Timby's Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts

UNIT 1 Exploring Contemporary Nursing
 1        Nursing Foundations 
 2        Nursing Process 
 
UNIT 2 Integrating Basic Concepts 
 3        Laws and Ethics 
 4        Health and Illness 
 5        Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress 
 6        Culture and Ethnicity 
 
UNIT 3 Fostering Communication
 7        The Nurse–Client Relationship 
 8        Client Teaching 
 9        Recording and Reporting 
 
UNIT 4 Performing Basic Client Care 
10        Asepsis 
11        Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals 
12        Vital Signs 
13        Physical Assessment 
14        Special Examinations and Tests 
 
UNIT 5 Assisting With Basic Needs 
15        Nutrition 
16        Fluid and Chemical Balance 
17        Hygiene 
18        Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 
19        Safety 
20        Pain Management 
21        Oxygenation 
22        Infection Control 
 
UNIT 6 Assisting the Inactive Client 
23        Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving 
24        Fitness and Therapeutic Exercise 
25        Mechanical Immobilization 
26        Ambulatory Aids 
 
UNIT 7 The Surgical Client 
27        Perioperative Care 
28        Wound Care 
29        Gastrointestinal Intubation 
 
UNIT 8 Promoting Elimination 
30        Urinary Elimination 
31        Bowel Elimination 
 
UNIT 9 Medication Administration 
32        Oral Medications 
33        Topical and Inhalant Medications 
34        Parenteral Medications 
35        Intravenous Medications 
 
UNIT 10 Intervening in Emergency Situations 
36        Airway Management 
37        Resuscitation 
 
UNIT 11 Caring for the Terminally Ill 
38        End-of-Life Care
 
References and Suggested Readings 
Appendix A Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms 
Glossary 
Index