Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition

UNIT 1 NURSING BASICS
1 Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice
2 Values, Beliefs, and Caring
3 Communication
4 Clinical Judgment in Nursing
UNIT 2 NURSING PROCESS
5 Introduction to the Nursing Process
6 Assessment
7 Nursing Diagnosis/Problem Identification
8 Planning
9 Implementation and Evaluation
UNIT 3 NURSING PRACTICE
10 Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting
11 Ethical and Legal Considerations
12 Leadership and Management
13 Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
14 Health Literacy and Patient Education
15 Nursing Informatics
16 Health and Wellness
UNIT 4 NURSING ASSESSMENT
17 Human Development: Conception Through Adolescence
18 Human Development: Young Adult Through Older Adult
19 Vital Signs
20 Health History and Physical Assessment
21 Culture
22 Spiritual Health
23 Public Health and Community Health
24 Human Sexuality
UNIT 5 NURSING PRINCIPLES
25 Safety
26 Asepsis and Infection Control
27 Hygiene and Personal Care
28 Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement
29 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
30 Nutrition
31 Cognitive and Sensory Alterations
32 Stress and Coping
33 Sleep
UNIT 6 NURSING CARE
34 Diagnostic Testing
35 Medication Administration
36 Pain Management
37 Perioperative Nursing Care
38 Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion
39 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
40 Bowel Elimination
41 Urinary Elimination
42 Death and Loss

Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF, Emerita Faculty, Kent State University College of Nursing, USA and Lynne R. Crawford, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE