Table of Contents

 

 

 

SECTION 1

CONCEPTS IN NURSING PRACTICE

 

1

Contemporary Nursing Practice

2

2

Health Disparities and Culturally Competent Care

20

3

Health History and Physical Examination

37

4

Patient and Caregiver Teaching

49

5

Chronic Illness and Older Adults

62

6

Community-Based Nursing and Home Care

80

7

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

90

8

Stress and Stress Management

99

9

Sleep and Sleep Disorders

112

10

Pain

127

11

Palliative Care at End of Life

153

12

Addictive Behaviors

167

SECTION 2

PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS OF DISEASE

 

13

Inflammation and Wound Healing

186

14

Gen Etics, Altered Immune Responses, and Transplantation

206

15

Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

235

16

Cancer

260

17

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances

301

SECTION 3

PERIOPERATIVE CARE

 

18

Nursing Management Preoperative Care

334

19

Nursing Management Intraoperative Care

350

20

Nursing Management Postoperative Care

366

SECTION 4

PROBLEMS RELATED TO ALTERED SENSORY INPUT

 

21

Nursing Assessment Visual and Auditory Systems

384

22

Nursing Management Visual and Auditory Problems

403

23

Nursing Assessment Integumentary System

436

24

Nursing Management Integumentary Problems

448

25

Nursing Management Burns

472

SECTION 5

PROBLEMS OF OXYGENATION: VENTILATION

 

26

Nursing Assessment Respiratory System

497

27

Nursing Management Upper Respiratory Problems

519

28

Nursing Management Lower Respiratory Problems

545

29

Nursing Management Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

587

SECTION 6

PROBLEMS OF OXVAENATION TRANSPORT

 

30

Nursing Assessment Hematologic System

642

31

Nursing Management Hematologic Problems

661

SECTION 7

PROBLEMS OF OXYGENATION: PERFUSION

 

32

Nursing Assessment Cardiovascular System

715

33

Nursing Management Hypertension

738

34

Nursing Management Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome

760

35

Nursing Management Heart Failure

797

36

Nursing Management Dysrhythmias

818

37

Nursing Management Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders

841

38

Nursing Management Vascular Disorders

866

SECTION 8

PROBLEMS OF INGESTION, DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND ELIMINATION

 

39

Nursing Assessment Gastrointestinal System

898

40

Nursing Management Nutritional Problems

920

41

Nursing Management Obesity

944

42

Nursing Management Upper Gastrointestinal Problems

963

43

Nursing Management Lower Gastrointestinal Problems

1006

44

Nursing Management Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Problems

1058

SECTION 9

PROBLEMS OF URINARY FUNCTION

 

45

Nursing Assessment Urinary System

1104

46

Nursing Management Renal and Urologic Problems

1121

47

Nursing Management Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

1164

SECTION 10

PROBLEMS RELATED TO REGULATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE MECHANISMS

 

48

Nursing Assessment Endocrine System

1199

49

Nursing Management Diabetes Mellitus

1218

50

Nursing Management Endocrine Problems

1255

51

Nursing Assessment Reproductive System

1287

52

Nursing Management Breast Disorders

1306

53

Nursing Management Sexually Transmitted Diseases

1330

54

Nursing Management Female Reproductive Problems

1345

55

Nursing Management Male Reproductive Problems

1377

SECTION 11

PROBLEMS RELATED TO MOVEMENT AND COORDINATION

 

56

Nursing Assessment Nervous System

1405

57

Nursing Management Acute Intracranial Problems

1425

58

Nursing Management Stroke

1459

59

Nursing Management Chronic Neurologic Problems

1485

60

Nursing Management Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, and Delirium

1518

61

Nursing Management Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems

1538

62

Nursing Assessment Musculoskeletal System

1568

63

Nursing Management Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

1583

64

Nursing Management Musculoskeletal Problems

1620

65

Nursing Management Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases

1641

SECTION 12

NURSING CARE IN SPECIALIZED SETTINGS

 

66

Nursing Management Critical Care

1681

67

Nursing Management Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

1717

68

Nursing Management Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

1744

69

Nursing Management Emergency, Terrorism, and Disaster Nursing

1765

 

APPENDIXES

 

A

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers

1788

B

Nursing Diagnoses

1793

C

Laboratory Reference Intervals

1795

 

Glossary

G-1

 

Illustration Credits

Ic-1

 

Index

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