Textbook of Basic Nursing

PART A:: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING Unit 1:: The Nature of Nursing Chapter 1:: The History of Nursing Chapter 2:: Beginning a Nursing Career Chapter 3:: The Healthcare Delivery System Chapter 4:: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Unit 2:: Personal and Environmental Health Chapter 5:: Basic Human Needs Chapter 6:: Health and Wellness Chapter 7:: Community Health Chapter 8:: Transcultural Healthcare Unit 3:: Development Throughout the Life Cycle Chapter 9:: The Family Chapter 10:: Infancy and Childhood Chapter 11:: Adolescence Chapter 12:: Early and Middle Adulthood Chapter 13:: Older Adulthood and Aging Chapter 14:: Death and Dying Unit 4:: Structure and Function Chapter 15:: Organization of the Body Chapter 16:: The Integumentary System Chapter 17:: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Chapter 18:: The Musculoskeletal System Chapter 19:: The Nervous System Chapter 20:: The Endocrine System Chapter 21:: The Sensory System Chapter 22:: The Cardiovascular System Chapter 23:: The Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems Chapter 24:: The Immune System Chapter 25:: The Respiratory System Chapter 26:: The Digestive System Chapter 27:: The Urinary System Chapter 28:: The Male Reproductive System Chapter 29:: The Female Reproductive System Unit 5:: Nutrition and Diet Therapy Chapter 30:: Basic Nutrition Chapter 31:: Transcultural and Social Aspects of Nutrition Chapter 32:: Diet Therapy and Special Diets PART B:: NURSING CARE SKILLS Unit 6:: The Nursing Process Chapter 33:: Introduction to the Nursing Process Chapter 34:: Nursing Assessment Chapter 35:: Diagnosis and Planning Chapter 36:: Implementing and Evaluating Care Chapter 37:: Documenting and Reporting Unit 7:: Safety in the Healthcare Facility Chapter 38:: The Healthcare Facility Environment Chapter 39:: Emergency Preparedness Chapter 40:: Microbiology and Defense Against Disease Chapter 41:: Medical Asepsis Chapter 42:: Infection Control Chapter 43:: First Aid Unit 8:: Client Care Chapter 44:: Therapeutic Communication Skills Chapter 45:: Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Chapter 46:: Vital Signs Chapter 47:: Data Collection in Health Care Chapter 48:: Body Mechanics and Positioning Chapter 49:: Beds and Bedmaking Chapter 50:: Personal Hygiene and Skin Care Chapter 51:: Elimination Chapter 52:: Specimen Collection Chapter 53:: Bandages and Binders Chapter 54:: Heat and Cold Application Chapter 55:: Client Comfort and Pain Management Chapter 56:: Preoperative and Postoperative Care Chapter 57:: Surgical Asepsis Chapter 58:: Wound Care Chapter 59:: Care of the Dying Person Unit 9:: Pharmacology and Administration of Medications Chapter 60:: Review of Mathematics Chapter 61:: Introduction to Pharmacology Chapter 62:: Classification of Medications Chapter 63:: Administration of Medications PART C:: NURSING THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE Unit 10:: Maternal and Newborn Nursing Chapter 64:: Normal Pregnancy Chapter 65:: Normal Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care Chapter 66:: Care of the Normal Newborn Chapter 67:: High-Risk Pregnancy and Childbirth Chapter 68:: The High-Risk Newborn Chapter 69:: Sexuality, Fertility, and STDs Unit 11:: Pediatric Nursing Chapter 70:: Fundamentals of Pediatric Nursing Chapter 71:: Care of the Infant, Toddler, or Preschooler Chapter 72:: Care of the School-Age Child or Adolescent Chapter 73:: The Child or Adolescent with Special Needs Unit 12
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PART D:: YOUR CAREER

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Appendix A-D