I
Clement
Principal VSS College of Nursing Nagadevanahalli Mysore Ring Road
Bengaluru,
Karnataka,
India
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Textbook of Nursing Foundations
© 2011, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
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First Edition: 2011
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5Preface
Nurses are noble living beings; with their rich services, they serve the people; right from the birth till death, nurses provide care. It gives me immense pleasure to introduce this Textbook of Nursing Foundations which will be a great help for budding nurses, all nursing students, and faculties to prepare them as a complete nurse. I am proud and privileged to be a nurse. Through my journey in nursing profession, I have portrayed in this book, depicted in a simple and easy manner and in step-by-step fashion which I have experienced in my nursing profession.
All the contents explained in the textbook are included as per the Indian Nursing Council syllabus which will be a complete pack of knowledge boost for the upcoming nursing students; contents are thoroughly updated as per scientific principles of nursing. This book will definitely lay a strong basic knowledge foundation for all budding nurses, pictures are presented in such a manner so that theory is integrated with practice and students who go through will definitely have a strong idea about the nursing procedures.
Textbook of Nursing Foundations deals with patient care, bridges the gap between the information contained at large. It presents with basic concepts of nursing foundation, basic nursing procedures, special needs of the individual and health and hospital-related topics.
This book consists of five sections: Section-I: Basic Concepts of Nursing Foundations (Chapters 1 to 6); Section-II: Nursing Foundation Procedures (Chapters 7 to 31); Section-III: Medical Surgical Procedures (General) (Chapter 32); Section-IV: Special Needs (Chapters 33 to 45) and Section-V: Special Units (Chapters 46 to 51).
7Acknowledgments
I am thankful to the Lord Almighty Who strengthens me with His abundant blessings through innumerable means, helping me in all my accomplishments.
My heartfelt thanks to Shri Sommanna, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Karnataka and Chairman, VSS Group of Institutions, for his constant support and encouragement.
My sincere thanks to my guru, BT Basavanthappa, Principal, Rajarajaeswari College of Nursing, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India and PV Ramchandran, Chairman, College of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai—a great philosopher and an internationally renowned teacher of nursing who helped me in discovering the world of knowledge.
I am thankful to Ms Shylaja Sommanna, Managing Director, Dr BS Arun, Dr BS Naveen, from the VSS Group of Institutions, for their support and encouragement.
I am also grateful to Dr Aswathnayaran, MLA, Chairman of the Padmashree Group of Institutions, and Dr Bhagavan, Professor, Department of Surgery, Kemagowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Special thanks to Dr TV Ramakrishnan, Professor of Anesthesiology and Head of Clinical Services, Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai
I convey my sincere thanks to my beloved parents, brother and sisters, and my wife Nisha Clement, for her continuous support and constant encouragement in each step of my life. I take this opportunity to thank my little ones, Cibin, Cynthia and Cavin. I extend thanks to my beloved friend and brother, Mr Regi T Kurieri.
My sincere thanks to Shri Jitendar P Vij (Chairman and Managing Director), Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing) and Mr KK Raman (Production Manager) of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, Mr V Venugopal (Branch Manager, Bengaluru Branch), Mr H Vasudev (Author coordinator, Bengaluru Branch) and all staff of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, to bring the excellent quality of this textbook.89101112131415161718192021222324