Table of Contents
PART 1. MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING PRACTICE.
Unit 1. Dimension of Medical-Surgical Nursing.
1. The Medical-Surgical Nurse. 2. The Adult Client in Health and
Illness. 3. Community and Home Care of the Adult Client. Unit 2.
Alterations in Patterns of Health.
4. Nursing Care of Clients in Pain. 5. Nursing Care of Clients with
Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance. 6.
Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Trauma and Shock. 7. Nursing
Care of Clients Having Surgery. 8. Nursing Care of Clients with
Infections. 9. Nursing Care of Clients with Altered Immunity. 10.
Nursing Care of Clients with Cancer. 11. Nursing Care of Clients
Experiencing Loss, Grief, and Death. 12. Nursing Care of Clients
with Problems of Substance Abuse.
PART 2. NUTRITIONAL-METABOLIC PATTERNS.
Unit 3. Responses to Altered Integumentary Structure and
Function.
13. Assessing Clients with Integumentary Disorders. 14. Nursing
Care of Clients with Integumentary Disorders. 15. Nursing Care of
Clients with Burns. Unit 4. Responses to Altered Endocrine
Function.
16. Assessing Clients with Endocrine Disorders. 17. Nursing Care of
Clients with Endocrine Disorders. 18. Nursing Care of Clients with
Diabetes Mellitus. Unit 5. Responses to Altered Nutrition.
Chapter 19. Assessing Clients with Nutritional and Gastrointestinal
Disorders. Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Clients with Nutritional
Disorders. Chapter 21. Nursing Care of Clients with Gastric
Disorders. Chapter 22. Nursing Care of Clients with Gallbladder,
Liver, and Pancreatic Disorders.
PART 3. ELIMINATION PATTERNS.
Unit 6. Responses to Altered Bowel Elimination.
23. Assessing Clients with Bowel Elimination Disorders. 24. Nursing
Care of Clients with Bowel Disorders. Unit 7. Responses to Altered
Urinary Elimination.
25. Assessing Clients with Urinary Elimination Disorders. 26.
Nursing Care of Clients with Urinary Tract Disorders. 27. Nursing
Care of Clients with Kidney Disorders.
PART 4. ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERNS
Unit 8. Responses to Altered Cardiac Function.
28. Assessing Clients with Cardiac Disorders. 29. Nursing Care of
Clients with Coronary Heart Disease. 30. Nursing Care of Clients
with Cardiac Disorders. Unit 9. Responses to Altered Peripheral
Tissue Perfusion.
31. Assessing Clients with Hematologic, Peripheral Vascular, and
Lymphatic Disorders. 32. Nursing Care of Clients with Hematologic
Disorders. 33. Nursing Care of Clients with Peripheral Vascular and
Lymphatic Disorders. Unit 10. Responses to Altered Respiratory
Function.
34. Assessing Clients with Respiratory Disorders. 35. Nursing Care
of Clients with Upper Respiratory Disorders. 36. Nursing Care of
Clients with Lower Respiratory Disorders. Unit 11. Responses to
Altered Musculoskeletal Function.
37. Assessing Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders. 38. Nursing
Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma. 39. Nursing Care of
Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders.
PART 5. COGNITIVE-PERCEPTUAL PATTERNS.
Unit 12 Responses to Altered Neurologic Function.
40. Assessing Clients with Neurologic Disorders. 41. Nursing Care
of Clients with Cerebrovascular and Spinal Cord Disorders. 42.
Nursing Care of Clients with Intracranial Disorders. 43. Nursing
Care of Clients with Neurologic Disorders. Unit 13. Responses to
Altered Visual and Auditory Function.
44. Assessing Clients with Eye or Ear Disorders. 45. Nursing Care
of Clients with Eye and Ear Disorders.
PART 6. SEXUALITY-REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS.
Unit 14. Responses to Altered Reproductive Function.
46. Assessing Clients with Reproductive Disorders. 47. Nursing Care
of Men with Reproductive Disorders. 48. Nursing Care of Women with
Reproductive Disorders. 49. Nursing Care of Clients with Sexually
Transmitted Infections.