,UNIT 1 – Nursing and the Health Care Environment..................................................................4
1. Nursing Today.........................................................................................................................4
3. Population health...................................................................................................................5
4. Digital transformation............................................................................................................5
2. The Health Care Delivery System.........................................................................................12
4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice.......................................................................26
5. Evidence-Based Practice.......................................................................................................30
UNIT 2 – Caring Throughout the Life Span...............................................................................37
6. Health and Wellness.............................................................................................................37
7. Caring in Nursing Practice....................................................................................................44
7. Caring for Patients With Chronic Illness...............................................................................52
7. Cultural Care.........................................................................................................................56
8. Family Dynamics...................................................................................................................61
9. Developmental Theories......................................................................................................68
10. Conception Through Adolescence......................................................................................69
11. Young and Middle Adults...................................................................................................70
12. Older Adults........................................................................................................................71
UNIT 3 – Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice........................................................................72
13. Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment..............................................................................72
14. Nursing Assessment...........................................................................................................74
15. Analysis and Nursing Diagnosis..........................................................................................75
16. Planning and Outcomes Identification in Nursing Care.....................................................77
17. Implementing Nursing Care................................................................................................78
18. Evaluation...........................................................................................................................79
19. Managing Patient Care.......................................................................................................80
UNIT 4 – Professional Standards in Nursing Practice...............................................................82
20. Ethics and Values................................................................................................................82
21. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice................................................................................84
22. Communication..................................................................................................................85
23. Patient Education...............................................................................................................87
24. Informatics and Documentation........................................................................................89
,UNIT 5 – Foundations for Nursing Practice..............................................................................92
25. Patient Safety and Quality..................................................................................................92
26. Infection Prevention and Control.......................................................................................93
27. Vital Signs...........................................................................................................................94
28. Health Assessment and Physical Examination...................................................................96
29. Medication Administration.................................................................................................98
30. Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies.................................................101
UNIT 6 – Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice...................................................................102
31. Self-Concept.....................................................................................................................102
32. Sexuality...........................................................................................................................104
33. Spiritual Health.................................................................................................................106
34. Loss and Grief...................................................................................................................108
35. Stress and Coping.............................................................................................................110
UNIT 7 – Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice..................................................................112
38. Activity and Exercise.........................................................................................................112
39. Immobility........................................................................................................................115
40. Hygiene.............................................................................................................................116
41. Oxygenation......................................................................................................................118
42. Perioperative Nursing Care...............................................................................................154
This is the entire book summary chapters 1 – 50. For whatever reason the TOC says 43 but that’s not correct. I
can not get the TOC to say 50. Everything is there.
, UNIT 1 – Nursing and the Health Care Environment
1. Nursing Today
1.1 Nursing as a scientific and professional discipline
Nursing is a health profession concerned with the promotion of health, prevention of illness, restoration of
function, alleviation of suffering, and support of individuals and families throughout the life course.
Contemporary nursing combines scientific knowledge, clinical reasoning, technical competence,
communication, ethical judgment, and person-centered care.
The modern nurse does not merely perform prescribed tasks. Nursing practice involves continuous assessment,
interpretation of clinical information, identification of actual or potential health problems, planning of
interventions, evaluation of outcomes, and coordination of care.
A compact representation is:
Assessment → Clinical reasoning → Nursing diagnosis/problem identification → Planning → Intervention →
Evaluation → Reassessment
This process is cyclical rather than strictly linear. A change in a patient's condition can require immediate
reassessment and modification of the care plan.
Nursing therefore operates simultaneously at several levels:
Micro level: direct care of an individual patient.
Meso level: coordination within a ward, team, organization, or care pathway.
Macro level: population health, health policy, professional regulation, and health-system
development.
A central principle is:
The patient is the recipient of care, but also an active participant in care.
This distinguishes contemporary nursing from a purely task-oriented model.
