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Nursing Fundamentals

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.

Medicine
Author
Ernstmeyer & Christman (Eds.)
Publisher
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
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Contents· 183 sections
  1. 01: Scope of Practice
  2. 1.01: Scope of Practice Introduction
  3. 1.02: History and Foundation
  4. 1.03: Regulations and Standards
  5. 1.04: Health Care Settings and Team
  6. 1.05: Nursing Education and the NCLEX
  7. 1.06: Legal Considerations and Ethics
  8. 1.07: Professional Organizations
  9. 1.08: Quality and Evidence-Based Practice
  10. 1.09: Learning Activities
  11. 1.10: Glossary
  12. 02: Communication
  13. 2.01: Communication Introduction
  14. 2.02: Basic Communication Concepts
  15. 2.03: Communicating with Patients
  16. 2.04: Communicating with Health Care Team Members
  17. 2.05: Documentation
  18. 2.06: Putting It All Together
  19. 2.07: Learning Activities
  20. 2.08: II Glossary
  21. 03: Diverse Patients
  22. 3.01: III Glossary
  23. 3.02: Diverse Patients Introduction
  24. 3.03: Diverse Patients Basic Concepts
  25. 3.04: Patient's Bill of Rights
  26. 3.05: Cultural Competence
  27. 3.06: Health Disparities
  28. 3.07: Culturally Sensitive Care
  29. 3.08: Cultural Assessment
  30. 3.09: Culturally Responsive Care
  31. 3.10: Putting It All Together
  32. 3.11: Learning Activities
  33. 3.12: Supplementary Videos
  34. 04: Nursing Process
  35. 4.01: Nursing Process Introduction
  36. 4.02: Basic Concepts
  37. 4.03: Assessment
  38. 4.04: Diagnosis
  39. 4.05: Outcome Identification
  40. 4.06: Planning
  41. 4.07: Implementation of Interventions
  42. 4.08: Evaluation
  43. 4.09: Summary of the Nursing Process
  44. 4.10: Learning Activities
  45. 4.11: IV Glossary
  46. 05: Safety
  47. 5.01: Safety Introduction
  48. 5.02: Basic Safety Concepts
  49. 5.03: Safety Strategies
  50. 5.04: Culture of Safety
  51. 5.05: National Patient Safety Goals
  52. 5.06: Preventing Falls
  53. 5.07: Restraints
  54. 5.08: Safety Considerations Across the Life Span
  55. 5.09: Environmental Safety
  56. 5.10: Putting It All Together
  57. 5.11: Learning Activities
  58. 5.12: V Glossary
  59. 06: Sensory Impairments
  60. 6.01: Sensory Impairments Introduction
  61. 6.02: Sensory Impairments Basic Concepts
  62. 6.03: Applying the Nursing Process
  63. 6.04: Putting It All Together
  64. 6.05: Learning Activities
  65. 6.06: VII Glossary
  66. 07: Oxygenation
  67. 7.01: Oxygenation Introduction
  68. 7.02: Oxygenation Basic Concepts
  69. 7.03: Applying the Nursing Process
  70. 7.04: Putting It All Together
  71. 7.05: Learning Activities
  72. 7.06: VIII Glossary
  73. 08: Infection
  74. 8.01: IX Glossary
  75. 8.02: Infection Introduction
  76. 8.03: Basic Concepts
  77. 8.04: Natural Defenses Against Infection
  78. 8.05: Infection
  79. 8.06: Treating Infection
  80. 8.07: Preventing Infection
  81. 8.08: Applying the Nursing Process
  82. 8.09: Putting It All Together
  83. 8.10: Learning Activities
  84. 09: Integumentary
  85. 9.01: Integumentary Introduction
  86. 9.02: Integumentary Basic Concepts
  87. 9.03: Wounds
  88. 9.04: Pressure Injuries
  89. 9.05: Braden Scale
  90. 9.06: Applying the Nursing Process
