Medical-Surgical Nursing

by Black, Joyce M.

• ISBN13: 9781416036418
• ISBN10: 1416036415
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-28
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co

Summary

Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management for Positive Outcomes, 8th Edition takes you from basic to advanced medical-surgical nursing with an enhanced multimedia package that makes it easier to learn and apply concepts. This text provides a reliable foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions. The roles of various healthcare professionals in managing each disorder and are clearly outlined, and evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines are integrated throughout the text. UNIQUE! Evidence-Based Practice icons identify statements based on primary research or standardized guidelines and teach you to base your practice on solid research evidence. Translating Evidence into Practice boxes present a topic in the form of a clinical question and summarize the conclusions of 4-5 research articles, encouraging you to judge the research for yourself and consider how it relates to the nursing setting. Care Plans highlight nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, and evaluation to help you prioritize tasks and determine the appropriate treatment. Thinking Critically questions at the end of each nursing care chapter pose short, typical client scenarios followed by questions about what actions to take to test your critical thinking skills. Concept Maps illustrate the links among pathophysiological processes, clinical manifestations, medical treatment, and nursing interventions. Integrating Pharmacology boxes help you understand how medications can be used for disease management by exploring common classifications of routinely used medications. Bridge to Critical Care and Bridge to Home Health Care boxes introduce you to critical care and home health nursing by connecting these related specialties to medical-surgical nursing. Feature boxes highlight issues in Critical Monitoring, Management and Delegation, Genetics, Terrorism, Community-Based Practice, and Physical Assessment in the Healthy Adult. UNIQUE! Completely revised and newly illustrated chapter on structural cardiac disorders provides the latest information on the expected outcomes of transplantation and the related nursing care. UNIQUE! Chapter on management of clients with integumentary disorders includes author Joyce Blacks cutting-edge research on pressure ulcers. Chapter on critical thinking helps you to establish a foundation for high-level nursing care. Expanded infectious diseases chapter includes vital content on bioterrorism. Revised health assessment chapter introduces the assessment format used throughout the text. NIC and NOC labels incorporated throughout in the Nursing Care Plans demonstrate the application of these standardized nursing taxonomies to everyday clinical practice. UNIQUE! Integrating Diagnostic Studies boxes in every assessment chapter provide examples of laboratory and imaging studies that may be ordered during the course of a clients illness. Safety Alert icons identify common hospital emergencies and The Joint Commissions patient safety goals and sentinel events to help you keep your patients safe.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Practice

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Health Assessment

Critical Thinking

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Health Care Delivery Systems

Ambulatory Health Care

Acute Health Care

Critical Care

Home Health Care

Long-Term Care

Rehabilitation

Foundations of Medical-Surgical Nursing Anatomy and Physiology Review: Body Fluid Compartments and Cellular Function

Clients with Fluid Imbalances

Clients with Electrolyte Imbalances

Acid-Base Balance

Clients Having Surgery

Physiologic Foundations Anatomy and Physiology Review: Physiologic Genomics

Perspectives in Genetics

Perspectives in Oncology

Clients with Cancer

Clients with Wounds

Perspectives on Infectious Disease and Bioterrorism

Psychosocial Foundations Anatomy and Physiology Review: Arousal, Pain, and Conscious Awareness

Clients with Pain

Perspectives in Palliative Care

Clients with Sleep and Rest Disorders and Fatigue

Clients with Psychosocial and Mental Health Concerns

Clients with Substance Abuse Disorders

Musculoskeletal Disorders Anatomy and Physiology Review: The Musculoskeletal System

Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System

Management of Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders

Management of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma or Overuse

Nutritional Disorders Anatomy and Physiology Review: The Nutritional (Gastrointestinal) System

Assessment of Nutrition and the Digestive System

Management of Clients with Malnutrition

Management of Clients with Ingestive Disorders

Management of Clients with Digestive Disorders

Elimination Disorders Anatomy and Physiology Review: The Elimination Systems

Assessment of Elimination

Management of Clients with Intestinal Disorders

Management of Clients with Urinary Disorders

Management of Clients with Renal Disorders

Management of Clients with Renal Failure

Sexuality and Reproductive Disorders Anatomy and Physiology Review: The Reproductive Systems

Assessment of the Reproductive System

Management of Men with Reproductive Disorders

Management of Women with Reproductive Disorders

Management of Clients with Breast Disorders

Management of Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections

Metabolic Disorders Anatomy and Physiology Review: The Metabolic Systems

Assessment of the Endocrine and Metabolic Systems

Management of Clients with Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

Management of Clients with Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders

Management of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus

Management of Clients with Exocrine Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders

Management of Clients with Hepatic Disorders

Integumentary Disorders Anatomy and Physiology Review: The Integumentary System

Assessment of the Integumentary System

Management of Clients with Integumentary Disorders

Management of Clients with Burn Injury

Vascular Disorders Anatomy and Physiology Review: The Vascular System

Assessment of the Vascular System

Management of Clients with Hypertensive Disorders

Management of Clients with Vascular Disorders

Cardiac Disorders Anatomy and Physiology Review: The Heart

Assessment of the Cardiac System

Management of Clients with Structural Cardiac Disorders

Management of Clients with Functional Cardiac Disorders

Management of Clients with Dysrhythmias

Management of Clients with Myocardial Infarction

Oxygenation Dis

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