Acid-base balance -- Cellular regulation -- Comfort -- Digestion -- Elimination -- Fluids and electrolytes -- Health, wellness, and illness -- Immunity -- Infection -- Inflammation -- Intracranial regulation -- Metabolism -- Mobility -- Nutrition -- Oxygenation -- Perfusion -- Perioperative care -- Sensory perception -- Sexuality -- Thermoregulation -- Tissue integrity.

This concept-based, student-centered text will help nurses master the essential biophysical concepts of nursing, and apply critical thinking to deepen and extend this knowledge throughout their nursing careers. Concept-based approach helps students synthesize today's most important nursing concepts, and extend their knowledge as new evidence and standards of practice arise: Replaces rote memorization with a deeper understanding of the most crucial concepts, supported with exceptionally relevant and useful examples, and the critical thinking skills needed to extend them. Up-to-date, thorough coverage of the 21 most crucial biophysical concepts every nurse should understand: Shows how core concepts recur throughout multiple body systems and alterations, providing a foundation for students to extend their learning throughout their careers. Multiple pedagogical features to promote more effective learning: State-of-the-art teaching features make key concepts more accessible and intuitively understandable.