Brief Contents
UNIT ONE: Understanding Health-Care Issues, 1 1 Critical Thinking, Clinical Judgment, and the Nursing Process, 1 2 Evidence-Based Practice, 9 3 Issues in Nursing Practice, 15 4 Cultural Influences on Nursing Care, 31 5 Complementary and Alternative Modalities, 41 UNIT TWO: Understanding Health and Illness, 50 6 Nursing Care of Patients With Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances, 50 7 Nursing Care of Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy, 69 8 Nursing Care of Patients With Infections, 83 9 Nursing Care of Patients in Shock, 105 10 Nursing Care of Patients in Pain, 118 11 Nursing Care of Patients With Cancer, 140 12 Nursing Care of Patients Having Surgery, 164 13 Nursing Care of Patients With Emergent Conditions and Disaster/Bioterrorism Response, 192 UNIT THREE: Understanding Influences on Health and Illness, 211 14 Developmental Considerations and Chronic Illness in the Nursing Care of Adults, 211 15 Nursing Care of Older Adult Patients, 222 16 Patient Care Settings, 235 17 Nursing Care of Patients at the End of Life, 247 UNIT FOUR: Understanding the Immune System, 263 18 Immune System Function, Data Collection, and Therapeutic Measures, 263 19 Nursing Care of Patients With Immune Disorders, 277 20 Nursing Care of Patients With HIV and AIDS, 297 UNIT FIVE: Understanding the Cardiovascular System, 317 21 Cardiovascular System Function, Data Collection, and Therapeutic Measures, 317 22 Nursing Care of Patients With Hypertension, 342
23 Nursing Care of Patients With Valvular, Inflammatory, and Infectious Cardiac or Venous Disorders, 353 24 Nursing Care of Patients With Occlusive Cardiovascular Disorders, 377 25 Nursing Care of Patients With Cardiac Arrhythmias, 404 26 Nursing Care of Patients With Heart Failure, 425
UNIT SIX: Understanding the Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems, 448
27 Hematologic and Lymphatic System Function, Data Collection, and Therapeutic Measures, 448 28 Nursing Care of Patients With Hematologic and Lymphatic Disorders, 462 UNIT SEVEN: Understanding the Respiratory System, 486 29 Respiratory System Function, Data Collection, and Therapeutic Measures, 486 30 Nursing Care of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders, 518 31 Nursing Care of Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders, 533 UNIT EIGHT: Understanding the Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatic Systems, 572 32 Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Systems Function, Data Collection, and Therapeutic Measures, 572 33 Nursing Care of Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders, 598 34 Nursing Care of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders, 618 35 Nursing Care of Patients With Liver, Pancreatic, and Gallbladder Disorders, 649 UNIT NINE: Understanding the Urinary System, 675 36 Urinary System Function, Data Collection, and Therapeutic Measures, 675 37 Nursing Care of Patients With Disorders of the Urinary System, 695
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