Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Health Care Delivery and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice --
Community-Based Nursing Practice --
Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making and the Nursing Process --
Health Education and Promotion --
Adult Health and Nutritional Assessment --
Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation --
Overview of Transcultural Nursing --
Overview of Genetics and Genomics in Nursing --
Chronic Illness and Disability --
Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation --
Health Care of the Older Adult --
Pain Management --
Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbance --
Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome --
Oncology: Nursing Management in Cancer Care --
End-of-Life Care --
Preoperative Nursing Management --
Intraoperative Nursing Management --
Postoperative Nursing Management --
Assessment of Respiratory Function --
Respiratory Care Modalities --
Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders --
Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders --
Management of patients with chronic pulmonary disease --
Assessment of cardiovascular function --
Management of patients with coronary vascular disorders --
Management of patients with structural, infectious, and inflammatory cardiac disorders --
Management of patients with complications from heart disease --
Assessment and management of patients with vascular disorders and problems of peripheral circulation --
Assessment and management of patients with hypertension --
Assessment of hematologic function and treatment modalities --
Management of patients with nonmalignant hematologic disorders --
Management of patients with hematologic neoplasms --
Assessment of immune function --
Management of patients with immunodeficiency disorders --
Management of patients with HIV infection and AIDS --
Assessment and management of patients with allergic disorders --
Assessment and management of patients with rheumatic disorders --
2. Assessment of musculoskeletal function --
Musculoskeletal care modalities --
Management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders --
Management of patients with musculoskeletal trauma --
Assessment of digestive and gastrointestinal function --
Digestive and gastrointestinal treatment modalities --
Management of patients with oral and esophageal disorders --
Management of patients with gastric and duodenal disorders --
Management of patients with intestinal and rectal disorders --
Assessment and management of patients with hepatic disorders --
Assessment and management of patients with biliary disorders --
Assessment and management of patients with diabetes --
Assessment and management of patients with endocrine disorders --
Assessment of kidney and urinary function --
Management of patients with kidney disorders --
Management of patients with urinary disorders --
Assessment and management of female physiologic processes --
Management of patients with female reproductive disorders --
Assessment and management of patients with breast disorders --
Assessment and management of problems related to male reproductive processes --
Assessment of integumentary function --
Management of patients with dermatologic problems --
Management of patients with burn injury --
Assessment and management of patients with eye and vision disorders --
Assessment and management of patients with hearing and balance disorders --
Assessment of neurologic function --
Management of patients with neurologic dysfunction --
Management of patients with cerebrovascular disorders --
Management of patients with neurologic trauma --
Management of patients with neurologic infections, autoimmune disorders, and neuropathies --
Management of patients with oncologic or degenerative neurologic disorders --
Management of patients with infectious diseases --
Emergency nursing --
Terrorism, mass casualty, and disaster nursing.

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