, 2
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
Chapter 2: Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 3: Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities
Chapter 4: Health of the Individual, Family, Community, and Environment
Chapter 5: Culturally Respectful Care
Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
Chapter 7: Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice
Chapter 8: Communication
Chapter 9: Teaching and Counseling
Chapter 10: Leading, Managing, and Delegating
Chapter 11: Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 12: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and CareCoordination Across
Settings
Chapter 13: Blended Competencies, Clinical Reasoning, and Processes
of Person-Centered Care
Chapter 14: Clinical Judgment
Chapter 15: Assessing
Chapter 16: Diagnosis/Problem Identification
Chapter 17: Outcome Identification and Planning
Chapter 18: Implementing
Chapter 19: Evaluating
Chapter 20: Documenting and Reporting
Chapter 21: Informatics and Health Care Technologies
Chapter 22: Developmental Concepts
Chapter 23: Conception Through Young Adulthood
Chapter 24: Middle and Older Adulthood
Chapter 25: Asepsis and Infection Control
Chapter 26: Vital Signs
Chapter 27: Health Assessment
Chapter 28: Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 29: Complementary and Integrative Health
Chapter 30: Medications
Chapter 31: Perioperative Nursing
Chapter 32: Hygiene
Chapter 33: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
, 3
Chapter 34: Activity
Chapter 35: Rest and Sleep
Chapter 36: Comfort and Pain Management
Chapter 37: Nutrition
Chapter 38: Urinary Elimination
Chapter 39: Bowel Elimination
Chapter 40: Oxygenation and Perfusion
Chapter 41: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 42: Self-Concept
Chapter 43: Stress and Adaptation
Chapter 44: Loss, Grief, and Dying
Chapter 45: Sensory Functioning
Chapter 46: Sexuality
Chapter 47: Spirituality
, 4
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing?
Select all that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
ANS: C, E, F
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle
Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
Chapter 2: Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 3: Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities
Chapter 4: Health of the Individual, Family, Community, and Environment
Chapter 5: Culturally Respectful Care
Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
Chapter 7: Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice
Chapter 8: Communication
Chapter 9: Teaching and Counseling
Chapter 10: Leading, Managing, and Delegating
Chapter 11: Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 12: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and CareCoordination Across
Settings
Chapter 13: Blended Competencies, Clinical Reasoning, and Processes
of Person-Centered Care
Chapter 14: Clinical Judgment
Chapter 15: Assessing
Chapter 16: Diagnosis/Problem Identification
Chapter 17: Outcome Identification and Planning
Chapter 18: Implementing
Chapter 19: Evaluating
Chapter 20: Documenting and Reporting
Chapter 21: Informatics and Health Care Technologies
Chapter 22: Developmental Concepts
Chapter 23: Conception Through Young Adulthood
Chapter 24: Middle and Older Adulthood
Chapter 25: Asepsis and Infection Control
Chapter 26: Vital Signs
Chapter 27: Health Assessment
Chapter 28: Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 29: Complementary and Integrative Health
Chapter 30: Medications
Chapter 31: Perioperative Nursing
Chapter 32: Hygiene
Chapter 33: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
, 3
Chapter 34: Activity
Chapter 35: Rest and Sleep
Chapter 36: Comfort and Pain Management
Chapter 37: Nutrition
Chapter 38: Urinary Elimination
Chapter 39: Bowel Elimination
Chapter 40: Oxygenation and Perfusion
Chapter 41: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 42: Self-Concept
Chapter 43: Stress and Adaptation
Chapter 44: Loss, Grief, and Dying
Chapter 45: Sensory Functioning
Chapter 46: Sexuality
Chapter 47: Spirituality
, 4
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing?
Select all that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
ANS: C, E, F
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle
Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
