Medical-Surgical Nursing

Includes Index

Unit I Medical Surgical Nursing: 1. Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Medical-Surgical Practice Settings
Unit II Populations Receiving Medical-Surgical Care: 3. Medical-Surgical Patients: Individuals, Families, and Communities
Unit III Pathology Processess and Effects: 4. Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping
5. Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection
6. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
7. The Patient With Cancer
8. Pain
9. Shock
Unit IV: Special Problems of the Older Adult Patient
10. The Older Adult Patient
11. Falls
12. Immobility
13. Delirium and Dementia
14. Incontinence
Unit V: Therapeutics
15. Nutrition
16. Intravenous Therapy
17. Surgery
18. The Patient With an Ostomy
19. Pallative and Hospice Care
20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Unit VI: Neurologic System
21. Neurologic System Introduction
22. Neurologic Disorders
23. Cerebrovascular Accident
24. Spinal Cord Injury
Unit VII Respiratory System
25. Respiratory System Introduction
26. Upper Respiratory Disorders
27. Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
28. Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
Unit VIII Hematologic and Immunologic Systems
29. Hematologic System Introduction
30. Hematologic Disorders
31. Immunologic System Introduction
32. Immunologic Disorders
Unit XI Cardiovascular System
33. Cardiovascular System Introduction
34. Cardiac Disorders
35. Vascular Disorders
36. Hypertension
Unit X Digestive System
37. Digestive System Introduction
38. Upper Digestive Tract Disorders
39. Lower Digestive Tract Disorders
40. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders
Unit XI Urologic System
41. Urologic System Introduction
42. Urologic Disorders
Unit XII Musculoskeletal System
43. Musculoskeletal System Introduction
44. Connective Tissue Disorders
45. Fractures
46. Amputations
Unit XIII Endocrine System
47. Endocrine System Introduction
48. Pituitary And Adrenal Disorders
49. Thyroid And Parathyroid Disorders
50. Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
Unit XIV Reproductive Systems
51. Female Reproductive System Introduction
52. Female Reproductive Disorders
53. Male Reprodcutive System Introduction
54. Male Reproductive Disorders
55. Sexually Transmitted Infections
Unit XV Integumentary System
56. Integumentary System Introduction
57. Skin Disorders
Unit XVI Special Senses
58. Special Senses Introduction
59. Eye and Vision Disorders
60. Ear and Hearing Disorders
Unit XVII Medical-Surgical Patients With Psychiatric Disorders
61. Psychobiologic Disorders
62. Substance Abuse
Unit XVIII Nursing in Disasters and First Aid
63. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management

This book covers both medical-surgical and psychiatric mental health conditions and disorders while building on the fundamentals of nursing. This essential text focuses on nursing roles, settings, trends, body systems and their disorders, and emergency and disaster management