Potter and Perry's Essentials of Nursing Foundation is a widely appreciated textbook for the teaching-learning of nursing foundations. Its comprehensive coverage provides fundamental concepts, skills, and techniques of nursing practice in the areas of nursing foundation. This South Asian Edition of Potter and Perry's Essentials of Nursing Foundation not only provides the well-established authentic content of international standard but also caters to the specific curricular needs of nursing students and faculty of the region, as the content is exactly tailored according to the Indian Nursing Council curriculum.
. Most Comprehensive: Content is presented comprehensively so that the textbook is very easy to read and comprehend.
. Most Lucid: Content is very simple for non-English speaking Indian students. It is an easy to read, interesting, and involving disposition, which leads the reader through various facts of nursing foundation.
. Indian Student friendly: Exactly as per syllabus prescribed by INC for B.Sc Nursing course and also useful for Diploma Nursing course. It has improved layout, design, and presentation through addition of images and illustrations. Many images have been replaced with Indian ones to provide regional feel of the content.
. Region-specific content: There is inclusion of region-specific content, such as:
o Nursing education, nursing cadres, registration, licensing, Indian medico-legal laws, health care delivery system, new trends of nursing in India
o Updated detailed history of nursing in India
o Major recent health policies in India, such as National Health Policy-2017 and Biomedical Waste Management rules-2016
o Code of Ethics for Nurses in India
"A complete and student friendly text in Nursing Foundation of Global standards with local appeal"
Additional chapters:
o Hospital admission and discharge
o Equipment and linen
o Diagnostic testing
o First aid and emergencies
. Most Comprehensive: Content is presented comprehensively so that the textbook is very easy to read and comprehend.
. Most Lucid: Content is very simple for non-English speaking Indian students. It is an easy to read, interesting, and involving disposition, which leads the reader through various facts of nursing foundation.
. Indian Student friendly: Exactly as per syllabus prescribed by INC for B.Sc Nursing course and also useful for Diploma Nursing course. It has improved layout, design, and presentation through addition of images and illustrations. Many images have been replaced with Indian ones to provide regional feel of the content.
. Region-specific content: There is inclusion of region-specific content, such as:
o Nursing education, nursing cadres, registration, licensing, Indian medico-legal laws, health care delivery system, new trends of nursing in India
o Updated detailed history of nursing in India
o Major recent health policies in India, such as National Health Policy-2017 and Biomedical Waste Management rules-2016
o Code of Ethics for Nurses in India
"A complete and student friendly text in Nursing Foundation of Global standards with local appeal"
Additional chapters:
o Hospital admission and discharge
o Equipment and linen
o Diagnostic testing
o First aid and emergencies
Table of Contents
1 Health and Wellness2 The Health Care Delivery System
3 History of Nursing and Nursing as a Profession
4 Communication and Nurse-Patient Relationship
5 Documentation and Reporting
6 Vital Signs
7 Health Assessment and Physical Examination
8 Equipment and Linen
9 Infection Prevention and Control
10 Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
11 Pain Management
12 Promoting Safety in Health Care Environment
13 Hospital: Admission and Discharge
14 Mobility and Immobility
15 Patient Education
16 Hygiene
17 Skin Integrity: Prevention and Care of Pressure Ulcers
18 Critical Thinking
19 Nursing Process
20 Nutritional Needs
21 Urinary Elimination
22 Bowel Elimination
23 Diagnostic Testing
24 Oxygenation Needs
25 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances
26 Medication Administration
27 Sensory Needs
28 Care of Terminally Ill, Death, and Dying
29 Self-Concept
30 Sexuality
31 Stress and Adaptation
32 Spiritual Health
33 Cultural Competence
34 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
35 First Aid and Emergencies
