Table
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UNIT 1 |
THE NATURE OF NURSING |
1 |
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Chapter 1 |
The Origins of Nursing |
1 |
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Chapter 2 |
Beginning Your Nursing Career |
5 |
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Chapter 3 |
The Healthcare Delivery System |
9 |
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Chapter 4 |
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing |
13 |
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UNIT 2 |
PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
17 |
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Chapter 5 |
Basic Human Needs |
17 |
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Chapter 6 |
Health and Wellness |
21 |
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Chapter 7 |
Community Health |
24 |
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Chapter 8 |
Transcultural Healthcare |
27 |
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UNIT 3 |
DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE |
31 |
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Chapter 9 |
The Family |
31 |
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Chapter 10 |
Infancy and Childhood |
35 |
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Chapter 11 |
Adolescence |
38 |
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Chapter 12 |
Early and Middle Adulthood |
42 |
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Chapter 13 |
Older Adulthood and Aging |
46 |
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Chapter 14 |
Death and Dying |
49 |
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UNIT 4 |
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION |
52 |
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Chapter 15 |
Organization of the Human Body |
52 |
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Chapter 15 |
The Integumentary System |
56 |
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Chapter 17 |
Fluid and
Electrolyte Balance |
59 |
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Chapter 18 |
The Musculoskeletal System |
65 |
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Chapter 19 |
The Nervous
System |
68 |
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Chapter 20 |
The
Endocrine System |
73 |
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Chapter 21 |
The Sensory
System |
77 |
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Chapter 22 |
The
Cardiovascular System |
81 |
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Chapter 23 |
The Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems |
84 |
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Chapter 24 |
The Immune
System |
87 |
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Chapter 25 |
The
Respiratory System |
90 |
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Chapter 26 |
The
Digestive System |
93 |
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Chapter 27 |
The Urinary
System |
97 |
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Chapter 28 |
The Male
Reproductive System |
101 |
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Chapter 29 |
The Female
Reproductive System |
105 |
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UNIT 5 |
NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY |
110 |
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Chapter 30 |
Basic
Nutrition |
110 |
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Chapter 31 |
Transcultural and Social
Aspects of Nutrition |
113 |
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Chapter 32 |
Diet
Therapy and Special Diets |
116 |
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UNIT 6 |
THE NURSING PROCESS |
120 |
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Chapter 33 |
Introduction
to the Nursing Process |
120 |
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Chapter 34 |
Nursing
Assessment |
124 |
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Chapter 35 |
Nursing
Diagnosis and Planning |
127 |
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Chapter 36 |
Implementing
and Evaluating Care |
130 |
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Chapter 37 |
Documenting
and Reporting |
133 |
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UNIT 7 |
SAFETY IN THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY |
137 |
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Chapter 38 |
The
Healthcare Facility Environment |
137 |
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Chapter 39 |
Emergency
Preparedness |
141 |
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Chapter 40 |
Introduction to Microbiology |
145 |
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Chapter 41 |
Medical Asepsis |
149 |
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Chapter 42 |
Infection Control |
153 |
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Chapter 43 |
Emergency Care and First Aid |
157 |
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UNIT 8 |
CLIENT CARE |
161 |
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Chapter 44 |
Therapeutic Communication Skills |
161 |
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Chapter 45 |
Admission, Transfer, and Discharge |
165 |
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Chapter 46 |
Vital Signs |
169 |
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Chapter 47 |
Data Collection in Client Care |
173 |
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Chapter 48 |
Body Mechanics and Positioning |
176 |
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Chapter 49 |
Beds and Bed Making |
180 |
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Chapter 50 |
Personal Hygiene |
184 |
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Chapter 51 |
Elimination |
188 |
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Chapter 52 |
Specimen Collection |
192 |
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Chapter 53 |
Bandages and Binders |
