CONTENTS

Unit 1 Roles and Functions of the Nurse

Unit 2 Nursing Diagnostic Process

Unit 3 Communication and the Nursing Process

Unit 4 Defenses Against Infection

Unit 5 Vital Signs

Unit 6 Blood Pressure

Unit 7 Physical Examination

Unit 8 Routes of Administration

Unit 9 Guidel ines for Good Documentation and Reporting

Unit 10 Growth and Development

Unit 11 Application of Basic Needs Theory

Unit 12 Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Unit 13 Factors Affecting Sleep

Unit 14 Characteristics of Pain

Unit 15 Urinary System

Unit 16 Common Bowel Elimination Problems

Unit 17 Regulation of Body Movement

Unit 18 Substance Misuse,Abuse,and Dependence

Unit 19 Wound Healing

Unit 20 Admitting a Client to a Nursing Division

Appendix Glossary