Contemporary medical-surgical nursing
By: [edited by] Rick Daniels, Laura John Nosek, Leslie H. Nicoll.
Contributors: Daniels, Rick, RN.; Nosek, Laura John.; Nicoll, Leslie H.
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781401837181
Subjects: Nursing; Surgical nursing; Nursing Care; Perioperative Nursing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [R1]-R42) and index.

First editor (Rick Daniels) affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.
Table of contents: title: Unit I: Nursing and the health care system.  The health care system and contemporary nursing; title: Clinical decision making and evidence-based practice; title: Health education and promotion; title: Culturally sensitive care; title: Legal and ethical aspects of health care; title: Nursing of adults across the life span; title: Palliative care; title: Unit II: Supportive patient care.  Health assessment; title: Genetics and the multiple determinants of health; title: Stress, coping, and adaptation; title: Inflammation and infection management; title: Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances; title: Infusion therapy; title: Complementary and alternative therapies; title: Cancer management; title: Pain management; title: Pharmacology : nursing management; title: Unit III: Settings for nursing care.  Health care agencies; title: Critical care; title: Unite IV: Perioperative patient care.  Preoperative nursing management; title: Intraoperative nursing management; title: Postoperative nursing management; title: Unit V: Alterations in cardiovascular and hematological function.  Assessment of cardiovascular and hematological function; title: Coronary artery dysfunction : nursing management; title: Heart failure and inflammatory dysfunction : nursing management; title: Arrhythmias : nursing management; title: Vascular dysfunction : nursing management; title: Hypertension : nursing management; title: Hematological dysfunction : nursing management; title: Unit VI: Alterations in respiratory function.  Assessment of respiratory function; title: Upper airway dysfunction : nursing management; title: Lower airway dysfunction : nursing management; title: Obstructive pulmonary disease : nursing management; title: Unit VII: Alterations in neurological function.  Assessment of neurological function; title: Dysfunction of the brain : nursing management; title: Dysfunction of the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system : nursing management; title: Degenerative neurological dysfunction : nursing management; title: Unit VIII: Alterations in sensory function.  Assessment of sensory function; title: Visual dysfunction : nursing management; title: Auditory dysfunction : nursing management; title: Unit IX: Alterations in immunological function.  Immunodeficiency and HIV infection/AIDS : nursing management; title: Allergic dysfunction : nursing management; title: Unit X: Alterations in integumentary function.  Assessment of integumentary function; title: Dermatological dysfunction : nursing management; title: Burns : nursing management; title: Unit XI: Alterations in gastrointestinal function.  Assessment of gastrointestinal function; title: Nutrition, malnutrition, and obesity : nursing management; title: Upper gastrointestinal tract dysfunction : nursing management; title: Lower gastrointestinal tract dysfunction : nursing management; title: Hepatic, biliary tract, and pancreatic dysfunction : nursing management; title: Unit XII: Alterations in renal function.  Assessment of renal function; title: Urinary dysfunction : nursing management; title: Renal dysfunction : nursing management; title: Unit XIII: Alterations in endocrine function.  Assessment of endocrine function; title: Endocrine dysfunction : nursing management; title: Diabetes mellitus : nursing management; title: Unit XIV: Alterations in musculoskeletal function.  Assessment of musculoskeletal function; title: Musculoskeletal dysfunction : nursing management; title: Musculoskeletal trauma : nursing management; title: Unit XV: Alterations in reproduction function.  Assessment of reproductive function; title: Female reproductive dysfunction : nursing management; title: Breast alterations : nursing management; title: Male reproduction dysfunction : nursing management; title: Unit XVI: Special considerations in medical and surgical nursing.  Multisystem failure; title: Mass casualty care.