Study guide to accompany fundamentals of nursing care : the art and science of nursing care / Carol Taylor . . . [et al]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Unit I Foundations of Nursing Practice
Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing
Chapter 2 Health of the Individual, Family, and Community
Chapter 3 Cultural Diversity
Chapter 4 Health and Illness
Chapter 5 Theory, Research, and Evidence-based Practice
Chapter 6 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
Chapter 7 Legal Implications of Nursing

Unit II Community-Based Settings for Patient Care
Chapter 8 Healthcare Delivery Systems
Chapter 9 Continuity of Care
Chapter 10 Home Healthcare

Unit III The Nursing Process
Chapter 11 Blended Skills and Critical Thinking Throughout the Nursing Process
Chapter 12 Assessing
Chapter 13 Diagnosing
Chapter 14 Outcome Identification and Planning
Chapter 15 Implementing
Chapter 16 Evaluating
Chapter 17 Documenting, Reporting, and Conferring

Unit IV Promoting Health Across the Life Span
Chapter 18 Developmental Concepts
Chapter 19 Conception Through Young Adult
Chapter 20 The Aging Adult

Unit V Roles Basic to Nursing Care
Chapter 21 Communicator
Chapter 22 Teacher and Counselor
Chapter 23 Leader and Manager

Unit VI Actions Basic to Nursing Care
Chapter 24 Vital Signs
Chapter 25 Health Assessment
Chapter 26 Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 27 Asepsis and Infection Control
Chapter 28 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 29 Medications
Chapter 30 Perioperative Nursing

Unit VII Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses
Chapter 31 Self-Concept
Chapter 32 Stress and Adaptation
Chapter 33 Loss, Grief, and Dying
Chapter 34 Sensory Stimulation
Chapter 35 Sexuality
Chapter 36 Spirituality

Unit VIII Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses
Chapter 37 Hygiene
Chapter 38 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Chapter 39 Activity
Chapter 40 Rest and Sleep
Chapter 41 Comfort
Chapter 42 Nutrition
Chapter 43 Urinary Elimination
Chapter 44 Bowel Elimination
Chapter 45 Oxygenation
Chapter 46 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance