Medical-surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems : study guide / prepared by Patricia Graber O'Brien ; Sharon L. Lewis ; Margaret McLean Heitkemper

Previous edition: 2001

Includes bibliographical references and index

Section 1: Concepts in nursing practice -- Nursing practice today -- Health disparities -- Culturally competent care -- Health history and physical examination -- Patient and family teaching -- Older adults -- Community-based nursing and home care -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Stress and stress management -- Pain -- End-of-life and palliative care -- Addictive behaviors -- Section 2: Pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease -- Inflammation and wound healing -- Genetics, altered immune responses, and transplantation -- Infection and human immunodeficiency virus infection -- Cancer -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances -- Section 3: Perioperative care -- Nursing management : preoperative care -- Nursing management : intraoperative care -- Nursing management : postoperative care -- Section 4: 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 5: Problems of oxygenation : ventilation -- Nursing assessment : respiratory system -- Nursing management : upper respiratory problems -- Nursing management : lower respiratory problems -- Nursing management : obstructive pulmonary disease -- Section 6: Problems of oxygenation : transport -- Nursing assessment : hematologic system -- Nursing management : hematologic problems

Section 7: 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 8: 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 9: Problems of urinary function -- Nursing assessment : urinary system -- Nursing management : renal and urologic problems -- Nursing management : acute renal failure and chronic kidney disease -- Section 10: Problems related to regulatory and reproductive mechanisms -- Nursing assessment : endocrine system -- Nursing management : diabetes mellitus -- Nursing management : endocrine problems -- Nursing management : reproductive system -- Nursing management : breast disorders -- Nursing management : sexually transmitted diseases -- Nursing management : female reproductive problems -- Nursing management : male reproductive problems -- Section 11: 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 : Alzheimer's disease and dementia -- Nursing management : peripheral nerve and spinal cord problems -- Nursing management : musculoskeletal system -- Nursing management : musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic surgery -- Nursing management : musculoskeletal problems -- Nursing management : arthritis and connective tissue disease -- Section 12: Nursing care in specialized settings -- Nursing management : critical care -- Nursing management : shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Nursing management : respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Nursing management : emergency and disaster nursing -- Answer to worksheets