Elements of a theory
- Type of theories: grand theories, middle range theories, situation specific theories
- Florence Nightingale’s legacy of caring and its applications
- Early conceptualizations about Nursing, Virginia Henderson
- Nurse-patient relationship theory, Hildegard Peplau
- Dorothea Orem’s self-care deficit
- Middle range and situation specific theories and application in nursing practice and research
- Nursing diagnosis, clinical reasoning and the nursing process
- Nursing documentation

- Potter & Perry (2017). Fundamentals of Nursing (9th Ed.) St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier.
- Slides
- Nursing theories and nursing practice, 4th edition, Philadelphia Davis Company (2015). Parker M.E.
- Nursing diagnosis handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care, 12th edition, Elsevier (2019). Ackley et al.
Articoli suggeriti:
- Henderson V. (1964). The nature of nursing. The American Journal of Nursing; 64(8): 62-68.
- Riegel B., Dickson V.V. (2008). A situation-specific theory of heart failure self-care. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing; 23(3):190-6.
- Riegel B., Jaarsma T. & Strömberg A. (2012). A Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness. Advances in Nursing Science; (35)3: 194-204.

• Excretory functions
• diuresis and diuresis disorders; urine alteration. Urine tests: urine collection for chemical and cultural examination and 24-hour urine collection, urine test strip
• temporary and permanent bladder catheterization, bladder lavage, bladder irrigation.
• bowel evacuation disorders, stool analysis, enema, manual evacuation. Stool tests: rectal swab, stool culture, fecal occult blood test
• sputum: description and interpretation. Positioning for postural drainage.
• perspiration: description and interpretation, nursing care for diaphoretic patient
• vomiting: pathophysiology, pathogenesis, observation of vomiting, nursing care for vomiting patient
• disinfectants and antiseptics
• drugs and controlled substances: types of drugs, pharmacological preparations and absorption methods, nurse's responsibility in the preparation, administration and evaluation of pharmacological therapy. Routes of administration: intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, oral, sublingual, topical, anal, vaginal, mucous.
• nursing responsibilities in drug storage and control
• pain: assessment, pain management

• Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G. E., Hall, A. E., & Stockert, P. A. (2009). Fundamentals of nursing. Elsevier mosby
• Slides.

• Excretory functions
• diuresis and diuresis disorders; urine alteration. Urine tests: urine collection for chemical and cultural examination and 24-hour urine collection, urine test strip
• temporary and permanent bladder catheterization, bladder lavage, bladder irrigation.
• bowel evacuation disorders, stool analysis, enema, manual evacuation. Stool tests: rectal swab, stool culture, fecal occult blood test
• sputum: description and interpretation. Positioning for postural drainage.
• perspiration: description and interpretation, nursing care for diaphoretic patient
• vomiting: pathophysiology, pathogenesis, observation of vomiting, nursing care for vomiting patient
• disinfectants and antiseptics
• drugs and controlled substances: types of drugs, pharmacological preparations and absorption methods, nurse's responsibility in the preparation, administration and evaluation of pharmacological therapy. Routes of administration: intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, oral, sublingual, topical, anal, vaginal, mucous.
• nursing responsibilities in drug storage and control
• pain: assessment, pain management

• Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G. E., Hall, A. E., & Stockert, P. A. (2009). Fundamentals of nursing. Elsevier mosby
• Slides.