Study Guide for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing

Chapter 1 Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice 1
Chapter 2 Nursing Education, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice 6
Chapter 3 Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks 11
Chapter 4 Legal Aspects of Nursing 15
Chapter 5 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy 22
Chapter 6 Health Care Delivery Systems 26
Chapter 7 Community Nursing and Care Continuity 31
Chapter 8 Home Care 35
Chapter 9 Nursing Informatics 38
Chapter 10 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process 42
Chapter 11 Assessing 46
Chapter 12 Diagnosing 50
Chapter 13 Planning 54
Chapter 14 Implementing and Evaluating 58
Chapter 15 Documenting and Reporting 61
Chapter 16 Health Promotion 65
Chapter 17 Health, Wellness, and Illness 69
Chapter 18 Culture and Heritage 73
Chapter 19 Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities 77
Chapter 20 Concepts of Growth and Development 81
Chapter 21 Promoting Health from Conception through Adolescence 84
Chapter 22 Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults 89
Chapter 23 Promoting Health in Elders 93
Chapter 24 Promoting Family Health 97
Chapter 25 Caring 101
Chapter 26 Communicating 105
Chapter 27 Teaching 110
Chapter 28 Leading, Managing, and Delegating 115
Chapter 29 Vital Signs 120
Chapter 30 Health Assessment 125
Chapter 31 Asepsis 131
Chapter 32 Safety 136
Chapter 33 Hygiene 141
Chapter 34 Diagnostic Testing 147
Chapter 35 Medications 152
Chapter 36 Skin Integrity and Wound Care 158
Chapter 37 Perioperative Nursing 164
Chapter 38 Sensory Perception 170
Chapter 39 Self-Concept 175
Chapter 40 Sexuality 180
Chapter 41 Spirituality 185
Chapter 42 Stress and Coping 190
Chapter 43 Loss, Grieving, and Death 195
Chapter 44 Activity and Exercise 200
Chapter 45 Sleep 206
Chapter 46 Pain Management 211
Chapter 47 Nutrition 217
Chapter 48 Urinary Elimination 223
Chapter 49 Fecal Elimination 229
Chapter 50 Oxygenation 234
Chapter 51 Circulation 239
Chapter 52 Fluid, electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance 245
Answer Key 208