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Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care

Third Edition

Priscilla LeMone / Karen Burke

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Vincent Salyers, RN, EdD; Associate Professor, Palomar College and Adjunct Professor, University of Phoenix
Peggy Ellis, PhD, RNCS, ANP; University of Missouri, Barnes College of Nursing
Joseann DeWitt, RN, MSN, BC, CLNC; Alcorn State University School of Nursing, Department of Baccalaureate Nursing
Lynne Bryant, PhD, RN, MSN; Associate Professor, Nursing Technology, Broward Community College
Rebecca Gesler, RN, MSN; Nursing Professor. Saint Catharine College

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PART 1. MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING PRACTICE
Unit 1. Dimension of Medical-Surgical Nursing
1. The Medical-Surgical Nurse
2. The Adult Client in Health and Illness
3. Community-Based and Home Care of the Adult Client

PART 2. NUTRITIONAL- METABOLIC PATTERNS
Unit 3. Responses to Altered Integumentary Structure and Function
13. Assessing Clients with Integumentary Disorders
14. Nursing Care of Clients with Integumentary Disorders
15. Nursing Care of Clients with Burns

Unit 4. Responses to Altered Endocrine Function
16. Assessing Clients with Endocrine Disorders
17. Nursing Care of Clients with Endocrine Disorders
18. Nursing Care of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus

Unit 5. Responses to Altered Nutrition
19. Assessing Clients with Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disorders
20. Nursing Care of Clients with Nutritional Disorders
21. Nursing Care of Clients with Gastrointestinal Disorders
22. Nursing Care of Clients with Gallbladder, Liver, and Pancreatic Disorders

PART 3. ELIMINATION PATTERNS

Unit 6. Responses to Altered Bowel Elimination
23. Assessing Clients with Bowel Elimination Disorders
24. Nursing Care of Clients with Bowel Disorders

Unit 7. Responses to Altered Urinary Elimination
25. Assessing Clients with Urinary System Disorders
26. Nursing Care of Clients with Urinary Tract Disorders
27. Nursing Care of Clients with Kidney Disorders

PART 4. ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERNS

Unit 8. Responses to Altered Cardiac Function
28. Assessing Clients with Cardiac Disorders
29. Nursing Care of Clients with Coronary Heart Disease
30. Nursing Care of Clients with Cardiac Disorders

Unit 9. Responses to Altered Peripheral Tissue Perfusion
31. Assessing Clients with Peripheral Vascular, and Lymphatic Disorders
32. Nursing Care of Clients with Hematologic Disorders
33. Nursing Care of Clients with Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic Disorders

Unit 10. Responses to Altered Respiratory Function
34. Assessing Clients with Respiratory Disorders
35. Nursing Care of Clients with Upper Respiratory Disorders
36. Nursing Care of Clients with Lower Respiratory Disorders

Unit 11. Responses to Altered Musculoskeletal Function
37. Assessing Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
38. Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
39. Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders

PART 5. COGNITIVE-PERCEPTUAL PATTERNS
Unit 12 Responses to Altered Neurologic Function
40. Assessing Clients with Neurologic Disorders
41. Nursing Care of Clients with Cerebrovascular and Spinal Cord Disorders
42. Nursing Care of Clients with Intracranial Disorders
43. Nursing Care of Clients with Neurologic Disorders

Unit 13. Responses to Altered Visual and Auditory Function
44. Assessing Clients with Eye or Ear Disorders
45. Nursing Care of Clients with Eye and Ear Disorders

PART 6. SEXUALITY-REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS
Unit 14. Responses to Altered Reproductive Function
46. Assessing Clients with Reproductive Disorders
47. Nursing Care of Men with Reproductive System Disorders
48. Nursing Care Of Women with Reproductive System Disorders
49. Nursing Care of Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

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