Table of Contents Chapter 01 Health Care Delivery and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 2 Chapter 02 Community-Based Nursing Practice 13 Chapter 03 Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and the Nursing Process 24 Chapter 04 Health Education and Health Promotion 37 Chapter 05 Adult Health and Nutritional Assessment 48 Chapter 06 Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation 60 Chapter 07 Overview of Transcultural Nursing 72 Chapter 08 Overview of Genetics and Genomics in Nursing 84 Chapter 09 Chronic Ilness and Disability 96 Chapter 10 Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation 108 Chapter 11 Health Care of the Older Adult 119 Chapter 12 Pain Management 131 Chapter 13 Fluid and Electrolytes-Balance and Disturbance 143 Chapter 14 Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 155 Chapter 15 Oncology Nursing Management in Cancer Care 167 Chapter 16 End-of-Life Care 178 Chapter 17 Preoperative Nursing Management 189 Chapter 18 Intraoperative Nursing Management 201 Chapter 19 Postoperative Nursing Management 212 Chapter 20 Assessment of Respitory Function 224 Chapter 21 Respiratory Care Modalities 235 Chapter 22 Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders 246 Chapter 23 Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders 256 Chapter 24 Management of Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Disease 267 Chapter 25 Assessment of Cardiovascular Function 277 Chapter 26 Management of Patients Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems 287 Chapter 27 Management of Patients Wi