Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing

1.Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice
2.Values, Beliefs, and Caring
3.Communication
4.Critical Thinking in Nursing
5.Introduction to the Nursing Process
6.Assessment
7.Nursing Diagnosis
8.Planning
9.Implementation and Evaluation
10.Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting
11.Ethical and Legal Considerations
12.Leadership and Management
13.Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
14.Health Literacy and Patient Education
15.Nursing Informatics
16.Health and Wellness
17.Human Development: Conception through Adolescence
18.Human Development: Young Adult through Older Adult
19.Vital Signs
20.Health History and Physical Assessment
21.Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment
22.Spiritual Health
23.Public Health, Community-Based, and Home Health Care
24.Human Sexuality
25.Safety
26.Asepsis and Infection Control
27.Hygiene and Personal Care
28.Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement
29.Skin Integrity and Wound Care
30.Nutrition
31.Cognitive and Sensory Alterations
32.Stress and Coping
33.Sleep
34.Diagnostic Testing
35.Medication Administration
36.Pain Management
37.Perioperative Nursing Care
38.Oxygenation and Tissues Perfusion
39.Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
40.Bowel Elimination
41.Urinary Elimination
42.Death and Loss
   Appendix A: Answer Key