Medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems / Sharon Mantik Lewis, Margaret McLean Heitkemper, Shannon Ruff Dirksen

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Section One: Concepts in Nursing Practice
1: Critical Thinking in the Nursing Process (NEW)
2: Culturally Competent Care
3: Health History and Physical Examination
4: Patient and Family Teaching
5: Older Adults
6: Community-Based Nursing and Home Care
7: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
8: Stress
9: Pain (NEW)
10: End-of-Life Care
11: Addictive Behaviors
Section Two: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Disease
12: Injury, Inflammation, and Healing
13: Genetics and Altered Immune Responses
14: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
15: Cancer 16: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
Section Three: Perioperative Care
17: Nursing Management: Preoperative Care
18: Nursing Management: Intraoperative Care
19: Nursing Management: Postoperative Care
Section Four: Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input
20: Nursing Assessment: Visual and Auditory Systems
21: Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems
22: Nursing Assessment: Integumentary System
23: Nursing Management: Integumentary Problems
24: Nursing Management: Burns
Section Five: Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation
25: Nursing Assessment: Respiratory System
26: Nursing Management: Upper Respiratory Problems
27: Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems
28: Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Section Six: Problems of Oxygenation: Transport
29: Nursing Assessment: Hematologic System
30: Nursing Management: Hematologic Problems
Section Seven: Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion
31: Nursing Assessment: Cardiovascular System
32: Nursing Management: Hypertension
33: Nursing Management: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome
34: Nursing Management: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
35: Nursing Management: Arrhythmias
36: Nursing Management: Inflammatory and Valvular Heart Diseases
37: Nursing Management: Vascular Disorders
Section Eight: Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination
38: Nursing Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
39: Nursing Management: Nutritional Problems
40: Nursing Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems
41: Nursing Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems
42: Nursing Management: Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas Problems
Section Nine: Problems of Urinary Function
43: Nursing Assessment: Urinary System
44: Nursing Management: Renal and Urologic Problems
45: Nursing Management: Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
Section Ten: Problems Related to Regulatory Mechanisms
46: Nursing Assessment: Endocrine System
47: Nursing Management: Diabetes
48: Nursing Management: Endocrine Problems
49: Nursing Assessment: Reproductive System
50: Nursing Management: Breast Disorders
51: Nursing Management: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
52: Nursing Management: Female Reproductive Problems
53: Nursing Management: Male Reproductive Problems
Section Eleven: Problems Related to Movement and Coordination
54: Nursing Assessment: Nervous System
55: Nursing Management: Acute Intracranial Problems
56: Nursing Management: Stroke
57: Nursing Management: Chronic Neurologic Problems (NEW)
58: Nursing Management: Alzheimers Disease and Dementia
59: Nursing Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems
60: Nursing Assessment: Musculoskeletal System (NEW)
61: Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
62: Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Problems
63: Nursing Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases
Section Twelve: Nursing Care in Specialized Settings
64: Nursing Management: Critical Care
65: Nursing Management: Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
66: Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
67: Nursing Management: Selected Emergency Situations