Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing- Student Workbook,9780803610385

Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing- Student Workbook

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Edition: Workbook
ISBN13: 9780803610385
ISBN10: 0803610386
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-02-01
Publisher(s): F a Davis Co
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Summary

This reworked study guide is the ideal complement to Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing. It includes critical thinking exercises, basic matching and true/false tests, word scrambles, crossword puzzles, vocabulary reviews, and other fun-to-do exercises that encourage students to develop a solid understanding of medical-surgical nursing. Cognitive mapping exercises that help students visualize topics and explore new ideas, plus NCLEX-PN style questions, are also included.

Table of Contents

Unit One Understanding Health Care Issues 1(16)
Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process
3(4)
Ethical and Legal Issues for Nurses
7(3)
Cultural Influences on Nursing Care
10(4)
Alternative and Complementary Therapies
14(3)
Unit Two Understanding Health and Illness 17(28)
Nursing Care of Patients with Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Imbalances
19(3)
Nursing Care of Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy
22(3)
Nursing Care of Patients with Infections
25(3)
Nursing Care of Patients in Shock
28(3)
Nursing Care of Patients in Pain
31(3)
Nursing Care of Patients with Cancer
34(3)
Nursing Care of Patients Having Surgery
37(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Emergent Conditions
41(4)
Unit Three Understanding Life Span Influences on Health and Illness 45(10)
Influences on Health and Illness
47(3)
Nursing Care of Elderly Patients
50(5)
Unit Four Understanding the Cardiovascular System 55(36)
Cardiovascular System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
57(5)
Nursing Care of Patients with Hypertension
62(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Inflammatory and Infectious Cardiovascular Disorders
66(5)
Nursing Care of Patients with Occlusive Cardiovascular Disorders
71(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Cardiac Valvular Disorders
75(3)
Nursing Care of Patients with Cardiac Dysrhythmias
78(5)
Nursing Care of Patients with Heart Failure
83(4)
Nursing Care of Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery
87(4)
Unit Five Understanding the Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems 91(12)
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Function and Assessment
93(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Hematopoietic Disorders
97(3)
Nursing Care of Patients with Lymphatic Disorders
100(3)
Unit Six Understanding the Respiratory System 103(14)
Respiratory System Function and Assessment
105(5)
Nursing Care of Patients with Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
110(3)
Nursing Care of Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
113(4)
Unit Seven Understanding the Gastrointestinal System 117(14)
Gastrointestinal System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
119(5)
Nursing Care of Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders
124(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders
128(3)
Unit Eight Understanding the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas 131(10)
Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas Function and Assessment
133(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders
137(4)
Unit Nine Understanding the Renal and Urinary System 141(12)
Urinary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
143(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Disorders of the Urinary Tract
147(6)
Unit Ten Understanding the Endocrine System 153(14)
Endocrine System Function and Assessment
155(3)
Nursing Care of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
158(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Disorders of the Endocrine Pancreas
162(5)
Unit Eleven Understanding the Genitourinary and Reproductive System 167(18)
Genitourinary and Reproductive System Function and Assessment
169(5)
Nursing Care of Women with Reproductive System Disorders
174(3)
Nursing Care of Male Patients with Genitourinary Disorders
177(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases
181(4)
Unit Twelve Understanding the Musculoskeletal System 185(10)
Musculoskeletal Function and Assessment
187(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
191(4)
Unit Thirteen Understanding the Neurological System 195(16)
Neurological Function and Assessment
197(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Central Nervous System Disorders
201(6)
Nursing Care of Patients with Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
207(4)
Unit Fourteen Understanding the Sensory System 211(12)
Sensory System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures---Vision and Hearing
213(5)
Nursing Care of Patients with Sensory Disorders---Vision and Hearing
218(5)
Unit Fifteen Understanding the Integumentary System 223(8)
Integumentary Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
225(3)
Nursing Care of Patients with Skin Disorders
228(3)
Unit Sixteen Understanding the Immune System 231(12)
Immune System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
233(4)
Nursing Care of Patients with Immune Disorders
237(3)
Nursing Care of Patients with HIV Disease/AIDS
240(3)
Unit Seventeen Understanding Mental Health Care 243(5)
Nursing Care of Patients with Mental Health Disorders
245(3)
Answers 248

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