Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Health and society -- 2. People and health -- 3. The role of the nurse -- 4. Science and the art of nursing -- 5. Care implications of disorders of the nervous system -- 6. Care implications of disorders of the sensory organs -- 7. Care implications of disorders of learning -- 8. Care implications of disorders of mood, emotions and sleep -- 9. Care implications of disorders of thought and perception -- 10. Care implications of disorders of personality -- 11. Care implications of disorders of the locomotor system -- 12. Care implications of disorders of the cardiovascular system -- 13. Care implications of disorders of the respiratory system -- 14. Care implications of disorders of the blood and immune system -- 15. Care implications of disorders of the gastrointestinal system -- 16. Care implications of disorders of the endocrine system -- 17. Care implications of disorders of the genitourinary and reproductive systems.