Fundamentals of Nursing

I. THE NATURE OF NURSING.

 1. Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice.
 2. Nursing Education and Research.
 3. Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks.
 4. Legal Aspects of Nursing.
 5. Ethics, Values and Advocacy.
II: CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE.

 6. Health Care Delivery Systems.
 7. Community-Based Nursing and Care Continuity.
 8. Health Promotion.
 9. Home Care.
10. Nursing Informatics.
III: HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES.

11. Health, Wellness, and Illness.
12. Individual, Family, and Community Health.
13. Culture and Ethnicity.
14. Spirituality.
15. Holistic Health Modalities.
IV: THE NURSING PROCESS.

16. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process.
17. Assessing.
18. Diagnosing.
19. Planning.
20. Implementing and Evaluating.
21. Documenting and Reporting.
V: LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT.

22. Concepts of Growth and Development.
23. Development from Conception through Adolescence.
24. Development from Young through Older Adulthood.
VI: INTEGRAL ASPECTS OF NURSING.

25. Caring, Comforting and Communicating.
26. Teaching.
27. Leading, Managing and Influencing Change.
VII: ASSESSING HEALTH.

28. Vital Signs.
29. Health Assessment.
VIII: INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF CLIENT CARE.

30. Asepsis.
31. Safety.
32. Hygiene.
33. Medications.
34. Skin Integrity and Wound Care.
35. Perioperative Nursing.
IX: PROMOTING PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH.

36. Sensory Perception.
37. Self-Concept.
38. Sexuality.
39. Stress and Coping.
40. Loss, Grieving and Death.
X: PROMOTING PHYSIOLOGIC HEALTH.

41. Activity and Exercise.
42. Rest and Sleep.
43. Pain Management.
44. Nutrition.
45. Fecal Elimination.
46. Urinary Elimination.
47. Oxygenation.
48. Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid-Base Balance.
Appendix A: Critical Thinking Possibilities.
Glossary.
Index.