Designed to help students develop the ability to meet basic health needs of patients: • Helps explain the concept of comprehensive nursing care • Develops skills in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care rendered • Helps learn skills in observation, recording and reporting • Makes students utilize opportunities for planning and implementation of health programmes for individuals, groups and communities

About The Author:

Contributors: • Karaline Karunagari, Professor, Rani Meyyammai College of Nursing, Annamalai University • Saramma Samuel, Principal, R V S Educational Trust, Coimbatore • P Premalatha, Principal, Vee Care College of Nursing, Chennai • Esther John, Principal, Ganga College of Nursing, Coimbatore • Sharmila Fernandez, Principal, St Isabel's Hospital School of Nursing, Chennai • G Muthamil Selvi, Principal, Vinayaka Mission, College of Nursing, Puducherry • Lizy Sonia, Professor, Apollo College of Nursing, Chennai • Mallika Rajadurai, Professor & Principal, Sara Nursing College, Erode • Malarvizhi S, Associate Professor, PIMS College of Nursing, Pudhucherry • P Muthulakshmi, Principal, PPG College of Nursing, Coimbatore • Anitha Rajendra Babu, Professor and Principal, Rajalakshmi College of Nursing, Kancheepuram • A Judie, Principal, MMM College of Nursing, Chennai • A Savarimuthammal, Retired Professor, Rani Meyyammal College of Nursing, Annamalai University, Chidambaram

Table of Contents:
Unit-I: Introduction • Fundamentals of Nursing, Unit-II: Nursing Care of Patient • General Nursing • Admissions • Bed and Bed Making • Maintenance of Therapeutic Environment • Psychosocial Environment • Recording and Reporting • Discharge, Unit-III: Introduction to Nursing Process • Nursing Process • Nursing Diagnosis • Outcome Identification • Planning • Implementation • Evaluation, Unit-IV: Basic Nursing Care and Needs of the Patient • Hygiene and Physical Needs • Elimination Needs • Safety Needs • Activity and Exercise • Comfort Needs • Moving, Shifting and Lifting of Patients, Unit-V: Assessment of Patient • Assessment, Unit-VI: Therapeutic Nursing Care and Procedures • Asepsis • Care and Sterilization of Articles • Care of Respiratory System • Care of Gastro Intestinal Tract • Care of Genito Urinary System • Care of Skin and Mucous Membrane • Specimen Collection, Unit-VII: Basic Needs and Care in Special Conditions • Nursing Care of Patient with Fever • Nursing Care of Unconscious Patient • Care of Patients with Fluid Imbalances • Nursing Care of Patients with Dyspnea • Care of Terminally Ill Patient • Care of Physically Handicapped, UNIT-VIII: Introduction to Pharmacology • Pharmacology