Table of Contents

 

 

 

SECTION I

CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING

1

Unit 1

The Delivery of Nursing

2

1

The Changing Face of Healthcare

2

2

Community-Based Nursing and Continuity of Care

15

Unit 2

Concepts Essential for Professional Nursing

31

3

The Profession of Nursing

31

4

Nursing Theory and Conceptual Frameworks

47

5

Values

59

6

Ethical and Legal Concerns

75

7

Nurse Leader and Manager

98

8

Nursing Research: Evidence-Based Care

110

Unit 3

The Nursing Process: Framework for Clinical Nursing Therapeutics

126

9

Nursing Process: Foundation for Practice

126

10

Nursing Assessment

138

11

Nursing Diagnosis

151

12

Outcome Identification and Planning

164

13

Implementation and Evaluation

177

14

Critical Thinking

189

15

Communication of the Nursing Process: Documenting and Reporting

202

Unit 4

Concepts Essential for Human Functioning and Nursing Management

223

16

Health and Wellness

223

17

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

232

18

Lifespan Development

245

19

The Older Adult

277

20

Individual, Family, and Community

294

21

Culture and Ethnicity

309

22

Communication: The Nurse-Client Relationship

326

23

Client Education

344

24

Home Care Management

364

Unit 5

Essential Assessment Components

376

25

Health Assessment of Human Function

376

26

Vital Sign Assessment

424

Unit 6

Selected Clinical Nursing Therapeutics

460

27

Asepsis and Infection Control

460

28

Medication Administration

494

29

Intravenous Therapy

562

30

Perioperative Nursing

612

SECTION II

HUMAN FUNCTION AND CLINICAL NURSING THERAPEUTICS

647

Unit 7

Health Perception and Health Management

648

31

Safety

648

32

Health Maintenance

681

Unit 8

Activity and Exercise

703

33

Self-Care and Hygiene

703

34

Mobility and Body Mechanics

756

35

Oxygenation: Respiratory Function

816

36

Oxygenation: Cardiovascular Function

877

Unit 9

Nutrition and Metabolism

915

37

Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance

915

38

Nutrition

947

39

Skin Integrity and Wound Healing

989

40

The Body’s Defense Against Infection

1033

Unit 10

Elimination

1071

41

Urinary Elimination

1071

42

Bowel Elimination

1116

Unit 11

Sleep and Rest

1159

43

Sleep and Rest

1159

Unit 12

Cognition and Perception

1179

44

Pain Perception and Management

1179

45

Sensory Perception

1216

46

Cognitive Processes

1237

Unit 13

Self-Perception and Self-Concept

1269

47

Self-Concept

1269

Unit 14

Roles and Relationships

1288

48

Families and their Relationships

1288

49

Loss and Grieving

1313

Unit 15

Coping and Stress Management

1336

50

Stress, Coping, and Adaptation

1336

Unit 16

Sexuality and Reproduction

1359

51

Human Sexuality

1359

Unit 17

Values and Beliefs

1387

52

Spiritual Health

1387