Contents: Medical-surgical nursing in the twenty-first century -- Health and illness in adults -- Community and home care of adults -- Nursing care of patients having surgery -- Nursing care of patients experiencing loss, grief and death -- Nursing care of patients with problems of substance abuse -- Nursing care of patients experiencing disasters -- Genetic implications of adult health nursing -- Nursing care of patients in pain -- Nursing care of patients with altered fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance -- Nursing care of patients experiencing trauma and shock -- Nursing care of patients with infection -- Nursing care of patients with altered immunity -- Nursing care of patients with cancer -- Assessing the integumentary disorders -- Nursing care of patients with integumentary disorders -- Nursing care of patients with burns -- Assessing the endocrine system -- Nursing care of patients with endocrine disorders -- Nursing care of patients with diabetes mellitus -- Assessing the gastrointestinal system -- Nursing care of patients with nutritional disorders -- Nursing care of patients with upper gastrointestinal disorders -- Nursing care of patients with bowel disorders -- Nursing care of patients with gallbladder, liver and pancreatic disorders -- Assessing the renal system -- Nursing care of patients with urinary tract disorders -- Nursing care of patients with kidney disorders -- Assessing the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Nursing care of patients with coronary heart disease -- Nursing care of patients with cardiac disorders -- Nursing care of patients with vascular and lymphatic disorders -- Nursing care of patients with hematologic disorders -- Assessing the respiratory system -- Nursing care of patients with upper respiratory disorders -- Nursing care of patients with ventilation disorders -- Nursing care of patients with gas exchange disorders --Assessing patients with musculoskeletal disorders -- Nursing care of patients with musculoskeletal trauma -- Nursing care of patients with musculoskeletal disorders -- Assessing the nervous system -- Nursing care of patients with intracranial disorders -- Nursing care of patients with spinal cord disorders and CNS infections -- Nursing care of patients with neurologic -- Assessing the eye and the ear -- Nursing care of patients with eye and ear disorders -- Assessing the male and female reproductive systems -- |Nursing care of men with reproductive system and breast disorders -- Nursing care of women with reproductive and breast disorders -- Nursing care of patients with sexually transmitted infections