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UNIT Ⅰ:Nursing and the Health Care System
CHAPTER 1 THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND CONTEMPORARY NURSING
CHAPTER 2 CLINICAL DECISION MAKING AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
CHAPTER 3 HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION
CHAPTER 4 CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CARE
CHAPTER 5 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH CARE
CHAPTER 6 NURSING OF ADULTS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
CHAPTER 7 PALLIATIVE CARE
UNIT Ⅱ:Supportive Patient Care
CHAPTER 8 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 9 GENETICS,GENOMICS AND THE MULTIPLE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
CHAPTER 10 STRESS,COPING,AND ADAPTATION
CHAPTER 11 INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 12 FLUID,ELECTROLYTE,AND ACID-BASE IMBALANCES
CHAPTER 13 INFUSION THERAPY
CHAPTER 14 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
CHAPTER 15 CANCER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 16 PAIN MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 17 PHARMACOLOGY:NURSING MANAGEMENT
UNIT Ⅲ:Settings for Nursing Care
CHAPTER 18 HEALTH CARE AGENCIES
UNIT Ⅳ:Perioperative Patient Care
CHAPTER 20 PREOPERATIVE NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 21 INTRAOPERATIVE NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 22 POSTOPERATIVE NURSING MANAGEMENT
UNIT Ⅴ:Alterations in Cardiovascular and Hematological Function
CHAPTER 23 ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND HEMATOLOGICAL FUNCTION
CHAPTER 24 CORONARY ARTERY DYSFUNCTION:NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 25 HEART FAILURE AND INFLAMMATORY DYSFUNCTION:NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 26 ARRHYTHMIAS:NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 27 VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION:NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 28 HYPERTENSION:NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 29 HEMATOLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION:NURSING MANAGEMENT
UNIT Ⅵ:Alterations in Respiratory Function
CHAPTER 30 ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY FUNCTION
CHAPTER 31 UPPER AIRWAY DYSFUNCTION:NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 32 LOWER AIRWAY DYSFUNCTION:NURSING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 33 OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE:NURSING MANAGEMENT
Appendix A:Concept Mapping
Appendix B:English/Spanish Words and Phrases
Appendix C:Symbols and Abbreviations
Appendix D:NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses 2009-2011
Appendix E:Standard Precautions
Critical Thinking Activities Answers