to patients and communities. The updated third edition meets the requirements of the new qualifications of Fundamental and General Nursing. New topics includes the latest methods in infection control, information on electronic patient records, the ethical use of social media and to review of nutritional information.
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Juta’s Manual of Nursing Volume 1 Fundamental and General Nursing
N Geyer, SM Mogotlane, A Young, H Boshoff, ME Chauke MC Matlakala, JD Mokoena, LP Naicker, MB Randa
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R664.00 R620.00
CONTENTS
Section 1: Fundamental nursing science
• An introduction to nursing
• Practising the profession of nursing
within the South African professional
legal framework
• Information management
• Introducing the concept of bio-
psychosocial needs
• Recognising spiritual needs
• Practising nursing within a culturally
diverse society
• Community assessment
• Patient assessment
• Planning nursing care
• Home- and community-based care
• Maintaining patient safety
• Infection control in the unit
KEY FEATURES
• Communicating and teaching
• Caring for the needs of the nurse • Basic life skills for the nurse Section 2: General nursing science • Oxygen need
• Circulation need
• Temperature regulation need
• Nutrition
• Assessing and maintaining fluid,
electrolyte and acid-base balance
• Mobility and exercise needs
• Elimination needs
• Comfort, rest and sleep needs
• Skin integrity needs
• Hygiene and grooming needs
• Sensation,perception and cognition • Peri-operative nursing care
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Third edition
• The prerequisite knowledge necessary for the study of that chapter, to ensure integration with other core subjects
• Ethical considerations
• Relevant medical considerations
• Key concepts and terminology as well as new vocabulary.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Nelouise Geyer (RN,RM,BA Cur,MA Cur) is the CEO of the Nurses Education Association. Sophie Mogotlane (RN, RM, RCHN, Dipl. Nursing Education, Dipl. Paediatric Nursing, BA Cur, MA Cur, PhD) is Emeritus Professor and a Research Fellow in the College of Human Sciences at the University of South Africa. Anne Young (RN, RM, Dipl. ICU, Dipl. Nursing Education, BA Cur) is the former Academic Head for post-basic courses based at the Coronation Nursing College and is now retired.
SUITABLE FOR
The Staff Nurse, Professional Nurse and Nursing Auxilliary qualification.
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