Nursing basics for clinical practice

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Table of Contents - Nursing Basics for Clinical Practice, 1e Unit I The Nature of Nursing1 Principles of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice 2 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing3 Health Care Delivery Systems 4 Cultural and Heritage 5 Health Beliefs and Practices Unit II The Nursing Process6 Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning 7 The Nursing Process 8 Informatics, Documentation and Reporting Unit III - 9 Promoting Health Throughout the Lifespan 10 Promoting Health in Elders 11 Promoting Health in the Family Unit IV Integral Aspects of Nursing12 Caring 13 Communicating 14 Teaching 15 Leading, Managing, and Delegating Unit V Assessing Health16 Vital Signs 17 Health Assessment 18 Pain Assessment and Management Unit VI Integral Components of Client Care 19 Asepsis 20 Diagnostic Testing 21 Safety 22 Hygiene 23 Medications 24 Skin Integrity and Wound Care 25 Perioperative Nursing Unit VII Promoting Psychosocial Health 26 Sensory Perception 27 Self-Concept 28 Sexuality 29 Spirituality 30 Coping with Stress, Loss, and Death Unit VIII Promoting Physiologic Health31 Activity, Exercise, and Sleep32 Nutrition 33 Urinary Elimination 34 Fecal Elimination 35 Oxygenation and Circulation 36 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance