Contents- UNIT 1- HEALTH ASSESSMENT UNIT 2- THE NURSING PROCESS UNIT 3- NUTRITIONAL NEEDS UNIT 4- HYGIENE UNIT 5- ELIMINATION NEEDS UNIT 6- DIAGNOSTIC TESTING UNIT 7- OXYGENATION NEEDS UNIT 8- FLUID ELECTROLYTE AND ACID-BASE BALANCE UNIT 9- ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS UNIT 10- SENSORY NEEDS UNIT 11- CARE OF TERMINALLY ILL, DEATH AND DYING UNIT 12- SELF-CONCEPT UNIT 13- SEXUALITY UNIT 14- STRESS AND ADAPTATION INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS UNIT 15- CONCEPTS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND SPIRITUALITY UNIT 16- NURSING THEORIES UNIT 17- MEETING NEEDS OF PERIOPERATIVE PATIENTS