Contents
1. Introduction to Health and Illness
2. Healthcare Delivery Systems: Introduction of Basic Concepts and Meaning
3. History of Nursing and Nursing as a Profession
4. Communication and Nurse-Patient Relationship
5. Documentation and Reporting
6. Vital Signs
7. Equipment and Linen
8. Introduction to Infection Control in Clinical Setting
9. Comfort, Rest and Sleep, and Pain
10. Promoting Safety in Healthcare Environment
11. Hospital Admission and Discharge
12. Mobility and Immobility
13. Patient Education
14. First Aid
15. Skill Laboratory Practice and Procedural Competencies
16. Health Assessment
17. Nursing Process
18. Importance of Nutritional Needs
19. Hygiene
20. Elimination Needs
21. Diagnostic Testing
22. Oxygenation
23. Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balances
24. Medication Administration
25. Sensory Needs
26. Care of Terminally ill Patients (Death and Dying)
27. Psychosocial Needs
28. Sexuality
29. Stress and its Adaptation
30. Concept of Cultural Diversity and Spirituality
31. Nursing Theories
Index
