本书是顺应新世纪医学发展之趋势，体现当代医学*新理念，为提高我国护理医学在国际护理界的地位、加强国内外护理人才的交流而编写的较完善的教材。
本书每课选文长度1，500词左右内容新颖、实用、完整，语言地道；每课均配有类型多样的练习。
本书适用于各类护理专业，尤其适用于有英语特色的中等以上学校的护理专业。

Unit 1 Roles and Functions of the Nurse
Unit 2 Nursing Diagnostic Process
Unit 3 Communication and the Nursing Process
Unit 4 Defenses Against Infection
Unit 5 Vital Signs
Unit 6 Blood Pressure
Unit 7 Physical Examination
Unit 8 Routes of Administration
Unit 9 Guidelines for Good Documentation and Reporting
Unit 10 Growth and Development
Unit 11 Application of Basic Needs Theory
Unit 12 Sexually Transmittde Diseases
Unit 13 Factors Affecting Sleep
Unit 14 Characteristics of Pan
Unit 15 Urinary System
Unit 16 Common Bowel Elimination Problems
Unit 17 Regulation of Body Movement
Unit 18 Substance Misuse,Abuse,and Dependence
Unit 19 Wound Healing
Unit 20 Admitting a Client to a Nursing Division
Appendix Glossary