TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rosdahl, Caroline Bunker.
AU  - Kowalski, Mary T.
TI  - Textbook of basic nursing
SN  - 0781752957
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Lippincott
KW  - Practical nursing
KW  - Nursing, Practical
KW  - methods
KW  - Nursing Care
KW  - Community Health Nursing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents

UNIT I THE NATURE OF NURSING 
1. The Origins of Nursing 
2. Beginning Your Nursing Career 
3. The Healthcare Delivery System
4. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing 

UNIT II PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
5. Basic Human Needs 
6. Health and Wellness 
7.Community Health 
8. Transcultural Healthcare 

UNIT III DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE 
9. The Family. 
10. Infancy and Childhood 
11. Adolescence 
12. Early and Middle Adulthood 
13. Older Adulthood and Aging 
14. Death and Dying 


UNIT IV STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 
15.Organization of the Human Body 
16. The Integumentary System 
17. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 
18. The Musculoskeletal System 
19. The Nervous System 
20. The Endocrine System 
21. The Sensory System 
22. The Cardiovascular System 
23. The Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems 
24. The Immune System 
25. The Respiratory System 
26. The Digestive System 
27. The Urinary System 
28. The Male Reproductive System 
29. The Female Reproductive System 


UNIT V NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY 
30. Basic Nutrition 
31. Transcultural and Social Aspects of Nutrition 
32. Diet Therapy and Special Diets 

UNIT VI THE NURSING PROCESS 
33. Introduction to the Nursing Process 
34. Nursing Assessment 
36. Implementing and Evaluating Care 
37. Documenting and Reporting 

UNIT VII SAFETY IN THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY 
38. The Healthcare Facility Environment 
39. Emergency Preparedness 
40. Introduction to Microbiology 
41. Medical Asepsis 
42. Infection Control 
43. Emergency Care and First Aid 


UNIT VIII CLIENT CARE 
44. Therapeutic Communication Skills 
45. Admission, Transfer, And Discharge 
46. Vital Signs 
47. Data Collection in Client Care 
48. Body Mechanics and Positioning
49. Beds and Bed Making 

50. Personal Hygiene 
51. Elimination 
52. Specimen Collection. 
53. Bandages and Binders
54. Heat and Cold Applications 
55. Client Comfort and Pain Management 
56. Preoperative and Postoperative Care 
57. Surgical Asepsis
58. Wound Care 
59. Care of the dying person

UNIT IX PHARMACOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS 
60. Review of Mathematics
61. Introduction to Pharmacology 
62. Classification of Medications
63. Administration of Medications 


UNIT X MATERNAL AND NEWBORN NURSING 
64. Normal Pregnancy 
65. Normal Labor, Delivery, And Postpartum Care 
66. Care of the Normal Newborn. 
67. High-Risk Pregnancy and Childbirth 
68. The High-Risk Newborn
69. Sexuality, Fertility, And Sexually Transmitted Infections 

UNIT XI PEDIATRIC NURSING 
70. Fundamentals of Pediatric Nursing 
71. Care of the Infant, Toddler, Or Preschooler 
72. Care of the School-Age Child or Adolescent 
73. The Child or Adolescent With Special Needs 

UNIT XII ADULT CARE NURSING
74. Skin Disorders 
75. Disorders in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 
76. Musculoskeletal Disorders 
77. Nervous System Disorders 
78. Endocrine Disorders 
79. Sensory System Disorders 
80. Cardiovascular Disorders 
81. Blood and Lymph Disorders 
82 Cancer 
83. Allergic, Immune, And Autoimmune Disorders 
84. HIV And AIDS
85. Respiratory Disorders 
86. Oxygen Therapy and Respiratory Care 
87. Digestive Disorders 
88. Urinary Disorders 
89. Male Reproductive Disorders 
90. Female Reproductive Disorders 

UNIT XIII GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 
91. Gerontology: The Aging Adult 
92. Dementias and Related Disorders 

UNIT XIV MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 
93. Psychiatric Nursing 
94. Substance Abuse 

UNIT XV NURSING IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS 
95. Extended Care 
96. Rehabilitation Nursing 
97. Home Care Nursing 
98. Ambulatory Nursing 
99. Hospice Nursing 

UNIT XVI THE TRANSITION TO PRACTICING NURSE 
100. From Student to Graduate Nurse 
101. Career Opportunities and Job-Seeking Skills 
102. Advancement and Leadership in Nursing

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