Table of Contents Table of Contents

Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing

Chapter 02: Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice

Chapter 03: Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities

Chapter 04: Health of the Individual, Family, and Community

Chapter 05: Cultural Diversity

Chapter 06: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy

Chapter 07: Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice

Chapter 08: Communication

Chapter 09: Teaching and Counseling

Chapter 10: Leading, Managing, and Delegating

Chapter 11: The Health Care Delivery System

Chapter 12: Collaborative Practice and Care Coordination Across Settings Chapter 13: Blended Competencies, Clinical Reasoning, and Processes of Person- Centered Care

Chapter 14: Assessing

Chapter 15: Diagnosing

Chapter 16: Outcome Identification and Planning

Chapter 17: Implementing

Chapter 18: Evaluating

Chapter 19: Documenting and Reporting

Chapter 20: Nursing Informatics

Chapter 21: Developmental Concepts

Chapter 22: Conception Through Young Adult

Chapter 23: The Aging Adult

Chapter 24: Asepsis and Infection Control

Chapter 25: Vital Signs

Chapter 26: Health Assessment

Chapter 27: Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness

Chapter 28: Complementary and Integrative Health

Chapter 29: Medications

Chapter 30: Perioperative Nursing

Chapter 31: Hygiene

Chapter 32: Skin Integrity and Wound Care

Chapter 33: Activity

Chapter 34: Rest and Sleep

Chapter 35: Comfort and Pain Management

Chapter 36: Nutrition

Chapter 37: Urinary Elimination

Chapter 38: Bowel Elimination

Chapter 39: Oxygenation and Perfusion

Chapter 40: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

Chapter 41: Self-Concept

Chapter 42: Stress and Adaptation

Chapter 43: Loss, Grief, and Dying

Chapter 44: Sensory Functioning

Chapter 45: Sexuality Chapter 46: Spirituality