Study guide for medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems /: assessment and management of clinical problems. (©2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Medical-surgical nursing.
• Further Information: Note: Prepared by Susan A. Sandstrom, Sharon L. Lewis.
• Authors: Sandstrom, Susan A; Lewis, Sharon Mantik
• Contents: Section one : Concepts in nursing practice. Professional nursing practice -- Health disparities and culturally competent care -- Health history and physical examination -- Patient and caregiver teaching -- Chronic illness and older adults -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Stress and stress management -- Sleep and sleep disorders -- Pain -- Palliative care at end of life -- Substance abuse -- Section two : Pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease. Inflammation and wound healing -- Genetics and genomics -- Altered immune responses and transplantation -- Infection and human immunodeficiency virus infection -- Cancer -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances -- Section three : Perioperative care. Nursing management: preoperative care -- Nursing management: intraoperative care -- Nursing management: postoperative care -- -- Section four : Problems related to altered sensory input. Nursing assessment: visual and auditory systems -- Nursing management: visual and auditory problems -- Nursing assessment: integumentary system -- Nursing management: integumentary problems -- Nursing management: burns -- Section five : Problems of oxygenation: ventilation. Nursing assessment: respiratory system -- Nursing management: upper respiratory problems -- Nursing management: lower respiratory problems -- Nursing management: obstructive pulmonary diseases -- Section six : Problems of oxygenation: transport. Nursing assessment: hematologic system -- Nursing management: hematologic problems -- Section seven : Problems of oxygenation: perfusion. Nursing assessment: cardiovascular system -- Nursing management: hypertension -- Nursing management: coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome -- Nursing management: heart failure -- Nursing management: dysrhythmias -- Nursing management: inflammatory and structural heart disorders -- Nursing management: vascular disorders -- Section eight : Problems of ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination. Nursing assessment: gastrointestinal system -- Nursing management: nutritional problems -- Nursing management: obesity -- Nursing management: upper gastrointestinal problems -- Nursing management: lower gastrointestinal problems -- Nursing management: liver, pancreas, and biliary tract problems -- Section nine : Problems of urinary function. Nursing assessment: urinary system -- Nursing management: renal and urologic problems -- Nursing management: acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease -- Section ten : Problems related to regulatory and reproductive mechanisms. Nursing assessment: endocrine system -- Nursing management: diabetes mellitus -- Nursing management: endocrine problems -- Nursing assessment: reproductive system -- Nursing management: breast disorders -- Nursing management: sexually transmitted infections -- Nursing management: female reproductive problems -- Nursing management: male reproductive problems -- Section eleven : Problems related to movement and coordination. Nursing assessment: nervous system -- Nursing management: acute intracranial problems -- Nursing management: stroke -- Nursing management: chronic neurologic problems -- Nursing management: Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and delirium -- Nursing management: peripheral nerve and spinal cord problems -- Nursing assessment: musculoskeletal system -- Nursing management: musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic surgery -- Nursing management: musculoskeletal problems -- Nursing management: arthritis and connective tissue diseases -- Section twelve : Nursing care in critical care settings. Nursing management: critical care -- Nursing management: shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Nursing management: respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Nursing management: emergency, terrorism, and disaster nursing -- Answers to worksheets.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Mosby
• Publication Date: ©2014.; 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (480 pages)
• Subjects: 617.0231; Nursing; Surgical nursing; Nursing Process; Perioperative Nursing; Nursing; Surgical nursing; Examination Questions
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323290395; 0323290396
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