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Acknowledgments

Contents

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UNIT 1: Exploring Contemporary Nursing

1: Nursing Foundations

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

NURSING ORIGINS

THE NIGHTINGALE REFORMATION

NURSING IN THE UNITED STATES

CONTEMPORARY NURSING

THE EDUCATIONAL LADDER

FUTURE TRENDS

UNIQUE NURSING SKILLS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

2: Nursing Process

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

DEFINITION OF THE NURSING PROCESS

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NURSING PROCESS

STEPS OF THE NURSING PROCESS

USE OF THE NURSING PROCESS

CONCEPT MAPPING

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 1: End of Unit Exercises for Chapters 1 and 2

UNIT 2: Integrating Basic Concepts

3: Laws and Ethics

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

LAWS

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY

ETHICS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

4: Health and Illness

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

HEALTH

WELLNESS

ILLNESS

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS

NURSING TEAM

CONTINUITY OF HEALTH CARE

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

5: Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

HOMEOSTASIS

STRESS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

6: Culture and Ethnicity

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

CONCEPTS RELATED TO CULTURE

FACTORS THAT IMPACT PERCEPTION OF INDIVIDUALS

CULTURE AND SUBCULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES

TRANSCULTURAL NURSING

CULTURALLY SENSITIVE NURSING

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 2: End of Unit Exercises for Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6

UNIT 3: Fostering Communication

7: The Nurse–Client Relationship

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

NURSING ROLES WITHIN THE NURSE—CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

THE THERAPEUTIC NURSE–CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

COMMUNICATION

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

8: Client Teaching

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

IMPORTANCE OF CLIENT TEACHING

SCOPE AND CONSEQUENCES OF CLIENT TEACHING

ASSESSING THE LEARNER

INFORMAL AND FORMAL TEACHING

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

9: Recording and Reporting

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

MEDICAL RECORDS

METHODS OF CHARTING

PROTECTING HEALTH INFORMATION

DOCUMENTING INFORMATION

COMMUNICATION FOR CONTINUITY AND COLLABORATION

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISE

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 3: End of Unit Exercises for Chapters 7, 8, and 9

UNIT 4: Performing Basic Client Care

10: Asepsis

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

MICROORGANISMS

CHAIN OF INFECTION

ASEPSIS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

11: Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

THE ADMISSION PROCESS

THE DISCHARGE PROCESS

THE TRANSFER PROCESS

THE REFERRAL PROCESS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

12: Vital Signs

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

BODY TEMPERATURE

PULSE

DOPPLER ULTRASOUND DEVICE

RESPIRATION

BLOOD PRESSURE

DOCUMENTING VITAL SIGNS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

13: Physical Assessment

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

OVERVIEW OF THE PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT

PERFORMING A PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT

DATA COLLECTION

ABDOMEN

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

14: Special Examinations and Tests

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

EXAMINATIONS AND TEST

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 5: Assisting With Basic Needs

15: Nutrition

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

OVERVIEW OF NUTRITION

NUTRITIONAL PATTERNS AND PRACTICE

NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT

MANAGEMENT OF PROBLEMS INTERFERING WITH NUTRITION

MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT NUTRITION

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

16: Fluid and Chemical Balance

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

BODY FLUID

FLUID VOLUME ASSESSMENT

COMMON FLUID IMBALANCES

INTRAVENOUS FLUID ADMINISTRATION

BLOOD ADMINISTRATION

PARENTERAL NUTRITION

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

17: Hygiene

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

HYGIENE PRACTICES

VISUAL AND HEARING DEVICES

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

18: Comfort, Rest, and Sleep

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

CLIENT ENVIRONMENT

SLEEP AND REST

SLEEP ASSESSMENT

SLEEP DISORDERS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

19: Safety

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

AGE-RELATED SAFETY FACTORS

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

RESTRAINTS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

20: Pain Management

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

PAIN

PAIN ASSESSMENT STANDARDS

PAIN ASSESSMENT DATA

PAIN INTENSITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS

PAIN MANAGEMENT

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

21: Oxygenation

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF BREATHING

ASSESSING OXYGENATION

PROMOTING OXYGENATION

OXYGEN THERAPY

RELATED OXYGENATION TECHNIQUES

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

22: Infection Control

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

INFECTION

INFECTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONS

INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES

PYSCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 6: Assisting the Inactive Client

23: Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

MAINTAINING GOOD POSTURE

BODY MECHANICS

ERGONOMICS

POSITIONING CLIENTS

PROTECTIVE DEVICES

TRANSFERRING CLIENTS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

24: Therapeutic Exercise

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

FITNESS ASSESSMENT

EXERCISE PRESCRIPTIONS

TYPES OF EXERCISE

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

25: Mechanical Immobilization

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

PURPOSES OF MECHANICAL IMMOBILIZATION

MECHANICAL IMMOBILIZING DEVICES

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

26: Ambulatory Aids

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

PREPARING FOR AMBULATION

ASSISTIVE DEVICES

AMBULATORY AIDS

PROSTHETIC LIMBS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 7: The Surgical Client

27: Perioperative Care

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

PREOPERATIVE PERIOD

INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD

POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

28: Wound Care

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

WOUNDS

WOUND REPAIR

WOUND HEALING

WOUND-HEALING COMPLICATIONS

WOUND MANAGEMENT

PRESSURE ULCERS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

29: Gastrointestinal Intubation

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

INTUBATION

TYPES OF TUBES

NASOGASTRIC TUBE MANAGEMENT

NASOINTESTINAL TUBE MANAGEMENT

TRANSABDOMINAL TUBE MANAGEMENT

TUBE FEEDINGS

INTESTINAL DECOMPRESSION

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 8: Promoting Elimination

30: Urinary Elimination

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

OVERVIEW OF URINARY ELIMINATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF URINE

FACTORS AFFECTING URINARY ELIMINATION

ABNORMAL URINARY ELIMINATION PATTERNS

ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH URINARY ELIMINATION

MANAGING INCONTINENCE

CATHETERIZATION

URINARY DIVERSIONS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

31: Bowel Elimination

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

DEFECATION

ASSESSMENT OF BOWEL ELIMINATION

COMMON ALTERATIONS IN BOWEL ELIMINATION

MEASURES TO PROMOTE BOWEL ELIMINATION

OSTOMY CARE

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISE

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 9: Medication Administration

32: Oral Medications

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

MEDICATION ORDERS

METHODS OF SUPPLYING MEDICATIONS

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

33: Topical and Inhalant Medications

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

TOPICAL ROUTE

INHALANT ROUTE

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

34: Parenteral Medications

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION EQUIPMENT

DRUG PREPARATION

INJECTION ROUTES

REDUCING INJECTION DISCOMFORT

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

35: Intravenous Medications

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

INTRAVENOUS MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 10: Intervening in Emergency Situations

36: Airway Management

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

THE AIRWAY

NATURAL AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

ARTIFICIAL AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISE

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

37: Resuscitation

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION

CHAIN OF SURVIVAL

RECOVERY

DISCONTINUING RESUSCITATION

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISE

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

UNIT 10: End of Unit Exercises for Chapters 36 and 37

UNIT 11: Caring for the Terminally Ill

38: End-of-Life Care

Words To Know

Learning Objectives

TERMINAL ILLNESS AND CARE

GRIEVING

NURSING IMPLICATIONS

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

NCLEX-STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS

References and Suggested Readings

APPENDIX A: Chapter Summaries

APPENDIX B: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms

Glossary of Key Terms

Index

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