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Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - Revised 6th Edition
by Patricia A. Williams MSN RN CCRN (2022) || COMPLETE GUIDE
6th Edition
,Table of Contents
Unit i: introduction to nursing and the health care system ...................................................... 4
Chapter 01: nursing and the health care system ........................................................................ 4
Chapter 02: concepts of health, illness, stress, and health promotion .................................... 19
Chapter 03: legal and ethical aspects of nursing ...................................................................... 36
Unit ii: the nursing process .................................................................................................. 56
Chapter 04: the nursing process and critical thinking .............................................................. 56
Chapter 05: assessment, nursing diagnosis, and planning ....................................................... 67
Chapter 06: implementation and evaluation ............................................................................ 82
Unit iii: communication in nursing ....................................................................................... 94
Chapter 07: documentation of nursing care ............................................................................. 94
Chapter 08: communication and the nurse-patient relationship ........................................... 108
Chapter 09: patient teaching for health promotion ............................................................... 139
Chapter 10: delegation, leadership, and management .......................................................... 156
Unit iv: developmental, psychosocial, and cultural considerations ...................................... 175
Chapter 11: growth and development: infancy through adolescence ................................... 175
Chapter 12: adulthood and the family .................................................................................... 216
Chapter 13: promoting healthy adaptation to aging .............................................................. 234
Chapter 14: cultural and spiritual aspects of patient care ...................................................... 251
Chapter 15: loss, grief, and end-of-life care ............................................................................ 274
Unit v: basic nursing skills .................................................................................................. 292
Chapter 16: infection prevention and control: protective mechanisms and asepsis ............. 292
Chapter 17: infection prevention and control in the hospital and home ............................... 315
Chapter 18: lifting, moving, and positioning patients ............................................................ 335
Chapter 19: assisting with hygiene, personal care, skin care, and the prevention of pressure
ulcers ....................................................................................................................................... 349
Chapter 20: patient environment and safety .......................................................................... 367
Chapter 21: measuring vital signs ........................................................................................... 382
Chapter 22: assessing health status ........................................................................................ 398
Chapter 23: admitting, transferring, and discharging patients ............................................... 416
, Chapter 24: diagnostic tests and specimen collection ........................................................... 431
Unit vi: meeting basic physiologic needs ............................................................................ 448
Chapter 25: fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance ............................................................ 448
Chapter 26: concepts of basic nutrition and cultural considerations ..................................... 464
Chapter 27: nutritional therapy and assisted feeding ............................................................ 480
Chapter 28: assisting with respiration and oxygen delivery ................................................... 497
Chapter 29: promoting urinary elimination ............................................................................ 512
Chapter 30: promoting bowel elimination.............................................................................. 527
Chapter 31: pain, comfort, and sleep ..................................................................................... 544
Chapter 32: complementary and alternative therapies ......................................................... 561
Unit vii: medication administration .................................................................................... 576
Chapter 33: pharmacology and preparation for drug administration .................................... 577
Chapter 34: administering oral, topical, and inhalant medications........................................ 592
Chapter 35: administering intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections .......... 608
Chapter 36: administering intravenous solutions and medications ....................................... 623
unit viii: care of the surgical and immobile patient ............................................................. 638
Chapter 37: care of the surgical patient ................................................................................. 638
Chapter 38: providing wound care and treating pressure ulcers ........................................... 651
Chapter 39: promoting musculoskeletal function .................................................................. 665
Unit ix: caring for older adults ............................................................................................ 678
Chapter 40: common physical care problems of the older adult ........................................... 678
Chapter 41: common psychosocial care problems of older adults ........................................ 692
, Unit i: introduction to nursing and the health care system
Chapter 01: nursing and the health care system
Multiple choice
1. Florence nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education:
A. Are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
B. Were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
C. Were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the crimean war.
D. Were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
Ans: c
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, florence
nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the crimean war.
Dif: cognitive level: knowledge ref: p. 2 obj: theory #1 top: nursing history key:
nursing process step: n/a msc: nclex: n/a
2. Early nursing education and care in the united states:
A. Were directed at community health.
B. Provided independence for women through education and employment.
C. Were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
D. Have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
Ans: b
Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized
through apprenticeships in nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
education and employment.
