pt. 1. Nursing process and practice
1. Nursing practice and the nursing process
2. Standards of care, ethical and legal issues
3. Health promotion and preventive care
4. Genetics and health applications
pt. 2. Medical-surgical nursing
unit I. General health considerations
5. Adult physical assessment
6. I.V. therapy
7. Perioperative nursing
8. Cancer nursing
9. Care of the older or disabled adult
Unit II. Respiratory health
10. Respiratory function and therapy
11. Respiratory disorders
unit III. Cardiovascular health
12. Cardiovascular function and therapy
13. Cardiac disorders
14. Vascular disorders
unit IV. Neurologic and sensory health
15. Neurologic disorders
16. Eye disorders
17. Ear, nose, and throat disorders
unit V. Gastrointestinal and nutritional health
18. Gastrointestinal disorders
19. Hepatic, biliary, and pancreatic disorders
20. Nutritional problems
unit VI. Renal, genitourinary, and reproductive health
21. Renal and urinary disorders
22. Gynecologic disorders
23. Breast conditions
unit VII. Metabolic and endocrine health
24. Endocrine disorders
25. Diabetes mellitus
unit VIII. Hematologic health
26. Hematologic disorders
27. Transfusion therapy and blood and marrow stem cell transplantation
unit IX. Immunologic health
28. Asthma and allergy
29. HIV disease and AIDS
30. Connective tissue disorders
31. Infectious diseases
unit X. Musculoskeletal health
32. Musculoskeletal disorders
unit XI. Integumentary health
33. Dermatologic disorders
34. Burns
unit XII. Emergency nursing
35. Emergent conditions
pt. 3. Maternity and neonatal nursing
36. Maternal and fetal health
37. Nursing management during labor and delivery
38. Care of mother and neonate during the postpartum period
39. Complications of the childbearing experience
pt. 4. Pediatric nursing
unit XIII. General practice considerations
40. Pediatric growth and development
41. Pediatric physical assessment
42. Pediatric primary care
43. Care of the sick or hospitalized child
unit XIV. Pediatric health
44. Pediatric respiratory disorders
45. Pediatric cardiovascular disorders
46. Pediatric neurologic disorders
27. Pediatric eye and ear problems
48. Pediatric gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders
49. Pediatric renal and genitourinary disorders
50. Pediatric metabolic and endocrine disorders
51. Pediatric oncology
52. Pediatric hematologic disorders
53. Pediatric immunology disorders
54. Pediatric orthopedic problems
55. Pediatric integumentary disorders
56. Developmental disabilities
pt. 5. Psychiatric nursing
57. Problems of mental health
Appendices
A. Diagnostic studies and interpretation
B. Conversion tables
C. Pediatric laboratory values
D. Herbal and nutriceutical preparations used as health remedies
3. Sources of further information.