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Unit 1 Nursing and the Health Care Environment
1. Nursing Today |
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2 The Health Care Delivery System |
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3 Community-Based Nursing Practice |
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4 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice |
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5 Evidence-Based Practice |
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Unit 2 Caring Throughout the Life Span |
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7 Caring in Nursing Practice |
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8 Caring for Patients With Chronic Disease |
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11 Developmental Theories |
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12 Conception Through Adolescence |
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13 Young and Middle Adults |
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Unit 3 Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice |
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15 Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment |
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17 Analysis and Nursing Diagnosis |
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19 Implementing Nursing Care |
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Unit 4 Professional Standards in Nursing Practice |
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23 Legal Implications in Nursing Practice |
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26 Informatics and Documentation |
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Unit 5 Foundations for Nursing Practice |
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27 Patient Safety and Quality |
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28 Infection Prevention and Control |
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30 Health Assessment and Physical Examination |
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31 Medication Administration |
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32 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies |
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Unit 6 Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice |
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Unit 7 Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice |
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42 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance |
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48 Skin Integrity and Wound Care |
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50 Perioperative Nursing Care |
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Geralyn Ochs is Assistant Professor of Nursing, Coordinator of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, St. Louis University, School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO.
