TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cooper, Kim D.
AU  - Linton, Adrianne Dill
TI  - Virtual clinical excursions - medical-surgical for Linton: introduction to Medical-surgical nursing 
SN  - 9781416044604
AV  - WY 18.2 P866v 2006 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - St. Louis, Missouri
PB  - Saunders/Elsevier
KW  - Nursing
N1  - Content


Unit I Patient Care Concepts 
1. The Health Care System 
2. Nursing in Varied Patient Care Settings 
3. Legal and Ethical Considerations 
4. The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse 
5. The Nurse-Patient Relationship 
6. Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care
7. The Nurse and the Family 
8. Health and Illness 
9. Nutrition 
10. Developmental Processes 
11. The Older Patient 
12. The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking 
Unit II Pysiologic Responses to Illness 
13. Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity 
14. Fluid and Electrolytes 
15. Pain Management 
Unit III Acute Care 
16. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management 
17. Surgical Care 
18. Intravenous Therapy 
19. Shock Unit IV Long-Term Care and Home Health Care 
20. Falls 
21. Immobility 
22. Delirium and Dementia 
23. Incontinence 
24. Loss, Death, and End-of-Life Care 
Unit V Cancer 
25. The Patient with Cancer 
26. The Patient with an Ostomy 
Unit VI Neurologic Disorders 
27. Neurologic Disorders 
28. Cerebrovascular Accident 
29. Spinal Cord Injury 
Unit VII Respiratory Disorders 
30. Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract: Nose, Sinuses, Throat 
31. Acute Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract 
32. Chronic Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract 
Unit VIII Hematologic and Immunologic disorders 
33. Hematologic Disorders 
34. Immunologic Disorders 
35. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 
Unit IX Cardiovascular Disorders 
36. Cardiac Disorders 
37. Vascular Disorders 
38. Hypertension
Unit X Digestive Disorders 
39. Disorders of the Upper Digestive Tract 
40. Disasters of the Lower Digestive Tract 
41. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders
Unit XI Urologic Disorders 
42. Urologic Disorders 
Unit XII Musculoskeletal Disorders 
43. Connective Tissue Disorders 
44. Fractures
45. Amputations 
Unit XIII Endocrine Disorders 
46. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders 
47. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders 
48. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia 
Unit XIV Reproductive Disorders 
49. Female Reproductive Disorders 
50. Male Reproductive Disorders 
51. Sexually Transmitted Infections 
Unit XV Integumentary Disorders 
52. Skin Disorders Unit XVI Disorders of the Eyes and Ears 
53. Eye and Vision Disorders 
54. Ear and Hearing Disorders 
Unit XVII Mental Health and Illness 
55. Psychologic Responses to Illness 
56. Psychiatric Disorders 
57. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders


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