Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing
Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing
Editor/Author
Williams, Linda S. and Hopper, Paula D.
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: F.A.Davis Company
Single-User Purchase Price:
$99.95

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Not Available
ISBN: 978-0-80-364068-9
Category: Health & Medicine - Nursing
Image Count:
531
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Here's everything you need to know to care for adult medical-surgical patients and pass the NCLEX-PN. Easy-to-understand guidance helps you confidently grasp the principles, concepts, and skills essential for practice.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- UNIT ONE Understanding Health Care Issues
- Chapter 1 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process
- Chapter 2 Evidence-Based Practice
- Chapter 3 Issues in Nursing Practice
- Chapter 4 Cultural Influences on Nursing Care
- Chapter 5 Complementary and Alternative Modalities
- UNIT TWO Understanding Health and Illness
- Chapter 6 Nursing Care of Patients With Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
- Chapter 7 Nursing Care of Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy
- Chapter 8 Nursing Care of Patients With Infections
- Chapter 9 Nursing Care of Patients in Shock
- Chapter 10 Nursing Care of Patients in Pain
- Chapter 11 Nursing Care of Patients With Cancer
- Chapter 12 Nursing Care of Patients Having Surgery
- Chapter 13 Nursing Care of Patients With Emergent Conditions and Disaster/ Bioterrorism Response
- UNIT THREE Understanding Life Span Influences on Health and Illness
- Chapter 14 Developmental Considerations in the Nursing Care of Adults
- Chapter 15 Nursing Care of Older Adult Patients
- Chapter 16 Nursing Care of Patients at Home
- Chapter 17 Nursing Care of Patients at the End of Life
- UNIT FOUR Understanding the Immune System
- Chapter 18 Immune System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 19 Nursing Care of Patients With Immune Disorders
- Chapter 20 Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS
- UNIT FIVE Understanding the Cardiovascular System
- Chapter 21 Cardiovascular System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 22 Nursing Care of Patients With Hypertension
- Chapter 23 Nursing Care of Patients With Valvular, Inflammatory, and Infectious Cardiac or Venous Disorders
- Chapter 24 Nursing Care of Patients With Occlusive Cardiovascular Disorders
- Chapter 25 Nursing Care of Patients With Cardiac Dysrhythmias
- Chapter 26 Nursing Care of Patients With Heart Failure
- UNIT SIX Understanding the Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems
- Chapter 27 Hematologic and Lymphatic System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 28 Nursing Care of Patients With Hematologic and Lymphatic Disorders
- UNIT SEVEN Understanding the Respiratory System
- Chapter 29 Respiratory System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 30 Nursing Care of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
- Chapter 31 Nursing Care of Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
- UNIT EIGHT Understanding the Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatic Systems
- Chapter 32 Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Systems Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 33 Nursing Care of Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Chapter 34 Nursing Care of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Chapter 35 Nursing Care of Patients With Liver, Pancreatic, and Gallbladder Disorders
- UNIT NINE Understanding the Urinary System
- Chapter 36 Urinary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 37 Nursing Care of Patients With Disorders of the Urinary System
- UNIT TEN Understanding the Endocrine System
- Chapter 38 Endocrine System Function and Assessment
- Chapter 39 Nursing Care of Patients With Endocrine Disorders
- Chapter 40 Nursing Care of Patients With Disorders of the Endocrine Pancreas
- UNIT ELEVEN Understanding the Genitourinary and Reproductive System
- Chapter 41 Genitourinary and Reproductive System Function and Assessment
- Chapter 42 Nursing Care of Women With Reproductive System Disorders
- Chapter 43 Nursing Care of Male Patients With Genitourinary Disorders
- Chapter 44 Nursing Care of Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections
- UNIT TWELVE Understanding the Musculoskeletal System
- Chapter 45 Musculoskeletal Function and Assessment
- Chapter 46 Nursing Care of Patients With Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
- UNIT THIRTEEN Understanding the Neurologic System
- Chapter 47 Neurologic System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 48 Nursing Care of Patients With Central Nervous System Disorders
- Chapter 49 Nursing Care of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Chapter 50 Nursing Care of Patients With Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- UNIT FOURTEEN Understanding the Sensory System
- Chapter 51 Sensory System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures: Vision and Hearing
- Chapter 52 Nursing Care of Patients With Sensory Disorders: Vision and Hearing
- UNIT FIFTEEN Understanding the Integumentary System
- Chapter 53 Integumentary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 54 Nursing Care of Patients With Skin Disorders
- Chapter 55 Nursing Care of Patients With Burns
- UNIT SIXTEEN Understanding Mental Health Care
- Chapter 56 Mental Health Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
- Chapter 57 Nursing Care of Patients With Mental Health Disorders
- Appendix A Diagnostic Tests
- Appendix B Normal Adult Reference Laboratory Values
- Appendix C Answers to Review Questions
- Appendix D Medical Abbreviations
- Appendix E Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms
- Appendix F Glossary