内容简介
Thisvaluableresourceisdesignedtoprovideafoundationforunderstandingmajorpathophysiologicalprocesses,appliedpharmacology,andrelatednursingimplications.Itincludesaholisticframeworkforassessingmajorhealthproblems,basedonfundamentalconceptsdrawnfrombiologicalandbehavioralsciences.Thebook'sengagingcasestudyapproachbuildsincomplexitywitheachchapter,illustratingapplicationsofpathophysiologyandpharmacologytonursingpractice.Contenthasbeenassembledbyacademicsandexpertclinicianswithinputfromphysiologists,pharmacists,medicalpractitionersandotherhealthprofessionals.Easy-to-followbodysystemorganizationexplorespathophysiologyconceptsrelatedtoeachsystem.Theclinicalcasestudyapproachfeaturingrealisticscenariosemphasizesapplicationofpathophysiologyandpharmacologyconceptsinnursingpractice.Eachchapterincludesquestionsandreflectivelearningexercisestoreinforceimportantconcepts.Aholisticframeworkispresentedasamethodforassessingmajorhealthproblems.Keyaspectsofbiologicalandbehavioralsciencesareintegratedintothechapters.
作者简介
EstherChang,RN,CM,Abpp(AdvNsg),DipNEdMEdAdminPhDFCN(NSW),Professor,SchoolofNursing,FamilyandCommunityHealth,UniversityofWesternSydney,NSW,Australia;andJohnDaly,RN,BA,BHSc(Nurs),MEd(Hons),PhD,FCN(NSW),FRCNA,ProfessorandHead,SchoolofNursing,FamilyandCommunityHealth,UniversityofWesternSydney,NSW,Australia