There are three sections to this book: Basic Nursing, Adult Health Nursing, and Maternal/Child Health Nursing. In addition, each of these three sections will be published as a separate book. The book begins with Student Nurse Skills for Success which has been expanded to include information on transition to employee, applying for a job, resume' writing with examples. Important changes in health care are covered, such as the shift to the practice of hand hygiene (explained as covering hand-washing with soap and water, and hand cleansing with an alcohol-based hand rub). The Nursing Process and Documentation chapters have been combined into one chapter to show how they are interrelated. HIPAA has been included as have West Nile Virus, SARS, and bio-terrorism. The Adult Health Nursing section is written following the Nursing Process format. The clinical chapters have been revised to include Nursing Management sections for each disorder, emphasizing the nurse