Prentice Hall Nursing Reviews & Rationales

Mary Ann Hogan, MSN, RN has been a nurse educator for 25 years, currently as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs.A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN® exam,Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout New England for the last 15 years. She also has contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.

Preface vi

 

Contributors and Reviewers of the First Edition xii

 

Chapter 1 Nursing Process, Physical Assessment, and Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests 1

 

Chapter 2 Respiratory Disorders 44

 

Chapter 3 Cardiac Disorders 93

 

Chapter 4 Peripheral Vascular Health Problems 130

 

Chapter 5 Neurological Disorders 161

 

Chapter 6 Renal and Urinary Disorders 204

 

Chapter 7 Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders 248

 

Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal Disorders 288

 

Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Disorders 323

 

Chapter 10 Integumentary Disorders 359

 

Chapter 11 Immunologic Disorders 398

 

Chapter 12 Cullular Disorders (Oncology) 436

 

Chapter 13 Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 464

 

Chapter 14 Hematologic Disorders 503

 

Chapter 15 Reproductive and Sexual Disorders 543

 

Chapter 16 Eye and Ear Disorders 601

 

Chapter 17 Common Problems Encountered in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing 635

 

Appendix A Suggested Answers to Practice to Pass & Case Study Questions 693

 

Index 710