Study Guide for Foundations of Nursing

Unit One: Basic Nursing Concepts 1. The Evolution of Nursing 2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing 3. Communication 4. Vital Signs 5. Physical Assessment 6. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking 7. Documentation 8. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations 9. Life Span Development 10. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death Unit Two: Basic Nursing Skills 11. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge 12. Medical/Surgical Asepsis and Infection Prevention and Control 13. Surgical Wound Care 14. Safety 15. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility 16. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 17. Complementary and Alternative Therapies 18. Hygiene and Care of the Patient's Environment 19. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination 20. Selected Nursing Skills Unit Three: Basic Nursing Interventions 21. Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy 22. Fluids and Electrolytes 23. Mathematics Review and Medication Administration 24. Emergency First Aid Nursing Unit Four: Maternal And Neonatal Nursing 25. Health Promotion and Pregnancy 26. Labor and Delivery 27. Care of the Mother and Newborn 28. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with Special Needs Unit Five: Pediatric Nursing 29. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent 30. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care 31. Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder 32. Care of the Child with a Mental or Cognitive Disorder Unit Six: Gerontologic Nursing 33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult Unit Seven: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 34. Basic Concepts of Mental Health 35. Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder 36. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality Unit Eight: Community Health Nursing 37. Home Health Nursing 38. Long-Term Care 39. Rehabilitation Nursing 40. Hospice Care Unit Nine: From Graduate to Professional 41. Professional Roles and Leadership