All Chapters Included
,TABLE OF
CONTENT
Unit One:
Introduction to
Nursing and the
Health Care
System
1. Nursing and the
Health Care System
2. Concepts of
Health, Illness, and
Health Promotion
3. Legal and Ethical
Aspects of Nursing
Unit Two: The
Nursing Process
4. The Nursing
Process and Critical
Thinking
5. Assessment,
Nursing Diagnosis,
and Planning
6. Implementation
and Evaluation
Unit Three:
,Communication in
Nursing
7. Documentation of
Nursing Care
8. Communication
and the Nurse-
Patient Relationship
9. Patient Teaching
10. Delegation,
Leadership, and
Management
Unit Four:
Developmental,
Psychosocial, and
Cultural
Considerations
11. Growth and
Development:
Infancy Through
Adolescence
12. Adulthood and
the Family
13. Promoting
Healthy Adaptation
to Aging
14. Cultural and
Spiritual Aspects of
, Patient Care
15. Loss, Grief, and
the Dying Patient
Unit Five: Basic
Nursing Skills
16. Infection
Prevention and
Control: Protective
Mechanisms and
Asepsis
17. Infection
Prevention and
Control in the
Hospital and Home
18. Lifting, Moving,
and Positioning
Patients
19. Assisting with
Hygiene, Personal
Care, Skin Care, and
the Prevention of
Pressure Ulcers
20. Patient
Environment and
Safety
21. Measuring Vital
Signs