Medical-surgical nursing : critical thinking in client care / Medical surgical nursing [edited by] Priscilla LeMone, Karen M. Burke. - 3rd ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall Health, c2004. - xlvi, 1632, 78 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice -- Dimensions of Medical-Surgical Nursing -- The Medical-Surgical Nurse -- The Adult Client in Health and Illness -- Community-Based and Home Care of the Adult Client -- Alterations in Patterns of Health -- Nursing Care of Clients in Pain -- Nursing Care of Clients with Altered Fluid, Electrolyte, or Acid-Base Balance -- Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Trauma and Shock -- Nursing Care of Clients Having Surgery -- Nursing Care of Clients with Infection -- Nursing Care of Clients with Altered Immunity -- Nursing Care of Clients with Cancer -- Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Loss, Grief, and Death -- Nursing Care of Clients with Problems of Substance Abuse -- Nutrition and Metabolic Patterns -- Responses to Altered Integumentary Structure and Function -- Assessing Clients with Integumentary Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Integumentary Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Burns -- Responses to Altered Endocrine Function -- Assessing Clients with Endocrine Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Endocrine Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus -- Responses to Altered Nutrition -- Assessing Clients with Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Nutritional Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Gallbladder, Liver, and Pancreatic Disorders -- Elimination Patterns -- Responses to Altered Bowel Elimination -- Assessing Clients with Bowel Elimination Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Bowel Disorders -- Responses to Altered Urinary Elimination -- Assessing Clients with Urinary System Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Urinary Tract Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Kidney Disorders -- Activity and Exercise Patterns -- Responses to Altered Cardiac Function -- Assessing Clients with Cardiac Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Coronary Heart Disease -- Nursing Care of Clients with Cardiac Disorders -- Responses to Altered Peripheral Tissue Perfusion -- Assessing Clients with Hematologic, Peripheral Vascular, and Lymphatic Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Hematologic Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic Disorders -- Responses to Altered Respiratory Function -- Assessing Clients with Respiratory Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Upper Respiratory Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Lower Respiratory Disorders -- Responses to Altered Musculoskeletal Function -- Assessing Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma -- Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders -- Cognitive and Perceptual Patterns -- Responses to Altered Neurologic Function -- Assessing Clients with Neurologic Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Cerebrovascular and Spinal Cord Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Intracranial Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Neurologic Disorders -- Responses to Altered Visual and Auditory Function -- Assessing Clients with Eye and Ear Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Eye and Ear Disorders -- Sexuality and Reproductive Patterns -- Responses to Altered Sexual and Reproductive Function -- Assessing Clients with Reproductive System Disorders -- Nursing Care of Men with Reproductive System Disorders -- Nursing Care of Women with Reproductive System Disorders -- Nursing Care of Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Standard Precautions -- 2003-2004 NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses -- Evaluate Your Response and Test Yourself Answers. Pt. 1. Unit 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Unit 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Pt. 2. Unit 3. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Unit 4. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Unit 5. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Pt. 3. Unit 6. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. Unit 7. Ch. 25. Ch. 26. Ch. 27. Pt. 4. Unit 8. Ch. 28. Ch. 29. Ch. 30. Unit 9. Ch. 31. Ch. 32. Ch. 33. Unit 10. Ch. 34. Ch. 35. Ch. 36. Unit 11. Ch. 37. Ch. 38. Ch. 39. Pt. 5. Unit 12. Ch. 40. Ch. 41. Ch. 42. Ch. 43. Unit 13. Ch. 44. Ch. 45. Pt. 6. Unit 14. Ch. 46. Ch. 47. Ch. 48. Ch. 49. App. A. App. B. App. C.


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Nursing.
Surgical nursing.
Critical thinking.
Nursing Process.
Nursing Care.
Patient Care Planning.
Perioperative Nursing.

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