Fundamentals of Nursing: Standards and Practice

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I applaud the authors for developing a text which is in keeping with the changes in nursing and health care. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Sue C. DeLaune, MN, RN, BC earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, and a Master¿s degree in Nursing from Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. She is Board Certified in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing by the ANA American Nurses Credentialing Center. Sue has taught nursing in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate schools of nursing, as well as in RN-degree completion programs. With 30 plus years experience as a clinician, administrator, and educator, Sue has taught fundamentals of nursing, psychiatric/mental health nursing, nursing leadership and research, and nursing ethics courses. She also presents seminars and workshops that help nurses to maintain competency in the areas of communication, leadership and teambuilding skills, client education, and stress management. Sue is a member of the American Nurses Association, the American Holistic Nurses Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the Joseph & Nancy Fail School of Nursing Honor Society. She has been recognized as one of the ¿Great 100 Nurses¿ by the New Orleans District Nurses Association. Currently, Sue is President and Education Director of S DeLaune Consulting, an independent continuing education business based in Mandeville, Louisiana. Sue is also Assistant Professor of Nursing at William Carey College, New Orleans, Louisiana, where she provides didactic and clinical instruction to students in fundamentals of nursing. Patricia K. Ladner, MS, MN, RN is a Consultant for Nursing Practice in the Lousianna State Board of Nursing. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.