Basic nursing

Unit 1: Concepts In Nursing: Heath And Wellness/ Louis Bentler-Lampe Definition of health Models of health and illness Health people documents Variables influencing health beliefs and health practices Health promotion, wellness, and illness prevention Risk factors Risk factor modification and changing health behaviors Illness Illness behavior Impact of illness on patient and family Health Care Delivery System / Patricia A Stockert Health care regulation and competition Levels of health care Issues in health care delivery Future of health care Community-Based Nursing Practice / Anne Griffin Perry Community-based health care Community health nursing Community-based nursing Competency in community-based nursing Community assessment Changing patients' health Legal Principles In Nursing / Christine Durbin Legal limits of nursing Standards of care Good Samaritan laws - Consent Other legal issues in nursing practice Ethics / Margaret Ecker Ethics Ethical systems Common ethical problems in nursing Evidence-Based Practice / Patricia A Potter Case for evidence-based practice Nursing research Quality and performance improvement Unit 2: Processes In Nursing Care: Critical thinking / Patricia A Potter Clinical decisions in nursing practice Critical thinking defined Levels of critical thinking in nursing Critical thinking competencies Critical thinking model Developing critical thinking skills Critical thinking synthesis Nursing Process / Patricia A Potter Assessment Nursing diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation Informatics and documentation / Janis Waite Confidentiality Standards Multidisciplinary communication within the health care team Purpose of records Guidelines for quality documentation and reporting Methods of documentation Common record-keeping forms Home care documentation Long-term care documentation Reporting Nursing informatics Communication / Jeri Burger Power of communication Basic elements of the communication process Levels of communication Forms of communication Factors influencing communication Nurse-patient helping relationship Nurse-health team member relationships Communication within caring relationships Communication within the nursing process Patient Education / Amy Hall Standards for patient education Purposes of patient education Teaching and learning Teaching as communication Domain of learning Basic learning principles Integrating the nursing and teaching processes Documentation of patient teaching Managing Patient Care / Patricia A Stockert Professionalism Standards of nursing practice Building a nursing team Unit 3: Essentials For Nursing Practice: Infection prevention and control / Ruth Curchoe Scientific knowledge base Nursing knowledge base Nursing process Vital Signs / Susan J Fetzer Guidelines for measuring vital signs Body temperature Pulse Blood pressure Respiration Measurement of oxygen saturation (pulse oximetry) Special considerations Documenting vital signs Health Assessment And Physical Examination / Wendy R Ostendorf Purposes of physical examination Cultural sensitivity Integration of physical assessment with nursing care Skills of physical assessment Preparation for assessment Organization of the examination Skin, hair, and nails Head and neck Thorax and lungs Heart Vascular systems Breasts Abdomen Female genitalia and reproductive tract Male genitalia Rectum and anus Musculoskeletal system Neurological system After the examination

Administering Medications / Amy Hall

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Oral administration

Topical medication applications

Administering medications by inhalation

Administering mediations by irrigation

Parenteral administration of mediations

Fluid, Electrolyte, And Acid-Base Balances / Wendy R Ostendorf

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Unit 5: Promoting Psychosocial Health:

Caring In Nursing Practice / Patricia A Potter

Theoretical views on caring

Patients' perceptions of caring

Caring in nursing practice

Challenge of caring

Cultural Diversity / Jerrilee LaMar

Health disparities

Cultural conflicts

Culture in health and illness

Culturally competent care

Cultural assessment

Intercultural communication

Culturally competent care

Spiritual Health / Amy Hall

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Growth And Development / Anne Griffin Perry

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Self-Concept And Sexuality / Victoria N Folse

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Family Context In Nursing / Anne Griffin Perry

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Stress And Coping / Marjorie Baier

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Loss And Grief / Valerie Yancey

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Unit 5: Promoting Physical Health:

Exercise And Activity / Rita Wunderlich

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Safety / Eileen Constantinou

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Hygiene / Deborah L Marshall

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Health beliefs and motivation

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Oxygenation / Elizabeth S Pratt

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Sleep / Patricia A Stockert

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Pain Management / Ellen Wathen

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Nutrition / Patricia A Stockert

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Urinary Elimination / Terry L Wood

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Bowel Elimination / Lori Klingman

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Immobility / Ann Tritak

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Skin Integrity And Wound Care / Janice C Colwell

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Sensory Alterations / Jill Weberski

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Surgical Patient / Marilyn Schallom

Scientific knowledge base

Nursing knowledge base

Critical thinking

Preoperative surgical phase

Nursing process

Intraoperative surgical phases

Nursing process

Postoperative surgical phase

Nursing process

Glossary

Overview of CDC hand hygiene guidelines

Answers for review questions.