UNIT 1

NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT

1

Nursing Today

1

2

The Health Care Delivery System

4

3

Community-Based Nursing Practice

7

4

Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice

9

5

Evidence-Based Practice

11

UNIT 2

CARING THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN

6

Health and Wellness

14

7

Caring in Nursing Practice

18

8

Caring for the Cancer Survivor

21

9

Culture and Ethnicity

23

10

Caring for Families

26

11

Developmental Theories

30

12

Conception Through Adolescence

33

13

Young and Middle Adults

41

14

Older Adults

46

UNIT 3

CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING PRACTICE

15

Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice

51

16

Nursing Assessment

54

17

Nursing Diagnosis

57

18

Planning Nursing Care

60

19

Implementing Nursing Care

64

20

Evaluation

67

21

Managing Patient Care

70

UNIT 4

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN NURSING PRACTICE

22

Ethics and Values

72

23

Legal Implications in Nursing Practice

75

24

Communication

78

25

Patient Education

84

26

Documentation and Informatics

88

UNIT 5

FOUNDATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE

27

Patient Safety

92

28

Infection Prevention and Control

96

29

Vital Signs

103

30

Health Assessment and Physical Examination

110

31

Medication Administration

126

32

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

136

UNIT 6

PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS FOR NURSING PRACTICE

33

Self-Concept

140

34

Sexuality

144

35

Spiritual Health

148

36

The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief

152

37

Stress and Coping

156

UNIT 7

PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR NURSING PRACTICE

38

Activity and Exercise

160

39

Hygiene

164

40

Oxygenation

169

41

Fluid Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

176

42

Sleep

184

43

Pain Management

189

44

Nutrition

195

45

Urinary Elimination

203

46

Bowel Elimination

209

47

Mobility and Immobility

216

48

Skin Integrity and Wound Care

220

49

Sensory Alterations

227

50

Care of Surgical Patients

233

Answer Key

245