TY - BOOK AU - LeMone, Priscilla AU - Burke, Karen TI - Medical-surgical nursing: critical thinking for collaborative care. SN - 9780131713109 AV - RT41.M49 PY - 2008/// CY - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey PB - Prentice Hall KW - Nursing KW - Surgical nursing KW - Critical thinking N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Medical-surgical nursing practice: Dimensions of medical-surgical nursing -- Medical surgical nursing -- Health and illness in the adult client -- Community-based and home care of the adult client -- Alterations in patterns of health: Nursing care of clients having surgery -- Nursing care of clients experiencing loss, grief, and death -- Nursing care of clients with problems of substance abuse -- Nursing care of clients experiencing disasters -- Pathophysiology and patterns of health: Genetic implications of adult health nursing -- Nursing care of clients experiencing pain -- Nursing care of clients with altered fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Nursing care of clients experiencing trauma and shock -- Nursing care of clients with infections -- Nursing care of clients with altered immunity -- Nursing care of clients with cancer Nutritional and metabolic patterns: Responses to altered integumentary structure and function: Assessing clients with integumentary disorders -- Nursing care of clients with integumentary disorders -- Nursing care of clients with burns: Responses to altered endocrine disorders -- Assessing clients with endocrine disorders -- Nursing care of clients with endocrine disorders -- Nursing care clients with diabetes mellitus -- Responses to altered nutrition: Assessing clients with nutritional and gastrointestinal disorders -- Nursing care of clients with nutritional disorders -- Nursing care of clients with upper gastrointestinal disorders -- Nursing care of clients with gallbladder, liver, and pancreatic disorders -- Elimination patterns: Responses to altered bowel elimination: Assessing clients with bowel elimination disorders -- Nursing care of clients with bowel disorders -- Responses to altered urinary elimination: Assessing clients with urinary elimination disorders -- Nursing care of clients with urinary tract disorders -- Nursing care of clients with kidney disorders -- Activity and exercise patterns: Responses to altered cardiac function: Assessing clients with cardiac disorders -- Nursing care of clients with coronary heart disease -- Nursing care of clients with cardiac disorders -- Responses to altered peripheral tissue perfusion: Assessing clients with hematologic, peripheral vascular, and lymphatic disorders -- Nursing care of clients with hematologic disorders -- Nursing care of clients with peripheral vascular disorders -- Responses to altered respiratory function: Assessing clients with respiratory disorders -- Nursing care of clients with upper respiratory disorders -- Nursing care of clients with ventilation disorders -- Nursing care of clients with gas exchange disorders -- Responses to altered musculoskeletal disorders: Assessing clients with musculoskeletal disorders -- Nursing care of clients with musculoskeletal trauma -- Nursing care of clients with musculoskeletal disorders -- Cognitive and perceptual patterns: Responses to altered neurologic function: Assessing clients with neurologic disorders -- Nursing care of clients with intracranial disorders -- Nursing care of clients with cerebrovascular and spinal cord disorders -- Nursing care of clients with neurologic disorders -- Responses to altered visual and auditory function: Assessing clients with eye and ear disorders -- Nursing care of clients with eye and ear disorders -- Sexuality and reproductive patterns: Responses to altered reproductive function: Assessing clients with reproductive system and breast disorders -- Nursing care of men with reproductive system and breast disorders -- Nursing care of women with reproductive system and breast disorders -- Nursing care of clients with sexually transmitted infections -- ER -