Foundations of Nursing

UNIT ONE: BASIC NURSING CONCEPTS 1. The Evolution of Nursing 2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing 3. Communication 4. Physical Assessment 5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking 6. Documentation 7. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations 8. Life Span Development 9. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death UNIT TWO: BASIC NURSING SKILLS 10. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge 11. Vital Signs 12. Medical/Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control 13. Safety 14. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility 15. Pain Control, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 16. Complementary and Alternative Therapies 17. Hygiene and Care of the Patients Environment 18. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination 19. Selected Nursing Skills UNIT THREE: BASIC NURSING INTERVENTIONS 20. Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy 21. Fluids and Electrolytes 22. Mathematics Review and Medication Administration 23. Emergency First Aid Nursing UNIT FOUR: MATERNAL AND NEONATAL NURSING 24. Health Promotion and Pregnancy 25. Labor and Delivery 26. Care of the Mother and Newborn 27. Care of the High-Risk Mother and Newborn UNIT FIVE: PEDIATRIC NURSING 28. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent 29. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care 30. Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder 31. Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive Disorder UNIT SIX: GERONTOLOGIC NURSING 32. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult UNIT SEVEN: PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 33. Basic Concepts of Mental Health 34. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder 35. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality UNIT EIGHT: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 36. Home Health Nursing 37. Long-Term Care 38. Rehabilitation Nursing 39. Hospice Care UNIT NINE: FROM GRADUATE TO PROFESSIONAL 40. Professional Roles and Leadership References and Suggested Readings Illustration Credits Glossary Abbreviations Answers to Chapter Challenge Study Questions Index