Main description:

Integrate the 3Ps for a real-world, holistic approach to nursing care.

This first-of-its-kind text integrates the 3 Ps-pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment-into an integrative whole that reflects the real-world of how students learn and nurses practice. This groundbreaking approach promotes a deeper understanding of these three essential and often challenging content areas, paralleling the importance of integration in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care.

Its lifespan approach features six major population-based sections cover the key conditions and disorders that nurses are likely to encounter in practice, reviewing the important pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical exam and assessment information relative to each disorder. Each section concludes with a case study that presents a new disorder relative to the population in that section, reinforcing the authors' application-focused approach and developing must-have critical-thinking skills.

Contents:

Introduction: Foundations of Integrative Practice
I. Adult
1. Hypertension
2. Diabetes Mellitus
3. Obesity
4. IBS and IBD
5. Myocardial Infarction
Case Study 1 (Adult): Glaucoma
II. Maternity
6. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
7. Gestational Diabetes
8. High-Risk Pregnancy
9. Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Case Study 2 (Maternity): Vaginal Bleeding
III. Newborn
10. Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn
11. Congenital Heart Disease
12. : Respiratory Conditions
13. Prematurity and Newborn Conditions
Case Study 3 (Newborn): Nutrition
IV. Pediatrics
14. Asthma
15. Allergic and Hypersensitivity Disorders
16. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
17. Traumatic Brain Injury
18. Otitis Media
Case Study 4 (Pediatrics): Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
V. Geriatric
19. Healthy Aging
20. Heart Failure
21. Pneumonia
22. Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
23. Chronic Kidney Disease
Case Study 5 (Geriatric): Osteoporosis
VI. Mental Health Disorders across the Lifespan
24. Altered Cognitive Function
25. Anxiety and Depression
26. Psychotic Disorders
27. Substance Abuse Disorders
Case Study 6 (Mental Health): ADHD
Appendix: Answers to Review Questions