Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- 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 -- 17. Nursing Management: Preoperative Care -- 18. Nursing Management: Intraoperative Care -- 19. Nursing Management: Postoperative Care -- 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 -- 25. Nursing Assessment: Respiratory System -- 26. Nursing Management: Upper Respiratory Problems -- 27. Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems -- 28. Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases -- 29. Nursing Assessment: Hematologic System -- 30. Nursing Management: Hematologic Problems -- 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 -- 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 -- 43. Nursing Assessment: Urinary System -- 44. Nursing Management: Renal and Urologic Problems -- 45. Nursing Management: Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- App. A. Nursing Diagnoses -- App. B. Laboratory Values -- App. C. Answer Key to Review Questions.

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