,Table Of Contents:
Unit I: Introduction to Nursing and the Health Care System
1. Nursing and the Health Care System
2. Concepts of Health, Illness, Stress, and Health Promotion
3. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Unit II: The Nursing Process
4. The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
5. Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis/Problem Identification, and Planning
6. Implementation and Evaluation
Unit III: Communication in Nursing
7. Documentation of Nursing Care
8. Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
9. Patient Education and Health Promotion
10. Delegation, Leadership, and Management
Unit IV: Developmental, Psychosocial, and Cultural Considerations
11. Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence
12. Adulthood and the Family
13. Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging
14. Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care
15. Loss, Grief, and End-of-Life Care
Unit V: Basic Nursing Skills
16. Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis
17. Infection Prevention and Control in the Hospital and Home
18. Safely Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients
19. Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure
Injuries
20. Patient Environment and Safety
21. Measuring Vital Signs
22. Assessing Health Status
23. Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients
24. Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection
Unit VI: Meeting Basic Physiologic Needs
25. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
26. Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations
27. Nutritional Therapy and Assisted Feeding
28. Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery
29. Promoting Urinary Elimination
30. Promoting Bowel Elimination
,31. Pain, Comfort and Sleep
32. Complementary Health Approaches
Unit VII: Medication Administration
33. Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration
34. Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications
35. Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
36. Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications
Unit VIII: Care of the Surgical and Immobile Patient
37. Care of the Surgical Patient
38. Providing Wound Care and Treating Pressure Injuries
39. Promoting Musculoskeletal Function
Unit IX: Caring for Older Adults
40. Common Physical Care Problems of the Older Adult
41. Common Psychosocial Care Problems of the Older Adult
, Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
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MULTIPLE HCHOICE
1. Florence HNightingale’s Hcontributions Hto Hnursing Hpractice Hand Heducation:
a. are Hhistorically Himportant Hbut Hhave Hno Hvalidity Hfor Hnursing Htoday.
b. were Hneither Hrecognized Hnor Happreciated Hin Hher Hown Htime.
c. were Ha Hmajor Hfactor Hin Hreducing Hthe Hdeath Hrate Hin Hthe HCrimean HWar.
d. were Hlimited Honly Hto Hthe Hcare Hof Hsevere Htraumatic Hwounds.
ANS: H C
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HNightingale’s Hnurses Hdramatically Hreduced Hthe Hdeath Hrate Hfrom Hinjuries Hin Hthe HCrimean HWar.
DIF: Cognitive HLevel: HKnowledge REF: H H Hp. H2 OBJ: HTheory
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TOP: H Nursing HHistory KEY: H Nursing HProcess HStep: HN/A
HMSC: H NCLEX: HN/A
2. Early Hnursing Heducation Hand Hcare Hin Hthe HUnited HStates:
a. were Hdirected Hat Hcommunity Hhealth.
b. provided Hindependence Hfor Hwomen Hthrough Heducation Hand Hemployment.
c. were Han Heducational Hmodel Hbased Hin Hinstitutions Hof Hhigher Hlearning.
d. have Hcontinued Hto Hbe Hentirely Hfocused Hon Hhospital Hnursing.
ANS: H B
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H formalized Hthrough Happrenticeships H in HNightingale H schools Hthat Hoffered H independence Hto
Hwomen HthroughH education Hand Hemployment.
DIF: Cognitive HLevel: HKnowledge REF: H H Hp. H2 OBJ: HTheory
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TOP: H Nursing HHistory KEY: H Nursing HProcess HStep: HN/A
HMSC: H NCLEX: HN/A