Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing Workbook

by Hopper, Paula D.; Williams, Linda S.

• ISBN13: 9780803640696
• ISBN10: 0803640692
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Workbook
• Copyright: 2015-01-09
• Publisher: F A Davis Co

Summary

Think like a nurse! Prepare for classroom, clinical, and professional success. The Student Workbook is filled with activities and exercises to build the knowledge and skills you need to think critically and prepare for the real world of nursing care. Each chapter corresponds to the Text. Practice with critical-thinking exercises • basic matching and true/false tests • word scrambles • crossword puzzles • vocabulary review exercises • and NCLEX-PN®-style questions.

Table of Contents

I. Understanding Health Care Issues 1. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process 2. Evidence Based Practice - NEW! 3. Issues in Nursing Practice 4. Cultural Influences on Nursing Care 5. Complementary and Alternative Modalities II. Understanding Health and Illness 6. Nursing Care of Patients with Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances 7. Nursing Care of Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy 8. Nursing Care of Patients with Infections 9. Nursing Care of Patients in Shock 10. Nursing Care of Patients in Pain 11. Nursing Care of Patients with Cancer 12. Nursing Care of Patients Having Surgery 13. Nursing Care of Patients with Emergent Conditions and Disaster/Bioterrorism Response III. Understanding Life Span Influences on Health and Illness 14. Developing Considerations in the Nursing Care of Adults 15. Nursing Care of Older Adult Patients 16. Nursing Care of the Patient at Home 17. Nursing Care of Patients at the End of Life IV. Understanding the Immune System 18. Immune System Function, Assessment and Therapeutic Measures 19. Nursing Care of Patients with Immune Disorders 20. Nursing Care of Patients with HIV Disease and AIDS V. Understanding the Cardiovascular System 21. Cardiovascular System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures 22. Nursing Care of Patients with Hypertension 23. Nursing Care of Patients with Inflammatory and Infectious Cardiac or Venous Disorders 24. Nursing Care of Patients with Occlusive Cardiovascular Disorders 25. Nursing Care of Patients with Cardiac Dysrhythmias 26. Nursing Care of Patients with Heart Failure VI. Understanding the Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems 27. Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures 28. Nursing Care of Patients with Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Disorders VII. Understanding the Respiratory System 29. Respiratory System Function and Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures 30. Nursing Care of Patients with Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders 31. Nursing Care of Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders VIII. Understanding the Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatic Systems 32. Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Systems Function, Assessment and Therapeutic Measures 33. Nursing Care of Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders 34. Nursing Care of Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders 35. Nursing Care of Patients with Liver,Pancreatic, and Gallbladder Disorders IX. Understanding the Urinary System 36. Urinary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures 37. Nursing Care of Patients with Disorders of the Urinary System X. Understanding the Endocrine System 38. Endocrine System Function and Assessment 48. Nursing Care of Patients with Endocrine Disorders 40. Nursing Care of Patients with Disorders of the Endocrine Pancreas XI. Understanding the Genitourinary and Reproductive System 41. Genitourinary and Reproductive System Function and Assessment 42. Nursing Care of Women with Reproductive System Disorders 43. Nursing Care of Male Patients with Genitourinary Disorders 44. Nursing Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases XII. Understanding the Musculoskeletal System 45. Musculoskeletal Function and Assessment 46. Nursing Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders XIII. Understanding the Neurological System 47. Neurologic System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures 48. Nursing Care of Patients with Central Nervous System Disorders 49. Nursing Care of Patients with Cerebrovascular Disorders 50. Nursing Care of Patients with Peripheral Nervous System Disorders XIV. Understanding the Sensory System 51. Sensory System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures: Vision And Hearing 52. Nursing Care of Patients with Sensory Disorders - Vision and Hearing XV. Understanding the Integumentary System 53. Integumentary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures 54. Nursing Care of Patients with Skin Disorders 55. Nursing Care of Patients with Burns XVI. Understanding Mental Health Care 56. Mental Health Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures 57. Nursing Care of Patients with Mental Health Disorders