Fundamentals of nursing : the art and science of nursing care / Carol Taylor, Carol Lillis, Priscilla LeMone.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Unit I Foundations of nursing practice:
1. Introduction to nursing;
2. Health of the individual, family, and community;
3. Culture and ethnicity;
4. Health and illness;
5. Theoretical base for nursing practice;
6. Values and ethics in nursing;
7. Legal implications of nursing

Unit II Community-based settings for patient care:
8. Healthcare delivery systems;
9. Continuity of care;
10. Home healthcare

Unit III The Nursing process:
11. Blended skills and critical thinking throughout the nursing process;
12. Assessing;
13. Diagnosing;
14. Outcome identification and planning;
15. Implementing;
16. Evaluating;
17. Documenting, reporting, and conferring

Unit IV Promoting health across the life span:
18. Developmental concepts;
19. Conception through young adult;
20. The aging adult

Unit V Roles basic to nursing care:
21. Communicator;
22. Teacher and counselor;
23. Leader, and manager

Unit VI Actions basic to nursing care:
24. Vital signs;
25. Health assessment;
26. Safety, security, and emergency preparedness;
27. Asepsis and infection control;
28. Complementary and alternative modalities;
29. Medications;
30. Preoperative nursing

Unit VII Promoting healthy psychosocial responses:
31. Self-concept;
32. Stress adaptation;
33. Loss, grief, and dying;
34. Sensory stimulation;
35. Sexuality;
36. Spirituality

Unit VIII Promoting healthy physiologic responses:
37. Hygiene;
38. Skin integrity and wound care;
39. Activity;
40. Rest and sleep;
41. Comfort;
42. Nutrition;
43. Urinary elimination;
44. Bowel elimination;
45. Oxygenation;
46. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance