Fundamentals of Nursing: Human Health and Function

This comprehensive text introduces the broad range of the discipline of nursing, including theory, the nursing process, and step-by-step procedures. The Fifth Edition maintains its emphasis on both wellness/health and human function as frameworks for nursing practice. The text emphasizes critical thinking by regularly incorporating features that apply to client situations, research-based discussions, clinical scenarios, and ethical-legal considerations. This edition includes new material on Evidence-Based Research and a chapter on Working with Challenging Patients.Constance J. Hirnle is the author of 'Fundamentals of Nursing: Human Health and Function', published 2000 under ISBN 9780781718929 and ISBN 0781718929.