1. Introduction and Preface - p. v 2. General Study Tips - p. viii 3. Unit One. Nursing Basics - p. ix 4. 1. Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice - p. 1 5. 2. Values, Beliefs, and Caring - p. 4 6. 3. Communication - p. 6 7. 4. Clinical Judgment in Nursing - p. 10 8. Unit Two. Nursing Process - p. 12 9. 5. Introduction to the Nursing Process - p. 13 10. 6. Assessment - p. 16 11. 7. Nursing Diagnosis - p. 19 12. 8. Planning - p. 21 13. 9. Implementation and Evaluation - p. 24 14. Unit Three. Nursing Practice - p. 26 15. 10. Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting - p. 27 16. 11. Ethical and Legal Considerations - p. 30 17. 12. Leadership and Management - p. 35 18. 13. Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research - p. 38 19. 14. Health Literacy and Patient Education - p. 41 20. 15. Nursing Informatics - p. 44 21. 16. Health and Wellness - p. 46 22. Unit Four. Nursing Assessment - p. 48 23. 17. Human Development: Conception Through Adolescence - p. 49 24. 18. Human Development: Young Adult Through Older Adult - p. 53 25. 19. Vital Signs - p. 57 26. 20. Health History and Physical Assessment - p. 63 27. 21. Ethnicity and Culture - p. 71 28. 22. Spiritual Health - p. 75 29. 23. Community Health, Public Health, and Home Health Care - p. 77 30. 24. Human Sexuality - p. 80 31. Unit Five. Nursing Principles - p. 83 32. 25. Safety - p. 84 33. 26. Asepsis and Infection Control - p. 88 34. 27. Hygiene and Personal Care - p. 94 35. 28. Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement - p. 99 36. 29. Skin Integrity and Wound Care - p. 104 37. 30. Nutrition - p. 111 38. 31. Cognitive and Sensory Alterations - p. 116 39. 32. Stress and Coping - p. 120 40. 33. Sleep - p. 124 41. Unit Six. Nursing Care - p. 127 42. 34. Diagnostic Testing - p. 128 43. 35. Medication Administration - p. 133 44. 36. Pain Management - p. 142 45. 37. Perioperative Nursing Care - p. 147 46. 38. Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion - p. 154 47. 39. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance - p. 159 48. 40. Bowel Elimination - p. 167 49. 41. Urinary Elimination - p. 172 50. 42. Death and Loss - p. 178 51. Answer Key - p. 182 52. Illustration Credits - p. 262
1. Introduction and Preface - p. v 2. General Study Tips - p. viii 3. Unit One. Nursing Basics - p. ix 4. 1. Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice - p. 1 5. 2. Values, Beliefs, and Caring - p. 4 6. 3. Communication - p. 6 7. 4. Clinical Judgment in Nursing - p. 10 8. Unit Two. Nursing Process - p. 12 9. 5. Introduction to the Nursing Process - p. 13 10. 6. Assessment - p. 16 11. 7. Nursing Diagnosis - p. 19 12. 8. Planning - p. 21 13. 9. Implementation and Evaluation - p. 24 14. Unit Three. Nursing Practice - p. 26 15. 10. Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting - p. 27 16. 11. Ethical and Legal Considerations - p. 30 17. 12. Leadership and Management - p. 35 18. 13. Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research - p. 38 19. 14. Health Literacy and Patient Education - p. 41 20. 15. Nursing Informatics - p. 44 21. 16. Health and Wellness - p. 46 22. Unit Four. Nursing Assessment - p. 48 23. 17. Human Development: Conception Through Adolescence - p. 49 24. 18. Human Development: Young Adult Through Older Adult - p. 53 25. 19. Vital Signs - p. 57 26. 20. Health History and Physical Assessment - p. 63 27. 21. Ethnicity and Culture - p. 71 28. 22. Spiritual Health - p. 75 29. 23. Community Health, Public Health, and Home Health Care - p. 77 30. 24. Human Sexuality - p. 80 31. Unit Five. Nursing Principles - p. 83 32. 25. Safety - p. 84 33. 26. Asepsis and Infection Control - p. 88 34. 27. Hygiene and Personal Care - p. 94 35. 28. Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement - p. 99 36. 29. Skin Integrity and Wound Care - p. 104 37. 30. Nutrition - p. 111 38. 31. Cognitive and Sensory Alterations - p. 116 39. 32. Stress and Coping - p. 120 40. 33. Sleep - p. 124 41. Unit Six. Nursing Care - p. 127 42. 34. Diagnostic Testing - p. 128 43. 35. Medication Administration - p. 133 44. 36. Pain Management - p. 142 45. 37. Perioperative Nursing Care - p. 147 46. 38. Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion - p. 154 47. 39. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance - p. 159 48. 40. Bowel Elimination - p. 167 49. 41. Urinary Elimination - p. 172 50. 42. Death and Loss - p. 178 51. Answer Key - p. 182 52. Illustration Credits - p. 262
