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9780131713086

Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care, Single Volume

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  • ISBN13:

    9780131713086

  • ISBN10:

    0131713086

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

This book is the Single volume ofMedical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care and is a clear presentation of patient care, with its consistent format and narrative text, boxes, tables, graphics, and photographs. This book is built around functional health patterns, a framework used by many schools of nursing. With a focus on developing decision-making skills, this book encourages readers to think critically, thoughtfully, and realistically through an abundance of case studies and examples. Because nursing care is organized around prioritized diagnoses with interventions and rationales, readers quickly understand the rationale of each action. An excellent reference for surgical nurses and others in the field of medicine and nursing.

Table of Contents

Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice
Dimension of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Health and Illness in the Adult Client
Community-Based and Home Care of the Adult Client
Alterations in Patterns of Health
Nursing Care of Clients Having Surgery
Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Loss, Grief, and Death
Nursing Care of Clients with Problems of Substance Abuse
Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Disasters
Pathophysiology and Patterns of Health
Genetic Implications of Adult Health
Nursing Care of Clients in Pain
Nursing Care of Clients with Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Trauma and Shock
Nursing Care of Clients with Infections
Nursing Care of Clients with Altered Immunity
Nursing Care of Clients with Cancer
Nutritional- Metabolic Patterns
Responses to Altered Integumentary Structure and Function
Assessing Clients with Integumentary Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Integumentary Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Burns
Responses to Altered Endocrine Function
Assessing Clients with Endocrine Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Endocrine Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus
Responses to Altered Nutrition
Assessing Clients with Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Nutritional Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Gastric Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Gallbladder, Liver, and Pancreatic Disorders
Elimination Patterns
Responses to Altered Bowel Elimination
Assessing Clients with Bowel Elimination Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Bowel Disorders
Responses to Altered Urinary Elimination
Assessing Clients with Urinary Elimination Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Urinary Tract Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Kidney Disorders
Activity-Exercise Patterns
Responses to Altered Cardiac Function
Assessing Clients with Cardiac Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Coronary Heart Disease
Nursing Care of Clients with Cardiac Disorders
Responses to Altered Peripheral Tissue Perfusion
Assessing Clients with Hematologic, Peripheral Vascular, and Lymphatic Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Hematologic Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic Disorders
Responses to Altered Respiratory Function
Assessing Clients with Respiratory Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Upper Respiratory Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Ventilation Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Gas Exchange Disorders
Responses to Altered Musculoskeletal Function
Assessing Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Cognitive-Perceptual Patterns
Responses to Altered Neurologic Function
Assessing Clients with Neurologic Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Cerebrovascular and Spinal Cord Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Intracranial Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Neurologic Disorders
Responses to Altered Visual and Auditory Function
Assessing Clients with Eye or Ear Disorders
Nursing Care of Clients with Eye and Ear Disorders
Sexuality-Reproductive Patterns
Responses to Altered Reproductive Function
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