Medical-surgical nursing :  total patient care / 
[edited by] Gail A. Harkness, Judith R. Dincher. 
 - 9th ed. 
 - St. Louis :  Mosby,  c1996. 
 - xviii, 1197 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Total patient care. 8th ed. c1992. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>PART 1: NURSING AND HEALTHCARE:- 1. Nursing within the healthcare system--2. Nursing process and ethical decision making--PART 11: PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF PATIENT CARE:-3. Psychosocial effects--4. Cultural Considerations--5. Death and dying--6. Substance abuse--PART 111: PHYSIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF PATIENT CARE:- 7. Physiologic responses--8. Fluids and electrolytes--9. The patient with pain--10. The patient with cancer--11. Community-acquired infections--12. Nosocomial infections--13. HIV infection and AIDS--14. The older adult--PART IV: SPECIAL CARE SETTINGS:- 15. Rehabilitation--16. Long-term care--17. Home healthcare--18. Care of the surgical patient--19. Emergency and trauma care--PART V: MEDICAL-SURGICAL PROBLEMS:-20. Respiration--21. Circulation--22. Blood--23. Gastrointestinal Function--24. Urinary function--25. Women's Reproductive health--26. Men's Reproductive health--27. Endocrine Function--28. Neurologic Function--29. Vision--30. Hearing--31. Skin Integrity--32. Mobility. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780815140849 (hardcover) 0815140843 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95020507 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing.<br/>Nursing<br/>Nursing Care.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT41  / .H65 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.73 DIN