Study Guide for 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 Physical Assessment Chapter 5 Nursing Process and Critical Thinking Chapter 6 Documentation Chapter 7 Cultural and Ethnic Considerations Chapter 8 Life Span Development Chapter 9 Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death UNIT TWO BASIC NURSING SKILLS Chapter 10 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Chapter 11 Vital Signs Chapter 12 Medical-Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control Chapter 13 Surgical Wound Care NEW CHAPTER! 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 Appendix A Common Abbreviations Appendix B JCAHO Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols Appendix C Laboratory Reference Values