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Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing

Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing

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This 11th Edition of Timby and Smith’s best-selling text equips LPN/LVN students with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to provide safe and effective nursing care to todays medical-surgical clients.
Acclaimed for its highly visual and easy-to-understand presentation, this edition prepares you to manage client nursing care in todays changing healthcare environments and eases the transition from classroom to clinical practice.
  • Increase your understanding of the nursing process and its relationship to the client’s needs through new Nursing Concept Map visuals. Seehow the NCLEX-PN exam relates to chapter content through newIntegrated NCLEX-PN questions that appear in each chapter.
  • See how research relates to practice through Evidence-Based Practice boxes that include a Clinical Question, Evidence , and Nursing Implication s.
  • Fine tune your understanding of diseases, procedures, signs, symptoms, and normal vs. abnormal comparisons through dynamic visuals that replace text explanations when a picture better tells the story.
  • Enhance your understanding of how pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing care differ for the older population through updated Gerontologic Considerations displays.
  • Master the special considerations you need to remember when caring for clients who are receiving specific drugs through Pharmacologic Considerations displays .Handle the special nutritional needs of clients with certain types of conditions with
Nutrition Notes displays.Increase your understanding of important physiological or pathophysiological concepts by viewing Concepts in Action Animations on thePoint website.Increase your recall and practical assimilation of concepts with each chapter’s Stop, Think, and Respond exercises.Develop a solid understanding of nursing care with more than 30 Nursing Care Plans (with rationales) that address such issues as Alzheimers disease, cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes mellitus, modified radical mastectomy, and chronic renal failure.Prepare for your future career with Nursing Process sections in each clinical chapter that emphasize a nursing process approach to care and provide rationales in italics for all interventions.Learn the major categories of drugs used for common conditions with the book’s Drug Therapy Tables that list examples of generic and trade names, mechanisms of action, common side effects, and nursing considerations.Learn to perform specific nursing skills and manage client care using the Nursing Guidelines .
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Publication date
2013
Issue number
11
Cover
paperback
Pages count
1328
Dimensions (mm)
5403 x 7016
Weight (g)
1193311
  • UNIT 1
    Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
    1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare 
    2 Settings and Models for Nursing Care 
    3 The Nursing Process 
    4 Interviewing and Physical Assessment
    5 Legal and Ethical Issues 
    6 Leadership Roles and Management Functions 
    UNIT 2
    Client Care Concerns
    7 Nurse–Client Relationships
    8 Cultural Care Considerations 
    9 Complementary and Alternative Therapies 
    10 End-of-Life Care 
    UNIT 3
    Foundations of Medical-Surgical Nursing
    11 Pain Management 
    12 Infection  
    13 Intravenous Therapy  
    14 Perioperative Care  
    15 Disaster Situations  
    UNIT 4
    Caring for Clients with Multisystem Disorders
    16 Caring for Clients with Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances 
    17 Caring for Clients in Shock  
    18 Caring for Clients with Cancer  
    UNIT 5
    Caring for Clients with Respiratory Disorders
    19 Introduction to the Respiratory System  
    20 Caring for Clients with Upper Respiratory Disorders  
    21 Caring for Clients with Lower Respiratory Disorders  
    UNIT 6
    Caring for Clients with Cardiovascular Disorders
    22 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System  
    23 Caring for Clients with Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessels  
    24 Caring for Clients with Valvular Disorders of the Heart  
    25 Caring for Clients with Disorders of Coronary and Peripheral Blood Vessels  
    26 Caring for Clients with Cardiac Dysrhythmias  
    27 Caring for Clients with Hypertension  
    28 Caring for Clients with Heart Failure  
    29 Caring for Clients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery  
    UNIT 7
    Caring for Clients with Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Disorders
    30 Introduction to the Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems  
    31 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Hematopoietic System  
    32 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Lymphatic System  
    UNIT 8
    Caring for Clients with Immune Disorders
    33 Introduction to the Immune System  
    34 Caring for Clients with Immune-Mediated Disorders  
    35 Caring for Clients with HIV/AIDS
    UNIT 9
    Caring for Clients with Neurologic Disorders
     
    36 Introduction to the Nervous System  
    37 Caring for Clients with Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders  
    38 Caring for Clients with Cerebrovascular Disorders  
    39 Caring for Clients with Head and Spinal Cord Trauma  
    40 Caring for Clients with Neurologic Deficits  
    UNIT 10
    Caring for Clients with Sensory Disorders
    41 Introduction to the Sensory System  
    42 Caring for Clients with Eye Disorders  
    43 Caring for Clients with Ear Disorders  
    UNIT 11
    Caring for Clients with Gastrointestinal Disorders
    44 Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System and Accessory Structures  
    45 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract  
    46 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract  
    47 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, or Pancreas  
    48 Caring for Clients with Ostomies  
    UNIT 12
    Caring for Clients with Endocrine Disorders
    49 Introduction to the Endocrine System  
    50 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Endocrine System  
    51 Caring for Clients with Diabetes Mellitus  
    UNIT 13
    Caring for Clients with Breast and Reproductive Disorders
    52 Introduction to the Reproductive System  
    53 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Female Reproductive System  
    54 Caring for Clients with Breast Disorders  
    55 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Male Reproductive System  
    56 Caring for Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections  
    UNIT 14
    Caring for Clients with Urinary and Renal Disorders
    57 Introduction to the Urinary System  
    58 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Kidneys and Ureters  
    59 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Bladder and Urethra  

    UNIT 15
    Caring for Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
    60 Introduction to the Musculoskeletal System  
    61 Caring for Clients Requiring Orthopedic Treatment  
    62 Caring for Clients with Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injuries  
    63 Caring for Clients with Orthopedic and Connective Tissue Disorders  

    UNIT 16
    Caring for Clients with Integumentary Disorders
    64 Introduction to the Integumentary System  
    65 Caring for Clients with Skin, Hair, and Nail Disorders  
    66 Caring for Clients with Burns  
    UNIT 17
    Caring for Clients with Psychobiologic Disorders
    67 Interaction of Body and Mind  
    68 Caring for Clients with Anxiety Disorders  
    69 Caring for Clients with Mood Disorders  
    70 Caring for Clients with Eating Disorders  
    71 Caring for Clients with Chemical Dependence  
    72 Caring for Clients with Dementia and Thought Disorders  
     
    APPENDIX A Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms 
    APPENDIX B Laboratory Values 
    Glossary available on thePoint website
    References and Suggested Readings available on thePoint website
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