Study Guide to Accompany "Fundamentals of Nursing

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The Nurse: Foundations for Nursing Practice
Introduction to Nursing	p. 1
Promoting Wellness in Health and Illness	p. 4
The Health-Care System	p. 7
Theoretical Base for Nursing Practice	p. 10
Values and Ethics in Nursing	p. 12
Legal Implications of Nursing	p. 16
The Client: Concepts for Holistic Care
Basic Human Needs: Individual, Family, and Community	p. 20
Culture and Ethnicity	p. 23
Stress and Adaptation	p. 26
Promoting Wellness Across the Lifespan
Developmental Concepts	p. 30
Conception Through Midlife	p. 33
The Older Adult	p. 37
Loss, Grief, and Death	p. 40
The Nursing Process
Introduction to Nursing Process	p. 43
Assessing	p. 46
Diagnosing	p. 50
Planning	p. 54
Implementing and Documenting	p. 57
Evaluating	p. 61
Roles Basic to Nursing Care
Communicator	p. 64
Teacher and Counselor	p. 67
Leader, Researcher, and Advocate	p. 71
Actions Basic to Nursing Care
Vital Signs	p. 75
Nursing Assessment	p. 80
Safety	p. 86
Asepsis	p. 93
Diagnostic Procedures	p. 99
Continuity of Care	p. 104
Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses
Hygiene	p. 107
Activity	p. 114
Rest and Sleep	p. 124
Comfort	p. 132
Nutrition	p. 140
Urinary Elimination	p. 150
Bowel Elimination	p. 158
Oxygenation	p. 166
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance	p. 176
Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses
Self-Concept	p. 188
Sensory Stimulation	p. 194
Sexuality	p. 198
Spirituality	p. 206
Promoting Optimal Health in Special Situations
Medications	p. 212
Care of Wounds	p. 224
Perioperative Nursing	p. 229
Answers	p. 237
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