Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1363-1381) and index.

Evolution of nursing and nursing education -- Nursing theory -- Research and evidence-based practice -- Health care delivery, quality, and the continuum of care -- Critical thinking, decision making, and the nursing process -- Assessment -- Nursing diagnosis -- Planning and outcome identification -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- Leadership, delegation, and power -- Legal and ethical responsibilities -- Documentation and informatics -- Nursing, healing, and caring -- Communication -- Health and wellness promotion -- Family and community health -- The life cycle -- The older client -- Cultural diversity -- Client education -- Self-concept -- Stress, Anxiety, Adaptation, and change -- Spirituality -- Loss and grief -- Vital signs -- Physical assessment -- Diagnostic testing -- Safety, infection control, and hygiene -- Medication administration -- Complementary and alternative modalities -- Oxygenation -- Fluids and electrolytes -- Nutrition -- Comfort and sleep -- Mobility -- Skin integrity and wound healing -- Sensation, perception, and cognition -- Elimination -- Nursing care of the perioperative client.