UNIT 1

CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING

1

1

The Profession of Nursing

1

2

Health, Wellness, and Complementary Medicine

21

3

Healthcare in the Community and Home

39

4

Culture and Diversity

58

5

Communication in the Nurse-Patient Relationship

74

6

Values, Ethics, and Legal Issues

95

7

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Care

116

8

Patient Education and Health Promotion

133

9

Caring for the Older Adult

157

UNIT 2

NURSING PROCESS

173

10

Nursing Process: Foundation for Practice

173

11

Nursing Assessment

186

12

Nursing Diagnosis

199

13

Outcome Identification and Planning

213

14

Implementation and Evaluation

227

15

Documentation and Communication in the Healthcare Team

239

UNIT 3

CLINICAL NURSING THERAPIES

261

16

Health Assessment

261

17

Vital Signs

317

18

Asepsis and Infection Control

358

19

Medication Administration

398

20

Intravenous Therapy

468

21

Perioperative Nursing

534

UNIT 4

CLINICAL NURSING CARE

565

22

Safety

565

23

Hygiene and Self-Care

599

24

Mobility

663

25

Respiratory Function

733

26

Cardiac Function

803

27

Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base

847

28

Nutrition

879

29

Skin Integrity and Wound Healing

925

30

Infection Prevention and Management

980

31

Urinary Elimination

1013

32

Bowel Elimination

1069

33

Sleep and Rest

1118

34

Pain Management

1144

35

Sensory Perception

1180

36

Cognitive Processes

1203

37

Self-Concept

1237

38

Families and Their Relationships

1259

39

Loss and Grieving

1284

40

Stress, Coping, and Adaptation

1308

41

Human Sexuality

1337

42

Spiritual Health

1368

Glossary

1393

Appendix A

Answers with Rationales for Practicing for the NCLEX Questions

1411

Appendix B

Apply Your Knowledge Answers

1432

Appendix C

Abbreviations Commonly Used in Documentation

1438

Appendix D

Medical Terminology: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

1442

Appendix E

Vitamins

1448

Appendix F

Taxonomy II: Domains, Classes, and Diagnoses (NANDA, 2009)

1455

Index

1459