- Quality and Safety Nursing Alerts focus on tips for best clinical practice and red-flag safety warnings about priority care issues and hazardous or potentially life-threatening situations.
- Gerontologic Considerations provide thumbnail descriptions and interventions related to the care of the rapidly growing older adult population.
- Selected tables and boxes provide at-a-glance presentations of additional information, such as diagnostic findings and measurements.
- Appendices for use in clinicals or in practice, on units, at home, or in the community include acronyms and abbreviations, important laboratory and diagnostic values, and current nursing diagnoses.
- Nursing Process and Management information is incorporated throughout!
Table of Contents
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV Infection)
- Acute Coronary Syndrome and Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Addison's Disease (Adrenocortical Insufficiency)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anaphylaxis
- Anemia
- Anemia, Aplasic
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
- Anemia, Megaloblastic (Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Deficiency)
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Aneurysm, Aortic
- Aneurysm, Intracranial
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Insufficiency (Regurgitation)
- Aortic Stenosis
- Appendicitis
- Arterial Embolism and Arterial Thrombosis
- Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Asthma
- Asthma: Status Asthmaticus
- Back Pain, Low
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostatectomy
- Bone Tumors
- Bowel Obstruction, Large
- Bowel Obstruction, Small
- Brain Abscess
- Brain Tumors
- Bronchiectasis
- Burn Injury
- Cancer
- Cancer of the Bladder
- Cancer of the Breast
- Cancer of the Cervix
- Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (Colorectal Cancer)
- Cancer of the Endometrium
- Cancer of the Esophagus
- Cancer of the Kidneys (Renal Tumors)
- Cancer of the Larynx
- Cancer of the Liver
- Cancer of the Lung (Bronchogenic Carcinoma)
- Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx
- Cancer of the Ovary
- Cancer of the Pancreas
- Cancer of the Prostate
- Cancer of the Skin (Malignant Melanoma)
- Cancer of the Stomach (Gastric Cancer)
- Cancer of the Testis
- Cancer of the Thyroid
- Cancer of the Vagina
- Cancer of the Vulva
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathies
- Cataract
- Cholelithiasis (and Cholecystitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cirrhosis, Hepatic
- Constipation
- Coronary Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cystitis (Lower Urinary Tract Infection)
- Dermatitis, Contact
- Dermatitis, Exfoliative
- Diabetes
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diarrhea
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Diverticular Disease
- Empyema
- Endocarditis, Infective
- Endocarditis, Rheumatic
- Endometriosis
- Epididymitis
- Epilepsies
- Epistaxis (Nosebleed)
- Esophogeal Varices, Bleeding
- Fractures
- Gastritis
- Glaucoma
- Glomerulonephritis, Acute
- Glomerulonephritis, Chronic
- Gout
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome (Polyradiculoneuritis)
- Head Injury (Brain Injury)
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hemophilia
- Hepatic Encephalopathy and Hepatic Coma
- Hepatic Failure, Fulminant
- Hepatitis, Viral: Types A, B, C, D, E, and G
- Hiatal Hernia
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Huntington Disease
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome
- Hypertension (and Hypertensive Crisis)
- Hyperthyroidism (Graves' Disease)
- Hypoglycemia (Insulin Reaction)
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism and Myxedema
- Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura
- Impetigo
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
- Influenza
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Leukemia
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic
- Lung Abscess
- Lymphedema and Elephantiasis
- Lymphomas, Non-Hodgkin
- Mastoiditis and Mastoid Surgery
- Ménière's Disease
- Meningitis
- Mitral Regurgitation (Insufficiency)
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophies
- Musculoskeletal Trauma (Contusions, Strains, Sprains, and Joint Dislocations)
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myocarditis
- Nephritic Syndrome, Acute
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
- Obesity, Morbid
- Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Joint Disease)
- Osteomalacia
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteoporosis
- Otitis Media, Acute
- Otitis Media, Chronic
- Pancreatitis, Acute
- Pancreatitis, Chronic
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pelvic Infection (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)
- Pemphigus
- Peptic Ulcer
- Pericarditis (Cardiac Tamponade)
- Perioperative Nursing Management
- Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Peritonitis
- Pharyngitis, Acute
- Pharyngitis, Chronic
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary Tumors
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax and Hemothorax
- Polycythemia
- Prostatitis
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Pulmonary Edema, Acute
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pyelonephritis, Acute
- Pyelonephritis, Chronic
- Raynaud's Phenomenon
- Renal Failure, Acute
- Renal Failure, Chronic (End-Stage Kidney Disease)
- Seborrheic Dermatoses
- Seizures
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
- Shock, Anaphylactic
- Shock, Cardiogenic
- Shock, Hypovolemic
- Shock, Neurogenic
- Shock, Septic
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke, Hemorrhagic
- Stroke, Ischemic
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Storm (Thyrotoxic Crisis)
- Thyroiditis, Acute
- Thyroiditis, Chronic (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis)
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Transient Ischemic Attack
- Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Unconscious Patient
- Urolithiasis
- Vein Disorders: Venous Thrombosis, Thrombophlebitis, Phlebothrombosis, and Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Appendix A: Selected Lab Values
- Appendix B: NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses
- Appendix C: Key Health Care Abbreviations and Acronyms
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