Table of Contents

• Free Topics
  • 1. Overview of Nursing
  • 11. I.V. Therapy
  • 15. Skin Integrity and Wound Healing
  • 17. Pain Management
  • 3. Ethical and Legal Considerations
  • 5. Communication
  • 9. Medication Basics
  • Contributors
  • Glossary
  • Preface
• Part 1: Foundational Concepts
  • 1. Overview of Nursing
  • 2. Basics of Health and Illness
  • 3. Ethical and Legal Considerations
  • 4. Nursing Process
• Part 2: General Nursing Skills
  • 10. Medication Administration
  • 11. I.V. Therapy
  • 5. Communication
  • 6. Health Assessment
  • 7. Taking Vital Signs
  • 8. Asepsis and Infection Control
  • 9. Medication Basics
• Part 3: Physiologic Needs
  • 12. Oxygenation
  • 13. Self-Care and Hygiene
  • 14. Mobility, Activity, and Exercise
  • 15. Skin Integrity and Wound Healing
  • 16. Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
  • 17. Pain Management
  • 18. Nutrition
  • 19. Urinary Elimination
  • 20. Bowel Elimination
• Appendix
  • Glossary
• Front Matter
  • Contributors
  • Preface