Table of Contents

UNIT 1 The Nature of Nursing 1

1. Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice 2
2. Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing 27
3. Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks 39
4. Legal Aspects of Nursing 52
5. Values, Ethics, and Advocacy 80

UNIT 2 Contemporary Health Care 98

1. Health Care Delivery Systems 99
2. Community Nursing and Care Continuity 116
3. Home Care 131
4. Electronic Health Records and Information Technology 143

UNIT 3 The Nursing Process 161

1. Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning 162
2. Assessing 177
3. Diagnosing 199
4. Planning 214
5. Implementing and Evaluating 236
6. Documenting and Reporting 250

UNIT 4 Health Beliefs and Practices 274

1. Health Promotion 275
2. Health, Wellness, and Illness 298
3. Culturally Responsive Nursing Care 315
4. Complementary and Alternative Healing Modalities 335

UNIT 5 Lifespan Development 352

1. Concepts of Growth and Development 353
2. Promoting Health from Conception Through Adolescence 372
3. Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged Adults 39
4. Promoting Health in Older Adults 411
5. Promoting Family Health 434

UNIT  6 Integral Aspects of Nursing 447

1. Caring 448
2. Communicating 462
3. Teaching 491
4. Leading, Managing, and Delegating 518

UNIT 7 Assessing Health 533

1. Vital Signs 534
2. Health Assessment 574

UNIT 8 Integral Components of Client Care 669

1. Asepsis 670
2. Safety 715
3. Hygiene 749
4. Diagnostic Testing 807
5. Medications 840
6. Skin Integrity and Wound Care 919
7. Perioperative Nursing 959

UNIT 9 Promoting Psychosocial Health 999

1. Sensory Perception 1000
2. Self-Concept 1021
3. Sexuality 1035
4. Spirituality 1058
5. Stress and Coping 1078
6. Loss, Grieving, and Death 1098

UNIT 10 Promoting Physiological Health 1121

1. Activity and Exercise 1122
2. Sleep 1182
3. Pain Management 1204
4. Nutrition 1249
5. Urinary Elimination 1304
6. Fecal Elimination 1344
7. Oxygenation 1378
8. Circulation 1426
9. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid—Base Balance 1449