Nursing Fundamentals

by Ernstmeyer & Christman (Eds.)

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This book introduces the entry-level nursing student to the scope of nursing practice, various communication techniques, and caring for diverse patients. The nursing process is used as a framework for providing patient care based on the following nursing concepts: safety, oxygenation, comfort, spiritual well-being, grief and loss, sleep and rest, mobility, nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, and elimination.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College
Subjects
Medicine
Licence
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. About the Book
  6. Licensing
  7. Preface
  8. Standards and Conceptual Approach
  9. Licensing
  10. 1: Scope of Practice
  11. 1.1: Scope of Practice Introduction
  12. 1.2: History and Foundation
  13. 1.3: Regulations and Standards
  14. 1.4: Health Care Settings and Team
  15. 1.5: Nursing Education and the NCLEX
  16. 1.6: Legal Considerations and Ethics
  17. 1.7: Professional Organizations
  18. 1.8: Quality and Evidence-Based Practice
  19. 1.9: Learning Activities
  20. 1.10: Glossary
  21. 2: Communication
  22. 2.1: Communication Introduction
  23. 2.2: Basic Communication Concepts
  24. 2.3: Communicating with Patients
  25. 2.4: Communicating with Health Care Team Members
  26. 2.5: Documentation
  27. 2.6: Putting It All Together
  28. 2.7: Learning Activities
  29. 2.8: II Glossary
  30. 3: Diverse Patients
  31. 3.1: III Glossary
  32. 3.2: Diverse Patients Introduction
  33. 3.3: Diverse Patients Basic Concepts
  34. 3.4: Patient's Bill of Rights
  35. 3.5: Cultural Competence
  36. 3.6: Health Disparities
  37. 3.7: Culturally Sensitive Care
  38. 3.8: Cultural Assessment
  39. 3.9: Culturally Responsive Care
  40. 3.10: Putting It All Together
  41. 3.11: Learning Activities
  42. 3.12: Supplementary Videos
  43. 4: Nursing Process
  44. 4.1: Nursing Process Introduction
  45. 4.2: Basic Concepts
  46. 4.3: Assessment
  47. 4.4: Diagnosis
  48. 4.5: Outcome Identification
  49. 4.6: Planning
  50. 4.7: Implementation of Interventions
  51. 4.8: Evaluation
  52. 4.9: Summary of the Nursing Process
  53. 4.10: Learning Activities
  54. 4.11: IV Glossary
  55. 5: Safety
  56. 5.1: Safety Introduction
  57. 5.2: Basic Safety Concepts
  58. 5.3: Safety Strategies
  59. 5.4: Culture of Safety
  60. 5.5: National Patient Safety Goals
  61. 5.6: Preventing Falls
  62. 5.7: Restraints
  63. 5.8: Safety Considerations Across the Life Span
  64. 5.9: Environmental Safety
  65. 5.10: Putting It All Together
  66. 5.11: Learning Activities
  67. 5.12: V Glossary
  68. 6: Sensory Impairments
  69. 6.1: Sensory Impairments Introduction
  70. 6.2: Sensory Impairments Basic Concepts
  71. 6.3: Applying the Nursing Process
  72. 6.4: Putting It All Together
  73. 6.5: Learning Activities
  74. 6.6: VII Glossary
  75. 7: Oxygenation
  76. 7.1: Oxygenation Introduction
  77. 7.2: Oxygenation Basic Concepts
  78. 7.3: Applying the Nursing Process
  79. 7.4: Putting It All Together
  80. 7.5: Learning Activities
  81. 7.6: VIII Glossary
  82. 8: Infection
  83. 8.1: IX Glossary
  84. 8.2: Infection Introduction
  85. 8.3: Basic Concepts
  86. 8.4: Natural Defenses Against Infection
  87. 8.5: Infection
  88. 8.6: Treating Infection
  89. 8.7: Preventing Infection
  90. 8.8: Applying the Nursing Process
  91. 8.9: Putting It All Together
  92. 8.10: Learning Activities
  93. 9: Integumentary
  94. 9.1: Integumentary Introduction
  95. 9.2: Integumentary Basic Concepts
  96. 9.3: Wounds
  97. 9.4: Pressure Injuries
  98. 9.5: Braden Scale
  99. 9.6: Applying the Nursing Process
  100. 9.7: Putting It All Together
  101. 9.8: Learning Activities
  102. 9.9: X Glossary
  103. 10: Comfort
  104. 10.1: Comfort Introduction
  105. 10.2: Comfort Basic Concepts
  106. 10.3: Pain Assessment Methods
  107. 10.4: Pain Management
  108. 10.5: Applying the Nursing Process
  109. 10.6: Putting It All Together
  110. 10.7: Learning Activities
  111. 10.8: XI Glossary
  112. 11: Sleep and Rest
  113. 11.1: Sleep and Rest Introduction
  114. 11.2: Basic Concepts
  115. 11.3: Applying the Nursing Process
  116. 11.4: Putting It All Together
  117. 11.5: Learning Activities
  118. 11.6: XII Glossary
  119. 12: Mobility
  120. 12.1: Mobility Introduction
  121. 12.2: Basic Concepts
  122. 12.3: Applying the Nursing Process
  123. 12.4: Putting It All Together
  124. 12.5: Learning Activities
  125. 12.6: XIII Glossary
  126. 13: Nutrition
  127. 13.1: Nutrition Introduction
  128. 13.2: Nutrition Basic Concepts
  129. 13.3: Applying the Nursing Process
  130. 13.4: Putting It All Together
  131. 13.5: Learning Activities
  132. 13.6: XIV Glossary
  133. 14: Fluids and Electrolytes
  134. 14.1: Fluids and Electrolytes Introduction
  135. 14.2: Basic Fluid and Electrolyte Concepts
  136. 14.3: Intravenous Solutions
  137. 14.4: Electrolytes
  138. 14.5: Acid-Base Balance
  139. 14.6: Applying the Nursing Process
  140. 14.7: Putting It All Together
  141. 14.8: Learning Activities
  142. 14.9: XV Glossary
  143. 15: Elimination
  144. 15.1: Elimination Introduction
  145. 15.2: Basic Concepts
  146. 15.3: Urinary Tract Infection
  147. 15.4: Urinary Incontinence
  148. 15.5: Urinary Retention
  149. 15.6: Constipation
  150. 15.7: Diarrhea
  151. 15.8: Bowel Incontinence
  152. 15.9: Applying the Nursing Process
  153. 15.10: Putting It All Together
  154. 15.11: Learning Activities
  155. 15.12: XVI Glossary
  156. 16: Grief and Loss
  157. 16.1: Grief and Loss Introduction
  158. 16.2: Basic Concepts
  159. 16.3: Applying the Nursing Process to Grief
  160. 16.4: Palliative Care Management
  161. 16.5: Nursing Care During the Final Hours of Life
  162. 16.6: Applying the Nursing Process at End of Life
  163. 16.7: Putting It All Together
  164. 16.8: Learning Activities
  165. 16.9: XVII Glossary
  166. 17: Spirituality
  167. 17.1: Spirituality Introduction
  168. 17.2: Basic Concepts
  169. 17.3: Common Religions and Spiritual Practices
  170. 17.4: Applying the Nursing Process
  171. 17.5: Spiritual Care of Self
  172. 17.6: Putting It All Together
  173. 17.7: Learning Activities
  174. 17.8: XVIII Glossary
  175. 18: Answer Key
  176. 18.1: Chapter 10 (Integumentary)
  177. 18.2: Chapter 11 (Comfort)
  178. 18.3: Chapter 12 (Sleep and Rest)
  179. 18.4: Chapter 13 (Mobility)
  180. 18.5: Chapter 14 (Nutrition)
  181. 18.6: Chapter 15 (Fluids and Electrolytes)
  182. 18.7: Chapter 16 (Elimination)
  183. 18.8: Chapter 17 (Grief and Loss)
  184. 18.9: Chapter 18 (Spirituality)
  185. 18.10: Chapter 1 (Scope of Practice)
  186. 18.11: Chapter 2 (Communication)
  187. 18.12: Chapter 3 (Diverse Patients)
  188. 18.13: Chapter 4 (Nursing Process)
  189. 18.14: Chapter 5 (Safety)
  190. 18.15: Chapter 7 (Sensory Impairments)
  191. 18.16: Chapter 8 (Oxygenation)
  192. 18.17: Chapter 9 (Infection)
  193. Back Matter
  194. A: Sample NANDA-I Diagnoses
  195. B: Template for Creating a Nursing Care Plan
  196. C: Sample Abbreviated Care Plan for Scenario C
  197. Index
  198. Glossary
  199. Detailed Licensing
  200. Detailed Licensing