Includes bibliographical references and index

section 1. Concepts in nursing practice -- 1. Critical thinking in the nursing process -- 2. Culturally competent care -- 3. Health history and physical examination -- 4. Patient and family teaching -- 5. Older adults -- 6. Community-based nursing and home care -- 7. Complementary and alternative therapies -- 8. Stress -- 9. Pain -- 10. End-of-life care -- 11. Addictive behaviors -- section 2. Pathophysiologic mechanism of disease -- 12. Inflammation, infection, and healing -- 13. Genetics and altered immune responses -- 14. Human immunodeficiency virus infection -- 15. Cancer -- 16. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances -- section 3. Perioperative care -- 17. Nursing management : preoperative care -- 18. Nursing management : intraoperative care -- 19. Nursing management : postoperative care -- section 4. Problems related to altered sensory input -- 20. Nursing assessment : visual and auditory systems -- 21. Nursing management : visual and auditory problems -- 22. Nursing assessment : integumentary system -- 23. Nursing management : integumentary problems -- 24. Nursing management : burns -- section 5. Problems of oxygenation : ventilation -- 25. Nursing assessment : respiratory system -- 26. Nursing management : upper respiratory problems -- 27. Nursing management : lower respiratory problems -- 28. Nursing management : obstructive pulmonary diseases -- section 6. Problems of oxygenation : transport -- 29. Nursing assessment : hematologic system -- 30. Nursing management : hematologic problems -- section 7. Problems of oxygenation : perfusion -- 31. Nursing assessment : cardiovascular system -- 32. Nursing management : hypertension -- 33. Nursing management : coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome -- 34. Nursing management : heart failure and cardiomyopathy -- 35. Nursing management : arrhythmias -- 36. Nursing management : inflammatory and valvular heart diseases -- 37. Nursing management : vascular disorders --

section 8. Problems of ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination -- 38. Nursing assessment : gastrointestinal system -- 39. Nursing management : nutritional problems -- 40. Nursing management : upper gastrointestinal problems -- 41. Nursing management : lower gastrointestinal problems -- 42. Nursing management : liver, biliary tract, and pancreas problems -- section 9. Problems of urinary function -- 43. Nursing assessment : urinary system -- 44. Nursing management : renal and urologic problems -- 45. Nursing management : acute renal failure and chronic kidney disease -- section 10. Problems related to regulatory mechanisms -- 46. Nursing assessment : endocrine system -- 47. Nursing management : diabetes mellitus -- 48. Nursing management : endocrine problems -- 49. Nursing assessment : reproductive system -- 50. Nursing management : breast disorders -- 51. Nursing management : sexually transmitted diseases -- 52. Nursing management : female reproductive problems -- 53. Nursing management : male reproductive problems -- section 11. Problems related to movement and coordination -- 54. Nursing assessment : nervous system -- 55. Nursing management : acute intracranial problems -- 56. Nursing management : stroke -- 57. Nursing management : chronic neurologic problems -- 58. Nursing management : Alzheimer's disease and dementia -- 59. Nursing management : peripheral nerve and spinal cord problems -- 60. Nursing assessment : musculoskeletal system -- 61. Nursing management : musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic surgery -- 62. Nursing management : musculoskeletal problems -- 63. Nursing management : arthritis and connective tissue diseases -- section 12. Nursing care in specialized settings -- 64. Nursing management : critical care -- 65. Nursing management : shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- 66. Nursing management : respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome -- 67. Nursing management : emergency care situations -- Appendixes -- A. Nursing diagnoses -- B. Laboratory values -- C. Answer key to review questions

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