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-- New chapters on pain/pain management, sleep/sensory alterations, and critical care of the elderly patient -- Many tables, schematic figures, charts, boxes, and other pedagogical devices enhance usability by undergraduate students -- 20 short "nursing research" boxes help students apply research findings to clinical practice -- Features 56 comprehensive care plans -- 30 case studies with either sample care plans or sample critical pathways aid the student in applying the nursing process in the clinical setting -- Presents a full unit on trauma and emergencies -- Addresses major issues such as human-machine interfacing, patient and family education, and legal and ethical issues -- Includes features such as bibliographies, a glossary, a list of abbreviations used in critical care nursing, a table of normal laboratory values, and chapter outlines and objectives