Illustrated manual of nursing practice.
- Third edition.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2002
- xiii, 1490 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
1. Nursing practice / Mary D. Naylor and Ann Boyle Grant -- 2. Nursing process / Claire Campbell and Cheryl L. Brady -- 3. Documentation / Paula Rich and Cheryl L. Brady -- 4. Legal issues in nursing practice / Janine Fiesta and Cathy Bellehumeur -- 5. Ethical issues in nursing practice / Leah L. Curtin and Cathy Bellehumeur -- 6. Health history and physical assessment / James Herbert and Barbara Strande -- 7. Health promotion / Margaret A. Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Hazen Willborn -- 8. I.V. therapy / Doris A. Millam and Joseph L. DuFour -- 9. Surgical patient care / Edwina A. McConnell and Joseph L. DuFour -- 10. Cardiovascular care / Linda S. Baas, Judith E. Meissner and Arlene Coughlin -- 11. Respiratory care / Robin Donohoe Dennison and Paul J. Mathews -- 12. Neurologic care / Ellie Z. Franges, Susan J. Hart and John M. Bertoni -- 13. Musculoskeletal care / Julia Swager and Ruthie Robinson -- 14. Renal and urologic care / Susan Heidenwolf Weaver and Peggy Jenkins -- 15. Gastrointestinal care / Margaret Massoni and Monica R. Walter -- 16. Nutritional care / Nancy N. Konstantinides and Mary Jo Gerlach -- 17. Endocrine care / Linda B. Haas -- 18. Immunologic care / Regina M. Bodnar and Dawna Martich -- 19. Hematologic care / Regina M. Bodnar and Dawna Martich -- 20. Reproductive care / Catherine Paradiso and Alexandria Brown -- 21. Skin care / Sherrill Jantzi Rudy and Catherine Ann Ultrino -- 22. Eye care / Heather Boyd-Monk and Catherine Ann Ultrino -- 23. Ear, nose, and throat care / Virginia Hart and Marilyn J. Vontz -- 24. Maternal and neonatal care / Herriett Wagner Ferguson and Shelton M. Hisley -- 25. Pediatric care / Kathleen C. Byington and Lynn Jordan -- 26. Gerontologic care / Peg Gray-Vickrey and Lisa Salomon -- 27. Cancer care / Kathryn J. Conrad and Mary Collins Derivan -- 28. Emergency care / Sandra M. Nettina, Joan Baumann and Ruthie Robinson -- 29. Psychiatric care / Sharon M. Valente, Judith M. Saunders and Rebecca Crews Gruener -- App. A. Infection control: An overview -- App. B. Normal laboratory test values -- App. C. Common antibiotics -- App. D. Dangerous drug interactions -- App. E. Therapeutic drug monitoring guidelines.
This text provides an excellent overview of all areas of nursing practice, including such specialty areas as emergency care, surgical care, and psychiatric care. It offers separate chapters that specifically address care of children and care of the elderly.