,CONTENTS:
Unit I: Fundamentals of Nursing
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Nursing
Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Chapter 3. Documentation
Chapter 4. Communication
Chapter 5. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
Chapter 6. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations
Unit II: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice
Chapter 7. Asepsis and Infection Control
Chapter 8. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
Chapter 9. Hygiene and Care of the Patient’s Environment
Chapter 10.Safety
Chapter 11. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
Unit III: Introduction to Nursing Interventions
Chapter 12. Vital Signs
Chapter 13. Physical Assessment
Chapter 14. Oxygenation
Chapter 15. Elimination and Gastric Intubation
Chapter 16. Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health
Chapter 17. Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration
Chapter 18. Fluids and Electrolytes
Chapter 19. Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies
Chapter 20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 21. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
Chapter 22. Surgical Wound Care
Chapter 23. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing
Unit IV: Nursing Care across the Life Span
Chapter 24. Lifespan Development
Chapter 25. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
Chapter 26. Health Promotion and Pregnancy
Chapter 27. Labor and Delivery
Chapter 28. Care of the Mother and Newborn
Chapter 29. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs
Chapter 30. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
,Chapter 31. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
, Chapter 32. Careofthe Child witha Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder
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Chapter 33. HealthPromotion and Careof the Older Adult
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Unit V: Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing
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Chapter 34.Concepts ofMental Health
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Chapter35.CareofthePatient witha Psychiatric Disorder
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Chapter 36.Careof thePatient with an Addictive Personality
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Unit VI: Fundamentals of Community Health Nursing
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Chapter 37. Home HealthNursing
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Chapter 38. Long-TermCare
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Chapter 39.Rehabilitation Nursing
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Chapter 40. Hospice Care
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Unit VII: Adult Health Nursing
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Chapter 41. Introduction toAnatomyand Physiology
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Chapter 42. CareoftheSurgical Patient
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Chapter 43. Careof thePatient with anIntegumentaryDisorder
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Chapter 44.CareofthePatient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
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Chapter45.CareofthePatient with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
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Chapter46.CareofthePatient witha Gallbladder, Liver, BiliaryTract,or ExocrinePancreatic Disorder
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Chapter 47. CareofthePatient with a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder
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Chapter48.Careofthe PatientwithaCardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder
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Chapter 49. Careof thePatient with a RespiratoryDisorder
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Chapter 50. Careofthe Patient with a UrinaryDisorder
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Chapter 51. Careof thePatient with an Endocrine Disorder
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Chapter52.CareofthePatient witha Reproductive Disorder
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Chapter 53.CareofthePatient witha Visual or AuditoryDisorder
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Chapter54.CareofthePatient witha Neurological Disorder
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Chapter 55.CareofthePatient withanImmune Disorder
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Chapter56.CareofthePatient with HIV/AIDS
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Chapter 57. Careofthe Patient with Cancer
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Unit VIII: From Graduate to Professional
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Chapter 58.Professional Roles and Leadership
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