Critical thinking and the nursing process -- Issues in nursing practice -- Cultural influences on nursing care -- Alternative and complementary therapies -- Nursing care of patients with fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances -- Nursing care of patients receiving intravenous therapy -- Nursing care of patients with infections -- Nursing care of patients in shock -- Nursing care of patients in pain -- Nursing care of patients with cancer -- Nursing care of patients having surgery -- Nursing care of patients with emergent conditions and disaster/bioterrorism response -- Developmental considerations in the nursing care of adults -- Nursing care of older adult patients -- Nursing care of the patient at home -- Nursing care of patients at the end of life -- Immune system function, assessment, and therapeutic measures -- Nursing care of patients with immune disorders -- Nursing care of patients with HIV disease and AIDS -- Cardiovascular system function, assessment, and therapeutic measures -- Nursing care of patients with hypertension -- Nursing care of patients with inflammatory and infectious cardiovascular disorders -- Nursing care of patients with occlusive cardiovascular disorders -- Nursing care of patients with cardiac valvular disorders -- Nursing care of patients with cardiac dysrhythmias -- Nursing care of patients with heart failure -- Hematopoietic and lymphatic system function, assessment, and therapeutic measures -- Nursing care of patients with hematologic and lymphatic disorders --