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Unit 1.Nursing and the Health Care Environment: 1. Nursing today ; 2. The health care delivery system ; 3. Community-based nursing practice ; 4. Theoretical foundations of nursing practice ; 5. Evidence-based practice -- Unit 2. Caring Throughout the Life Span: 6. Health and wellness ; 7. Caring in nursing practice ; 8. Caring for patients with chronic illness ; 9. Cultural competence ; 10. Family dynamics ; 11. Developmental theories ; 12. Conception through adolescence ; 13. Young and middle adults ; 14. Older adults -- Unit 3. Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice: 15. Critical thinking and clinical judgment ; 16. Nursing assessment ; 17. Analysis and nursing diagnosis ; 18. Planning and outcomes identification in nursing care ; 19. Implementing nursing care ; 20. Evaluation ; 21. Managing patient care -- Unit 4. Professional Standards in Nursing Practice: 22. Ethics and values ; 23. Legal implications in nursing practice ; 24. Communication ; 25. Patient education ; 26. Informatics and documentation -- Unit 5. Foundations for Nursing Practices: 27. Patient safety and quality ; 28. Infection prevention and control ; 29. Vital signs ; 30. Health assessment and physical examination ; 31. Medication administration ; 32. Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies -- Unit 6. Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice: 33. Self-concept ; 34. Sexuality ; 35. Spiritual health ; 36. Loss and grief ; 37. Stress and coping -- Unit 7. Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice: 38. Activity and exercise ; 39. Immobility ; 40. Hygiene ; 41. Oxygenation ; 42. Fluid, electrolyte, acid-base balance ; 43. Sleep ; 44. Pain management ; 45. Nutrition ; 46. Urinary elimination ; 47. Bowel elimination ; 48. Skin integrity and wound care ; 49. Sensory alterations ; 50. Perioperative nursing care. Contents of Clinical companion. Chapter 1. Medial, nursing and health professions terminology -- Chapter 2.Communication -- Chapter 3. Interprofessional collaboration and delegation -- Chapter 4. Cllnical judgment and the nursing process -- Chapter 5. Documentation -- Chapter 6. Patient interview -- Chapter 7. Vital signs -- Chapter 8. Physical assessment -- Chapter 9. Pain assessment -- Chapter 10. Skin, hair and nail assessment -- Chapter 11. Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat assessment (HEENT) -- Chapter 12. Respiratory assessment -- Chapter 13. Cardiac and peripheral vascular assessment -- Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal assessment -- Chapter 15. Neurological assessment -- Chapter 16. Abdominal assessment -- Chapter 17. Breast and genital assessment -- Chapter 18. Safety -- Chapter 19. Equivalents and dosage calculation -- Chapter 20. Medication administration -- Chapter 21. Infection control -- Chapter 22. Mobility and positioning -- Chapter 23. Personal care -- Chapter 24. Would care -- Chapter 25. Oxygen administration -- Chapter 26. Nutrition and diets -- Chapter 27. Diagnostic testing and procedures -- Chapter 28. Preoperative and postoperative care -- Chapter 29. Emergent clinical situations -- Chapter 30. Death and dying.