Medical-Surgical Nursing

• Section One: Concepts in Nursing Practice

• Contemporary Nursing Practice

Health Disparities and Culturally Competent Care

Health History and Physical Examination

Patient and Caregiver Teaching

Chronic Illness and Older Adults

Community-Based Nursing and Home Care

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Stress and Stress Management

Sleep and Sleep Disorders NEW CHAPTER!

Pain

Palliative Care at End of Life

Addictive Behaviors

Section Two: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Disease

Inflammation and Would Healing

Genetics, Altered Immune Responses, and Transplantation

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 Diseases

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: Alzheimers 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 Specialized Settings

Nursing Management: Critical Care

Nursing Management: Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Nursing Management: Emergency, Terrorism, and Disaster Nursing

Appendixes:

   A.  Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support

   B.   Nursing Diagnoses

   C.   Laboratory Values