Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing -- Theory, research, and evidence-based practice -- Health, wellness, and health disparities -- Health of the individual, family, and community -- Cultural diversity -- Values, ethics, and advocacy -- Legal dimensions of nursing practice -- Communication -- Teaching and counseling -- Leading, managing, and delegation -- The health care delivery system -- Collaborative practice and care coordination across settings -- Blended competencies, clinical reasoning, and processes of person-centered care -- Assessing -- Diagnosing -- Outcome identification and planning -- Implementing -- Evaluating -- Documenting and reporting -- Nursing informatics -- Developmental concepts -- Conception through young adult -- The aging adult -- Asepsis and infection control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment -- Safety, security, and emergency preparedness -- Complementary and integrative health -- Medications -- Perioperative nursing -- Hygiene -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Activity -- Rest and sleep -- Comfort and pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Oxygenation and perfusion -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Self-concept -- Stress and adaptation -- Loss, grief, and dying -- Sensory functioning -- Sexuality -- Spirituality.