| UNIT 1 BASIC CONCEPTS |
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1 | (17) |
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The History of Nursing and Nursing Education |
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2 | (4) |
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Development of Practical/Vocational Nursing in the United States |
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6 | (3) |
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Health Care Delivery System |
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9 | (5) |
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Evolution of Nursing Practice |
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14 | (1) |
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Practical/Vocational Nursing |
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14 | (4) |
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18 | (14) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (3) |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Role of the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse |
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27 | (1) |
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Nursing Diagnoses and Critical Pathways |
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27 | (5) |
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32 | (16) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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Therapeutic Communication Techniques |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (1) |
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Factors Affecting Communication |
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40 | (3) |
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Barriers to Communication |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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Communication in Special Situations |
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44 | (4) |
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48 | (17) |
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Barbara Lauritsen Christensen |
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Purposes of Patient Records |
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49 | (1) |
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Common Medical Abbreviations and Terminology |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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Alternative Record Keeping Forms |
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51 | (1) |
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Basic Guidelines for Documentation |
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52 | (4) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (2) |
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Other Documentation Forms and Examples |
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58 | (1) |
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Documentation and Clinical (Critical) Pathways |
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58 | (1) |
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Home Health Care Documentation |
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59 | (2) |
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Long-Term Health Care Documentation |
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61 | (1) |
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Special Issues in Documentation |
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61 | (4) |
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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing |
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65 | (11) |
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66 | (5) |
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71 | (5) |
| UNIT 2 SOCIOCULTURAL |
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76 | (10) |
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77 | (1) |
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Ethnocentrism and Cultural Conflicts |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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Healing Beliefs and Practices |
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81 | (1) |
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Religious Beliefs and Practices |
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81 | (1) |
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Nutritional Behavior and Cultural Influences |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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The Nursing Process and Cultural Factors |
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82 | (4) |
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86 | (32) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (3) |
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Stages of Growth and Development |
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91 | (27) |
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Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death |
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118 | (19) |
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Barbara Lauritsen Christensen |
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Changes in Health Care related to Dying and Death |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Nursing Process in Loss and Grief |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (6) |
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Issues related to Dying and Death |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (4) |
| UNIT 3 BASIC NURSING SKILLS |
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Admission, Transfer, and Discharge |
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137 | (17) |
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Common Patient Reactions to Hospitalization |
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138 | (1) |
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Cultural Considerations for the Hospitalized Patient |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (5) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (1) |
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Referrals for Health Care Services |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (5) |
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154 | (29) |
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155 | (1) |
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Guidelines for Obtaining Vital Signs |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (8) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (5) |
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172 | (6) |
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178 | (1) |
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When Vital Signs Are Assessed |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (5) |
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Medical Asepsis and Infection Control |
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183 | (36) |
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184 | (1) |
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Nursing Process in Asepsis and Infection Control |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (5) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (5) |
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197 | (4) |
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201 | (9) |
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Disinfection and Sterilization |
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210 | (3) |
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Patient Teaching for Infection Control |
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213 | (1) |
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Infection Control for Home and Hospice Settings |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (4) |
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219 | (17) |
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Barbara Lauritsen Christensen |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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Applying Safety Reminder Devices |
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223 | (1) |
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223 | (6) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (1) |
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Nursing Process for Patient Safety |
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231 | (5) |
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236 | (18) |
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Using Appropriate Body Mechanics |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (1) |
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Performing Range-of-Motion Exercises |
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240 | (5) |
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245 | (4) |
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Using the Lift for Moving Patients |
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249 | (1) |
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Nursing Process for Mobility |
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249 | (5) |
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254 | (15) |
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Barbara Lauritsen Christensen |
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255 | (1) |
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Nursing Process for Comfort |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (1) |
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Nursing Assessment of Pain |
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258 | (2) |
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Responsibility of the Nurse in Pain Control |
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260 | (1) |
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Guidelines for Individualizing Pain Therapy |
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260 | (2) |
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Nursing Interventions to Control Painful Stimuli in Patients' Environment |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (5) |
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Hygiene and Care of the Patient's Environment |
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269 | (36) |
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Patient's Room Environment |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (1) |
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Components of the Patient's Hygiene |
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274 | (25) |
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Hygiene and the Nursing Process |
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299 | (6) |
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Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination |
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305 | (21) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (14) |
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Nursing Process for Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Examination |
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322 | (4) |
