FOR PRIMARY CARE: ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING- AN INTERPROFESSIONAL
APPROACH 5TH EDITION BY DUNPHY 2026
,Table of content
Unit 1 caring-ba se d nursing: the art
1. Primary care in the twenty-first century: a circle of caring
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2. Caring and the advanced practice nurse
3. Health promotion
4. The art of diagnosis and treatment
5. Evidence-base d practice
Unit 2 caring-ba se d nursing: the science
Section 1: neurologica l problems
6. Common neurological complaints
7. Seizure disorders
8. Degenerative disorders
9. Cerebrova sc ular accident (stroke)
10. Infectious and inflammatory neurologic al disorders
Section 2: skin problems
11. Common skin complaints
12. Parasitic skin infestations
13. Fungal skin infections
14. Bacterial skin infections
15. Viral skin infections
16. Dermatitis
17. Skin lesions
Section 3: eye problems
18. Common eye complaints
19. Lid and conjunctival pathology
20. Visual disturbances and impaired vision
Section 4: ear, nose, and throat problems
21. Common ear, nose, and throat complaints
22. Hearing and balance disorders
23. Inflammatory and infectious disorders of the ear
24. Inflammatory and infectious disorde rs of the nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat
25. Epistaxis
26. Temporoma ndibula r disorders
27. Dysphonia
Section 5: respiratory problems
28. Common respiratory complaints
29. Sleep apnea
30. Infectious respiratory disorders
31. Inflammatory respiratory disorders
32. Lung cancer
33. Smoking addiction
Section 6: cardiovasc ula r problems
34. Common cardiovasc ula r complaints
,35. Cardiac and associated risk disorders
36. Dysrhythmias and valvular disorders
37. Disorders of the vascular system
Section 7: abdominal problems
38. Common abdominal complaints
39. Infectious gastrointestinal disorders
40. Gastric and intestinal disorders
41. Gallbladde r and pancreatic disorders
42. Cirrhosis and liver failure
Section 8: renal problems
43. Common urinary complaints
44. Urinary tract disorders
45. Kidney and bladder disorders
Section 9: gender-relate d health problems
46. Common reproduc tive system complaints
47. Breast disorders
48. Vaginal, uterine, and ovarian disorders
49. Prostate disorders
50. Penile and testicular disorders
51. Sexually transmitted infections
Section 10: musculoskele tal problems
52. Common musculoskele tal complaints
53. Spinal disorders
54. Soft-tissue disorders
55. Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis
Section 11: endocrine and metabolic problems
56. Common endocrine a nd metabolic complaints
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57. Glandula r disorders
58. Diabetes mellitus
59. Metabolic disorders
Section 12: hematological and immunological problems
60. Common hematologic al and immunological complaints
61. Hematological disorders
62. Immunological disorders
63. Infectious disorders
Section 13: psychosocial problems
64. Common psychosocial complaints
65. Substance use disorders
66. Schizophre nia spectrum disorders
67. Mood disorders
68. Anxiety, stress, and trauma-rela te d disorders
69. Obsessive -c ompulsive disorders
70. Behavioral disorders related to physical/physiologic al disturbances
71. Neurode velopme ntal disorders
Section 14: urgent care problems
72. Common urgent ca re complaints
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, 73. Common injuries
74. Toxic exposures
75. Environme nta l exposures
Unit 3 caring-ba se d nursing: the practice
76. Sports physicals
77. Primary care of older adults
78. Palliative care and pain management
79. Ethical and legal issues of a caring-ba se d practice
80. The business of advanced practice nursing
81. The 15-minute hour: practical approache s to behavioral health for primary care
82. Putting caring into practice: caring for self