Smeltzer, Suzanne C. text xxu New York Wolters Kluwer /Lippincot Williams & Wilkins 2010 12th ed. monographic eng

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xxvii, 1113 p. + [various pagings] : ill.; 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) Contents: 1. Basic concepts in nursing: Health care delivery and nursing practice -- Community-based nursing practice -- Critical thinking, ethical decision making, and the nursing process -- Health education and health promotion -- Adult health and nutritional assessment – 2. Biophysical and psychosocial concepts in nursing practice: Homeostasis, stress, and adaptation -- Individual and family considerations related to illness -- Perspectives in transcultural nursing -- Genetics and genomics perspectives in nursing -- Chronic illness and disability -- Principles and practices of rehabilitation -- Health care of the older adult -- 3. Concepts and challenges in patient management: Pain management -- Fluid and electrolytes: balance and disturbance -- Shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Oncology: nursing management in cancer care -- End-of-life care -- 4. Perioperative concepts and nursing management: Preoperative nursing management -- Intraoperative nursing management -- Postoperative nursing management – 5. Gas exchange and respiratory function: Assessment of respiratory function -- Management of patients with upper respiratory tract disorders -- Management of patients with chest and lower respiratory tract disorders -- Management of patients with chronic pulmonary disease -- Respiratory care modalities – 6. Cardiovascular, circulatory and hematologic function: Assessment of cardiovascular function -- Management of patients with dysrhythmias and conduction problems -- Management of patients with coronary vascular disorders -- Management of patients with structural, infectious, and inflammatory cardiac disorders -- Management of patients with complications from heart disease -- Assessment and management of patients with vascular disorders and problems of peripheral circulation -- Assessment and management of patients with hypertension -- Assessment and management of patients with hematologic disorders – 7. Digestive and gastrointestinal function: Assessment of digestive and gastrointestinal function -- Management of patients with oral and esophageal disorders -- Gastrointestinal intubation and special nutritional modalities -- Management of patients with gastric and duodenal disorders -- Management of patients with intestinal and rectal disorders – 8. Metabolic and endocrine function: Assessment and management of patients with hepatic disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with biliary disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with diabetes mellitus -- Assessment and management of patients with endocrine disorders -- 9. Urinary tract infection: Assessment of renal and urinary tract function --- Management of patients with renal disorders -- Management of patients with urinary disorders -- 10. Reproductive function: Assessment and management of female physiologic processes -- Management of patients with female reproductive disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with breast disorders -- Assessment and management of problems related to male reproductive processes -- 11. Immunologic function: Assessment of immune function -- Management of patients with immunodeficiency -- Management of patients with HIV infection and AIDS -- Assessment and management of patients with allergic disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with rheumatic disorders -- 12. Integumentary function: Assessment of integumentary function -- Management of patients with dermatologic problems -- Management of patients with burn injury -- 13. Sensorineural function: Assessment and management of patients with eye and vision disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with hearing and balance disorders -- 14. Neurologic function: Assessment of neurologic function -- Management of patients with neurologic dysfunction -- Management of patients with cerebrovascular disorders -- Management of patients with neurologic trauma -- Management of patients with neurologic infections, autoimmune disorders, and neuropathies -- Management of patients with oncologic or degenerative neurologic disorders -- 15. Musculoskeletal function: Assessment of musculoskeletal function -- Musculoskeletal care modalities -- Management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders -- Management of patients with musculoskeletal trauma -- 16. Other acute problems: Management of patients with infectious diseases -- Emergency nursing -- Terrorism, mass casualty, and disaster nursing -- Suzanne C. Smeltzer ...[et al.]. Includes index and appendix. 1 CD-ROM (inside front cover) Nursing Surgical nursing RT41.T46 9780781785907 0781785901 200311 20211116121548.0