UNIT 1: CONCEPTS RELATED TO HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND NURSING PRACTICE: Preparation for practice --
Experiential learning: Skill acquisition and gaining clinical knowledge --
Health care trends and regulatory aspects of health care delivery --
Ethical and legal guidelines for nursing practice --
Nursing care delivery systems --
Nursing documentation --
Nursing process --
Role of research in nursing practice --
UNIT 2: GENERAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO NURSING PRACTICE: Health assessment --
The aging patient --
Genetics --
Stress and adaptation --
Psychosocial issues in nursing --
Nutrition --
Pain assessment and management --
Substance abuse --
Nursing management at end of life --
UNIT 3: PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO NURSING PRACTICE: Fluid and electrolytes --
Acid-base imbalance --
Infectious disease --
Hypertension --
UNIT 4: COMPLEX SKILLS RELATED TO NURSING PRACTICE: Infusion therapy --
Blood administration --
Hemodynamic monitoring --
UNIT 5: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT: Preoperative nursing --
Intraoperative nursing --
Postoperative nursing --
UNIT 6: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with neurological disorders --
Caring for the patient with acute brain disorders --
Caring for the patient with cerebral vascular disorders --
Caring for the patient with chronic neurological disorders --
Caring for the patient with spinal cord injuries --
UNIT 7: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with respiratory disorders --
Caring for the patient with upper airway disorders --
Caring for the patient with lower airway disorders --
Caring for the patient with complex respiratory disorders --
UNIT 8: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with cardiovascular disorders --
Nursing interpretation of the electrocardiogram --
Diagnostic and interventional therapies for cardiovascular disorders --
Caring for the patient with coronary artery disease --
Caring for the patient with cardiac inflammatory disorders --
Caring for the patient with heart failure --
Caring for the patient with peripheral vascular disorders --
UNIT 9: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL, RENAL, AND URINARY DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with gastrointestinal, renal, and urinary disorders --
Caring for the patient with gastrointestinal disorders --
Caring for the patient with hepatic and biliary disorders --
Caring for the patient with renal and urinary disorders --
UNIT 10: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with reproductive disorders --
Caring for the patient with female reproductive disorders --
Caring for the patient with male reproductive disorders --
UNIT 11: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ENDOCRINE DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with endocrine disorders --
Caring for the patient with glandular and hormonal disorders --
Caring for the patient with diabetes --
UNIT 12: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with musculoskeletal disorders --
Caring for the patient with musculoskeletal disorders --
Caring for the patient with musculoskeletal trauma --
Caring for the patient during musculoskeletal surgical procedures --
Caring for the patient with arthritis and connective tissue disorders --
UNIT 13: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH IMMUNOLOGIC, INFLAMMATORY, AND HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with immunologic and inflammatory disorders --
Caring for the patient with immune response disorders --
Caring for the patient with inflammatory response, shock, and severe sepsis --
Nursing assessment of patients with hematologic disorders --
Caring for the patient with blood disorders --
Caring for the patient with cancer --
UNIT 14: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INTEGUMENTARY DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of patients with integumentary disorders --
Caring for the patient with skin disorders --
Caring for the patient with wounds --
Caring for the patient with burn injuries --
UNIT 15: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SENSORY DISORDERS: Nursing assessment of the patient with sensory disorders --
Caring for the patient with hearing and balance disorders --
Caring for the patient with visual disorders --
UNIT 16: DISASTER, EMERGENCY, AND TRAUMA NURSING: Disaster and bioterrorism nursing --
Caring for the patient in the emergency department --
Caring for the patient with multiple-system trauma.