Introduction to medical-surgical nursing / Adrianne Dill Linton, Nancy K. Maebius.
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TextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : W. B. Saunders, 2002.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1200 p. : illISBN: - 9780721695273 (pbk.) :
- 0721695272(pbk.) :
- Introduction to nursing care of adults
- 610.73 LIN
- 610.73 21
- RT41 .L735 2002
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.73 LIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 126820 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.73 LIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 126821 |
Previous ed.: published as Introduction to nursing care of adults. 1999.
UNIT 1: PATIENT CARE CONCEPTS:- 1. The Health care system--2. Patient care settings--3. The leadership role of the Licensed practical nurse--4. The nurse-patient relationship--5. Cultural aspects of nursing care--6. The nurse and the family--7. Health and illness--8. Nutrition--9. Developmental processes--10. The older patient--11. The nursing process and critical thinking--UNIT 2: PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES TO ILLNESS:- 12. Inflammation, infection and immunity--13. Fluid and Electrolytes--14. Pain management--UNIT 3: ACUTE CARE:- 15. First aid and emergency care--16. Surgical care--17. Intravenous therapy--18. Shock--UNIT 4: LONG-TERM CARE AND HOME HEALTH CARE:- 19. Falls--20. Immobility--21. Confusion--22. Incontinence--23. Loss, death, and end-of-life care--UNIT 5: CANCER:- 24. The patient with cancer--25. The ostomy patient--UNIT 6: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS:- 26. Neurologic disorders--27. Cerebrovascular accident--28. Spinal cord injury--UNIT 7: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS:- 29. Acute Respiratory disorders--30. Chronic respiratory disorders--UNIT 8: HEMATOLOGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS:- 31. Hematologic disorders--32. Immunologic disorders--UNIT 9: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS:- 33. Cardiac disorders--34. Vascular disorders--35. Hypertension--UNIT 10: DIGESTIVE DISORDERS:- 36. Digestive tract disorders--37. Disorders of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas--UNIT 11: UROLOGIC DISORDERS:- 38. Urologic disorders UNIT 12: MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS:- 39. Connective tissue disorders--40. Fractures--41. Amputations--UNIT 13: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS:- 42. Pituitary and adrenal disorders--43. Thyroid and parathyroid disorders--44. Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia--UNIT 14: REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS:- 45. Female reproductive disorders--46. Male reproductive disorders--47. Sexually transmitted diseases--UNIT 15: INTEGUMENTARY DISORDERS:- 48. Skin disorders--UNIT 16: DISORDERS OF THE EYES, EARS, NOSE AND THROAT:- 49. Eye and vision disorders--50. Ear and hearing disorders--51. Nose, sinus, and throat disorders--UNIT 17: MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS:- 52. Psychological responses to illness--53. Psychiatric disorders--54. Substance-related disorders.
This comprehensive textbook discusses the care of adults and the elderly with disorders requiring medical, surgical and psychiatric management.