| Contents |
Professional nursing practice -- Health disparities and culturally competent care -- Health history and physical examination -- Patient and caregiver teaching -- Chronic illness and older adults -- Stress and stress management - Sleep and sleep disorders -- Pain -- Palliative care at end of life -- Substance use disorders -- Inflammation and wound healing -- Genetics and genomics -- Altered immune responses and transplantation -- Infection and human immunodeficiency virus infection -- Cancer -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances -- Preoperative care -- Intraoperative care -- Postoperative care -- Assessment of visual and auditory systems -- Visual and auditory problems -- Assessment of integumentary system -- Integumentary problems -- Burns -- Assessment of respiratory system -- Upper respiratory problems -- Lower respiratory problems -- Obstructive pulmonary diseases -- Assessment of hematologic system -- Hematologic problems -- Assessment of cardiovascular system -- Hypertension -- Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome -- Heart failure -- Dysrhythmias -- Inflammatory and structural heart disorders -- Vascular disorders -- Assessment of gastrointestional system -- Nutritional problems -- Obesity -- Upper gastrointestinal problems -- Lower gastrointestional problems -- Liver, pancreas, and biliary tract problems -- Assessment of urinary system -- Renal and urologic problems -- Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease -- Assessment of endocrine system -- Diabetes mellitus -- Endocrine problems -- Assessment of reproductive system -- Breast disorders -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Female reproductive and genital problems -- Male reproductive and genital problems -- Assessment of nervous system -- Acute intracranial problems -- Stroke -- Chronic neurologic problems -- Dementia and delirium -- Spinal cord and peripheral nerve problems -- Assessment of musculoskeletal system -- Musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic surgery -- Musculoskeletal problems -- Arthritis and connective tissue diseases -- Critical care -- Shock, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Emergency and disaster nursing -- Appendix A: Basic life support for health care professionals -- Appendix B: Nursing diagnoses -- Appendix C: Laboratory reference intervals. |
