Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts

SECTION I - Fundamental Nursing Concepts UNIT I - EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY NURSING 1. Nursing Foundations 2. Nursing Process UNIT II - INTEGRATING BASIC CONCEPTS 3. Laws and Ethics 4. Health and Illness 5. Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress 6. Culture and Ethnicity UNIT III - FOSTERING COMMUNICATION 7. The NurseuClient Relationship 8. Client Teaching 9. Recording and Reporting SECTION II - Fundamental Nursing Skills UNIT IV - PERFORMING ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION 10. Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals 11. Vital Signs 12. Physical Assessment 13. Special Examinations and Tests UNIT V - ASSISTING WITH BASIC NEEDS 14. Nutrition 15. Fluid and Chemical Balance 16. Hygiene 17. Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 18. Safety 19. Pain Management 20. Oxygenation UNIT VI -- PREVENTING INFECTION 21. Asepsis 22. Infection Control UNIT VII -- ASSISTING THE INACTIVE CLIENT 23. Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving 24. Therapeutic Exercise 25. Mechanical Immobilization 26. Ambulatory Aids UNIT VIII -- THE SURGICAL CLIENT 27. Perioperative Care 28. Wound Care 29. Gastrointestinal Intubation UNIT IX -- PROMOTING ELIMINATION 30. Urinary Elimination 31. Bowel Elimination UNIT X -- MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION 32. Oral Medications 33. Topical and Inhalant Medications 34. Parenteral Medications 35. Intravenous Medications UNIT XI -- INTERVENING IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 36. Airway Management 37. Resuscitation UNIT XII -- CARING FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL 38. Death and Dyin