Black's Medical-Surgical Nursing, First South Asia Edition

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-81-312-5419-6
Verlag: Elsevier India

Buch, Englisch, 2522 Seiten

Black's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management for Positive Outcomes, First South Asia Edition, takes you from basic to advanced medical-surgical nursing with a number of online resources that make it easier to teach and learn concepts. This text provides a reliable foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions. The roles of various health care professionals in managing each disorder and disease are clearly outlined, and evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines are integrated throughout the text.
- UNIQUE! Evidence-Based Practice icons identify statements based on primary research or standardized guidelines and teach you to base your practice on solid research evidence.

- Translating Evidence into Practice boxes present a topic in the form of a clinical question and summarize the conclusions of 4-5 research articles, encouraging you to judge the research for yourself and consider how it relates to the nursing setting.

- Care Plans highlight nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, and evaluation to help you prioritize tasks and determine the appropriate treatment.

- Thinking Critically questions at the end of each nursing care chapter pose short, typical client scenarios followed by questions about what actions to take to test your critical thinking skills.

- Concept Maps illustrate the links among pathophysiological processes, clinical manifestations, medical treatment, and nursing interventions.
- Integrating Pharmacology boxes help you understand how medications can be used for disease management by exploring common classifications of routinely used medications.
- Bridge to Critical Care and Bridge to Home Health Care boxes introduce you to critical care and home health nursing by connecting these related specialties to medical-surgical nursing.

- Feature boxes highlight issues in Critical Monitoring, Management and Delegation, Genetics, Terrorism, Community-Based Practice, and Physical Assessment in the Healthy Adult.

- UNIQUE! Completely revised and newly illustrated chapter on structural cardiac disorders provides the latest information on the expected outcomes of transplantation and the related nursing care.

- UNIQUE! Chapter on management of clients with integumentary disorders includes author Joyce Black's cutting-edge research on pressure ulcers.

- NIC and NOC labels incorporated throughout in the Nursing Care Plans demonstrate the application of these standardized nursing taxonomies to everyday clinical practice.

- UNIQUE! Integrating Diagnostic Studies boxes in every assessment chapter provide examples of laboratory and imaging studies that may be ordered during the course of a client's illness.

- Safety Alert icons identify common hospital emergencies and The Joint Commission's patient safety goals and sentinel events to help you keep your patients safe.
- Content revised, updated, and adapted to suit the South Asian curricula

- A new chapter added on Geriatric Nursing, in line with the curriculum prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council

- Statistics, health programs, and nursing practice guidelines updated for regional adaptation

- Review questions added to all the units within the book

- Digital resources available on MedEnact:

Instructor Resources

1. Image collection

2. Instructor's manual

3. PowerPoint presentations

Student Resources

1. Case studies

2. Critical thinking questions

3. Guides to clinical pathways

4. Client education guides

Autoren/Hrsg.

S., Malarvizhi

Gugan, Renuka

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Chirurgische Pflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Unit 1. Foundations of Practice
1. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2. Health Assessment 
3. Critical Thinking
4. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Unit 2. Health Care Delivery Systems
5. Ambulatory Health Care
6. Acute Health Care
7. Critical Care
8. Home Health Care
9. Long-Term Care
10. Rehabilitation
Unit 3. Foundations of Medical-Surgical Nursing
11. Geriatric Nursing
12. Clients with Fluid Imbalances
13. Clients with Electrolyte Imbalances
14. Acid-Base Balance
15. Clients Having Surgery: Promoting Positive Outcomes
Unit 4. Physiologic Foundations
16. Perspectives in Genetics 
17. Perspectives in Oncology 
18. Clients with Cancer 
19. Clients with Wounds 
20. Perspectives on Infectious Disease and Bioterrorism 
Unit 5. Psychosocial Foundations
21. Clients with Pain 
22. Perspectives in Palliative Care 
23. Clients with Sleep and Rest Disorders and Fatigue 
24. Clients with Psychosocial and Mental Health Concerns 
25. Clients with Substance Abuse Disorders 
Unit 6. Musculoskeletal Disorders
26. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System 
27. Management of Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders 
28. Management of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma or Overuse 
Unit 7. Nutritional Disorders
29. Assessment of Nutrition and the Digestive System 
30. Management of Clients with Malnutrition 
31. Management of Clients with Ingestive Disorders 
32. Management of Clients with Digestive Disorders 
Unit 8. Elimination Disorders
33. Assessment of Elimination 
34. Management of Clients with Intestinal Disorders 
35. Management of Clients with Urinary Disorders 
36. Management of Clients with Renal Disorders 
37. Management of Clients with Renal Failure 
UNIT 9. Sexuality and Reproductive Disorders
38. Assessment of the Reproductive Systems 
39. Management of Men with Reproductive Disorders 
40. Management of Women with Reproductive Disorders 
41. Management of Clients with Breast Disorders 
42. Management of Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections 
UNIT 10. Metabolic Disorders
43. Assessment of the Endocrine and Metabolic Systems 
44. Management of Clients with Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders 
45. Management of Clients with Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders 
46. Management of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus 
47. Management of Clients with Exocrine Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders 
48. Management of Clients with Hepatic Disorders 
UNIT 11. Integumentary Disorders
49. Assessment of the Integumentary System 
50. Management of Clients with Integumentary Disorders 
51. Management of Clients with Burn Injury 
Unit 12. Vascular Disorders
52. Assessment of the Vascular System 
53. Management of Clients with Hypertensive Disorders 
54. Management of Clients with Vascular Disorders 
UNIT 13. Cardiac Disorders
55. Assessment of the Cardiac System
56. Management of Clients with Structural Cardiac Disorders 
57. Management of Clients with Functional Cardiac Disorders 
58. Management of Clients with Dysrhythmias 
59. Management of Clients with Myocardial Infarction 
Unit 14. Oxygenation Disorders
60. Assessment of the Respiratory System 
61. Management of Clients with Upper Airway Disorders 
62. Management of Clients with Lower Airway and Pulmonary Vessel Disorders 
63. Management of Clients with Parenchymal and Pleural Disorders 
64. Management of Clients with Acute Pulmonary Disorders 
UNIT 15. Sensory Disorders
65. Assessment of the Eyes and Ears 
66. Management of Clients with Visual Disorders 
67. Management of Clients with Hearing and Balance Disorders 
UNIT 16. Cognitive and Perceptual Disorders
68. Assessment of the Neurologic System 
69. Management of Comatose or Confused Clients 
70. Management of Clients with Cerebral Disorders 
71. Management of Clients with Peripheral Nervous System Disorders 
72. Management of Clients with Stroke 
73. Management of Clients with Degenerative Neurologic Disorders 
74. Management of Clients with Neurologic Trauma 
UNIT 17. Protective Disorders
75. Assessment of the Hematopoietic System 
76. Management of Clients with Hematologic Disorders 
77. Management of Clients with Immune Disorders 
78. Management of Clients with Rheumatic Disorders 
79. Management of Clients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 
80. Management of Clients with Leukemia and Lymphoma 
UNIT 18. Multisystem Disorders
81. Management of Clients Requiring Transplantation 
82. Management of Clients with Shock and Multisystem Disorders 
83. Management of Clients in the Emergency Department