UNIT I: NURSING BASICS 1. Nursing and Professional Practice 2. Values, Beliefs and Caring 3. Communication 4. Critical Thinking in Nursing UNIT II: NURSING PROCESS 5. Introduction to the Nursing Process 6. Assessment 7. Nursing Diagnosis 8.

Planning 9. Implementation and Evaluation UNIT III: NURSING PRACTICE 10. Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting 11. Ethical and Legal Considerations 12. Leadership and Management 13. Health Literacy and Patient Education 14. Health and Wellness UNIT IV: NURSING ASSESSMENT 15. Human Development 16.

Vital Signs 17. Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment 18. Spiritual Health 19. Public Health, Community-Based, and Home Health Care 20. Human Sexuality UNIT V: NURSING PRINCIPLES 21. Safety 22. Asepsis and Infection Control 23. Hygiene and Patient Care 24.

Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement 25. Skin Integrity and Wound Care 26. Nutrition 27. Cognitive and Sensory Alterations 28. Stress and Coping UNIT: VI NURSING CARE 29. Diagnostic Testing 30. Medication Administration 31. Perioperative Nursing Care 32.

Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion 33. Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance.