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Sixth Edition
By
Barbara Christensen, MS, RN, Nurse Educator, Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte, NE
Elaine Kockrow, MS, RN, Formerly, Nurse Educator, Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte, NE
Description
This must-have Study Guide will help you understand and apply material from every chapter of Foundations of
Nursing, 6th Edition! Use this study guide together with the textbook to gain a solid understanding of the key principles, concepts,
and skills you need to succeed in your nursing education and career while also preparing for the NCLEX-PN exam.
Contents
Unit One: Basic Nursing Concepts
1. The Evolution of Nursing
2. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
3. Communication
4. Vital Signs
5. Physical Assessment
6. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
7. Documentation
8. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations
9. Life Span Development
10. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
Unit
Two: Basic Nursing Skills
11. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
12. Medical/Surgical Asepsis and Infection Prevention
and Control
13. Surgical Wound Care
14. Safety
15. Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
16. Pain Management,
Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
17. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
18. Hygiene and Care of the Patient's Environment
19. Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination
20. Selected Nursing Skills
Unit Three: Basic Nursing Interventions
21. Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy
22. Fluids and Electrolytes
23. Mathematics Review and Medication Administration
24. Emergency First Aid Nursing
Unit Four: Maternal And Neonatal Nursing
25. Health Promotion and Pregnancy
26. Labor and Delivery
27. Care of the Mother and Newborn
28. Care of the High-Risk Mother, Newborn, and Family with
Special Needs
Unit Five: Pediatric Nursing
29. Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
30. Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
31. Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder
32. Care of the Child with a Mental
or Cognitive Disorder
Unit Six: Gerontologic Nursing
33. Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult
Unit Seven: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
34. Basic Concepts of Mental Health
35. Care of the Patient
with a Psychiatric Disorder
36. Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality
Unit Eight: Community Health
Nursing
37. Home Health Nursing
38. Long-Term Care
39. Rehabilitation Nursing
40. Hospice Care
Unit Nine: From Graduate to Professional
41. Professional Roles and Leadership
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Paperback, 624 pages, publication date: FEB-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-05735-6
ISBN-10: 0-323-05735-7
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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