Table of Contents
Unit I Foundations of Thoughtful, Person-Centered Nursing Practice
Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation 1
Chapter 2 Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice 7
Chapter 3 Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities 13
Chapter 4 Health of the Individual, Family, Community, and Environment 19
Chapter 5 Culturally Respectful Care 24
Chapter 6 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy 29
Chapter 7 Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice 36
Chapter 8 Communication 42
Chapter 9 Teaching and Counseling 50
Chapter 10 Leading, Managing, and Delegating 58
Unit II Health Care Delivery
Chapter 11 Health Care Delivery System 64
Chapter 12 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Care Coordination Across Settings 69
Unit III Pprocesses of Thoughtful, Person-Centered Practice
Chapter 13 Blended Competencies, Clinical Reasoning, and Processes of Person-Centered Care 74
Chapter 14 Clinical Judgment 82
Chapter 15 Assessing 86
Chapter 16 Diagnosis/Problem Identification 92
Chapter 17 Outcome Identification and Planning 98
Chapter 18 Implementing 105
Chapter 19 Evaluating 110
Chapter 20 Documenting and Reporting 116
Chapter 21 Informatics and Health Care Technologies 122
Unit IV Developmentally Appropriate Care
Chapter 22 Developmental Concepts 127
Chapter 23 Conception Through Young Adulthood 134
Chapter 24 Middle and Older Adulthood 140
Unit V Actions Basic to Nursing Care
Chapter 25 Asepsis and Infection Control 145
Chapter 26 Vital Signs 152
Chapter 27 Health Assessment 159
Chapter 28 Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness 168
Chapter 29 Complementary and Integrative Health 175
Chapter 30 Medications 180
Chapter 31 Perioperative Nursing 191
Unit VI Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses
Chapter 32 Hygiene 199
Chapter 33 Skin Integrity and Wound Care 205
Chapter 34 Activity 214
Chapter 35 Rest and Sleep 224
Chapter 36 Comfort and Pain Management 231
Chapter 37 Nutrition 238
Chapter 38 Urinary Elimination 246
Chapter 39 Bowel Elimination 253
Chapter 40 Oxygenation and Perfusion 262
Chapter 41 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance 271
Unit VII Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses
Chapter 42 Self-Concept 281
Chapter 43 Stress and Adaptation 287
Chapter 44 Loss, Grief, and Dying 294
Chapter 45 Sensory Functioning 301
Chapter 46 Sexuality 307
Chapter 47 Spirituality 313
Answer Key 319
Appendix A Nursing Process Worksheet-Instructions 421
Nursing Process Worksheet 422
