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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