Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing / edited by Suzanne C. Smeltzer and Brenda G. Bare.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

V. 1. Units 1-7 -- v. 2. Units 8-16 -- Unit 1. Basic Concepts in Nursing -- 1. Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice -- 2. Community-Based Nursing Practice -- 3. Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and the Nursing Process -- 4. Health Education and Health Promotion -- 5. Health Assessment -- Unit 2. Biophysical and Psychosocial Concepts in Nursing Practice -- 6. Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation -- 7. Individual and Family Considerations Related to Illness -- 8. Perspectives in Transcultural Nursing -- 9. Genetics Perspectives in Nursing -- 10. Chronic Illness -- 11. Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation -- 12. Health Care of the Older Adult -- Unit 3. Concepts and Challenges in Patient Management -- 13. Pain Management -- 14. Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Distribution -- 15. Shock and Multisystem Failure -- 16. Oncology: Nursing Management in Cancer Care -- 17. End-of-Life Care -- Unit 4. Perioperative Concepts and Nursing Management -- 18. Preoperative Nursing Management -- 19. Intraoperative Nursing Management -- 20. Postoperative Nursing Management -- Unit 5. Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function -- 21. Assessment of Respiratory Function -- 22. Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders -- 23. Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders -- 24. Management of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 25. Respiratory Care Modalities -- Unit 6. Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Hematologic Function -- 26. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function -- 27. Management of Patients With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems -- 28. Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders -- 29. Management in Patients With Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders -- 30. Management of Patients With Complications From Heart Disease -- 31. Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation -- 32. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hypertension -- 33. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hematologic Disorders -- Unit 7. Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function -- 34. Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function -- 35. Management of Patients With Oral and Esophageal Disorders -- 36. Gastrointestinal Intubation and Special Nutritional Modalities -- 37. Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders -- 38. Management of Patients With Intestinal and Rectal Disorders -- Unit 8. Metabolic and Endocrine Function -- 39. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hepatic Disorders -- 40. Assessment and Management of Patients With Biliary Disorders -- 41. Assessment and Management of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus -- 42. Assessment and Management of Patients With Endocrine Disorders -- Unit 9. Renal and Urinary Tract Function -- 43. Assessment of Renal and Urinary Tract Function -- 44. Management of Patients With Upper or Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction -- 45. Management of Patients With Urinary Disorders -- Unit 10. Reproductive Function -- 46. Assessment and Management of Female Physiologic Processes -- 47. Management of Patients With Female Reproductive Disorders -- 48. Assessment and Management of Patients With Breast Disorders -- 49. Assessment and Management of Problems Related to Male Reproductive Processes -- Unit 11. Immunologic Function -- 50. Assessment of Immune Function -- 51. Management of Patients With Immunodeficiency -- 52. Management of Patients With HIV Infection and AIDS -- 53. Assessment and Management of Patients With Allergic Disorders -- 54. Assessment and Management of Patients With Rheumatic Disorders -- Unit 12. Integumentary Function -- 55. Assessment of Integumentary Function -- 56. Management of Patients With Dermatologic Problems -- 57. Management of Patients With Burn Injury -- Unit 13. Sensorineural Function -- 58. Assessment and Management of Patients With Eye and Vision Disorders -- 59. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders -- Unit 14. Neurologic Function -- 60. Assessment of Neurologic Function -- 61. Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction -- 62. Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders -- 63. Management of Patients With Neurologic Trauma -- 64. Management of Patients With Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies -- 65. Management of Patients With Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders -- Unit 15. Musculoskeletal Function -- 66. Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function -- 67. Musculoskeletal Care Modalities -- 68. Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders -- 69. Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma -- Unit 16. Other Acute Problems -- 70. Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases -- 71. Emergency Nursing -- 72. Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster Nursing -- App. A. Understanding Clinical Pathways -- App. B. Diagnostic Studies and Interpretation -- Index.

Includes chapters: End-of-Life Care, Genetics Perspectives in Nursing Practice, and Management of Patients Affected by Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster. This book features Concept Maps relating NANDA diagnoses with NIC and NOC classification systems, and boxed charts alerting nurses to genetics perspectives in practice.