UNIT 1 NURSING TODAY 1
DIALOGUE ADVISING A NEW COLLEGE NURSING STUDENT 1
TEXT MODERN VIEWS ON NURSING 2
READING MATERIALS 7
A.COMTEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL NURSING 7
B.NURSING EDUCATION AND NURSE LICENSURE 10
UNIT 2 OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT 15
DIALOGUE VISITING A DOCTOR 15
TEXT HOSPITAL 16
READING MATERIALS 19
A.THE OUT-PATIENT CLINIC 19
B.I AM A"GOOD"PATIENT 21
UNIT 3 EMERGENCY CARE 26
DIALOGUE AN EMERGENCY SCENE 26
TEXT PRIMARY SURVEY OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT 27
READING MATERIALS 30
A.AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR(AED) 30
B.EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM 32
UNIT 4 ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL 36
DIALOGUE ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL 36
TEXT THE CLINICAL ROLE OF THE NURSE 37
READING MATERIALS 41
A.CHALLENGES OF MAINTAINING PRIVACY AND CON-FIDENTIALITY 41
B.INFORMED CONSENT 43
UNIT 5 HEALTH ASSESSMENT 47
DIALOGUE TAKING HEALTH HISTORY FROM A COPD PATIENT 47
TEXT NURSING PROCESS 48
READING MATERIALS 52
A.CONTENTS OF THE HEALTH HISTORY 52
B.TECHNIQUES OF PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT 55
UNIT 6 CLINICAL OBSERVATION 59
DIALOGUE TAKING VITAL SIGNS 59
TEXT VITAL SIGNS 59
READING MATERIALS 63
A.MEASURING FLUID INTAKE AND OUTPUT 63
B.RESPIRATORY FAILURE 64
UNIT 7 DAILY ACTIVITIES 68
DIALOGUE MORNING CARE 68
TEXT HYGIENE 69
READING MATERIALS 71
A.NURSING FOR PATIENTS WHO LOSE SELF-CARE ABILITY 71
B.POSITIONING THE PATIENT 72
UNIT 8 COMFORT AND PAIN 76
DIALOGUE PAIN ASSESSMENT 76
TEXT NONPHARMACOLOGIC PAIN MANAGEMENT 77
READING MATERIALS 79
A.HOW TO ASSESS PAIN 79
B.MISCONCEPTIONS IN PAIN MANAGEMENT 81
UNIT 9 MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION 86
DIALOGUE ADMINISTERING DIGOXIN TO HEART FAILURE PATIENT 86
TEXT SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION 87
READING MATERIALS 90
A.THE NURSING PROCESS IN MEDICATION ADMINISTRA-TION 90
B.MEDICATION ERRORS 93
UNIT 10 MAKING ROUNDS ON THE WARD 97
DIALOGUE WARD ROUND 97
TEXT PATIENT CARE ROUNDS 98
READING MATERIALS 100
A.INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION DURING WARD ROUNDS 100
B.A NURSE'S VIEW ON WARD ROUNDS 103
UNIT 11 SPECIMEN COLLECTION 107
DIALOGUE COLLECTING SPECIMENS FROM A PATIENT 107
TEXT SPECIMEN COLLECTIONS 108
READING MATERIALS 112
A.OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HIV:ADVICE FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS 112
B.ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS 115
UNIT 12 CARE OF SURGICAL CLIENTS 119
DIALOGUE PREPARING A CLIENT FOR SURGERY 119
TEXT SURGICAL WOUND CARE 120
READING MATERIALS 123
A.BREATHING EXERCISES AFTER SURGERY 123
B.PREVENTING POSTOPERATIVE CIRCULATORY COM-PLICATIONS 126
UNIT 13 DISCHARGING A PATIENT 130
DIALOGUE DISCHARGING A PATIENT 130
TEXT HEALTH EDUCATION 131
READING MATERIALS 133
A.PATIENT DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL 133
B.PHILOSOPHY AND PURPOSE OF DISCHARGE PLAN-NING 136
UNIT 14 FAMILY VISIT 139
DIALOGUE VACCINATIONS 139
TEXT BREAST FEEDING 140
READING MATERIALS 142
A.NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN GERONTOLOGIC NURSING 142
B.WHEN BREAST-FEEDING FAILS 144
UNIT 15 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 147
DIALOGUE CONSTRUCT A HEALTH RECORD IN THE COMMUNITY 147
TEXT CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DIS-EASE IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING 148
READING MATERIALS 151
A.STRAIEGIES FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE IN CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 151
B.HOSPICE CARE 152
UNIT 16 TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE 156
DIALOGUE TAI JI QUAN 156
TEXT BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE 157
READING MATERIALS 160
A.THE THEORY OF YIN AND YANG 160
B.EXAMINING THE TONGUE 162
UNIT 17 TECHNIQUE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE NURSING 166
DIALOGUE COLD DUE TO WIND-COLD 166
TEXT SKIN SCRAPING AND CUPPING THERAPY 167
READING MATERIALS 170
A.ACUPUNCTURE,MOXIBUSTION AND TUI NA 170
B.RECUPERATION AFTER ADMINISTERING CHINESE HERBS 172
KEY OF THE EXERCISES 176
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary 183
Appendix Ⅱ Common Medical Word Roots ＆ Affixes 192
Appendix Ⅲ Common Used Medications 202
Appendix Ⅳ DVD Video Transcription 213