  91. 9.07: Putting It All Together
  92. 9.08: Learning Activities
  93. 9.09: X Glossary
  94. 10: Comfort
  95. 10.01: Comfort Introduction
  96. 10.02: Comfort Basic Concepts
  97. 10.03: Pain Assessment Methods
  98. 10.04: Pain Management
  99. 10.05: Applying the Nursing Process
  100. 10.06: Putting It All Together
  101. 10.07: Learning Activities
  102. 10.08: XI Glossary
  103. 11: Sleep and Rest
  104. 11.01: Sleep and Rest Introduction
  105. 11.02: Basic Concepts
  106. 11.03: Applying the Nursing Process
  107. 11.04: Putting It All Together
  108. 11.05: Learning Activities
  109. 11.06: XII Glossary
  110. 12: Mobility
  111. 12.01: Mobility Introduction
  112. 12.02: Basic Concepts
  113. 12.03: Applying the Nursing Process
  114. 12.04: Putting It All Together
  115. 12.05: Learning Activities
  116. 12.06: XIII Glossary
  117. 13: Nutrition
  118. 13.01: Nutrition Introduction
  119. 13.02: Nutrition Basic Concepts
  120. 13.03: Applying the Nursing Process
  121. 13.04: Putting It All Together
  122. 13.05: Learning Activities
  123. 13.06: XIV Glossary
  124. 14: Fluids and Electrolytes
  125. 14.01: Fluids and Electrolytes Introduction
  126. 14.02: Basic Fluid and Electrolyte Concepts
  127. 14.03: Intravenous Solutions
  128. 14.04: Electrolytes
  129. 14.05: Acid-Base Balance
  130. 14.06: Applying the Nursing Process
  131. 14.07: Putting It All Together
  132. 14.08: Learning Activities
  133. 14.09: XV Glossary
  134. 15: Elimination
  135. 15.01: Elimination Introduction
  136. 15.02: Basic Concepts
  137. 15.03: Urinary Tract Infection
  138. 15.04: Urinary Incontinence
  139. 15.05: Urinary Retention
  140. 15.06: Constipation
  141. 15.07: Diarrhea
  142. 15.08: Bowel Incontinence
  143. 15.09: Applying the Nursing Process
  144. 15.10: Putting It All Together
  145. 15.11: Learning Activities
  146. 15.12: XVI Glossary
  147. 16: Grief and Loss
  148. 16.01: Grief and Loss Introduction
  149. 16.02: Basic Concepts
  150. 16.03: Applying the Nursing Process to Grief
  151. 16.04: Palliative Care Management
  152. 16.05: Nursing Care During the Final Hours of Life
  153. 16.06: Applying the Nursing Process at End of Life
  154. 16.07: Putting It All Together
  155. 16.08: Learning Activities
  156. 16.09: XVII Glossary
  157. 17: Spirituality
  158. 17.01: Spirituality Introduction
  159. 17.02: Basic Concepts
  160. 17.03: Common Religions and Spiritual Practices
  161. 17.04: Applying the Nursing Process
  162. 17.05: Spiritual Care of Self
  163. 17.06: Putting It All Together
  164. 17.07: Learning Activities
  165. 17.08: XVIII Glossary
  166. 18: Answer Key
  167. 18.01: Chapter 10 (Integumentary)
  168. 18.02: Chapter 11 (Comfort)
  169. 18.03: Chapter 12 (Sleep and Rest)
  170. 18.04: Chapter 13 (Mobility)
  171. 18.05: Chapter 14 (Nutrition)
  172. 18.06: Chapter 15 (Fluids and Electrolytes)
  173. 18.07: Chapter 16 (Elimination)
  174. 18.08: Chapter 17 (Grief and Loss)
  175. 18.09: Chapter 18 (Spirituality)
  176. 18.10: Chapter 1 (Scope of Practice)
  177. 18.11: Chapter 2 (Communication)
  178. 18.12: Chapter 3 (Diverse Patients)
  179. 18.13: Chapter 4 (Nursing Process)
  180. 18.14: Chapter 5 (Safety)
  181. 18.15: Chapter 7 (Sensory Impairments)
  182. 18.16: Chapter 8 (Oxygenation)
  183. 18.17: Chapter 9 (Infection)