Open RN: Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology 2e is a foundational textbook designed to help students master the language of healthcare. It focuses on the components of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, and word roots, and introduces diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical, and symptomatic terminology related to all bod...

Open RN: Nursing Skills

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Nursing Skills focuses on the development of evidence-based clinical skills and physical assessments that are essential for entry-level nurses caring for clients across the lifespan. This textbook covers techniques for obtaining a client’s health history and performing basic physical assessments usi...

OpenStax: Fundamentals of Nursing

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Fundamentals of Nursing aligns with the outcomes and competencies of a nursing fundamentals course. It is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge and practical expertise essential for delivering holistic and patient-centered care. The authors emphasize the application of clinica...

OpenStax: Maternal-Newborn Nursing

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Maternal-Newborn Nursing introduces students to the concepts and skills related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborn care, reproductive health, and social determinants related to those topics. Written and thoroughly reviewed by experienced nurse educators, the material focuses on patient safety,...

Open RN: Nursing Pharmacology

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Nursing Pharmacology introduces the principles of pharmacology and explores various classes of medications and their effects on the body. The textbook emphasizes the use of the nursing process to safely administer medications, ensuring client-centered care. While it is not intended to serve as a dru...

OpenStax: Lifespan Development

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Lifespan Development aligns to the topics and objectives of most introductory developmental psychology courses taught across departments. Grounded in foundational theories and scientific research, the text teaches students about core aspects of human development—physical, cognitive, social, emotiona...

OpenStax: Clinical Nursing Skills

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Clinical Nursing Skills is designed to equip nursing students with the practical knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to provide comprehensive patient care. The material emphasizes the application of clinical judgment in a variety of settings, ensuring that students are prepared to deliver high-q...

Nursing: Management and Professional Concepts

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Introduces concepts related to nursing leadership and management, prioritization strategies, delegation and supervision, legal implications of nursing practice, ethical nursing practice, collaboration within the interprofessional team, health care economics, quality and evidence-based practice, advo...

OpenStax: Pharmacology for Nurses

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Pharmacology for Nurses is intended for nursing students in an introductory program. It provides a fundamental understanding of the therapeutic use of drugs, so the nurse can provide safe and effective care to the client. Along with a discussion of each body system, the text also reviews the pathoph...

Nursing Fundamentals

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Introduces the entry-level nursing student to the scope of nursing practice, various communication techniques, and caring for diverse patients. The nursing process is used as a framework for providing patient care based on the following nursing concepts: safety, oxygenation, comfort, spiritual well-...