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326 | (70) |
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Standard Nursing Interventions with Rationales for Related Skills |
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327 | (2) |
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Skills related to Wound Care |
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329 | (17) |
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Skills related to Sensory Disorders |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (4) |
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Heat and Cold Applications |
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352 | (3) |
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355 | (5) |
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Skills related to Respiratory Disorders |
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360 | (10) |
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Skills related to Urinary or Reproductive Tract Disorders |
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370 | (11) |
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Skills related to Gastrointestinal Disorders |
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381 | (15) |
| UNIT 4 BASIC NURSING INTERVENTIONS |
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396 | (27) |
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397 | (3) |
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400 | (23) |
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Basic Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy |
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423 | (41) |
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Role of the Nurse in Promoting Nutrition |
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424 | (1) |
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424 | (15) |
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439 | (6) |
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Medical Nutrition Therapy and Therapeutic Diets |
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445 | (14) |
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459 | (5) |
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464 | (19) |
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Barbara Lauritsen Christensen |
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465 | (1) |
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466 | (1) |
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466 | (1) |
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Movement of Fluid and Electrolytes |
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467 | (1) |
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467 | (2) |
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469 | (6) |
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475 | (1) |
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476 | (2) |
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Nursing Process for Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances |
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478 | (5) |
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Mathematics Review & Principles and Practice of Medication Administration |
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483 | (52) |
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Barbara Lauritsen Christensen |
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484 | (1) |
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485 | (3) |
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488 | (2) |
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490 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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491 | (2) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (2) |
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Principles of Pharmacology |
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495 | (5) |
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General Principles and Practices of Medication Administration |
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500 | (2) |
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502 | (1) |
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Administration via the Enteral Routes |
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503 | (1) |
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Administration via the Percutaneous Routes |
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504 | (6) |
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Administration via the Parenteral Routes |
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510 | (25) |
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Emergency First Aid Nursing |
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535 | (27) |
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Obtaining Medical Emergency Aid |
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536 | (1) |
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Moral and Legal Responsibilities of the Nurse |
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536 | (1) |
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Assessment of the Emergency Situation |
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537 | (1) |
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537 | (1) |
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537 | (1) |
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538 | (2) |
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540 | (1) |
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Pediatric CPR---Child/Infant |
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541 | (1) |
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Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Management |
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542 | (1) |
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543 | (2) |
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545 | (3) |
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548 | (2) |
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550 | (2) |
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Drug and Alcohol Emergencies |
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552 | (1) |
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Thermal and Cold Emergencies |
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553 | (1) |
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Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries |
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554 | (2) |
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556 | (2) |
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Nursing Process for Emergency First Aid Nursing |
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558 | (4) |
| UNIT 5 MATERNAL AND NEONATAL NURSING |
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562 | (28) |
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563 | (12) |
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575 | (1) |
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Nursing Process for Normal Pregnancy |
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576 | (1) |
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576 | (1) |
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Determination of Pregnancy |
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577 | (2) |
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579 | (6) |
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Preparation for Childbirth |
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585 | (5) |
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Normal Labor and Delivery |
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590 | (28) |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (15) |
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Nursing Process for a Normal Labor |
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607 | (1) |
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Nursing Assessment and Interventions |
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608 | (3) |
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611 | (7) |
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Care of the Mother and Newborn |
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618 | (65) |
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Anatomical and Physiological Changes |
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619 | (3) |
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Nursing Process for the Postpartum Patient |
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622 | (1) |
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Nursing Assessment and Interventions |
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623 | (2) |
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625 | (12) |
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637 | (3) |
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Nursing Assessment and Interventions |
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640 | (12) |
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Care of the Mother and Newborn at Risk |
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Nursing Process for the Mother and Newborn at Risk |
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652 | (1) |
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Complications of Pregnancy |
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652 | (5) |
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657 | (8) |
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Complications related to Infectious Processes |
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665 | (2) |
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Complications related to Existing Medical Conditions |
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667 | (3) |
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Age-Related Complications |
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670 | (3) |
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Complications related to the Newborn |
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673 | (10) |
| UNIT 6 PEDIATRIC NURSING |
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683 | (9) |
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684 | (1) |
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Exercise, Activity, and Sports |
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685 | (1) |
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686 | (1) |
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687 | (1) |
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687 | (5) |
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Basic Pediatric Nursing Care |
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692 | (109) |
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Judith A. Frasier Gutschenritter |
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History of Child Care---Then and Now |
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693 | (1) |
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694 | (2) |
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Future Challenges for the Pediatric Nurse |
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696 | (1) |
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Nursing Implications of Growth and Development |
