This new text covers the nursing care of medical-surgical patients LPN/LVN nurses need to know to practice. Organized by body systems, each unit is dividedinto two primary chaptersan interview chapter and a disorders chapter. Includes the latest content on emergency and disaster management, including bioterrorism, trauma, and shock, plus an entire unit on mental health nursing. INDICE: Unit One: Medical-Surgical Nursing Settings, Roles, and Issues 1. Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients 2. Critical Thinking and Nursing ProcessUnit Two: Medical-Surgical Patient Care Problems 3. Fluid, Electrolytes, Acid-Base Balance, and Intravenous Therapy4. Care of Preoperative and IntraoperativeSurgical Patients5. Care of Postoperative Surgical Patients6. Infection Prevention and Control 7. Care of Patients with Pain 8. Care of Patients with Cancer9. Chronic Illness and RehabilitationUnit Three: Immune System 10. The Immuneand Lymphatic Systems11. Care of Patients with Immune and Lymphatic DisordersUnit Four: Respiratory System 12. The Respiratory System13. Care of Patients with Disorders of the Upper Respiratory System14. Care of Patients with Disorders of the Lower Respiratory SystemUnit Five: Hematological System 15. The Hematological System16. Care of Patients with Hematological DisordersUnit Six: Cardiovascular System 17. The Cardiovascular System18. Care of Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease and Hypertension19. Care of Patients with Cardiac Disorders20. Care of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac SurgeryUnitSeven: Neurological System 21. The Neurologic System22. Care of Patients withHead and Spinal Cord Injuries23. Care of Patients with Disorders of the Brain24. Care of Patients with Degenerative Neurologic Disorders Unit Eight: Sensory System 25. The Sensory System: Eye and Ear26. Care of Patients with Disorders of the Eyes and EarsUnit Nine: Gastrointestinal System 27. The Gastrointestinal System28. Care of Patients with Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal System29. Care of Patients with Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal System30. Care of Patients with Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and PancreasUnit Ten: Musculoskeletal System 31. The Musculoskeletal System32. Care of Patientswith Muculoskeletal and Connective Tissue DisordersUnit Eleven: Urinary System 33. The Urinary System34. Care of Patients with Disorders of the Urinary SystemUnit Twelve: Endocrine System 35. The Endocrine System36. Care of Patients with Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Disorders37. Care of Patients with Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Unit Thirteen: Reproductive System 38. Care of Women with Reproductive Disorders39. Care of Men with Reproductive Disorders40. Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted InfectionsUnit Fourteen: Integumentary System 41. The Integumentary System42. Care of Patients with Integumentary Disorders and BurnsUnit Fifteen: Emergency and Disaster Management 43. Care of Patients in Disasters or Bioterrorism Attack44. Care of Patients with Trauma or ShockUnit Sixteen: Mental Health Nursing of the Adult45. Care of Patients with Anxiety, Mood, and Eating Disorders46. Care of Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders47. Care of Patients with Cognitive Disorders48. Care of Patients with Thought and Personality DisordersAppendices
- ISBN: 978-1-4160-3223-6
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 1312
- Fecha Publicación: 11/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés