Includes bibliographical references and index.

CHAPTER 1 Medical, Nursing, and Health Professions TerminologyCHAPTER 2 CommunicationCHAPTER 3 Interprofessional Collaboration and DelegationCHAPTER 4 Clinical Judgment and the Nursing ProcessCHAPTER 5 DocumentationCHAPTER 6 Patient InterviewCHAPTER 7 Vital SignsCHAPTER 8 Physical AssessmenCHAPTER 9 Pain AssessmentCHAPTER 10 Skin, Hair, and Nail AssessmentCHAPTER 11 Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment (HEENT)CHAPTER 12 Respiratory AssessmentCHAPTER 13 Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular AssessmentCHAPTER 14 Musculoskeletal AssessmentCHAPTER 15 Neurological AssessmentCHAPTER 16 Abdominal Assessment CHAPTER 17 Breast and Genital AssessmentCHAPTER 18 SafetyCHAPTER 19 Equivalents and Dosage CalculationCHAPTER 20 Medication AdministrationCHAPTER 21 Infection Control CHAPTER 22 Mobility and PositioningCHAPTER 23 Personal CareCHAPTER 24 Wound CareCHAPTER 25 Oxygen AdministrationCHAPTER 26 Nutrition and DietsCHAPTER 27 Diagnostic Testing and ProceduresCHAPTER 28 Preoperative and Postoperative CareCHAPTER 29 Emergent Clinical SituationsCHAPTER 30 Death and Dying

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