1.2 Scope of nursing practice
The scope of nursing varies according to professional education, legislation, registration, institutional policy,
and clinical competence. Common domains include:
Domain Core nursing contribution
Health promotion Education, prevention, lifestyle support
Acute care Monitoring, stabilization, treatment support
Chronic care Self-management, symptom control, continuity
Mental health Therapeutic communication and psychosocial care
Rehabilitation Functional recovery and adaptation
Palliative care Comfort, symptom management, quality of life
Community care Prevention, population-oriented interventions
1. Nursing Today.........................................................................................................................4
3. Population health...................................................................................................................5
4. Digital transformation............................................................................................................5
2. The Health Care Delivery System.........................................................................................12
4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice.......................................................................26
5. Evidence-Based Practice.......................................................................................................30
UNIT 2 – Caring Throughout the Life Span...............................................................................37
6. Health and Wellness.............................................................................................................37
7. Caring in Nursing Practice....................................................................................................44
7. Caring for Patients With Chronic Illness...............................................................................52
7. Cultural Care.........................................................................................................................56
8. Family Dynamics...................................................................................................................61
9. Developmental Theories......................................................................................................68
10. Conception Through Adolescence......................................................................................69
11. Young and Middle Adults...................................................................................................70
12. Older Adults........................................................................................................................71
UNIT 3 – Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice........................................................................72
13. Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment..............................................................................72
14. Nursing Assessment...........................................................................................................74
15. Analysis and Nursing Diagnosis..........................................................................................75
16. Planning and Outcomes Identification in Nursing Care.....................................................77
17. Implementing Nursing Care................................................................................................78
18. Evaluation...........................................................................................................................79
19. Managing Patient Care.......................................................................................................80
UNIT 4 – Professional Standards in Nursing Practice...............................................................82
20. Ethics and Values................................................................................................................82
21. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice................................................................................84
22. Communication..................................................................................................................85
23. Patient Education...............................................................................................................87
24. Informatics and Documentation........................................................................................89
,UNIT 5 – Foundations for Nursing Practice..............................................................................92
25. Patient Safety and Quality..................................................................................................92
26. Infection Prevention and Control.......................................................................................93
27. Vital Signs...........................................................................................................................94
28. Health Assessment and Physical Examination...................................................................96
29. Medication Administration.................................................................................................98
30. Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies.................................................101
UNIT 6 – Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice...................................................................102
31. Self-Concept.....................................................................................................................102
32. Sexuality...........................................................................................................................104
33. Spiritual Health.................................................................................................................106
34. Loss and Grief...................................................................................................................108
35. Stress and Coping.............................................................................................................110
UNIT 7 – Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice..................................................................112
38. Activity and Exercise.........................................................................................................112
39. Immobility........................................................................................................................115
40. Hygiene.............................................................................................................................116
41. Oxygenation......................................................................................................................118
42. Perioperative Nursing Care...............................................................................................154
This is the entire book summary chapters 1 – 50. For whatever reason the TOC says 43 but that’s not correct. I
can not get the TOC to say 50. Everything is there.
, UNIT 1 – Nursing and the Health Care Environment
1. Nursing Today
1.1 Nursing as a scientific and professional discipline
Nursing is a health profession concerned with the promotion of health, prevention of illness, restoration of
function, alleviation of suffering, and support of individuals and families throughout the life course.
Contemporary nursing combines scientific knowledge, clinical reasoning, technical competence,
communication, ethical judgment, and person-centered care.
The modern nurse does not merely perform prescribed tasks. Nursing practice involves continuous assessment,
interpretation of clinical information, identification of actual or potential health problems, planning of
interventions, evaluation of outcomes, and coordination of care.
A compact representation is:
Assessment → Clinical reasoning → Nursing diagnosis/problem identification → Planning → Intervention →
Evaluation → Reassessment
This process is cyclical rather than strictly linear. A change in a patient's condition can require immediate
reassessment and modification of the care plan.
Nursing therefore operates simultaneously at several levels:
Micro level: direct care of an individual patient.
Meso level: coordination within a ward, team, organization, or care pathway.
Macro level: population health, health policy, professional regulation, and health-system
development.
A central principle is:
The patient is the recipient of care, but also an active participant in care.
This distinguishes contemporary nursing from a purely task-oriented model.
1.2 Scope of nursing practice
The scope of nursing varies according to professional education, legislation, registration, institutional policy,
and clinical competence. Common domains include:
Domain Core nursing contribution
Health promotion Education, prevention, lifestyle support
Acute care Monitoring, stabilization, treatment support
Chronic care Self-management, symptom control, continuity
Mental health Therapeutic communication and psychosocial care
Rehabilitation Functional recovery and adaptation
Palliative care Comfort, symptom management, quality of life
Community care Prevention, population-oriented interventions
