Copy 3: 2 volume set.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Basic Concepts in Nursing -- 1. Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice -- 2. Community-Based Nursing Practice -- 3. Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and the Nursing Process -- 4. Health Education and Health Promotion -- 5. Health Assessment -- Unit 2. Biophysical and Psychosocial Concepts in Nursing Practice -- 6. Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation -- 7. Individual and Family Considerations Related to Illness -- 8. Perspectives in Transcultural Nursing -- 9. Genetics Perspectives in Nursing -- 10. Chronic Illness -- 11. Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation -- 12. Health Care of the Older Adult -- Unit 3. Concepts and Challenges in Patient Management -- 13. Pain Management -- 14. Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Distribution -- 15. Shock and Multisystem Failure -- 16. Oncology: Nursing Management in Cancer Care -- 17. End-of-Life Care -- Unit 4. Perioperative Concepts and Nursing Management -- 18. Preoperative Nursing Management -- 19. Intraoperative Nursing Management -- 20. Postoperative Nursing Management -- Unit 5. Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function -- 21. Assessment of Respiratory Function -- 22. Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders -- 23. Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders -- 24. Management of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 25. Respiratory Care Modalities -- Unit 6. Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Hematologic Function -- 26. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function -- 27. Management of Patients With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems -- 28. Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders -- 29. Management in Patients With Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders -- 30. Management of Patients With Complications From Heart Disease -- 31. Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation -- 32. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hypertension -- 33. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hematologic Disorders -- Unit 7. Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function -- 34. Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function -- 35. Management of Patients With Oral and Esophageal Disorders -- 36. Gastrointestinal Intubation and Special Nutritional Modalities -- 37. Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders -- 38. Management of Patients With Intestinal and Rectal Disorders -- Unit 8. Metabolic and Endocrine Function -- 39. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hepatic Disorders -- 40. Assessment and Management of Patients With Biliary Disorders -- 41. Assessment and Management of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus -- 42. Assessment and Management of Patients With Endocrine Disorders -- Unit 9. Renal and Urinary Tract Function -- 43. Assessment of Renal and Urinary Tract Function -- 44. Management of Patients With Upper or Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction -- 45. Management of Patients With Urinary Disorders -- Unit 10. Reproductive Function -- 46. Assessment and Management of Female Physiologic Processes -- 47. Management of Patients With Female Reproductive Disorders -- 48. Assessment and Management of Patients With Breast Disorders -- 49. Assessment and Management of Problems Related to Male Reproductive Processes -- Unit 11. Immunologic Function -- 50. Assessment of Immune Function -- 51. Management of Patients With Immunodeficiency -- 52. Management of Patients With HIV Infection and AIDS -- 53. Assessment and Management of Patients With Allergic Disorders -- 54. Assessment and Management of Patients With Rheumatic Disorders -- Unit 12. Integumentary Function -- 55. Assessment of Integumentary Function -- 56. Management of Patients With Dermatologic Problems -- 57. Management of Patients With Burn Injury -- Unit 13. Sensorineural Function -- 58. Assessment and Management of Patients With Eye and Vision Disorders -- 59. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders -- Unit 14. Neurologic Function -- 60. Assessment of Neurologic Function -- 61. Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction -- 62. Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders -- 63. Management of Patients With Neurologic Trauma -- 64. Management of Patients With Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies -- 65. Management of Patients With Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders -- Unit 15. Musculoskeletal Function -- 66. Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function -- 67. Musculoskeletal Care Modalities -- 68. Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders -- 69. Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma -- Unit 16. Other Acute Problems -- 70. Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases -- 71. Emergency Nursing -- 72. Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster Nursing -- App. A. Understanding Clinical Pathways -- App. B. Diagnostic Studies and Interpretation.

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