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Book SynopsisThe
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 ContentsUNIT 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
