Focusing on adult patient care, Mosby's Clinical Nursing blends a traditional body system-disease approach with contemporary nursing practice. This unique and practical resource provides practicing nurses and nursing students with comprehensive nursing information for hundreds of diseases, including thorough descriptions of state-of-the art nursing care with nursing diagnoses and interventions, important related information on pathophysiology and medical treatments, and detailed information on diagnostic studies. The Patient Education/Continuum of Care Plan features interventions and guidance for discharge, home care and rehabilitation. Evaluation/Patient Outcome information directly related to each NIC classification concludes each nursing care discussion. Collaborative Interventions and Related Nursing Care discusses medical interventions and the nursing plan of care. Key information regarding emergency alerts, and healthy people 2010 prevention guidelines is prominently displayed throughout the chapters in Part II.