Understanding Nursing Care

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

Sect. 1. Fundamentals of health, illness and professional nursing practice. 1. Health and society. 2. People and health. 3. The role of the nurse. 4. Science and the art of nursing
Sect. 2. Nursing care principles for specific disorders of health. 5. Care implications of disorders of the nervous system. 6. Care implications of disorders of the sensory organs. 7. Care implications of disorders of learning. 8. Care implications of disorders of mood, emotions and sleep. 9. Care implications of disorders of thought and perception. 10. Care implications of disorders of personality. 11. Care implications of disorders of the locomotor system. 12. Care implications of disorders of the cardiovascular system. 13. Care implications of disorders of the respiratory system. 14. Care implications of disorders of the blood and immune system. 15. Care implications of disorders of the gastrointestinal system. 16. Care implications of disorders of the endocrine system. 17. Care implications of disorders of the genitourinary and reproductive systems