Table of Contents

Chapter 01: Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice Chapter 02: Values, Beliefs, and Caring Chapter 03: Communication Chapter 04: Clinical Judgment in Nursing (NEW!) Chapter 05: Introduction to the Nursing Process Chapter 06: Assessment Chapter 07: Data Analysis/Nursing Diagnosis Chapter 08: Planning Chapter 09: Implementation and Evaluation Chapter 10: Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting Chapter 11: Ethical and Legal Considerations Chapter 12: Leadership and Management Chapter 13: Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research Chapter 14: Health Literacy and Patient Education Chapter 15: Nursing Informatics Chapter 16: Health and Wellness Chapter 17: Human Development: Conception Through Adolescence Chapter 18: Human Development: Young Adult Through Older Adult Chapter 19: Vital Signs Chapter 20: Health History and Physical Assessment Chapter 21: Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment Chapter 22: Spiritual Health Chapter 23: Public Health, Community-Based, and Home Health Care Chapter 24: Human Sexuality Chapter 25: Safety Chapter 26: Asepsis and Infection control Chapter 27: Hygiene and Personal Care Chapter 28: Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement Chapter 29: Skin Integrity and Wound Care Chapter 30: Nutrition Chapter 31: Cognitive and Sensory Alterations Chapter 32: Stress and Coping Chapter 33: Sleep Chapter 34: Diagnostic Testing Chapter 35: Medication Administration Chapter 36: Pain Management Chapter 37: Perioperative Nursing Care Chapter 38: Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion Chapter 39: Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance Chapter 40: Bowel Elimination Chapter 41: Urinary Elimination Chapter 42: Death and Loss Appendix A Appendix B Glossary