SECTION 1 Concepts in nursing practice

1 The importance of nursing2 Patient safety and clinical reasoning: Thinking like a nurse3 NEW Stress and Stress Management4 Health disparities and cultural care5 NEW Indigenous health 6 Pain management7 Palliative care8 Substance use and dependency9 Rural and remote area nursing

SECTION 2 Pathophysiological mechanisms of disease10 Nursing management: Inflammation and wound healing11 Genetics and genomics12 Altered immune responses and transplantation13 Nursing management: Infection and human immunodeficiency virus infection14 Cancer15 Nursing management: Fluid, electrolyte and acid–base imbalances

SECTION 3 Perioperative care16 Nursing management: Preoperative care17 Nursing management: Intraoperative care18 Nursing management: Postoperative care

SECTION 4 Problems related to altered sensory input19 Nursing assessment: Visual and auditory systems20 Nursing management: Visual and auditory problems21 Nursing assessment: Integumentary system22 Nursing management: Integumentary problems23 Nursing management: Burns

SECTION 5 Problems of oxygenation: Ventilation24 Nursing assessment: Respiratory system25 Nursing management: Upper respiratory problems26 Nursing management: Lower respiratory problems27 Nursing management: Obstructive pulmonary diseases

SECTION 6 Problems of oxygenation: Transport28 Nursing assessment: Haematological system29 Nursing management: Haematological problems

SECTION 7 Problems of oxygenation: Perfusion30 Nursing assessment: Cardiovascular system31 Nursing management: Hypertension32 Nursing management: Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome33 Nursing management: Heart failure34 Nursing management: ECG monitoring and arrhythmias35 Nursing management: Inflammatory and structural heart disorders36 Nursing management: Vascular disorders

Volume 2 (in paperback format)

SECTION 8 Problems of ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination37 Nursing assessment: Gastrointestinal system38 Nursing management: Nutritional problems39 Nursing management: Obesity40 Nursing management: Upper gastrointestinal problems41 Nursing management: Lower gastrointestinal problems42 Nursing management: Liver, pancreas and biliary tract problems

SECTION 9 Problems of urinary function43 Nursing assessment: Urinary system44 Nursing management: Renal and urological problems45 Nursing management: Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease

SECTION 10 Problems related to regulatory and reproductive mechanisms46 Nursing assessment: Endocrine system47 Nursing management: Diabetes mellitus48 Nursing management: Endocrine problems49 Nursing assessment: Reproductive system50 Nursing management: Breast disorders51 Nursing management: Sexually transmitted infections52 Nursing management: Female reproductive problems53 Nursing management: Male reproductive problems

SECTION 11 Problems related to movement and coordination 54 Nursing assessment: Nervous system55 Nursing management: Acute intracranial problems56 Nursing management: The patient with a stroke57 Nursing management: Chronic neurological problems58 Nursing management: Delirium, depression and dementia59 Nursing management: Peripheral nerve and spinal cord problems60 Nursing assessment: Musculoskeletal system61 Nursing management: Musculoskeletal trauma and orthopaedic surgery62 Nursing management: Musculoskeletal problems63 Nursing management: Arthritis and connective tissue diseases

SECTION 12 Nursing care in specialised settings64 Nursing management: Critical care environment65 Nursing management: Shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome66 Nursing management: Respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome67 Nursing management: Emergency care situations68 Chronic illness and complex care69 NEW Recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient70 NEW Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: basic and advanced life support