Medical Surgical Nursing

Part 1: the application of a problem-solving method of nursing management, Chris Game; psychosocial aspects of illness and hospitalization, Sunita McGowan; legal principles in the practice of medical-surgical nursing, Barbara Piesse; preoperative nursing management, Robyn Anderson; the nursing implications of anaesthesia, Chris Game; postoperative nursing management, Robyn Anderson; factors effecting wound union and healing, Chris Game; rehabilitation and habilitation, Mary Snell. Part 2: homeostasis - normal and disturbed, Michael Drake; the mechanisms of disease, Michael Drake; infection, shock and trauma, Michael Drake and Jenny Kidd; pain - its management and therapy, John Sullivan and Chris Game; human malignancy - the basis for treatment, John Sullivan et al; the process of ageing, R.B.Lefroy. Part 3: the nervous system, Jenny Kidd and Chris Game; the endocrine system, Jenny Kidd; the cardiovascular system, Chris Game; the respiratory system, Jenny Kidd; the haemopoietic system, Robyn Anderson; the liver, biliary system and pancreas, Mavis Matthews; the gastrointestinal system, Mavis Matthews; the urinary system, A.P.Barnett; the reproductive system, Helen Farrer; the breast, Dace Shugg and Peter Braithwaite; the musculoskeletal system, Robyn Anderson; the skin and autoimmune disorders, Chris Game. Appendices: sample nursing assessment form; postoperative nursing care plan - a design example.