Nursing Fundamentals

This book introduces the entry-level nursing student to the scope of nursing practice, various communication techniques, and caring for diverse patients. The nursing process is used as a framework for providing patient care based on the following nursing concepts: safety, oxygenation, comfort, spiritual well-being, grief and loss, sleep and rest, mobility, nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, and elimination. Care for patients with integumentary disorders and cognitive or sensory impairments is also discussed. Learning activities have been incorporated into each chapter to encourage students to use critical thinking while applying content to patient care situations. ... roles, responsibilities, legal limits, standards of care, therapeutic communication, verbal, non-verbal, documentation, SBAR, cultural competence, diversity, inclusivity, health disparities, assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, safety, fall prevention, error reduction, patient identification, protocols, dementia, delirium, confusion, mental status, cognitive decline, vision, hearing, sensory loss, impairment, perception, respiration, airway, oxygen, gas exchange, breathing support, infection control, hygiene, isolation, pathogens, prevention, skin, wounds, pressure ulcers, assessment, integrity, pain, comfort, relief, palliative, emotional support, sleep, rest, hygiene, disorders, circadian rhythm, mobility, ambulation, range of motion, assistive devices, nutrition, diet, feeding, malnutrition, intake, fluids, electrolytes, imbalance, hydration, IV therapy, elimination, urinary, bowel, incontinence, catheter care, grief, loss, mourning, coping, bereavement, spirituality, beliefs, faith, spiritual care, holistic, older adult, geriatrics, aging, elder care, functional changes, answer key, solutions, review, rationale, practice