6Building Your Clinical Judgment Foundation
105Case Example 9: The Motor Vehicle Accident with Severe TBI
7Technology and Clinical Judgment
106Case Example 10: The Elderly Fall Victim with Subdural Hematoma
8Chapter 2: Essential Assessment Skills
107Chapter 14: Emergency/Urgent Care
9The Foundation of Systematic Assessment
108Case Example 1: The Busy Friday Night Shift
10Case Example 1: The Patient with Subtle Changes
109Case Example 2: The Pediatric Emergency
11Case Example 2: The Elderly Patient with Dementia
110Case Example 3: The Executive with Sudden Weakness
12Case Example 3: The Patient with Respiratory Distress
111Case Example 4: The Elderly Woman with Hemorrhagic Stroke
13Diagnostic Result Interpretation
112Anaphylaxis Management
14Cultural Sensitivity in Assessment
113Case Example 5: The Restaurant Customer with Food Allergy
15Chapter 3: Pharmacological Reasoning
114Trauma Assessment
16The Foundation of Medication Safety
115Case Example 7: The Elderly Fall with Hip Fracture
17Case Example 1: The Insulin Calculation Challenge
116Poisoning and Overdose
18Case Example 2: The Polypharmacy Patient
117Case Example 8: The Teenager with Acetaminophen Overdose
19Case Example 3: The Antibiotic Reaction
118Case Example 9: The Construction Worker with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
20Patient Education Excellence
119Case Example 10: The School Bus Accident
21Technology in Medication Management
120Chapter 15: Complex Multi-System Cases
22Emergency Medication Management
121Cancer with Multiple Complications
23Chapter 4: Safety and Infection Control
122Case Example 1: The Lung Cancer Patient with Pneumonia
24Standard Precautions as Universal Protection
123Case Example 2: The Breast Cancer Patient with Bone Metastases
25Case Example 1: The Undiagnosed Respiratory Patient
124HIV/AIDS with Opportunistic Infections
26Case Example 2: The Elderly Patient with Multiple Risk Factors
125Case Example 3: The AIDS Patient with Pneumocystis Pneumonia
27Case Example 3: The Post-Surgical Patient with Infection Risk
126Case Example 4: The HIV Patient with Cryptococcal Meningitis
28Quality Improvement in Safety
127Case Example 5: The Motorcycle Accident with Multiple Injuries
29Chapter 5: Medical-Surgical Nursing I - Cardiovascular
128Case Example 6: The Kidney Transplant Patient with Rejection
30Hypertension Management
129Case Example 7: The Liver Transplant Patient with Biliary Complications
31Case Example 1: The Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patient
130Complex Ethical Dilemmas
32Case Example 2: The Atypical Heart Attack Presentation
131Case Example 8: The Elderly Patient with Multiple Organ Failure
33Case Example 3: The Heart Failure Patient with Fluid Overload
132Case Example 9: The Young Mother with Terminal Cancer
34Cardiovascular Assessment Skills
133Case Example 10: The Uninsured Patient with Expensive Treatment Needs
35Patient Education and Discharge Planning
134Chapter 16: Leadership and Systems Thinking
36Chapter 6: Medical-Surgical Nursing II - Respiratory
135Delegation Scenarios
37Asthma Exacerbation Management
136Case Example 1: The Charge Nurse Managing a Busy Medical Unit
38Case Example 1: The Young Adult with Severe Asthma
137Case Example 2: The Emergency Department Nurse with Multiple Priorities
39Case Example 2: The Elderly Patient with Pneumonia
138Conflict Resolution
40Case Example 3: The Post-Surgical Patient with PE
139Case Example 3: The Interprofessional Team Conflict
41Oxygen Therapy Management
140Case Example 4: The Personality Conflict Between Colleagues
42Patient Education and Self-Management
141Case Example 5: The Hospital-Acquired Infection Reduction Project
43Chapter 7: Medical-Surgical Nursing III - Endocrine/Renal
142Case Example 6: The Medication Error Reduction Initiative
44Type 2 Diabetes Management
143Case Example 7: The Complex Discharge Planning Team
45Case Example 1: The Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Patient
144Case Example 8: The Chronic Pain Management Team
46Case Example 2: The Adolescent with DKA
145Case Example 9: The Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Legislation
47Case Example 3: The Elderly Patient with AKI
146Case Example 10: The Scope of Practice Expansion Initiative
48Fluid and Electrolyte Management
147Chapter 17: 50 Comprehensive Real-World Practice Cases
