Fundamentals of Nursing

SECTION 1 THE CONTEXT OF NURSING PRACTICE Unit 1 The Social Context of Nursing The Nursing Profession as a Context for Practice The Legal Context of Practice The Ethical Context of Practice The Cultural Context of Practice The Health Care Delivery System as a Context for Practice Unit 2 A Framework for Nursing Practice Developing a Framework for Practice Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgement Assessing the Client: History Taking Assessing the Client: Vital Signs Assessing the Client: Physical Examination Making a Nursing Diagnosis Planning for Intervention Evaluating Care Documenting Care Unit 3 The Tools of Practice The Nurse-Client Client Teaching Nursing Management Nursing Research Unit 4 The Well Client Across the Lifespan The Well Newborn, Infant, and Toddler The Well Child The Well Adolescent The Well Adult The Well Older Adult SECTION 2 NURSING CARE FOR FUNCTIONAL HEALTH Unit 5 Health Perception & Health Management Pattern Health Perception Health Maintenance: Lifestyle Management Health Maintenance: Medication Management Health Protection: Risk for Infection Health Protection: Risk for Injury Unit 6 Nutrition & Metabolic Pattern Normal Nutrition Nutritional Problems Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Skin Integrity and Wound Healing Body Temperature Unit 7 Elimination Pattern Bowel Elimination Urinary Elimination Unit 8 activity Exercise Pattern Hygiene Physical Mobility Disuse Syndrome Respiratory Function Cardiovascular Function Unit 9 Sleep-Rest Pattern Sleep and Rest Unit 10 Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern Pain Sensory/Perceptual Function Impaired Verbal Communication Confusion Unit 11 Self-Perception & Self-Concept Pattern Self-Concept Anxiety Vulnerability Unit 12 Role-Relationship Pattern Relationships Loss Unit 13 Sexuality- Reproductive Pattern Sexuality and Reproductive Functions Unit 14 Coping & Stress-Tolerance Pattern Coping & Stress Tolerance Family Coping The Caregiver Role Unit 15 Value-Belief Pattern Spirituality Unit 16 Special Client Populations The Client with Functional Limitations The Surgical Client The Emergency Client The Community as a Client The Homebound Client Appendices Glossary