Full Description
This chapter-by-chapter companion to the textbook provides a detailed, clear method for students to identify the most important material and to help them learn more efficiently.
Contents
UNIT 1: PATIENT CARE CONCEPTS 1. The Health Care System 2. Patient Care Settings 3. The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse 4. The Nurse-Patient Relationship 5. Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care 6. The Nurse and the Family 7. Health and Illness 8. Nutrition 9. Developmental Processes 10. The Older Patient 11. The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking UNIT 2: PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES TO ILLNESS 12. Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity 13. Fluid and Electrolytes 14. Pain Management UNIT 3: ACUTE CARE 15. First Aid and Emergency Care 16. Surgical Care 17. Intravenous Therapy 18. Shock NEW! UNIT 4: LONG-TERM CARE AND HOME HEALTH CARE 19. Falls 20. Immobility 21. Confusion 22. Incontinence 23. Loss, Death, and End-of-Life Care UNIT 5: CANCER 24. The Patient with Cancer 25. The Ostomy Patient UNIT 6: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS 26. Neurologic Disorders 27. Cerebrovascular Accident 28. Spinal Cord Injury UNIT 7: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS 29. Acute Respiratory Disorders 30. Chronic Respiratory Disorders UNIT 8: HEMATOLOGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS 31. Hematologic Disorders 32. Immunologic Disorders UNIT 9: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS 33. Cardiac Disorders 34. Vascular Disorders 35. Hypertension UNIT 10: DIGESTIVE DISORDERS 36. Digestive Tract Disorders 37. Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas UNIT 11: UROLOGIC DISORDERS 38. Urologic Disorders UNIT 12: MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS 39. Connective Tissue Disorders 40. Fractures 41. Amputations UNIT 13: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS 42. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders 43. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders 44. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia UNIT 14: REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS 45. Female Reproductive Disorders 46. Male Reproductive Disorders 47. Sexually Transmitted Diseases UNIT 15: INTEGUMENTARY DISORDERS 48. Skin Disorders UNIT 16: DISORDERS OF THE EYES, EARS, NOSE AND THROAT 49. Eye and Vision Disorders 50. Ear and Hearing Disorders 51. Nose, Sinus, and Throat Disorders UNIT 17: MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS 52. Psychological Responses to Illness 53. Psychiatric Disorders 54. Substance-Related Disorders Appendix A: Abbreviations Complete Bibliography and Reader References Illustration Credits Glossary Index Answers to Review Questions