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696 | (1) |
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Physical Assessment of the Pediatric Patient |
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697 | (8) |
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Nutritional Factors Influencing Growth and Development |
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705 | (1) |
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706 | (1) |
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706 | (1) |
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706 | (1) |
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Hospitalization of a Child |
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707 | (7) |
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Common Pediatric Procedures |
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714 | (11) |
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725 | (6) |
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Care of Children with Physical Problems |
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Disorders of Cardiovascular Function |
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731 | (8) |
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Disorders of Hematological Function |
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739 | (6) |
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Disorders of Immune Function |
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745 | (2) |
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Disorders of Respiratory Function |
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747 | (8) |
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Disorders of Gastrointestinal Function |
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755 | (9) |
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Disorders of Genitourinary Function |
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764 | (4) |
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Disorders of Endocrine Function |
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768 | (3) |
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Disorders of Musculoskeletal Function |
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771 | (6) |
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Disorders of Neurological Function |
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777 | (9) |
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Disorders of Integumentary Function |
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786 | (7) |
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Disorders of Sensory Organ Function |
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793 | (8) |
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Care of Children with Emotional and Cognitive Problems |
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801 | (13) |
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Disorders of Cognitive Function |
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802 | (1) |
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803 | (1) |
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School Avoidance (School Phobia, School Refusal) |
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804 | (2) |
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806 | (1) |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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806 | (1) |
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807 | (7) |
| UNIT 7 GERONTOLOGIC NURSING |
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814 | (25) |
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Overview of the Aging Adult |
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815 | (2) |
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Body Systems, Aging, and Related Nursing Interventions |
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817 | (15) |
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Health Care and the Aging Adult |
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832 | (1) |
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Security and Safety Concerns for the Older Adult |
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833 | (1) |
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Psychosocial Care of the Older Adult |
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834 | (5) |
| UNIT 8 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING |
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Normal Emotional Responses |
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839 | (12) |
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Historical Overview of Mental Health Care |
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840 | (2) |
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Basic Concepts related to Mental Health |
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842 | (1) |
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Personality and Self-Concept |
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842 | (5) |
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847 | (1) |
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Applying the Nursing Process |
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848 | (3) |
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851 | (22) |
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Organic Mental Disorders: Delirium and Dementia |
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852 | (1) |
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Thought Process Disorders: Schizophrenia |
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852 | (6) |
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Major Mood Disorders: Depression and Bipolar Personality |
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858 | (1) |
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Anxiety Disorders: Anxiety, Panic Disorders, Phobias, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders |
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859 | (1) |
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860 | (1) |
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860 | (1) |
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Psychophysiological Disorders |
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861 | (1) |
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862 | (1) |
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Overview of Treatment Methods |
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862 | (6) |
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Applying the Nursing Process |
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868 | (5) |
| UNIT 9 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING |
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873 | (15) |
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874 | (1) |
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874 | (1) |
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875 | (1) |
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876 | (3) |
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Changes in Home Health Care |
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879 | (1) |
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Physical Therapy Services |
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Speech Language Therapy Services |
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80 | (800) |
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880 | (1) |
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880 | (1) |
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Homemaker---Home Health Aide Services |
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880 | (1) |
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The Typical Home Health Process |
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881 | (1) |
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Quality Assurance/Assessment/Improvement |
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882 | (1) |
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883 | (1) |
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884 | (4) |
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888 | (8) |
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892 | (1) |
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893 | (1) |
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893 | (1) |
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893 | (1) |
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893 | (3) |
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896 | (12) |
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Rehabilitation: What's It All About? |
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897 | (1) |
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897 | (1) |
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897 | (1) |
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897 | (1) |
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Cornerstones of Rehabilitation |
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898 | (1) |
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898 | (2) |
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Scope of Individuals Requiring Rehabilitation |
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900 | (1) |
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Overview of Two Disabling Conditions |
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900 | (8) |
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908 | (13) |
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909 | (1) |
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Palliative versus Curative Care |
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909 | (1) |
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910 | (1) |
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910 | (1) |
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910 | (1) |
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911 | (2) |
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Symptom Control and Nursing Interventions |
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913 | (4) |
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Patient and Caregiver Education |
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917 | (1) |
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917 | (1) |
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Ethical Issues in Hospice |
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918 | (3) |
| UNIT 10 FROM GRADUATE TO PROFESSIONAL |
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The World of the Graduate |
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921 | (12) |
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Functioning as a Graduate |
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922 | (5) |
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The Gap Between Student and Graduate |
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927 | (2) |
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929 | (1) |
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930 | (1) |
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931 | (1) |
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931 | (2) |
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Leadership and Management |
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