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ch. 1 Professional Nursing -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Theoretical Concepts -- Professional Role -- Definition of Professional Nursing -- Assuming the Nursing Role -- Client Role -- Standards and Statutes -- Nurse Practice Act -- Nurse Licensure -- Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice -- Liability and Legal Issues -- Drugs and the Nurse -- Negligence/Malpractice -- HIPAA -- Medicare Prescription Act -- Clients' Rights and Responsibilities -- Consent to Receive Health Services -- Confidentiality -- Patient Self-Determination Act -- Advance Medical Directives -- Do Not Resuscitate -- Clinical Practice -- Legal Issues -- Guidelines for Safe Clinical Practice -- Use of PDAs in Clinical Setting -- Providing Client Care -- Client's Forms -- Client's Chart -- Basic Nursing Assessment -- Medical Asepsis Principles -- Hand Hygiene -- Protocol for Procedures -- Management Guidelines -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Nclex® Review Questions -- ch. 2 Nursing Process and Critical Thinking -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Theoretical Concepts -- Nursing Process -- Assessment -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Outcome Identification and Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- Critical Thinking -- Nurses are Critical Thinkers -- Assessment in Critical Thinking -- Nursing Diagnosis in Critical Thinking -- Planning in Critical Thinking and Outcome Identification -- Implementation in Critical Thinking -- Evaluation in Critical Thinking -- Nursing Diagnoses -- Types of Nursing Diagnoses -- Diagnostic Statement -- Components of Nursing Diagnosis -- Evidence-Based Practice -- Management Guidelines -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Nclex® Review Questions -- ch. 3 Managing Client Care: Documentation and Delegation -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Theoretical Concepts -- Terminology -- Client Care Plans -- Types of Plans -- Components of a Care Plan -- Critical Paths or Clinical Pathways -- Charting/Documentation -- Documentation-A Method of Communication -- Charting Format -- Avoiding Legal Problems in Documentation -- Forensic Charting -- Charting Systems -- Rules for Documenting Client Care -- Informatics -- Electronic Charting -- Health Information Technologies -- High-Tech Innovations Improve Health Care -- Minimizing Legal Risks of Computer Charting -- Legal Forms of Documentation -- Unusual Occurrence, Variance, or Incident Report -- Consent Forms -- Reporting -- Intrashift Reports -- Intershift Reports -- Physician/Advanced Practitioner Notification -- Nurse Manager -- Client Care Conferences -- Healthcare Delivery -- Client Acuity Systems -- Disease Management -- Delegating Client Care -- RN Delegation -- Parameters of Delegation -- Student Clinical Planning -- Preclinical Planning -- Time Management -- Management Guidelines -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Nclex® Review Questions -- ch. 4 Communication and Nurse-Client Relationship -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Theoretical Concepts -- Communication -- Therapeutic communication Techniques -- Blocks to Communication -- Multicultural Health Care -- Relationship Therapy -- Unit 1 Therapeutic Communication -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Introducing Yourself to a Client -- Beginning a Client Interaction -- Teaching Clients to Communicate With Their Physicians -- Assessing Cultural Preferences -- Assessing Spiritual Issues -- Assisting a Client to Describe Personal Experiences -- Encouraging a Client to Express Needs, Feelings, and Thoughts -- Using Communication to Increase a Client's Sense of Self-Worth -- Unit 2 Nurse-Client Relationship -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Initiating a Nurse-Client Relationship -- Facilitating a Nurse-Client Relationship -- Terminating a Nurse-Client Relationship -- Unit 3 Communication in Special Situations: Depression, Anxiety, Anger, and Denial -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Communicating With a Depressed Client -- Communicating With an Anxious Client -- Communicating With an Aggressive or Angry Client -- Communicating With a Client in Denial -- Gerontologic Considerations -- Management Guidelines -- Delegation -- Communication Matrix -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Scenarios -- Nclex® Review Questions -- ch. 5 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Terminology -- Theoretical Concepts -- Admission, Transfer, and Discharge -- Adaptation to Home Care -- Unit 1 Admission and Transfer -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Admitting a Client -- Transferring a Client -- Unit 2 Height and Weight -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Measuring Height and Weight -- Unit 3 Discharge -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Discharging a Client -- Discharging a Client Against Medical Advice (AMA) -- Unit 4 Admission to Home Care -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Nurses' Role in Home Care -- Identifying Eligibility for Medicare Reimbursement -- Completing Admission Documentation -- Maintaining Nurse's Safety -- Assessing for Elder Abuse -- Gerontologic Consideration -- Management Guidelines -- Delegation -- Communication Matrix -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Scenario 1 -- Scenario 2 -- Nclex® Review Questions -- ch. 6 Client Education and Discharge Planning -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Terminology -- Theoretical Concepts -- Client Education -- Discharge Planning -- Adaptation to Home Care -- Unit 1 Client Education -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Collecting Data and Establishing Rapport -- Determining Readiness to Learn -- Assessing Learning Needs -- Determining Appropriate Teaching Strategy -- Selecting the Educational Setting -- Implementing the Teaching Strategy -- Evaluating Teaching/Learning Outcomes -- Unit 2 Discharge Planning -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Preparing a Client for Discharge -- Completing a Discharge Summary -- Gerontologic Considerations -- Management Guidelines -- Delegation -- Communication Matrix -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Scenario 1 -- Scenario 2 -- Nclex® Review Questions -- ch. 7 Safe Client Environment and Restraints -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Terminology -- Theoretical Concepts -- Orientation to the Client Environment -- Characteristics that Influence Adaptation -- Physical and Biological Dimensions -- Sociocultural Dimensions -- Safe Environment -- Sentinel Events -- "Never Events" -- Adaptation to Home Care -- Unit 1 Safe Environment -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Preventing Client Falls -- Preventing Thermal/Electrical Injuries -- Providing Safety for Clients During a Fire -- Providing Safety for Clients Receiving Radioactive Materials -- Providing Safety for Clients With Seizure Activity -- Assessing Home for Safe Environment -- Unit 2 Restraints -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Managing Clients in Restraints -- Applying Torso/Belt Restraint -- Using Wrist Restraints -- Using Mitt Restraints -- Using Elbow Restraints -- Applying a Vest Restraint -- Applying Mummy Restraints -- Gerontologic Considerations -- Management Guidelines -- Delegation -- Communication Matrix -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Scenario 1 -- Scenario 2 -- Nclex® Review Questions -- ch. 8 Bathing, Bedmaking, and Maintaining Skin Integrity -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Terminology -- Theoretical Concepts -- Basic Health Care -- Unit 1 Bedmaking -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Folding a Mitered Corner -- Changing a Pillowcase -- Making an Unoccupied/Surgical Bed -- Changing an Occupied Bed -- Unit 2 Bath Care -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Providing Morning Care -- Bathing an Adult Client -- Providing Foot Care -- Bathing a Client in Tub or Shower -- Bathing Using Disposable System -- Bathing an Infant -- Bathing in a Hydraulic Bathtub Chair -- Unit 3 Skin Integrity -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Monitoring Skin Condition -- Preventing Skin Breakdown -- Preventing Skin Tears -- Managing Skin Tears -- Unit 4 Evening Care -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Providing Evening Care -- Providing Back Care -- Gerontologic Considerations -- Management Guidelines -- Delegation -- Communication Matrix -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Scenarios -- Nclex® Review Questions -- ch. 9 Personal Hygiene -- Learning Objectives -- Chapter Outline -- Terminology -- Theoretical Concepts -- Hygienic Care -- Unit 1 Oral Hygiene -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Providing Oral Hygiene -- Providing Denture Care -- Providing Oral Care for Unconscious Clients -- Unit 2 Hair Care -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Providing Hair Care -- Shampooing Hair -- Shaving a Client -- Unit 3 Pediculosis -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Identifying the Presence of Lice and Nits (Lice Eggs) -- Removing Lice and Nits -- Unit 4 Bedpan, Urinal, and Commode -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Using a Bedpan and Urinal -- Assisting Client to Commode -- Unit 5 Perineal and Genital Care -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Draping a Female Client -- Providing Female Perineal Care -- Providing Male Perineal Care -- Providing Incontinence Care -- Unit 6 Eye and Ear Care -- Nursing Process Data -- Procedures -- Providing Routine Eye Care -- |
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