Study Guide for Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

Front Cover; Study Guide Linton Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Illustration Credits; Chapter 1. The Health Care System; Chapter 2. Nursing in Varied Patient Care Settings; Chapter 3. Legal and Ethica lConsiderations; Chapter 4. The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse; Chapter 5. The Nurse-Patient Relationship; Chapter 6. Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care; Chapter 7. The Nurse and the Family; Chapter 8. Health and Illness; Chapter 9. Nutrition; Chapter 10. Developmental Processes. Chapter 11. The Older PatientChapter 12. The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking; Chapter 13. Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity; Chapter 14. Fluid and Electrolytes; Chapter 15. Pain Management; Chapter 16. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management; Chapter 17. Surgical Care; Chapter 18. Intravenous Therapy; Chapter 19. Shock; Chapter 20. Falls; Chapter 21. Immobility; Chapter 22. Delirium and Dementia; Chapter 23. Incontinence; Chapter 24. Loss, Death, and End-of-Life Care; Chapter 25. The Patient with Cancer; Chapter 26. The Patient with an Ostomy. Chapter 27. Neurologic DisordersChapter 28. Cerebrovascular Accident; Chapter 29. Spinal Cord Injury; Chapter 30. Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract; Chapter 31. Acute Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract; Chapter 32. Chronic Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract; Chapter 33. Hematologic Disorders; Chapter 34. Immunologic Disorders; Chapter 35. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Chapter 36. Cardiac Disorders; Chapter 37. Vascular Disorders; Chapter 38. Hypertension; Chapter 39. Disorders of the Upper Digestive Tract. Chapter 40. Disorders of the Lower Digestive TractChapter 41. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas Disorders; Chapter 42. Urologic Disorders; Chapter 43. Connective Tissue Disorders; Chapter 44. Fractures; Chapter 45. Amputations; Chapter 46. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders; Chapter 47. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders; Chapter 48. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia; Chapter 49. Female Reproductive Disorders; Chapter 50. Male Reproductive Disorders; Chapter 51. Sexually Transmitted Infections; Chapter 52. Skin Disorders; Chapter 53. Eye and Vision Disorders; Chapter 54. Ear and Hearing Disorders. Chapter 55. Psychologic Responses to IllnessChapter 56. Psychiatric Disorders; Chapter 57. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders