TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice in Canada 2 Cultural Competence and Health Equity in Care 3 Health History and Physical Examination 4 Patient and Caregiver Teaching 5 Chronic Illness 6 Community-Based Nursing and Home Care 7 Older Adults 8 Stress and Stress Management 9 Sleep and Sleep Disorders 10 Pain 11 Substance Use 12 Complementary and Alternative Therapies 13 Palliative Care at the End of Life Section Two – Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Disease 14 Inflammation and Wound Healing 15 Genetics 16 Altered Immune Response and Transplantation 17 Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 18 Cancer 19 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances Section Three – Perioperative Care 20 Nursing Management: Preoperative Care 21 Nursing Management: Intraoperative Care 22 Nursing Management: Post-operative Care Section Four – Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input 23 Nursing Assessment: Visual and Auditory Systems 24 Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems 25 Nursing Assessment: Integumentary System 26 Nursing Management: Integumentary Problems 27