NURSING COMPREHENSIVE
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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
HEALTH ASSESSMENT
NUTRITION
INTERVENTIONS
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TOPICS PAGE NUMBER
Asepsis and Infection Control 5
Assessment – First Step in the Nursing Process 11
Assessment- Objective & Subjective Data 14
Assist Patient from the Bed to Chair or Wheelchair 17
Back Care 18
Blood Transfusion Therapy 19
Bowel Elimination 24
Care of the Dead 28
Caring 32
Changing a Central Line Catheter Dressing 34
Changing a Hospital Gown for a Client with an 36
Intravenous Infusion
Changing Mainline IV Bag 36
Changing the Position of the Patient 36
Charting 37
Cleaning Bedpans and Urinals 39
Cleaning Sputum Cups 39
Communication 40
Communication in Nursing 42
D5LRS (Lactated Ringer’s Solution) IV Fluid 45
D5NM (Normosol-M) IV Fluid 46
D5W (Dextrose 5% Water) IV Fluid 48
Diagnosis – Second Step in the Nursing Process 49
Diagnostic Tests 51
Documenting and Reporting 53
Enemas 56
Ethico-Moral Aspects in Nursing 57
Evaluation 60
Evening Care of Patient 62
Family Structure 63
Hair Care 67
Hand Washing Technique 67
Hanging Main Line IV and Tubing 70
Head-To-Toe Assessment 70
Health 84
Health and Illness 84
Health and Wellness 86
Health Promotion Guidelines Across Lifespan 90
Historical Evolution of Nursing 96
History of Nursing Periods 97
Hygiene and Comfort 98
Illness and Disease 104
Implementation 105
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, Indwelling Catheter Insertion ( Male and Female) 106
Intradermal Injection (Test for Drug Sensitivity) 107
Intramuscular (IM) Administration 108
IV Fluid/Solution Quick Reference Guide 109
Laboratory and Diagnostic Examination 111
Leavell and Clark’s Three Levels of Prevention 112
Loss and Grief 113
Lifting and Moving Patient from Bed 114
Making a Recovery or Anesthetic Bed (Post- 116
Operative Bed)
Making an Occupied Bed 116
Making an Unoccupied Bed 117
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Basic Human Needs 119
Medication Administration 121
Medication Calculation 129
Metro Manila Development Screening Test (MMDST) 130
Moral Theories 131
Mouth and Teeth Care 135
Nasogastric and Intestinal Tubes 136
Nasal Gavage 142
Normal Values 143
Nursing as a Profession 145
Nursing Care of the Dying 147
Nursing Jurisprudence 148
Nursing Process 148
Nursing Theorist 150
Nutrition 162
Outcome Identification 163
Pain 165
Physical Examination 167
Planning 168
Preparing the Skin for a Surgical Operation 169
Private Duty Nursing: Roles and Responsibilities 170
Professional Adjustment or Negligence 171
Roles and Function of a Nurse 173
Sitz Bath 175
Stress 175
Surgical Dressing Technique 180
Surgical Suture Commonly Use Materials:Size and 181
Techniques
The Nightingale Plegde 184
Theoretical Foundation of Nursing Overview 184
Theoretical Framework of Nursing Practice 185
Therapeutic Communication 187
Therapeutic Diet 195
Triage Principles 199
Tube Feeding 201
Turning or Changing Mattress with the Patient in the 202
Bed
Urinary Catheterization 203
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, Urinary Elimination 205
Vaginal Irrigation (Douche) 205
Vital Signs 206
Vital Signs Checklist 215
Assessing Body Temperature 219
Assessing an Axillary Temperature 221
Assessing the Pulse 223
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING COMPREHENSIVE NOTES
ASEPSIS AND INFECTION CONTROL
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NOTES
Reviewer
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
HEALTH ASSESSMENT
NUTRITION
INTERVENTIONS
1|Page
, Table of Contents
TOPICS PAGE NUMBER
Asepsis and Infection Control 5
Assessment – First Step in the Nursing Process 11
Assessment- Objective & Subjective Data 14
Assist Patient from the Bed to Chair or Wheelchair 17
Back Care 18
Blood Transfusion Therapy 19
Bowel Elimination 24
Care of the Dead 28
Caring 32
Changing a Central Line Catheter Dressing 34
Changing a Hospital Gown for a Client with an 36
Intravenous Infusion
Changing Mainline IV Bag 36
Changing the Position of the Patient 36
Charting 37
Cleaning Bedpans and Urinals 39
Cleaning Sputum Cups 39
Communication 40
Communication in Nursing 42
D5LRS (Lactated Ringer’s Solution) IV Fluid 45
D5NM (Normosol-M) IV Fluid 46
D5W (Dextrose 5% Water) IV Fluid 48
Diagnosis – Second Step in the Nursing Process 49
Diagnostic Tests 51
Documenting and Reporting 53
Enemas 56
Ethico-Moral Aspects in Nursing 57
Evaluation 60
Evening Care of Patient 62
Family Structure 63
Hair Care 67
Hand Washing Technique 67
Hanging Main Line IV and Tubing 70
Head-To-Toe Assessment 70
Health 84
Health and Illness 84
Health and Wellness 86
Health Promotion Guidelines Across Lifespan 90
Historical Evolution of Nursing 96
History of Nursing Periods 97
Hygiene and Comfort 98
Illness and Disease 104
Implementation 105
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, Indwelling Catheter Insertion ( Male and Female) 106
Intradermal Injection (Test for Drug Sensitivity) 107
Intramuscular (IM) Administration 108
IV Fluid/Solution Quick Reference Guide 109
Laboratory and Diagnostic Examination 111
Leavell and Clark’s Three Levels of Prevention 112
Loss and Grief 113
Lifting and Moving Patient from Bed 114
Making a Recovery or Anesthetic Bed (Post- 116
Operative Bed)
Making an Occupied Bed 116
Making an Unoccupied Bed 117
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Basic Human Needs 119
Medication Administration 121
Medication Calculation 129
Metro Manila Development Screening Test (MMDST) 130
Moral Theories 131
Mouth and Teeth Care 135
Nasogastric and Intestinal Tubes 136
Nasal Gavage 142
Normal Values 143
Nursing as a Profession 145
Nursing Care of the Dying 147
Nursing Jurisprudence 148
Nursing Process 148
Nursing Theorist 150
Nutrition 162
Outcome Identification 163
Pain 165
Physical Examination 167
Planning 168
Preparing the Skin for a Surgical Operation 169
Private Duty Nursing: Roles and Responsibilities 170
Professional Adjustment or Negligence 171
Roles and Function of a Nurse 173
Sitz Bath 175
Stress 175
Surgical Dressing Technique 180
Surgical Suture Commonly Use Materials:Size and 181
Techniques
The Nightingale Plegde 184
Theoretical Foundation of Nursing Overview 184
Theoretical Framework of Nursing Practice 185
Therapeutic Communication 187
Therapeutic Diet 195
Triage Principles 199
Tube Feeding 201
Turning or Changing Mattress with the Patient in the 202
Bed
Urinary Catheterization 203
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, Urinary Elimination 205
Vaginal Irrigation (Douche) 205
Vital Signs 206
Vital Signs Checklist 215
Assessing Body Temperature 219
Assessing an Axillary Temperature 221
Assessing the Pulse 223
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ASEPSIS AND INFECTION CONTROL
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