Preceded by: Medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems / Sharon L. Lewis ... [et al.]. 8th ed. c2011.

Professional nursing practice -- Health disparities and culturally competent care -- Health history and physical examination -- Patient and caregiver teaching -- Chronic illness and older adults -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Stress and stress management -- Sleep and sleep disorders -- Pain -- Palliative care at end of life -- Substance abuse -- Pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease -- Inflammation and wound healing -- Genetics and genomics -- Altered immune responses and transplantation -- Infection and human immunodeficiency virus infection -- Cancer -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances -- Nursing management preoperative care -- Nursing management intraoperative care -- Nursing management postoperative care -- Nursing assessment visual and auditory systems -- Nursing management visual and auditory problems -- Nursing assessment integumentary system -- Nursing management integumentary problems -- Nursing management burns -- Nursing assessment respiratory system -- Nursing management upper respiratory problems -- Nursing management lower respiratory problems -- Nursing management obstructive pulmonary diseases -- Nursing assessment hematologic system -- Nursing management hematologic problems -- Nursing assessment cardiovascular system -- Nursing management hypertension -- Nursing management coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome -- Nursing management heart failure -- Nursing management dysrhythmias -- Nursing management inflammatory and structural heart disorders -- Nursing management vascular disorders -- Nursing assessment gastrointestinal system -- Nursing management nutritional problems -- Nursing management obesity -- Nursing management upper gastrointestinal problems -- Nursing management lower gastrointestinal problems -- Nursing management liver, pancreas, and biliary tract problems -- Nursing assessment urinary system -- Nursing management renal and urologic problems -- Nursing management acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease -- Nursing assessment endocrine system -- Nursing management diabetes mellitus -- Nursing management endocrine problems -- Nursing assessment reproductive system -- Nursing management breast disorders -- Nursing management sexually transmitted diseases -- Nursing management female reproductive problems -- Nursing management male reproductive problems -- Nursing assessment nervous system -- Nursing management acute intracranial problems -- Nursing management stroke -- Nursing management chronic neurologic problems -- Nursing management alzheimer's disease and dementia -- Nursing management peripheral nerve and spinal cord problems -- Nursing assessment musculoskeletal system -- Nursing management musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic surgery -- Nursing management musculoskeletal problems -- Nursing management arthritis and connective tissue diseases -- Nursing management critical care -- Nursing management shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Nursing management respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Nursing management emergency, terrorism, and disaster nursing.

Comprehensive nursing textbook containing essential information for students preparing for exams and clinical assignments