Table of Contents

PART 1. MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING PRACTICE.

Unit 1. Dimension of Medical-Surgical Nursing.
1. The Medical-Surgical Nurse. 2. The Adult Client in Health and Illness. 3. Community and Home Care of the Adult Client. Unit 2. Alterations in Patterns of Health.
4. Nursing Care of Clients in Pain. 5. Nursing Care of Clients with Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance. 6. Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Trauma and Shock. 7. Nursing Care of Clients Having Surgery. 8. Nursing Care of Clients with Infections. 9. Nursing Care of Clients with Altered Immunity. 10. Nursing Care of Clients with Cancer. 11. Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Loss, Grief, and Death. 12. Nursing Care of Clients with Problems of Substance Abuse.

PART 2. NUTRITIONAL-METABOLIC PATTERNS.

Unit 3. Responses to Altered Integumentary Structure and Function.
13. Assessing Clients with Integumentary Disorders. 14. Nursing Care of Clients with Integumentary Disorders. 15. Nursing Care of Clients with Burns. Unit 4. Responses to Altered Endocrine Function.
16. Assessing Clients with Endocrine Disorders. 17. Nursing Care of Clients with Endocrine Disorders. 18. Nursing Care of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus. Unit 5. Responses to Altered Nutrition.
Chapter 19. Assessing Clients with Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disorders. Chapter 20. Nursing Care of Clients with Nutritional Disorders. Chapter 21. Nursing Care of Clients with Gastric Disorders. Chapter 22. Nursing Care of Clients with Gallbladder, Liver, and Pancreatic Disorders.

PART 3. ELIMINATION PATTERNS.

Unit 6. Responses to Altered Bowel Elimination.
23. Assessing Clients with Bowel Elimination Disorders. 24. Nursing Care of Clients with Bowel Disorders. Unit 7. Responses to Altered Urinary Elimination.
25. Assessing Clients with Urinary Elimination Disorders. 26. Nursing Care of Clients with Urinary Tract Disorders. 27. Nursing Care of Clients with Kidney Disorders.

PART 4. ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERNS

Unit 8. Responses to Altered Cardiac Function.
28. Assessing Clients with Cardiac Disorders. 29. Nursing Care of Clients with Coronary Heart Disease. 30. Nursing Care of Clients with Cardiac Disorders. Unit 9. Responses to Altered Peripheral Tissue Perfusion.
31. Assessing Clients with Hematologic, Peripheral Vascular, and Lymphatic Disorders. 32. Nursing Care of Clients with Hematologic Disorders. 33. Nursing Care of Clients with Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic Disorders. Unit 10. Responses to Altered Respiratory Function.
34. Assessing Clients with Respiratory Disorders. 35. Nursing Care of Clients with Upper Respiratory Disorders. 36. Nursing Care of Clients with Lower Respiratory Disorders. Unit 11. Responses to Altered Musculoskeletal Function.
37. Assessing Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders. 38. Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma. 39. Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders.

PART 5. COGNITIVE-PERCEPTUAL PATTERNS.

Unit 12 Responses to Altered Neurologic Function.
40. Assessing Clients with Neurologic Disorders. 41. Nursing Care of Clients with Cerebrovascular and Spinal Cord Disorders. 42. Nursing Care of Clients with Intracranial Disorders. 43. Nursing Care of Clients with Neurologic Disorders. Unit 13. Responses to Altered Visual and Auditory Function.
44. Assessing Clients with Eye or Ear Disorders. 45. Nursing Care of Clients with Eye and Ear Disorders.

PART 6. SEXUALITY-REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS.

Unit 14. Responses to Altered Reproductive Function.
46. Assessing Clients with Reproductive Disorders. 47. Nursing Care of Men with Reproductive Disorders. 48. Nursing Care of Women with Reproductive Disorders. 49. Nursing Care of Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections.