Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing / Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever and Kristen J. Overbaugh

Includes bibliographical references and index.

UNIT 1 Principles of Nursing Practice -- Chapter 1. Professional Nursing Practice -- Chapter 2.Medical-Surgical Nursing -- Chapter 3. Health Education and Health Promotion -- Chapter 4. Adult Health and Physical, Nutritional, and Cultural Assessment Chapter 5. Stress and Inflammatory Responses -- Chapter 6. Genetics and Genomics in Nursing -- Chapter 7. Disability and Chronic Illness -- Chapter 8. Management of the Older Adult Patient -- UNIT 2 Concepts and Principles of Patient Management -- Chapter 9. Pain Management -- ΓÇïChapter 10. Fluid and Electrolytes -- Chapter 11. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome -- Chapter 12. Oncologic Management -- Chapter 13. Palliative and End-of-Life Care -- UNIT 3 Perioperative Concepts and Nursing Management -- Chapter 14. Preoperative Nursing Management -- Chapter 15 Intraoperative Nursing Management -- Chapter 16. Postoperative Nursing Management -- UNIT 4 Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function -- Chapter 17. Assessment of Respiratory Function -- Chapter 18. Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders -- Chapter 19. Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders -- Chapter 20. Management of Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Disease -- UNIT 5 Cardiovascular and Circulatory Function --Chapter 21 Assessment of Cardiovascular Function -- Chapter 22. Management of Patients With Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems -- Chapter 23. Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders -- Chapter 24. Management of Patients With Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders -- Chapter 25. Management of Patients With Complications From Heart Disease -- Chapter 26. Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation -- Chapter 27. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hypertension -- UNIT 6. Hematologic Function -- Chapter 28. Assessment of Hematologic Function and Treatment Modalities -- Chapter 29. Management of Patients With Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders -- Chapter 30. Management of Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms -- UNIT 7 Immunologic Function -- Chapter 31. Assessment of Immune Function -- Chapter 32. Management of Patients With Immune Deficiency Disorders -- Chapter 33. Assessment and Management of Patients With Allergic Disorders -- Chapter 34. Assessment and Management of Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders -- UNIT 8 Musculoskeletal Function -- Chapter 35. Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function -- Chapter 36. Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders -- Chapter 37. Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma -- UNIT 9 Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function -- Chapter 38 Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function -- Chapter 39. Management of Patients With Oral and Esophageal Disorders -- Chapter 40. Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders -- Chapter 41. Management of Patients With Intestinal and Rectal Disorders -- UNIT 10 Metabolic and Endocrine Function -- Chapter 42. Assessment and Management of Patients With Obesity -- Chapter 43. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hepatic Disorders -- Chapter 44 Management of Patients With Biliary Disorders -- Chapter 45. Assessment and Management of Patients With Endocrine Disorders -- Chapter 46. Management of Patients With Diabetes -- UNIT 11 Kidney and Urinary Tract Function -- Chapter 47 Assessment of Kidney and Urinary Function -- Chapter 48. Management of Patients With Kidney Disorders -- Chapter 49 Management of Patients With Urinary Disorders -- UNIT 12 Reproductive Function -- Chapter 50. Assessment and Management of Patients With Female Physiologic Processes -- Chapter 51. Management of Patients With Female Reproductive Disorders -- Chapter 52. Assessment and Management of Patients With Breast Disorders -- Chapter 53. Assessment and Management of Patients With Male Reproductive Disorders -- Chapter 54. Assessment and Management of Patients Who Are LGBTQ -- UNIT 13 Integumentary Function -- Chapter 55. Assessment of Integumentary Function -- Chapter 56. Management of Patients With Dermatologic Disorders -- Chapter 57. Management of Patients With Burn Injury -- UNIT 14 Sensory Function -- Chapter 58 Assessment and Management of Patients With Eye and Vision Disorders -- Chapter 59. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders -- UNIT 15 Neurologic Function -- Chapter 60. Assessment of Neurologic Function Chapter 61. Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction -- Chapter 62. Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders Chapter 63 Management of Patients With Neurologic Trauma -- Chapter 64. Management of Patients With Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies -- Chapter 65. Management of Patients With Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders -- UNIT 16 Acute Community Based Challenges -- Chapter 66. Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases -- Chapter 67. Emergency Nursing -- Chapter 68. Disaster Nursing Appendix A: Diagnostic Studies and Interpretation (available on thePoint) -- Index.

Keeping tomorrow's nurses at the forefront of today's changing healthcare environment, Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition delivers the most comprehensive resource available for nursing students in the medical-surgical course. This bestselling text is designed for the way students like to learn, combining a highly readable approach with engaging case studies and learning tools to help students explore essential patient care practices in real-world terms and gain a more practical understanding of how they'll apply what they've learned in practice