Study guide for Fundamentals of nursing, ninth edition / Geralyn Ochs, RN, AGACNP-BC, ACNP-BC, ANP-BC, Associate Professor of Nursing, Coordinator of the Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, St. Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Table of Contents:
- Unit I. Nursing and the health care environment
- Nursing today
- The health care delivery system
- Community-based nursing practice
- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice
- Evidence-based practice
- Unit II. Caring throughout the life span
- Health and wellness
- Caring in nursing practice
- Caring for the cancer survivor
- Cultural awareness
- Caring for families
- Developmental theories
- Conception through adolescence
- Young and middle adults
- Older adults
- Unit III. Critical thinking in nursing practice
- Critical thinking in nursing practice
- Nursing assessment
- Nursing diagnosis
- Planning nursing care
- Implementing nursing care
- Evaluation
- Managing patient care
- Unit IV. Professional standards in nursing practice
- Ethics and values
- Legal implications in nursing practice
- Communication
- Patient education
- Documentation and informatics
- Unit V. Foundations for nursing practice
- Patient safety and quality
- Immobility
- Infection prevention and control
- Vital signs
- Health assessment and physical examination
- Medication administration
- Complementary and alternative therapies
- Unit VI. Psychosocial basis for nursing practice
- Self-concept
- Sexuality
- Spiritual health
- The experience of loss, death, and grief
- Stress and coping
- Unit VII. Physiological basis for nursing practice
- Activity and exercise
- Hygiene
- Oxygenation
- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance
- Sleep
- Pain management
- Nutrition
- Urinary elimination
- Bowel elimination
- Skin integrity and wound care
- Sensory alterations
- Care of surgical patients.
