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Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing
A Systems Approach
Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read overview of medical and surgical nursing, designed specifically to support all nursing students learning to care for the adult patient. Highly illustrated and with an easy-to-follow systems-based structure, it provides a thorough foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions.
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Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing is the ideal textbook to help students succeed on their adult nursing course.
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Anne-Marie Brady has been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education since 2000 and is currently an Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She completed a Masters in Nursing at Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts in 1999 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Health Sciences Education in 2001. Her particular areas of research and teaching interest is general nursing and healthcare management. She has considerable international nursing experience, having worked in the United Kingdom, United States of American and the Irish Republic.
Catherine McCabe qualified as a nurse in 1988 and has experience in surgical and emergency nursing. Following completion of a Bachelors Degree in Nursing Studies at University College Dublin in 1996, Catherine has been involved in developing and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes. In January 2001 she was awarded an MSc in Nursing by the University of Manchester and in February 2002 joined Trinity College, School of Nursing and Midwifery as a lecturer. She completed her PhD in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Margaret McCann is currently an Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and was previously employed as a lecturer in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Margaret obtained an MSc in Nursing from the University of Manchester and Royal College of Nursing in 2001. She has been involved in nurse education since 1996. Margaret's primary teaching and research interests lie in the area of urology and renal care.
Preface
List of contributors
Part 1: Common principles underlying medical and surgical nursing practice
1. Principles of nursing assessmentNaomi Elliott
2. Principles of drug administration Sue Jordan
3. Principles of intravenous therapy Lisa Dougherty
4. Principles of nutritional careCarolyn Best and Helen Hitchings
5. Principles of infection prevention and control Sile Creedon and Maura Smiddy
6. Principles of acute care for older peopleLouise Daly, Debbie Tolson and Anna Ayton
7. Principles of end of life careKevin Connaire
8. Principles of peri-operative nursingJoy O’Neill, Bernie Pennington and Adele Nightingale 9. Principles of high dependency nursingTina Day
10. Principles of emergency nursingValerie Small, Gabrielle Dunne and Catherine McCabe
Part 2: Adult medical and surgical nursing
11. Nursing care of conditions related to the skinZeena Moore and Julie Jordan O’Brien
12. Nursing care of conditions related to the respiratory systemAnne Marie Corroon and Geralyn Hynes
13. Nursing care of conditions related to the circulatory systemKate Olson and Tracey Bowden
14. Nursing care of conditions related to the digestive systemJoanne Cleary-Holdforth and Therese Leufer
15. Nursing care of conditions related to the urinary systemMargaret McCann, Ciara White and Louisa Fleure
16. Nursing care of conditions related to the endocrine systemDavid Chaney and Anna Clarke
17. Nursing care of conditions related to the neurological systemElaine Pierce and Mary E. Braine
18. Nursing care of conditions related to the immune systemMichael Coughlan and Mary Nevin
19. Nursing care of conditions related to haematological disordersMairead Ni Chonghaile and Laura O’Regan
20. Nursing care of conditions related to the musculoskeletal systemSonya Clarke and Julia Kneale
21. Nursing care of conditions related to the ear, nose, throat and eyeDympna Tuohy, Jane McCarthy, Carmel O’Sullivan and Niamh Hurley
22. Nursing care of conditions related to reproductive systemDebra Holloway and Louisa Fleure
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