UNIT 1

EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY NURSING

Chapter 1

Nursing Foundations

1

Chapter 2

Nursing Process

7

UNIT 2

INTEGRATING BASIC CONCEPTS

Chapter 3

Laws and Ethics

13

Chapter 4

Health and Illness

21

Chapter 5

Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress

28

Chapter 6

Culture and Ethnicity

34

UNIT 3

FOSTERING COMMUNICATION

Chapter 7

The Nurse-Client Relationship

39

Chapter 8

Client Teaching

45

Chapter 9

Recording and Reporting

51

UNIT 4

PERFORMING BASIC CLIENT CARE

Chapter 10

Asepsis

57

Chapter 11

Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals

63

Chapter 12

Vital Signs

69

Chapter 13

Physical Assessment

75

Chapter 14

Special Examinations and Tests

81

UNIT 5

ASSISTING WITH BASIC NEEDS

Chapter 15

Nutrition

87

Chapter 16

Fluid and Chemical Balance

93

Chapter 17

Hygiene

99

Chapter 18

Comfort, Rest, and Sleep

107

Chapter 19

Safety

112

Chapter 20

Pain Management

118

Chapter 21

Oxygenation

124

Chapter 22

Infection Control

130

UNIT 6

ASSISTING THE INACTIVE CLIENT

Chapter 23

Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving

136

Chapter 24

Therapeutic Exercise

142

Chapter 25

Mechanical Immobilization

147

Chapter 26

Ambulatory Aids

153

UNIT 7

THE SURGICAL CLIENT

Chapter 27

Perioperative Care

158

Chapter 28

Wound Care

164

Chapter 29

Gastrointestinal Intubation

169

UNIT 8

PROMOTING ELIMINATION

Chapter 30

Urinary Elimination

175

Chapter 31

Bowel Elimination

181

UNIT 9

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 32

Oral Medications

186

Chapter 33

Topical and Inhalant Medications

192

Chapter 34

Parenteral Medications

198

Chapter 35

Intravenous Medications

205

UNIT 10

INTERVENING IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Chapter 36

Airway Management

211

Chapter 37

Resuscitation

217

UNIT 11

CARING FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL

Chapter 38

End-Of-Life Care

223