Medical Surgical Nursing

Medical-surgical nursing is the single largest nursing specialty

Medical-surgical nursing is the single largest nursing specialty. Registered nurses in this specialty practice primarily on hospital units and care for adult patients who are acutely ill with a wide variety of medical problems and diseases or are recovering from surgery.

Unique to this manual, outcome criteria include specific and measurable timeframes to help in establishing realistic treatment goals and evaluating the effectiveness of care. For students, it's an ideal resource for care planning and clinicals; for practitioners, it's a great clinical reference!

Key Features

More than 125 common medical-surgical conditions are organized by body system for convenient use as a clinical reference.

A quick-reference, easy-to-use format includes these headings for each med-surg disorder:

Overview/Pathophysiology

Assessment

Diagnostic Tests

Collaborative Management

Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions

Patient-Family Teaching and Discharge Planning

Outcome criteria feature specific and measurable timeframes for each outcome.

Patient teaching for each disorder helps you educate patients and their families for self-care and discharge.

Clinical notes and cautions stress key points or alerts related to various disorders and conditions.

An overview of nursing considerations for the hospitalized patient includes concepts relevant to many disorders, such as perioperative care, pain, prolonged bed rest, psychosocial support, and older adult care.

Attractive two-color design highlights key information for fast reference.

A durable, water-resistant cover prolongs the life of the book.

Table of Contents

1. General Concepts in Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients

Perioperative Care

Pain

Prolonged Bed Rest

Psychosocial Support

Psychosocial Support for the Family and Significant Others

Older Adult Care

2. Respiratory Disorders

Acute Respiratory Disorders

Atelectasis

Pneumonia

Pleural Effusion

Pulmonary Embolus

Pneumothorax/Hemothorax

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Acute Respiratory Failure

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Restrictive Pulmonary Disorder

Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis

Asthma

3. Cardiovascular Disorders

Diseases of the Cardiovascular System

Hypertension

Coronary Heart Disease

Heart Failure

Pulmonary Hypertension

Inflammatory Heart Disorders

Pericarditis

Infective Endocarditis

Valvular Heart Disorders

Mitral Stenosis

Mitral Insufficiency

Aortic Stenosis

Aortic Insufficience

Cardiovascular Conditions Secondary to Other Disease Processes

Cardiac and Noncardiac Shock (Circulatory Failure)

Sudden Cardiac Death

Cardiac Surgery

Dysrhythmias

Dysrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter

Defibrillators

Disorders of the Peripheral Vascular System

Atherosclerotic Arterial Occlusive Disease

Aneurysms

Arterial Embolism

Venous Thrombosis/Thrombophlebitis

4. Renal-Urinary Disorders

Renal Disorders

Glomerulonephritis

Acute Pyelonephritis

Hydronephrosis

Renal Artery Stenosis

Renal Failure

Acute Renal Failure

Chronic Kidney Disease

Renal Dialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis

Hemodialysis

Renal Transplant

Disorders of the Urinary Tract

Urinary Tract Infection

Ureteral Calculi

Urinary Tract Obstruction

Urinary Disorders Secondary to Other Disease Processes

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Retention

Neurogenic Bladder

Urinary Diversions

5. Neurologic Disorders

Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System

Multiple Sclerosis

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Bacterial Meningitis

Degenerative Disorders of the Nervous System

Parkinsonism

Alzheimer Disease

Traumatic Disorders of the Nervous System

Intervertebral Disk Disease

Spinal Cord Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury

Vascular Disorders of the Nervous System

Cerebral Aneurysm

Stroke

Seizures and Epilepsy

General Care of Patients With Neurologic Disorders

6. Endocrine Disorders

Disorders of the Thyroid Gland

Hyperthyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Disorders of the Parathyroid Glands

Hyperparathyroidism

Hypoparathyroidism

Disorders of the Adrenal Glands