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🧩 UNIT 1 — Nursing Identity & Process

(How Nurses Think — ADPIE Core)

Fundamentals of Nursing

  • Ch 1 — Introduction to Nursing

  • Ch 2 — Theory & Evidence-Based Practice

  • Ch 13 — Clinical Reasoning

  • Ch 14 — Clinical Judgment

  • Ch 15 — Assessing

  • Ch 16 — Diagnosing

  • Ch 17 — Planning

  • Ch 18 — Implementing

  • Ch 19 — Evaluating

  • Ch 20 — Documenting

🧩 UNIT 2 — Ethics, Legal, Culture & Communication

Fundamentals

  • Ch 5 — Cultural Care

  • Ch 6 — Ethics

  • Ch 7 — Legal Practice

  • Ch 8 — Communication

  • Ch 9 — Teaching & Counseling

  • Ch 10 — Leadership & Delegation

🧩 UNIT 3 — Healthcare System & Informatics

Fundamentals

  • Ch 11 — Healthcare Delivery System

  • Ch 12 — Interprofessional Collaboration

  • Ch 21 — Informatics & Health Care Technologies

🧩 UNIT 4 — Cellular & Basic Science

(Scientific + Assessment Foundations)

A&P

  • Ch 1 — Introduction to the Body

  • Ch 2 — Chemistry of Life

  • Ch 3 — Cells

  • Ch 4 — Tissues

  • Ch 5 — Organ Systems

  • Ch 6 — Mechanisms of Disease

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 1 — Introduction to Pathophysiology

  • Ch 2 — Altered Cells & Tissues

  • Ch 3 — Inflammation & Tissue Repair

  • Ch 7 — Altered Cellular Proliferation

Health Assessment

  • Ch 1 — Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment

  • Ch 2 — Health History & Interview

  • Ch 3 — Assessment Techniques

  • Ch 4 — Documentation & Communication

Fundamentals ⭐ (added here per request)

  • Ch 27 — Health Assessment

  • Ch 25 — Asepsis & Infection Control (preview)

🧩 UNIT 5 — Integumentary System

A&P

  • Ch 7 — Skin & Membranes

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 3 — Inflammation (application)

  • Ch 5 — Infection

Health Assessment

  • Ch 5 — Vital Signs & General Survey

  • Ch 6 — Pain Assessment

  • Ch 11 — Skin, Hair & Nails

Fundamentals

  • Ch 25 — Asepsis & Infection Control

  • Ch 33 — Skin Integrity & Wound Care

🧩 UNIT 6 — Musculoskeletal System

A&P

  • Ch 8 — Skeletal System

  • Ch 9 — Muscular System

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 19 — Degenerative Changes in Aging

Health Assessment

  • Ch 21 — Musculoskeletal Assessment

Fundamentals

  • Ch 34 — Activity & Exercise

🧩 UNIT 7 — Nervous & Sensory Systems

A&P

  • Ch 10 — Nervous System

  • Ch 11 — Senses

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 10 — Altered Neural Function

  • Ch 11 — Altered Mood, Attention & Behavior

  • Ch 12 — Altered Sensory Function

Health Assessment

  • Ch 9 — Mental Health, Violence & Substance Use

  • Ch 22 — Neurological & Mental Status

Fundamentals

  • Ch 45 — Sensory Functioning

  • Ch 43 — Stress & Adaptation

  • Ch 36 — Comfort

🧩 UNIT 8 — Endocrine & Metabolic Regulation

A&P

  • Ch 12 — Endocrine System

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 13 — Altered Hormonal & Metabolic Regulation

Health Assessment

  • Ch 7 — Nutrition Assessment

Fundamentals

  • Ch 37 — Nutrition

🧩 UNIT 9 — Blood & Immune System

A&P

  • Ch 13 — Blood

  • Ch 16 — Lymphatic System & Immunity

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 4 — Altered Immunity

  • Ch 5 — Infection (reinforcement)

Fundamentals

  • Ch 25 — Infection Control (integration)

🧩 UNIT 10 — Cardiovascular System

A&P

  • Ch 14 — Heart

  • Ch 15 — Circulation

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 16 — Altered Perfusion

Health Assessment

  • Ch 17 — Heart & Neck Vessels

  • Ch 18 — Peripheral Vascular & Lymphatics

Fundamentals

  • Ch 26 — Vital Signs

  • Ch 40 — Oxygenation & Perfusion

🧩 UNIT 11 — Respiratory System

A&P

  • Ch 17 — Respiratory System

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 15 — Altered Ventilation & Diffusion

Health Assessment

  • Ch 16 — Thorax & Lungs

Fundamentals

  • Ch 40 — Oxygenation (continued)

🧩 UNIT 12 — GI & Nutrition

A&P

  • Ch 18 — Digestive System

  • Ch 19 — Nutrition & Metabolism

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 17 — Altered Nutrition

Health Assessment

  • Ch 20 — Abdominal Assessment

Fundamentals

  • Ch 37 — Nutrition (reinforce)

  • Ch 39 — Bowel Elimination

🧩 UNIT 13 — Urinary System

A&P

  • Ch 20 — Urinary System

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 18 — Altered Elimination

Fundamentals

  • Ch 38 — Urinary Elimination

🧩 UNIT 14 — Fluids & Acid–Base Balance ⭐

A&P

  • Ch 21 — Fluid & Electrolyte Balance

  • Ch 22 — Acid–Base Balance

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 8 — Altered Fluid & Electrolytes

  • Ch 9 — Altered Acid–Base Balance

Fundamentals

  • Ch 41 — Fluid, Electrolyte & Acid-Base Balance

🧩 UNIT 15 — Reproductive System

A&P

  • Ch 23 — Reproductive Systems

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 14 — Altered Reproductive Function

Health Assessment

  • Ch 23 — Male Genitalia & Rectum (overview)

  • Ch 24 — Female Genitalia & Rectum (overview)

Fundamentals

  • Ch 46 — Sexuality

🧩 UNIT 16 — Development & Genetics

A&P

  • Ch 24 — Growth, Development & Aging

  • Ch 25 — Genetics & Genetic Disease

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 6 — Genetic & Developmental Disorders

Health Assessment

  • Ch 8 — Developmental Stages

  • Ch 10 — Cultural Assessment

Fundamentals

  • Ch 22 — Developmental Concepts

  • Ch 23 — Conception → Young Adulthood

  • Ch 24 — Middle & Older Adulthood

🧩 UNIT 17 — Safety, Skills & Full Clinical Integration

(Capstone Unit)

Fundamentals

  • Ch 28 — Safety & Emergency Preparedness

  • Ch 30 — Medications

  • Ch 31 — Perioperative Nursing ⭐ (moved here)

  • Ch 32 — Hygiene

  • Ch 35 — Rest & Sleep

  • Ch 42 — Self-Concept

  • Ch 44 — Loss, Grief & Dying

  • Ch 47 — Spirituality

  • Ch 29 — Complementary & Alternative Therapies

Pathophysiology

  • Ch 20 — Integrated Pathophysiology

Health Assessment

  • Ch 29 — Assessment of the Hospitalized Adult

  • Ch 30 — Head-to-Toe Assessment