Volume 1 Unit 1: Concepts in Nursing Practice 1. Professional Nursing Practice 2. Social Determinants of Health 3. Health History and Physical Examination 4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching 5. Caring For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender Diverse Patients 6. Genetics 7. Complementary and Alternative Therapies Unit 2: Perioperative Care 8. Management: Preoperative Care 9. Intraoperative Care 10. Postoperative Care Unit 3: Problems Related to Homeostasis and Protection 11. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances Unit 4: Problems Related to Respiratory System 12. Assessment of Respiratory System 13. Supporting Ventilation 14. Upper Respiratory Problems 15. Lower Respiratory Problems 16. Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases 17. Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Unit 5: Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption and Elimination 18. Assessment of Gastrointestinal System 19. Nutritional Problems 20. Obesity 21. Upper Gastrointestinal Problems 22. Lower Gastrointestinal Problems 23. Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Problems Unit 6: Problems of Cardiovascular System 24. Assessment of Cardiovascular System 25. Hypertension 26. Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome 27. Heart Failure 28. Dysrhythmias 29. Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders 30. Vascular Disorders Unit 7: Problems of Oxygenation Transport: Blood Disorders 31. Assessment of Hematologic System 32. Hematologic Problems Unit 8: Problems Related to Endocrine System 33. Assessment of Endocrine System 34. Diabetes Mellitus 35. Endocrine Problems Unit 9: Problems Related to Integumentary System 36. Assessment of Integumentary System 37. Integumentary Problems Unit 10: Problems Related to Movement and Coordination 38. Assessment of Musculoskeletal System 39. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery 40. Musculoskeletal Problems 41. Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases Unit 11: Problems Related to Patients with Communicable Diseases 42. Communicable Diseases 43. Special Infections and Infection Control Measures Appendixes A. Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers B. Nursing Diagnoses C. Laboratory Reference Intervals D. Role of Scrub and Circulatory Nurse Volume 2 Unit 12: Problems Related to Ear, Nose, and Throat 44. Assessment and Management of Ear Problems Unit 13: Problems Related to Eye 45. Assessment and Management: Visual Problems Unit 14: Problems of Kidney and Urinary Function 46. Assessment of Urinary System 47. Renal and Urologic Problems 48. Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease Unit 15: Problems Related to Reproductive Mechanism 49. Assessment of Reproductive System 50. Breast Disorders 51. Sexually Transmitted Infections 52. Female Reproductive and Genital Problems 53. Male Reproductive and Genital Problems Unit 16: Problems Related to Burns, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery 54. Burns, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery, and Special Therapies Unit 17: Problems Related to Neurological Function 55. Assessment of Nervous System 56. Acute Intracranial Problems 57. Stroke 58. Chronic Neurologic Problems 59. Dementia and Delirium 60. Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems Unit 18: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Pain and Immunological Problems 61. Inflammation and Healing 62. Pain 63. Immune Responses and Transplantation 64. Infections and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Unit 19: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Disease Oncological Problem 65. Cancer 66. Palliative Care at End of Life Unit 20: Nursing Care in Emergency and Disaster Situations 67. Emergency and Disaster Nursing Unit 21: Nursing Care of the Elderly 68. Concept of Disease, Chronic Illness, and Older Adults Unit 22: Nursing Care in Critical Care Settings 69. Critical Care 70. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Unit 23: Nursing Management of Patients with Occupational and Industrial Disorders 71. Management of Patients with Occupational and Industrial Disorders Appendix A. OSCE/OSPE Checklists Index
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