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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
Together with the textbook, the Study Guide for Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 6th Edition will help you gain
a solid understanding of the key principles, concepts, and skills you need to succeed in your nursing education and career. New NCLEX
examination-style alternate-item format questions and critical thinking activities join labeling, completion, and short-answer activities
all with textbook page references.
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 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: ADULT HEALTH NURSING
41. Introduction to Anatomy and
Physiology
42. Care of the Surgical Patient
43. Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder
44. Care of
the Patient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
45. Care of the Patient with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
46. Care of the Patient
with a Gallbladder, Liver, Biliary Tract, or Exocrine Pancreatic Disorder
47. Care of the Patient with a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder
48. Care of the Patient with a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder
49. Care of the Patient with a Respiratory
Disorder
50. Care of the Patient with a Urinary Disorder
51. Care of the Patient with an Endocrine Disorder
52.
Care of the Patient with a Reproductive Disorder
53. Care of the Patient with a Visual or Auditory Disorder
54. Care of
the Patient with a Neurologic Disorder
55. Care of the Patient with an Immune Disorder
56. Care of the Patient with HIV/AIDS
57. Care of the Patient with Cancer
UNIT TEN: FROM GRADUATE TO PROFESSIONAL
58. Professional Roles
and Leadership
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 868 pages, publication date: MAR-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-05731-8
ISBN-10: 0-323-05731-4
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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