Medical-Surgical Nursing

Sharon L. Lewis, RN, PhD, FAAN Linda Bucher, RN, PhD, CEN, CNE Margaret M. Heitkemper, RN, PhD, FAAN Shannon Ruff Dirksen, RN, PhD

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 Appendixes A: Laboratory Values B: Answer Key to Review Questions