UNIT 1 NURSING TODAY
DIALOGUE ADVISING A NEW COLLEGE NURSING STUDENT
TEXT MODERN VIEWS ON NURSING
READING MATERIALS
A. COMTEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL NURSING
B. NURSING EDUCATION AND NURSE LICENSURE
UNIT 2 OUT -PATIENT DEPARTMENT
DIALOGUE VISITING A DOCTOR
TEXT HOSPITAL
READING MATERIALS
A. THE OUT- PATIENT CLINIC
B. I AM A "GOOD" PATIENT
UNIT 3 EMERGENCY CARE 26
DIALOGUE AN EMERGENCY SCENE 26
TEXT PRIMARY SURVEY OF THE TRAUMA PATIEN
READING MATERIALS 30
A. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED)
B. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM
UNIT 4 ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL
DIALOGUE ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL
TEXT THE CLINICAL ROLE OF THE NURSE
READING MATERIALS
A. CHALLENGES OF MAINTAINING PRIVACY AND CON- FIDENTIALITY
B. INFORMED CONSENT
UNIT 5 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
DIALOGUE TAKING HEALTH HISTORY FROM A COPD PATIENT
TEXT NURSING PROCESS
READING MATERIALS
A. CONTENTS OF THE HEALTH HISTORY
B. TECHNIQUES OF PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
UNIT 6 CLINICAL OBSERVATION
DIALOGUE TAKING VITAL SIGNS
TEXT VITAL SIGNS
READING MATERIALS
A. MEASURING FLUID INTAKE AND OUTPUT
B. RESPIRATORY FAILURE
UNIT 7 DAILY ACTMTIES
DIALOGUE MORNING CARE
TEXT HYGIENE
READING MATERIALS
A. NURSING FOR PATIENTS WHO LOSE SELF- CARE ABILITY
B. POSITIONING THE PATIENT
UNIT 8 COMFORT AND PAIN
DIALOGUE PAIN ASSESSMENT
TEXT NONPHARMACOLOGIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
READING MATERIALS
A. HOW TO ASSESS PAIN
B. MISCONCEPTIONS IN PAIN MANAGEMENT
UNIT 9 MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
DIALOGUE ADMINISTERING DIGOXlN TO HEART FAILURE PATIENT
TEXT SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
READING MATERIALS
A. THE NURSING PROCESS IN MEDICATION ADMINISTRA- TION
B. MEDICATION ERRORS
UNIT 10 MAKING ROUNDS ON THE WARD
DIALOGUE WARD ROUND
TEXT PATIENT CARE ROUNDS
READING MATERIALS
A. INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION DURING WARD ROUNDS
B. A NURSE' S VIEW ON WARD ROUNDS
UNIT 11 SPECIMEN COLLECTION 1
DIALOGUE COLLECTING SPECIMENS FROM A PATIENT
TEXT SPECIMEN COLLECTIONS
READING MATERIALS
A. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HIV: ADVICE FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS
B. ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS
UNIT 12 CARE OF SURGICAL CLIENTS
DIALOGUE PREPARING A CLIENT FOR SURGERY
TEXT SURGICAL WOUND CARE
READING MATERIALS
A. BREATHING EXERCISES AFTER SURGERY 123
B. PREVENTING POSTOPERATIVE CIRCULATORY COM- PLICATIONS
UNIT 13 DISCHARGING A PATIENT
DIALOGUE DISCHARGING A PATIENT
TEXT HEALTH EDUCATION
READING MATERIALS
A. PATIENT DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL
B. PHILOSOPHY AND PURPOSE OF DISCHARGE PLAN- NING
UNIT 14 FAMILY VISIT
DIALOGUE VACCINATIONS
TEXT BREAST FEEDING
READING MATERIALS
A. NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
B. WHEN BREAST- FEEDING FAILS
UNIT 15 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
DIALOGUE CONSTRUCT A HEALTH RECORD IN THE COMMUNITY
TEXT CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER' S DIS- EASE IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING
READING MATERIALS
A. STRATEGIES FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE IN CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
B. HOSPICE CARE
UNIT 16 TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
DIALOGUE TAI dl QUAN
TEXT BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
READING MATERIALS
A. THE THEORY OF YIN AND YANG
B. EXAMINING THE TONGUE
UNIT 17 TECHNIQUE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE NURSING
DIALOGUE COLD DUE TO WIND -COLD
TEXT SKIN SCRAPING AND CUPPING THERAPY
READING MATERIALS
A. ACUPUNCTURE, MOXIBUSTION AND TUI NA
B. RECUPERATION ATER ADMINISTERING CHINESE HERBS
KEY OF THE EXERCISES
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary
Appendix Ⅱ Common Medical Word Roots & Affixes
Appendix Ⅲ Common Used Medications
Appendix Ⅳ DVD Video Transcription