Dif: cognitive level: knowledge ref: p. 2 obj: theory #4 top: nursing history key:
nursing process step: n/a
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - Revised 6th Edition
by Patricia A. Williams MSN RN CCRN (2022) || COMPLETE GUIDE
6th Edition
,Table of Contents
Unit i: introduction to nursing and the health care system ...................................................... 4
Chapter 01: nursing and the health care system ........................................................................ 4
Chapter 02: concepts of health, illness, stress, and health promotion .................................... 19
Chapter 03: legal and ethical aspects of nursing ...................................................................... 36
Unit ii: the nursing process .................................................................................................. 56
Chapter 04: the nursing process and critical thinking .............................................................. 56
Chapter 05: assessment, nursing diagnosis, and planning ....................................................... 67
Chapter 06: implementation and evaluation ............................................................................ 82
Unit iii: communication in nursing ....................................................................................... 94
Chapter 07: documentation of nursing care ............................................................................. 94
Chapter 08: communication and the nurse-patient relationship ........................................... 108
Chapter 09: patient teaching for health promotion ............................................................... 139
Chapter 10: delegation, leadership, and management .......................................................... 156
Unit iv: developmental, psychosocial, and cultural considerations ...................................... 175
Chapter 11: growth and development: infancy through adolescence ................................... 175
Chapter 12: adulthood and the family .................................................................................... 216
Chapter 13: promoting healthy adaptation to aging .............................................................. 234
Chapter 14: cultural and spiritual aspects of patient care ...................................................... 251
Chapter 15: loss, grief, and end-of-life care ............................................................................ 274
Unit v: basic nursing skills .................................................................................................. 292
Chapter 16: infection prevention and control: protective mechanisms and asepsis ............. 292
Chapter 17: infection prevention and control in the hospital and home ............................... 315
Chapter 18: lifting, moving, and positioning patients ............................................................ 335
Chapter 19: assisting with hygiene, personal care, skin care, and the prevention of pressure
ulcers ....................................................................................................................................... 349
Chapter 20: patient environment and safety .......................................................................... 367
Chapter 21: measuring vital signs ........................................................................................... 382
Chapter 22: assessing health status ........................................................................................ 398
Chapter 23: admitting, transferring, and discharging patients ............................................... 416
, Chapter 24: diagnostic tests and specimen collection ........................................................... 431
Unit vi: meeting basic physiologic needs ............................................................................ 448
Chapter 25: fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance ............................................................ 448
Chapter 26: concepts of basic nutrition and cultural considerations ..................................... 464
Chapter 27: nutritional therapy and assisted feeding ............................................................ 480
Chapter 28: assisting with respiration and oxygen delivery ................................................... 497
Chapter 29: promoting urinary elimination ............................................................................ 512
Chapter 30: promoting bowel elimination.............................................................................. 527
Chapter 31: pain, comfort, and sleep ..................................................................................... 544
Chapter 32: complementary and alternative therapies ......................................................... 561
Unit vii: medication administration .................................................................................... 576
Chapter 33: pharmacology and preparation for drug administration .................................... 577
Chapter 34: administering oral, topical, and inhalant medications........................................ 592
Chapter 35: administering intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections .......... 608
Chapter 36: administering intravenous solutions and medications ....................................... 623
unit viii: care of the surgical and immobile patient ............................................................. 638
Chapter 37: care of the surgical patient ................................................................................. 638
Chapter 38: providing wound care and treating pressure ulcers ........................................... 651
Chapter 39: promoting musculoskeletal function .................................................................. 665
Unit ix: caring for older adults ............................................................................................ 678
Chapter 40: common physical care problems of the older adult ........................................... 678
Chapter 41: common psychosocial care problems of older adults ........................................ 692
, Unit i: introduction to nursing and the health care system
Chapter 01: nursing and the health care system
Multiple choice
1. Florence nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education:
A. Are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
B. Were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
C. Were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the crimean war.
D. Were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
Ans: c
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, florence
nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the crimean war.
Dif: cognitive level: knowledge ref: p. 2 obj: theory #1 top: nursing history key:
nursing process step: n/a msc: nclex: n/a
2. Early nursing education and care in the united states:
A. Were directed at community health.
B. Provided independence for women through education and employment.
C. Were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
D. Have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
Ans: b
Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized
through apprenticeships in nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
education and employment.
Dif: cognitive level: knowledge ref: p. 2 obj: theory #4 top: nursing history key:
nursing process step: n/a
