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Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing

  • 10th Edition - January 31, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Geralyn Ochs
  • Language: English

Get the most from your fundamentals course with the Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition… Read more

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Get the most from your fundamentals course with the Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition, this completely updated study guide helps reinforce your understanding of key nursing concepts through review questions, exercises, and learning activities. New question types and brief case studies help you study and prepare for your exams — at the same time! With the purchase of a new text, bonus online skills checklists walk you through all of the book’s fundamental nursing procedures.

Key features

  • Comprehensive Understanding sections cover the entire chapter in detail, helping you master content
  • Multiple-choice review questions evaluate learning of key chapter objectives

Table of contents

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. NEW! Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness

9. Cultural Competence

10. Family Dynamics

11. Developmental Theories

12. Conception Through Adolescence

13. Young and Middle Adult

14. Older Adults

Unit 3: Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice

15. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice

16. Nursing Assessment

17. Nursing Diagnosis

18. Planning 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 Practice

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: Promoting Psychosocial Health

33. Self-Concept

34. Sexuality

35. Spiritual Health

36. Loss and Grief

37. Stress and Coping

Unit 7: Promoting Physical Health

38. Activity and Exercise

39. Immobility

40. Hygiene

41. Oxygenation

42. Fluid, Electrolyte, and 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

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Product details

  • Edition: 10
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 24, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

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Geralyn Ochs

Geralyn Ochs is Assistant Professor of Nursing, Coordinator of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, St. Louis University, School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Coordinator of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, St. Louis University, School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO, USA