Textbook of Basic Nursing, 8th edition


Caroline Bunker Rosdahl
RNC, BSN, MA
Mary T. Kowalski RN, MSN

Caroline Bunker Rosdahl was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. To fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a nurse, she began her career as a Nursing Assistant as a teenager in a small town, 50-bed hospital.  ... More

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    Now in full color, this comprehensive Eighth Edition nursing text continues to meet the needs of practical/vocational nursing curriculum as one coherent source. Broad coverage includes anatomy and physiology; nursing process, growth and development; nursing skills; and pharmacology. A solid foundation is also provided for medical-surgical, maternity, pediatric, and psychiatric-mental health nursing. Step-by-step procedures are formatted in two-column presentation with rationale and numerous illustrations to show clearly all aspects of nursing procedures. Appendixes provide English-Spanish healthcare phrases, key abbreviations and acronyms, and more.

    Other features include a section on study skills and home health care mentioned throughout the text. Now with two multimedia CD-ROMs: an Audio Pronunciation CD-ROM and a Clinical Simulation of Foot Wound Care of the Diabetic Patient.

    ISBN: 0-7817-3429-0
    Approx. 400 Illus., 250 tables
    Publication Date: 2003

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