Textbook of Basic Nursing

By Mary T. Kowalski and Caroline Bunker Rosdahl

Book Overview

Concerned the practical/vocational nursing curriculum, this text covers basic sciences, nursing process, growth and development over the lifespan, basic anatomy and physiology, skills, pharmacology, step-by-step nursing procedures and the changing healthcare delivery system. It includes units on obstetrics, paediatrics, medical-surgical, geriatric, and mental health nursing. Additional chapters in this edition cover community health and home care focus; transcultural considerations; long-term care; ambulatory and home care; and nursing assessment and physical examination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781716365
• ISBN13: 9780781716369
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 7.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 2.1" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent In-Depth Textbook!

This textbook is huge and contains enormous amounts of valuable information. The depth, illustrations and graphics are excellent. Even if this is not the assigned textbook for your classroom, I advise student PNs to invest in this excellent textbook!

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I had an 8th edition of this book. This text is more thorough and illustrative. I would highly recommend this edition to anyone interested in a basic nursing textbook. This text includes everything that I need for a review of nursing fundamentals.

very helpful to me

very good book on nursing assessments & diagnosis information