UNIT I

PATIENT CARE CONCEPTS

1

1

The Health Care System

1

2

Patient Care Settings

16

3

Legal and Ethical Considerations

31

4

The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse

44

5

The Nurse-Patient Relationship

57

6

Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care

67

7

The Nurse and the Family

82

8

Health and Illness

90

9

Nutrition

103

10

Developmental Processes

135

11

The Older Patient

142

12

The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

156

UNIT II

PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES TO ILLNESS

173

13

Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity

173

14

Fluids and Electrolytes

197

15

Pain Management

217

UNIT III

ACUTE CARE

239

16

First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management

239

17

Surgical Care

260

18

Intravenous Therapy

295

19

Shock

309

UNIT IV

LONG-TERM CARE AND HOME HEALTH CARE

323

20

Falls

323

21

Immobility

333

22

Confusion

344

23

Incontinence

354

24

Loss, Death, and End-Of-Life Care

374

UNIT V

CANCER

392

25

The Patient with Cancer

392

26

The Patient with an Ostomy

422

UNIT VI

NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS

442

27

Neurologic Disorders

442

28

Cerebrovascular Accident

489

29

Spinal Cord Injury

517

UNIT VII

RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

540

30

Acute Respiratory Disorders

540

31

Chronic Respiratory Disorders

582

UNIT VIII

HEMATOLOGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS

605

32

Hematologic Disorders

605

33

Immunologic Disorders

625

34

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

646

UNIT IX

CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS

663

35

Cardiac Disorders

663

36

Vascular Disorders

723

37

Hypertension

753

UNIT X

DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

769

38

Digestive Tract Disorders

769

39

Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas

838

UNIT XI

UROLOGIC DISORDERS

879

40

Urologic Disorders

879

UNIT XII

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

928

41

Connective Tissue Disorders

928

42

Fractures

960

43

Amputations

979

UNIT XIII

ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

994

44

Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders

994

45

Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

1025

46

Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia

1047

UNIT XIV

REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS

1077

47

Female Reproductive Disorders

1077

48

Male Reproductive Disorders

1126

49

Sexually Transmitted Infections

1155

UNIT XV

INTEGUMENTARY DISORDERS

1173

50

Skin Disorders

1173

UNIT XVI

DISORDERS OF THE EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT

1210

51

Eye and Vision Disorders

1210

52

Ear and Hearing Disorders

1240

53

Nose, Sinus, and Throat Disorders

1262

UNIT XVII

MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS

1289

54

Psychologic Responses to Illness

1289

55

Psychiatric Disorders

1300

56

Substance-Related Disorders

1322

Answer to Review Questions

1344

Bibliography and Reader References

1346

Illustration Credits

1363

Glossary

1370

Index

1384