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