CONTENIDO:

I. Concepts in nursing
1. Health and Wellness
2. The healt care delivery
3. Community-based nursing
4. Legal principles in nursing
5. Ethics
6. Evidence-based practice

II. Processes in nursing care
7. Critical thinking
8. Nursing process
9. Informatics and documentation
10. Communication
11. Patient education
12. Managing patient care

III. Essentials for nursing practice
13. Infection prevention and control
14. Vital sings
15. Health assessment and examination
16. Administering medications
17. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance

IV. Promoting psychosocial health
18. Caring in nursing practice
19. Cultural diversity
20. Spiritual Health
21. Growth and development
22. Self-concept and sexuality
23. Family context in nursing
24. Stress and coping
25. Loss and grief

V. Promoting physical health
26. Exercise and activity
27. Safety
28. Hygiene
29. Oxygenation
30. Sleep
31. Pain management
32. Nutrition
33. Urinary elimination
34. Bowel elimination
35. Inmobility
36. Skin integrity and wound care
37. Sensory alterations
38. Surgical patient

Appendix A: Common abbreviations

Appendix B: Overview of CDC hand hygiene guidelines