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Introduction to nursing -- Health of the individual, family, and community -- Culture and ethnicity -- Health and illness -- Theoretical base for nursing practice -- Values and ethics in nursing -- Legal implications of nursing -- Developmental concepts -- Conception through young adult -- Aging adult -- Community-based healthcare -- Continuity of care -- Home healthcare -- Blended skills and critical thinking throughout the nursing process -- Assessing -- Diagnosing -- Planning -- Implementing -- Evaluating -- Documenting, reporting, and conferring -- Communicator -- Teacher and counselor -- Leader, researcher, and advocate -- Vital signs -- Health assessment -- Safety -- Asepsis -- Medications -- Perioperative nursing -- Self-concept -- Stress and adaptation -- Loss, grief, and dying -- Sensory stimulation -- Sexuality -- Spirituality -- Hygiene -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Activity -- Rest and sleep -- Comfort -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. |