Foundations of Nursing

Unit One: Basic Nursing Concepts Chapter 1: The Evolution of Nursing Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Chapter 3: Communication Chapter 4: Vital Signs Chapter 5: Physical Assessment Chapter 6: Nursing Process and Critical Thinking Chapter 7: Documentation Chapter 8: Cultural and Ethnic Considerations Chapter 9: Life Span Development Chapter 10: Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death Unit Two: Basic Nursing Skills Chapter 11: Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Chapter 12: Medical-Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control Chapter 13: Surgical Wound Care Chapter 14: Safety Chapter 15: Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility Chapter 16: Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep Chapter 17: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Chapter 18: Hygiene and Care of the Patient's Environment Chapter 19: Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination Chapter 20: Selected Nursing Skills Unit Three: Basic Nursing Interventions Chapter 21: Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy Chapter 22: Fluids and Electrolytes Chapter 23: Mathematics Review and Medication Administration Chapter 24: Emergency First Aid Nursing Unit Four: Maternal And Neonatal Nursing Chapter 25: Health Promotion and Pregnancy Chapter 26: Labor and Delivery Chapter 27: Care of the Mother and Newborn Chapter 28: Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs Unit Five: Pediatric Nursing Chapter 29: Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent Chapter 30: Basic Pediatric Nursing Care Chapter 31: Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder Chapter 32: Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive Disorder Unit Six: Gerontologic Nursing Chapter 33: Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult Unit Seven: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Chapter 34: Basic Concepts of Mental Health Chapter 35: Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder Chapter 36: Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality Unit Eight: Community Health Nursing Chapter 37: Home Health Nursing Chapter 38: Long-Term Care Chapter 39: Rehabilitation Nursing Chapter 40: Hospice Care Unit Nine: From Graduate to Professional Chapter 41: Professional Roles and Leadership