Applying Pathophysiological Concepts for the NCLEX-RN®: Through an Inclusive Lens

Kaveri Roy, DNP, RN joined the School of Nursing faculty as Assistant Professor in August 2015. She has acute care, management, education, and community health experience in the areas of emergency nursing and hospice and palliative nursing. At the MGH Institute, Dr. Roy currently teaches first semester Pathophysiology to all prelicensure students. She has taught Medical/surgical Nursing, Health Assessment, and Community Health nursing. Dr. Roy is a also a Scholarly Project advisor in the areas of hospice and palliative care and population health. She is the Population Health Track coordinator. Dr. Roy is on the School of Nursing Admissions Committee and is co-Chair of the School of Nursing Faculty Search Committee. Outside the MGH Institute, Dr. Roy is a hospice nurse educator for the Care Dimensions hospice nurse residency program, which prepares both new graduate nurses and nurses changing fields for the transition to hospice nursing. Dr. Roy is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, the National League for Nursing, the American Nurses Association, and the American Public Health Association (APHA). She is the co-Chair of the APHA-Public Health Nursing section Diversity and Social Justice Committee.

Introduction
Chapter 1. Inflammation and Immunity
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Acute Inflammation
Case Study #2: Chronic Inflammation
Case Study #3: Autoimmune Disease
Chapter 2. Genetic Disorders and Cancer
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Tay Sachs Disease
Case Study #2: Marfan Syndrome
Case Study #3: Multifactorial Inheritance Disorder
Case Study #4: Cancer and Its Complications
Chapter 3. Fluid and Electrolytes
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Edema
Case Study #2: Prioritizing Patients with Lab Values and Assessments
Case Study #3: Prioritizing Patients with Lab Values and Assessments
Chapter 4. Renal Diseases
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Urinary Tract Infection
Case Study #2: Glomerulonephritis
Case Study #3: Acute Renal Failure
Case Study #4: Chronic Kidney Failure
Chapter 5. Hematological Disorders
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Iron-Induced Anemia
Case Study #2: Megaloblastic Anemia
Case Study #3: Hemolytic Anemia
Case Study #4: Thrombocytopenia
Chapter 6. Cardiac Disease Part I
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Hypertension
Case Study #2: Aneurysm
Case Study #3: Coronary Artery Disease- Chronic
Case Study #4: Chronic artery disease- Acute
Case Study #5: Pericarditis
Chapter 7. Cardiac Disease Part II
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Endocarditis
Case Study #2: Cardiomyopathy
Case Study #3: Heart Failure
Case Study #4: Shock
Chapter 8. Pulmonary Disease Part I
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Pneumonia
Case Study #2: Influenza
Case Study #3: Tuberculosis
Case Study #4: Pediatric Respiratory Disease
Chapter 9. Pulmonary Disease Part II
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Asthma
Case Study #2: Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
Case Study #3: Cystic Fibrosis
Case Study #4: Pulmonary Embolus
Chapter 10. Endocrine Disorders
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Thyroid Disorders
Case Study #2: Addison Disease
Case Study #3: Cushing Syndrome
Case Study #4: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Case Study #5: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 11. Gastrointestinal Disorders
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease
Case Study #2: Peritonitis
Case Study #3: Diverticulitis
Case Study #4: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Case Study #5: Constipation
Chapter 12. Liver, Gall Bladder, and Pancreas
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Hepatitis
Case Study #2: Liver Failure
Case Study #3: Cholecystitis
Case Study #4: Pancreatitis
Chapter 13. Neurological Disorders Part I
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Spinal Cord Injury
Case Study #2: Traumatic Brain Injury
Case Study #3: Traumatic Brain Injury
Case Study #4: Meningitis
Chapter 14. Neurological Disorders Part II
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Multiple Sclerosis
Case Study #2: Myasthenia Gravis
Case Study #3: Parkinson Disease
Case Study #4: Stroke and dementia
Chapter 15. Musculoskeletal Disorders
Study Guide and Tips
Case Study #1: Osteoporosis
Case Study #2: Osteomyelitis
Case Study #3: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Case Study #4: Gout
Chapter 16. Putting it All Together - Looking at Real Patients with Multiple Comorbidities
Case Study #1
Case Study #2
Case Study #3
Appendices
Answers to Case Studies