Fundamental skills and concepts in patient care / Barbara Kuhn Timby.

Contents
Section I: Fundamental Nursing Concepts
Unit I: Exploring Contemporary Nursing
Chapter 1: Nursing Foundations
Chapter 2: Nursing Process
Unit II: Integrating Basic Concepts
Chapter 3: Laws and Ethics
Chapter 4: Health and Illness
Chapter 5: Homeostasis, Adaptation and Stress
Chapter 6: Culture and Ethnicity
Unit III: Fostering Communication
Chapter 7: The Nurse-Patient Relationship
Chapter 8: Patient Teaching
Chapter 9: Recording and Reporting
Section II: Fundamental Nursing Skills
Unit IV: Performing Assessment and Evaluation
Chapter 10: Admission, Discharge, Transfer and Referrals
Chapter 11: Vital Signs
Chapter 12: Physical Assessment
Chapter 13: Special Examinations and Tests
Unit V: Assisting with Basic Needs
Chapter 14: Nutrition
Chapter 15: Fluid and Chemical Balance
Chapter 16: Hygiene
Chapter 17: Comfort, Rest and Sleep
Chapter 18: Safety
Chapter 19: Pain Management
Chapter 20: Oxygenation
Unit VI: Preventing Infection
Chapter 21: Asepsis
Chapter 22: Infection Control
Unit VII: Assisting the Inactive Patient
Chapter 23: Body Mechanics, Positioning and Moving
Chapter 24: Therapeutic Exercise
Chapter 25: Mechanical Immobilization
Chapter 26: Ambulatory Aids
Unit VIII: The Surgical Patient
Chapter 27: Perioperative Care
Chapter 28: Wound Care
Chapter 29: Gastrointestinal Intubation
Unit IX: Promoting Elimination
Chapter 30: Urinary Elimination
Chapter 31: Bowel Elimination
Unit X: Medication Administration
Chapter 32: Oral Medications
Chapter 33: Topical and Inhalant Medications
Chapter 34: Parenteral Medications
Chapter 35: Intravenous Medications
Unit XI: Intervening in Emergency Situations
Chapter 36: Airway Management
Chapter 37: Resusitation
Unit XII: Caring for the Terminally Ill
Chapter 38: Death and Dyin

Includes bibliographies and index.