196 |
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Chapter 54 |
Heat and Cold Applications |
200 |
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Chapter 55 |
Client Comfort and Pain Management |
203 |
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Chapter 56 |
Preoperative and Postoperative Care |
207 |
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Chapter 57 |
Surgical Asepsis |
211 |
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Chapter 58 |
Special Skin and Wound Care |
215 |
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Chapter 59 |
End-Of-Life Care |
219 |
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UNIT 9 |
PHARMACOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS |
223 |
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Chapter 60 |
Review of Mathematics |
223 |
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Chapter 61 |
Introduction to Pharmacology |
226 |
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Chapter 62 |
Classification of Medications |
230 |
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Chapter 63 |
Administration of Non-Injectable Medications |
234 |
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Chapter 64 |
Administration of Injectable Medications |
238 |
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UNIT 10 |
MATERNAL AND NEWBORN NURSING |
243 |
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Chapter 65 |
Normal Pregnancy |
243 |
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Chapter 66 |
Normal Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care |
248 |
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Chapter 67 |
Care of the Normal Newborn |
252 |
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Chapter 68 |
High-Risk Pregnancy and Childbirth |
256 |
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Chapter 69 |
The High-Risk Newborn |
260 |
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Chapter 70 |
Sexuality, Fertility, and Sexually Transmitted Infections |
264 |
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UNIT 11 |
PEDIATRIC NURSING |
268 |
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Chapter 71 |
Fundamentals of Pediatric Nursing |
268 |
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Chapter 72 |
Care of the Infant, Toddler, or Preschooler |
272 |
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Chapter 73 |
Care of the School-Age Child or Adolescent |
276 |
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Chapter 74 |
The Child or Adolescent with Special Needs |
281 |
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UNIT 12 |
ADULT CARE NURSING |
285 |
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Chapter 75 |
Skin Disorders |
285 |
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Chapter 76 |
Disorders in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance |
289 |
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Chapter 77 |
Musculoskeletal Disorders |
293 |
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Chapter 78 |
Nervous System Disorders |
297 |
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Chapter 79 |
Endocrine Disorders |
301 |
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Chapter 80 |
Sensory System Disorders |
305 |
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Chapter 81 |
Cardiovascular Disorders |
309 |
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Chapter 82 |
Blood and Lymph Disorders |
314 |
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Chapter 83 |
Cancer |
318 |
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Chapter 84 |
Allergic, Immune, and Autoimmune Disorders |
321 |
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Chapter 85 |
HIV and AIDS |
325 |
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Chapter 86 |
Respiratory Disorders |
329 |
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Chapter 87 |
Oxygen Therapy and Respiratory Care |
333 |
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Chapter 88 |
Digestive Disorders |
337 |
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Chapter 89 |
Urinary Disorders |
341 |
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Chapter 90 |
Male Reproductive Disorders |
345 |
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Chapter 91 |
Female Reproductive Disorders |
349 |
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UNIT 13 |
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING |
353 |
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Chapter 92 |
Gerontology: the Aging Adult |
353 |
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Chapter 93 |
Dementias and Related Disorders |
357 |
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UNIT 14 |
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING |
361 |
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Chapter 94 |
Psychiatric Nursing |
361 |
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Chapter 95 |
Substance Abuse |
365 |
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UNIT 15 |
NURSING IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS |
369 |
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Chapter 96 |
Extended Care |
369 |
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Chapter 97 |
Rehabilitation Nursing |
373 |
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Chapter 98 |
Home Care Nursing |
377 |
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Chapter 99 |
Ambulatory Nursing |
381 |
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Chapter 100 |
Hospice Nursing |
385 |
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UNIT 16 |
THE TRANSITION TO PRACTICING NURSE |
389 |
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Chapter 101 |
From Student to Graduate Nurse |
389 |
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Chapter 102 |
Career Opportunities and Job-Seeking Skills |
393 |
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Chapter 103 |
Advancement and Leadership in Nursing |
397 |
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