Workbook for Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts

by Donnelly-Moreno, Loretta A; Moseley, Brigitte; Timby, Barbara Kuhn

• ISBN13: 9781975159658
• ISBN10: 1975159659
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Workbook
• Copyright: 2020-10-07
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The Workbook for Timby's Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts, 12th edition, provides an engaging review of essential material from the latest edition of the parent text to help students make the most of their study and prepare for success on exams and in nursing practice. Each chapter includes three sections — Assessing Your Understanding, Applying Your Knowledge, and Practicing for NCLEX® — and features images from the text, review exercises, application activities and additional NCLEX-PN® practice questions to reinforce students’ understanding and test their ability to apply essential concepts and skills. Content revisions throughout reflect the latest updates to the textbook, and a digital version of the complete answers to all review questions and exercises in the workbook are provided in the Instructor Resources on thePoint for the companion textbook.   
 

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Exploring Contemporary Nursing
 1    Nursing Foundations 
 2    Nursing Process 

UNIT 2 Integrating Basic Concepts 

 3    Laws and Ethics 
 4    Health and Illness 
 5    Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress 
 6    Culture and Ethnicity 

UNIT 3 Fostering Communication

 7    The Nurse–Client Relationship 
 8    Client Teaching 
 9    Recording and Reporting 

UNIT 4 Performing Basic Client Care 

10    Asepsis 
11    Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals 
12    Vital Signs 
13    Physical Assessment 
14    Special Examinations and Tests 

UNIT 5 Assisting With Basic Needs 

15    Nutrition 
16    Fluid and Chemical Balance 
17    Hygiene 
18    Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 
19    Safety 
20    Pain Management 
21    Oxygenation 
22    Infection Control 

UNIT 6 Assisting the Inactive Client 

23    Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving 
24    Fitness and Therapeutic Exercise 
25    Mechanical Immobilization 
26    Ambulatory Aids 

UNIT 7 The Surgical Client 

27    Perioperative Care 
28    Wound Care 
29    Gastrointestinal Intubation 

UNIT 8 Promoting Elimination 

30    Urinary Elimination 
31    Bowel Elimination 

UNIT 9 Medication Administration 

32    Oral Medications 
33    Topical and Inhalant Medications 
34    Parenteral Medications 
35    Intravenous Medications 

UNIT 10 Intervening in Emergency Situations 

36    Airway Management 
37    Resuscitation 

UNIT 11 Caring for the Terminally Ill 

38        End-of-Life Care