Table of Contents
Unit 1 Principles of Nursing Practice 1
Chapter 1 Professional Nursing Practice 3
Chapter 2 Medical-Surgical Nursing 7
Chapter 3 Health Education and Health Promotion 11
Chapter 4 Adult Health and Physical, Nutritional, and Cultural Assessment 15
Chapter 5 Stress and Inflammatory Responses 21
Chapter 6 Genetics and Genomics in Nursing 27
Chapter 7 Disability and Chronic Illness 31
Chapter 8 Management of the Older Adult Patient 35
Unit 2 Concepts and Principles of Patient Management 39
Chapter 9 Pain Management 41
Chapter 10 Fluid and Electrolytes 47
Chapter 11 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 53
Chapter 12 Management of Patients with Oncologic Disorders 59
Chapter 13 Palliative and End-of-Life Care 65
Unit 3 Perioperative Concepts and Nursing Management 69
Chapter 14 Preoperative Nursing Management 71
Chapter 15 Intraoperative Nursing Management 75
Chapter 16 Postoperative Nursing Management 81
Unit 4 Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function 87
Chapter 17 Assessment of Respiratory Function 89
Chapter 18 Management of Patients with Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders 95
Chapter 19 Management of Patients with Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders 101
Chapter 20 Management of Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disease 107
Unit 5 Cardiovascular and Circulatory Function 111
Chapter 21 Assessment of Cardiovascular Function 113
Chapter 22 Management of Patients with Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems 119
Chapter 23 Management of Patients with Coronary Vascular Disorders 127
Chapter 24 Management of Patients with Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders 133
Chapter 25 Management of Patients with Complications from Heart Disease 139
Chapter 26 Assessment and Management of Patients with Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation 143
Chapter 27 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hypertension 147
Unit 6 Hematologic Function 151
Chapter 28 Assessment of Hematologic Function and Treatment Modalities 153
Chapter 29 Management of Patients with Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders 159
Chapter 30 Management of Patients with Hematologic Neoplasms 163
Unit 7 Immunologic Function 169
Chapter 31 Assessment of Immune Function 171
Chapter 32 Management of Patients with Immune Deficiency Disorders 177
Chapter 33 Assessment and Management of Patients with Allergic Disorders 181
Chapter 34 Assessment and Management of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders 185
Unit 8 Musculoskeletal Function 191
Chapter 35 Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function 193
Chapter 36 Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders 197
Chapter 37 Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma 203
Unit 9 Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function 209
Chapter 38 Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function 211
Chapter 39 Management of Patients with Oral and Esophageal Disorders 215
Chapter 40 Management of Patients with Gastric and Duodenal Disorders 221
Chapter 41 Management of Patients with Intestinal and Rectal Disorders 225
Unit 10 Metabolic and Endocrine Function 231
Chapter 42 Assessment and Management of Patients with Obesity 233
Chapter 43 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hepatic Disorders 237
Chapter 44 Management of Patients with Biliary Disorders 243
Chapter 45 Assessment and Management of Patients with Endocrine Disorders 247
Chapter 46 Management of Patients with Diabetes 253
Unit 11 Kidney and Urinary Tract Function 259
Chapter 47 Assessment of Kidney and Urinary Function 261
Chapter 48 Management of Patients with Kidney Disorders 265
Chapter 49 Management of Patients with Urinary Disorders 269
Unit 12 Reproductive Function 273
Chapter 50 Assessment and Management of Patients with Female Physiologic Processes 275
Chapter 51 Management of Patients with Female Reproductive Disorders 279
Chapter 52 Assessment and Management of Patients with Breast Disorders 285
Chapter 53 Assessment and Management of Patients with Male Reproductive Disorders 289
Chapter 54 Assessment and Management of Patients Who Are LGBTQ 293
Unit 13 Integumentary Function 297
Chapter 55 Assessment of Integumentary Function 299
Chapter 56 Management of Patients with Dermatologic Disorders 303
Chapter 57 Management of Patients with Burn Injury 309
Unit 14 Sensory Function 313
Chapter 58 Assessment and Management of Patients with Eye and Vision Disorders 315
Chapter 59 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hearing and Balance Disorders 319
Unit 15 Neurologic Function 325
Chapter 60 Assessment of Neurologic Function 327
Chapter 61 Management of Patients with Neurologic Dysfunction 331
Chapter 62 Management of Patients with Cerebrovascular Disorders 335
Chapter 63 Management of Patients with Neurologic Trauma 339
Chapter 64 Management of Patients with Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies 343
Chapter 65 Management of Patients with Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders 349
Unit 16 Acute Community-Based Challenges 355
Chapter 66 Management of Patients with Infectious Diseases 357
Chapter 67 Emergency Nursing 361
Chapter 68 Disaster Nursing 367
Answers 371