Full Description
Designed for recently graduated RNs and nurses transitioning to a new clinical area, this extensive clinical reference is the best resource to provide essential information to nurses working on the med-surg unit. Concise and practical entries provide fundamental coverage of the most common clinical problems and issues encountered in nursing practice today.
Alphabetized for easy access, each entry includes a definition and description of the clinical problem; etiology; clinical aspects, such as assessment, nursing interventions, management, and implications; and outcomes.
Each entry focuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment process, and discusses the role of other healthcare providers with a focus on multidisciplinary treatment. Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Medical-Surgical Nursing will be of value to nursing faculty, undergraduate and graduate-level nurses, and nursing students at all levels.
Entries from this text have been selected from the larger resource, A Guide to Mastery in Clinical Nursing: The Comprehensive Reference.
Key Features:
Provides essential information on clinical topics pertinent to nurses working in med-surg units
Offers key knowledge for nurses new to practice or working in an unfamiliar nursing area
Presented in a consistent format for ease of use
Includes an overview of each specialty area
Focuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment process
Written and edited by expert clinicians and educators
Contents
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Addison's Disease
Yolanda Flenoury
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Mary Jo Elmo
Anemia in Adults
Kerry Mastrangelo and Mary T. