Medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems / Sharon L. Lewis, Shannon Ruff Dirksen, Margaret McLean Heitkemper, Linda Bucher, Mariann M. Harding.

Preceded by: Medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems / Sharon L. Lewis ... [et al.]. 8th ed. c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
SECTION 1: Concepts in nursing practice
1. Professional nursing practice --
2. Health disparities and culturally competent care --
3. Health history and physical examination --
4. Patient and caregiver teaching --
5. Chronic illness and older adults --
6. Complementary and alternative therapies --
7. Stress and stress management --
8. Sleep and sleep disorders --
9. Pain --
10. Palliative care at end of life --
11. Substance abuse --
SECTION 2: Pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease
12. Inflammation and wound healing --
13. Genetics and genomics --
14. Altered immune responses and transplantation --
15. Infection and human immunodeficiency virus infection --
16. Cancer --
17.Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances --
SECTION 3:Perioperative care
18. Nursing management preoperative care --
19. Nursing management intraoperative care --
20. Nursing management postoperative care --
SECTION 4: Problems related to altered sensory input
21. Nursing assessment visual and auditory systems --
22. Nursing management visual and auditory problems --
23. Nursing assessment integumentary system --
24. Nursing management integumentary problems --
25. Nursing management burns --
SECTION 5: Problems of oxygenation:Ventilation
26. Nursing assessment respiratory system --
27. Nursing management upper respiratory problems --
28. Nursing management lower respiratory problems --
29. Nursing management obstructive pulmonary diseases --
SECTION 6: Problems of oxygenation: Transport
30. Nursing assessment hematologic system --
31. Nursing management hematologic problems --
SECTION 7: Problems of oxygenation: Perfusion
32. Nursing assessment cardiovascular system --
33. Nursing management hypertension --
34. Nursing management coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome --
35. Nursing management heart failure --
36. Nursing management dysrhythmias --
37. Nursing management inflammatory and structural heart disorders --
38. Nursing management vascular disorders --
SECTION 8: Problems of ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination
39. Nursing assessment gastrointestinal system --
40. Nursing management nutritional problems --
41. Nursing management obesity --
42. Nursing management upper gastrointestinal problems --
43. Nursing management lower gastrointestinal problems --
44. Nursing management liver, pancreas, and biliary tract problems --
SECTION 9: Problems of urinary function
45. Nursing assessment urinary system --
46. Nursing management renal and urologic problems --
47. Nursing management acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease --
SECTION 10: Problems related to regulatory and reproductive mechanisms
48. Nursing assessment endocrine system --
49. Nursing management diabetes mellitus --
50. Nursing management endocrine problems --
51. Nursing assessment reproductive system --
52. Nursing management breast disorders --
53. Nursing management sexually transmitted diseases --
54. Nursing management female reproductive problems --
55. Nursing management male reproductive problems --
SECTION 11: Problems related to movement and coordination
56. Nursing assessment nervous system --
57. Nursing management acute intracranial problems --
58. Nursing management stroke --
59. Nursing management chronic neurologic problems --
60. Nursing management alzheimer's disease and dementia --
61. Nursing management peripheral nerve and spinal cord problems --
62. Nursing assessment musculoskeletal system --
63. Nursing management musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic surgery --
64. Nursing management musculoskeletal problems --
65. Nursing management arthritis and connective tissue diseases --
SECTION 12: Nursing care in critical care settings
66. Nursing management critical care --
67. Nursing management shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome --
68. Nursing management respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome --
69. Nursing management emergency, terrorism, and disaster nursing.

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