49Patient Education and Self-Management
148Case 1: The Diabetic Patient with Hypoglycemia
50Chapter 8: Pediatric Nursing
149Case 2: The Postoperative Patient with Wound Infection
51Bronchiolitis in Infants
150Case 3: The Elderly Patient with Pneumonia
52Case Example 1: The Infant with Severe Bronchiolitis
151Case 4: The Pediatric Patient with Asthma Exacerbation
53Case Example 2: The School-Age Child with New-Onset Diabetes
152Case 5: The Cardiac Patient with Chest Pain
54Case Example 3: The Toddler with Head Trauma
153Case 6: The Pregnant Woman with Preeclampsia
55Pediatric Medication Administration
154Case 7: The Stroke Patient with Aphasia
56Pediatric Assessment Techniques
155Case 8: The Trauma Patient with Multiple Injuries
57Chapter 9: Maternal-Newborn Nursing
156Case 9: The Mental Health Patient with Suicidal Ideation
58Normal Labor Progression
157Case 10: The Newborn with Jaundice
59Case Example 1: The First-Time Mother in Labor
158Case 11: The COPD Patient with Exacerbation
60Newborn Assessment
159Case 12: The Burn Patient with Fluid Loss
61Case Example 3: The Newborn with Respiratory Distress
160Case 13: The Septic Patient with Organ Dysfunction
62Neonatal Jaundice
161Case 15: The Allergic Reaction to Antibiotics
63High-Risk Pregnancy
162Case 16: The Dialysis Patient with Fluid Overload
64Breastfeeding Complications
163Case 17: The Postpartum Patient with Hemorrhage
65Discharge Planning
164Case 18: The Elderly Patient with Delirium
66Chapter 10: Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing
165Case 19: The Chemotherapy Patient with Neutropenia
67Depression Screening and Care
166Case 20: The Hypertensive Crisis Patient
68Case Example 1: The College Student with Major Depression
167Case 21: The Pediatric Febrile Seizure
69Anxiety Disorder Management
168Case 22: The Substance Withdrawal Patient
70Case Example 2: The Teenager with Suicidal Ideation
169Case 23: The Thyroid Storm Patient
71Bipolar Disorder Crisis
170Case 24: The Spinal Cord Injury Patient
72Schizophrenia Management
171Case 25: The Eating Disorder Patient with Electrolyte Imbalance
73Therapeutic Communication
172Case 26: The Acute Kidney Injury Patient
74Chapter 11: Gerontological Nursing
173Case 27: The Pressure Ulcer Development
75Polypharmacy Management
174Case 28: The Anemia Patient with Transfusion Reaction
76Case Example 1: The Elderly Man with Medication Complications
175Case 29: The Ventilator Patient with Pneumothorax
77Dementia Care Planning
176Case 30: The Diabetes Ketoacidosis Patient
78Case Example 2: The Elderly Woman with Recurrent Falls
177Case 31: The Liver Failure Patient with Hepatic Encephalopathy
79Case Example 3: The Elderly Man with End-Stage Heart Failure
178Case 32: The Pediatric Dehydration Case
80Functional Assessment
179Case 33: The Cardiac Tamponade Patient
81Pain Management
180Case 34: The Acute Pancreatitis Patient
82Chapter 12: Community Health Nursing
181Case 35: The Pulmonary Embolism Patient
83Home Health Assessment
182Case 36: The Overdose Patient with Respiratory Depression
84Case Example 1: The Elderly Woman with Complex Medical Needs
183Case 37: The Acute Myocardial Infarction Patient
85Communicable Disease Outbreak
184Case 38: The Hyperkalemia Patient
86Case Example 2: The School Foodborne Illness Outbreak
185Case 39: The Meningitis Patient
87Vulnerable Population Care
186Case 40: The Acute Psychosis Patient
88Case Example 3: The Homeless Population Health Initiative
187Case 41: The Acute Glaucoma Patient
89Disaster Response Scenario
188Case 42: The Bowel Obstruction Patient
90Occupational Health Nursing
189Case 43: The Anaphylaxis Patient
91Building Healthier Communities
190Case 44: The Acute Cholecystitis Patient
92Chapter 13: Critical Care Basics
191Case 45: The Acute Appendicitis Patient
93Septic Shock Management
192Case 46: The Acute Gout Attack Patient
94Case Example 1: The Post-Surgical Patient with Septic Shock
193Case 47: The Acute Urinary Retention Patient
95Case Example 2: The Elderly Woman with Urosepsis
194Case 48: The Acute Vertigo Patient
96Case Example 3: The Trauma Patient with Multi-Organ Failure
195Case 49: The Acute Diverticulitis Patient
97Hemodynamic Monitoring
196Case 50: The Acute Asthma Exacerbation Patient
98Case Example 4: The Heart Failure Patient with Cardiogenic Shock
197References
99Case Example 5: The Telemetry Patient with Ventricular Fibrillation
