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| Cognitive-Building Critical Thinking Activities | |
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| Professional Nursing Practice | |
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| Vital Signs | |
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| Temperature | |
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| Pulse | |
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| Respiration | |
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| Blood Pressure | |
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| Body Mechanics | |
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| Hygiene | |
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| Infection Control/Transmission of Organisms | |
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| Skin Integrity* | |
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| Communication | |
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| Reporting Patient Status* | |
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| Introduction to the Assessment Process | |
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| Basic Physical Assessment | |
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| Documentation* | |
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| Self-Concept | |
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| Cultural Aspects of Nursing | |
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| Introduction to Formulating a Nursing Diagnosis | |
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| Formulating a Nursing Diagnosis | |
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| Assessment of the Elderly Patient | |
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| Caring for the Surgical Patient | |
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| Wound Assessment | |
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| Wound Dressings | |
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| The Patient with Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance | |
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| Elimination - Urinary | |
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| Elimination - Bowel | |
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| General Nutrition | |
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| Gastrointestinal Tract | |
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| Diabetes Mellitus | |
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| Complication of Diabetes Mellitus | |
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| Insulin Therapy | |
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| Legal Considerations in Nursing Practice | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Priority-Setting and Decision-Making Activities | |
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| Standards of Professional Performance | |
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| The Patient Undergoing Surgery | |
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| The Patient with an Intestinal Obstruction | |
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| The Patient with a Colostomy | |
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| The Patient with Colon Cancer | |
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| The Patient with Total Parenteral Nutrition | |
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| The Patient with Cirrhosis of the Liver | |
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| The Patient with Hepatic Encephalopathy | |
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| The Patient with Diabetes Mellitus | |
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| The Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis | |
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| The Patient with Peripheral Arterial Disease | |
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| The Patient with Chest Pain | |
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| The Patient with Heart Failure* | |
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| The Patient with a Stroke | |
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| The Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
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| The Patient with a Chest Tube | |
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| The Patient with Urosepsis | |
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| The Patient with a Transurethral Resection of the Prostate | |
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| The Patient Receiving a Blood Transfusion | |
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| The Patient with Neutropenia | |
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| The Patient with a Hip Fracture | |
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| The Patient with a Fractured Tibia | |
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| The Patient with Cataract Surgery | |
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| The Patient with a Seizure Disorder | |
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| The Patient with a Do-Not-Resuscitate Order | |
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| Legal Considerations | |
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| Applying the Critical Thinking Model | |
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| Clinical Situation #1 | |
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| Clinical Situation #2 | |
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| Clinical Situation #3 | |
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| Clinical Situation #4 | |
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| Clinical Situation #5 | |
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| Clinical Situation #6 | |
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| Clinical Situation #7 | |
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| Clinical Situation #8 | |
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| Clinical Situation #9* | |
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| Clinical Situation #10 | |
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| Clinical Situation #11 | |
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| Clinical Situation #12 | |
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| Clinical Situation #13 | |
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| Clinical Situation #14 | |
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| Clinical Situation #15 | |
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| Clinical Situation #16 | |
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| Clinical Situation #17 | |
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| Clinical Situation #18 | |
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| Clinical Situation #19 | |
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| Clinical Situation #20 | |
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| Clinical Situation #21 | |
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| Clinical Situation #22 | |
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| Management and Leadership | |
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| Working with Staff | |
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| Dealing with Change | |
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| Delegation and Problem-Solving | |
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| Ethical Dilemma | |
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| Professional Performance and Evaluation | |
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| Working with a Culturally Diverse Staff | |
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| Applying Critical Thinking Skills to Test Questions | |
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| Quality Nursing Practice | |
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| Situation #1 | |
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| Situation #2 | |
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| Situation #3 | |
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| Answer Key | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| List of Abbreviations | |
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| List of Words and Phrases Commonly Used in the Book and Their Intended Meaning | |
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| * Continuing case study included on Evolve | |