Unit I. Nursing within the context of contemporary health care. Theory-based nursing care -- Legal and ethical issues -- Leadership and management -- Health care delivery -- Community-based nursing -- Unit II. Psychosociocultural nursing care. Nursing care across the life span -- Communication and documentation -- Psychosocial and cultural nursing -- Teaching and learning -- Unit III. Essential components of nursing care. Nursing process -- Physical assessment -- Infection control and wound care -- Safety -- Medication administration -- Pharmacology -- Unit IV. Basic human needs and related nursing care. Hygiene -- Mobility -- Nutrition -- Oxygenation -- Urinary elimination -- Fluids and electrolytes -- Gastrointestinal system -- Pain, comfort, rest, and sleep -- Perioperative nursing -- Unit V. Comprehensive final exam. Review questions -- Case study answers -- Glossary of English words commonly encountered on nursing examinations.