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PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO HIGH-ACUITY NURSING
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1. High-Acuity Nursing
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2. Holistic Care of the Patient and Family
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3. Palliative and End-of-life Care
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4. The Older Adult High-Acuity Patient
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PART 2: THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT OF THE HIGH-ACUITY PATIENT
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5. Acute Pain Management
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6. Nutrition Support
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7. Mechanical Ventilation
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8. Basic Hemodynamic Monitoring
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9. Basic Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
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10. Complex Wound Management
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PART 3: PULMONARY
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11. Determinants and Assessment of Pulmonary Function
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12. Alterations in Pulmonary Function
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PART 4: CARDIOVASCULAR
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13. Determinants and Assessment of Cardiac Function
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14. Alterations in Cardiac Function
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15. Alterations in Myocardial Tissue Perfusion
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PART 5: NEUROLOGIC
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16. Determinants and Assessment of Cerebral Function
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17. Mentation and Sensory Motor Complications of Acute Illness
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18. Acute Stroke Injury
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19. Traumatic Brain Injury
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20. Acute Spinal Cord Injury
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PART 6: GASTROINTESTINAL
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21. Determinants and Assessment of Gastrointestinal Function
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22. Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
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23. Alterations in Liver Function
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24. Alterations in Pancreatic Function
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PART 7: FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES
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25. Determinants and Assessment of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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26. Alterations in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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27. Alterations in Kidney Function
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PART 8: HEMATOLOGIC
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28. Determinants and Assessment of Hematologic Function
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29. Alterations in Red Blood Cell Function and Hemostasis
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30. Alterations in White Blood Cell Function and Oncologic Emergencies
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PART 9: NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
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31. Determinants and Assessment of Nutrition and Metabolic Function
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32. Metabolic Response to Stress
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33. Diabetic Crises
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PART 10: MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION
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34. Determinants and Assessment of Oxygenation
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35. Multiple Trauma
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36. Acute Burn Injury
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37. Shock States
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38. Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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39. Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation