Part 1 Nursing process and practice: nursing practice and the nursing process; standards of care and legal issues; health promotion and preventative care; genetics and health applications. Part 2 Medical-surgical nursing: general health considerations -adult physical assessment, IV therapy, perioperative nursing, cancer nursing, care of the older adult; respiratory health -respiratory function and therapy, respiratory disorders; cardiovascular health - cardiovascular function and therapy, cardiac disorders, vascular disorders; neurological and sensory health - neurologic disorders, eye disorders, ear, nose and throat disorders; gastrointestinal and nutritional health -gastrointestinal disorders, hepatic, biliary and pancreatic disorders, nutritional problems; renal, genitourinary and reproductive health - renal and urinary disorders, gynaecologic disorders, breast conditions; metabolic and endocrine health -endocrine disorders, diabetes mellitus; haematologic health -haematologic disorders, transfusion therapy and bone marrow transplant; immunologic health - asthma and allergy problems, HIV disease and AIDS, connective tissue disorders, infectious diseases; musculoskeletal health - musculoskeletal disorders; integumentary health - dermatologic disorders, burns; emergency nursing - emergent conditions. Part 3 Maternity and neonatal nursing: maternal and foetal health; nursing management during labour and delivery; care of the mother and newborn during the postpartum period; complications of the childbearing experience. Part 4 Paediatric nursing: general practice considerations -paediatric growth and development, paediatric physical assessment, paediatric primary care, care of the sick or hospitalized child; paediatric health - paediatric respiratory disorders, paediatric cardiovascular disorders, paediatric neurologic disorders, paediatric eye and ear problems, paediatric gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders, paediatric renal and genitourinary disorders, paediatric metabolic and endocrine disorders, paediatric oncology, paediatric haematologic disorders, paediatric immunologic disorders, paediatric orthopaedic problems, paediatric integumentary disorders, developmental disorders. Part 5 Psychiatric nursing: problems of mental health; appendices.
