Unit I: Fundamentals of Nursing
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Chapter 1:TheEvolution of Nursing
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Chapter 2: Legaland Ethical Aspects of Nursing
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Chapter 3. Documentation
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Chapter 4. Communication
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Chapter 5. NursingProcess and Critical Thinking
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Chapter 6.Cultural andEthnic Considerations
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Unit II: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice
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Chapter 7. Asepsis and Infection Control
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Chapter 8. BodyMechanics and Patient Mobility
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Chapter 9. HygieneandCareofthePatient’s Environment
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Chapter 10.Safetyn
Chapter 11. Admission, Transfer, andDischarge
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Unit III: Introduction toNursing Interventions
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Chapter 12. Vital Signs
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Chapter 13. Physical Assessment
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Chapter 14. Oxygenation
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Chapter 15. EliminationandGastric Intubation
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Chapter16.CareofPatients ExperiencingUrgent Alterations in Health
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Chapter 17. Dosage Calculation andMedication Administration
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Chapter 18.Fluids and Electrolytes
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Chapter 19. Nutritional Concepts and RelatedTherapies
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Chapter 20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
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Chapter 21.Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
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Chapter 22. Surgical Wound Care
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Chapter 23.Specimen CollectionandDiagnostic Testing
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Unit IV: Nursing Care across the Life Span
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Chapter 24. LifespanDevelopment
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Chapter 25. Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
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Chapter 26. HealthPromotion and Pregnancy
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Chapter 27. Labor and Delivery
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Chapter 28. CareoftheMother and Newborn
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Chapter29.CareoftheHigh-RiskMother, Newborn, and Familywith Special Needs
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Chapter30.HealthPromotion for theInfant, Child, andAdolescent
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,Chapter 31. Basic Pediatric NursingCare
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, Chapter 32. Careofthe Child witha Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder
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Chapter 33. HealthPromotion and Careof the Older Adult
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Unit V: Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing
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Chapter 34.Concepts ofMental Health
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Chapter35.CareofthePatient witha Psychiatric Disorder
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Chapter 36.Careof thePatient with an Addictive Personality
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Unit VI: Fundamentals of Community Health Nursing
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Chapter 37. Home HealthNursing
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Chapter 38. Long-TermCare
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Chapter 39.Rehabilitation Nursing
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Chapter 40. Hospice Care
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Unit VII: Adult Health Nursing
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Chapter 41. Introduction toAnatomyand Physiology
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Chapter 42. CareoftheSurgical Patient
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Chapter 43. Careof thePatient with anIntegumentaryDisorder
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Chapter 44.CareofthePatient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
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Chapter45.CareofthePatient with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
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Chapter46.CareofthePatient witha Gallbladder, Liver, BiliaryTract,or ExocrinePancreatic Disorder
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Chapter 47. CareofthePatient with a Blood or Lymphatic Disorder
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Chapter48.Careofthe PatientwithaCardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder
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Chapter 49. Careof thePatient with a RespiratoryDisorder
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Chapter 50. Careofthe Patient with a UrinaryDisorder
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Chapter 51. Careof thePatient with an Endocrine Disorder
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Chapter52.CareofthePatient witha Reproductive Disorder
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Chapter 53.CareofthePatient witha Visual or AuditoryDisorder
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Chapter54.CareofthePatient witha Neurological Disorder
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Chapter 55.CareofthePatient withanImmune Disorder
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Chapter56.CareofthePatient with HIV/AIDS
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Chapter 57. Careofthe Patient with Cancer
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Unit VIII: From Graduate to Professional
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Chapter 58.Professional Roles and Leadership
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