Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing

Unit I. Foundations of nursing practice --
ch. 1. Introduction to nursing --
ch. 2. Health of the individual, family, and community --
ch. 3. Cultural diversity --
ch. 4. Health and illness --
ch. 5. Theory, research, and evidence-based practice --
ch. 6. Values, ethics, and advocacy --
ch. 7. Legal implications of nursing --
Unit II. Community-based settings for patient care --
ch. 8. Healthcare delivery systems --
ch. 9. Continuity of care --
ch. 10. --
Home healthcare --
Unit III. The nursing process --
ch. 11. Blended skills and critical thinking throughout the nursing process --
ch. 12. Assessing --
ch. 13. Diagnosing --
ch. 14. Outcome identification and planning --
ch. 15. Implementing --
ch. 16. Evaluating --
ch. 17. Documenting, reporting, and conferring --
Univ IV. Promoting health across the life span --
g ch. 18. Developmental concepts --
ch. 19. Conception through young adult --
ch. 20. The aging adult --
Unit V. Roles basic to nursing care --
ch. 21. Communicator --
ch. 22. Teacher and counselor --
ch. 23. Leader and manager --
Unit VI. Actions basic to nursing care --
ch. 24. Vital signs --
ch. 25. Health assessment --
ch. 26. Safety, security, and emergency preparedness --
ch. 27. Asepsis and infection control --
ch. 28. Complementary and alternative therapies --
ch. 29. Medications --
ch. 30. Perioperative nursing --
Unit VII. Promoting healthy psychosocial responses --
ch. 31. Self-concept --
ch. 32. Stress and adaptation --
ch. 33. Loss, grief, and dying --
ch. 34. Sensory stimulation --
ch. 35. Sexuality --
ch. 36. Spirituality --
Unit VIII. Promoting healthy physiologic responses --
ch. 37. Hygiene --
ch. 38. Skin integrity and wound care --
ch. 39. Activity --
ch. 40. Rest and sleep --
ch. 41. Comfort --
ch. 42. Nutrition --
ch. 43. Urinary elimination --
ch. 44. Bowel elimination --
ch. 45. Oxygenation --
ch. 46. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance --
Appendices : A. Equivalents --
B Normal adult laboratory values --
C. Canadian Nurses Association Standards for Nursing Practice.