Includes bibliographical references and index.

V. 1 -- Contemporary nursing practice -- Health disparities and culturally competent care -- Health history and physical examination -- Patient and caregiver teaching -- Chronic illness and older adults -- Community-based nursing and home care -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Stress and stress management -- Sleep and sleep disorders -- Pain -- Palliative care at end of life -- Addictive behaviors -- Inflammation and wound healing -- Genetics, altered immune responses, and transplantation -- Infection and human immunodeficiency virus infection -- Cancer -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances -- Preoperative care -- Intraoperative care -- Postoperative care -- Visual and auditory systems -- Visual and auditory problems -- Integumentary system -- Burns -- Respiratory system -- Upper respiratory problems -- Lower respiratory problems -- Obstructive pulmonary diseases -- Hematologic system -- Hematologic problems -- Cardiovascular system -- Hypertension -- Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome -- Heart failure -- Dysrhythmias -- Inflammatory and structural heart disorders -- Vascular disorders.

V. 2 -- Gastrointestinal system -- Nutritional problems -- Obesity -- Upper gastrointestinal problems -- Lower gastrointestinal problems -- Liver, pancreas, and biliary tract problems -- Urinary system -- Renal and urologic problems -- Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease -- Endocrine system -- Diabetes mellitus -- Endocrine problems -- Reproductive system -- Breast disorders -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Female reproductive problems -- Male reproductive problems -- Nervous system -- Acute intracranial problems -- Stroke -- Chronic neurologic problems -- Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and delirium -- Peripheral nerve and spinal cord problems -- Musculoskeletal system -- Musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic surgery -- Musculoskeletal problems -- Arthritis and connective tissue diseases -- Critical care -- Shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Emergency, terrorism, and disaster nursing -- Appendixes A: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic life support for health care providers -- Appendixes B: Nursing diagnoses -- Appendixes C: Laboratory references intervals.

System requirements: Windows XP SP2, Vista or 32-bit Windows 7 operating system. Intel Pentium 4 processor /1 GHz or greater; 65 MB available hard drive space; 512 MB RAM. MAC OS 10.4 x 10.6x operating system; Intel-based processor or Power PC G4/G5 (867 MHz or higher); 65 MB available hard drive space.