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Introduction to medical-surgical nursing / Adrianne Dill Linton.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Philadelphia : Elsevier Saunders, c2003.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xxvi, (various pagings) : ill. (some col) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780721695273
  • 0721695272
Other title:
  • Medical-surgical nursing
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • WY 150 L761i 2003
Contents:
Contents Unit one: Patient care concepts 1.The Health care system 2.Patient care settings 3.The Leadership role of the licensed practical nurse 4.The Nurse-patient relationship 5.Cultural aspects of nursing care 6.The Nurse and the family 7.Health and illness 8.Nutrition 9.Developmental processes 10.The Older patient 11. The Nursing process and critical thinking Unit two: Physiologic responses to illness 12.Inflammation, infection, and immunity 13.Fluid and electrolytes 14. Pain management Unit three: Acute care 15.First aid and emergency care 16.Surgical care 17.Intravenous therapy 18.Shock Unit four: Long-term care and home health care 19.Falls 20.Immobility 21.Confusion 22.Incontinence 23.Loss, death, and end-of-life care Unit five: Cancer 24.The Patient with cancer 25.Ostomy patient Unit six: Neurologic disorders 26.Neurologic disorders 27.Cerebrovascular accident 28.Spinal cord injury Unit seven: Respiratory disorders 29.Acute respiratory disorders 30.Chronic respiratory disorders Unit eight: Hematologic and immunologic disorders 31.Hematologic disorders 32. Immunologic disorders Unit nine: Cardiovascular disorders 33.Cardiac disorders 34.Vascular disorders 35.Hypertension Unit ten: Digestive disorders 36.Digestive tract disorders 37.Disorders of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas Unit eleven: Urologic disorders 38. Urologic disorders Unit twelve: Musculoskeletal disorders 39.Connective tissue disorders 40.Fractures 41.Amputations Unit thirteen: Endocrine disorders 42.Pituitary and adrenal disorders 43.Thyroid and parathyroid disorders 44.Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia Unit fourteen: Reproductive disorders 45.Female reproductive disorders 46.Male reproductive disorders 47.Sexually transmitted diseases Unit fifteen: Integumentary disorders 48.Skin disorders Unit sixteen: Disorders of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat 49.Eye and vision disorders 50.Ear and hearing disorders 51.Nose, sinus, and throat disorders Unit seventeen: Mental health and illness 52.Psychological responses to illness 53.Psychiatric disorders 54.Substance-related disorders
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Unit one: Patient care concepts
1.The Health care system
2.Patient care settings
3.The Leadership role of the licensed practical nurse
4.The Nurse-patient relationship
5.Cultural aspects of nursing care
6.The Nurse and the family
7.Health and illness
8.Nutrition
9.Developmental processes
10.The Older patient
11. The Nursing process and critical thinking

Unit two: Physiologic responses to illness
12.Inflammation, infection, and immunity
13.Fluid and electrolytes
14. Pain management

Unit three: Acute care
15.First aid and emergency care
16.Surgical care
17.Intravenous therapy
18.Shock

Unit four: Long-term care and home health care
19.Falls
20.Immobility
21.Confusion
22.Incontinence
23.Loss, death, and end-of-life care

Unit five: Cancer
24.The Patient with cancer
25.Ostomy patient

Unit six: Neurologic disorders
26.Neurologic disorders
27.Cerebrovascular accident
28.Spinal cord injury

Unit seven: Respiratory disorders
29.Acute respiratory disorders
30.Chronic respiratory disorders

Unit eight: Hematologic and immunologic disorders
31.Hematologic disorders
32. Immunologic disorders

Unit nine: Cardiovascular disorders
33.Cardiac disorders
34.Vascular disorders
35.Hypertension

Unit ten: Digestive disorders
36.Digestive tract disorders
37.Disorders of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

Unit eleven: Urologic disorders
38. Urologic disorders

Unit twelve: Musculoskeletal disorders
39.Connective tissue disorders
40.Fractures
41.Amputations

Unit thirteen: Endocrine disorders
42.Pituitary and adrenal disorders
43.Thyroid and parathyroid disorders
44.Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia

Unit fourteen: Reproductive disorders
45.Female reproductive disorders
46.Male reproductive disorders
47.Sexually transmitted diseases

Unit fifteen: Integumentary disorders
48.Skin disorders

Unit sixteen: Disorders of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat
49.Eye and vision disorders
50.Ear and hearing disorders
51.Nose, sinus, and throat disorders

Unit seventeen: Mental health and illness
52.Psychological responses to illness
53.Psychiatric disorders
54.Substance-related disorders

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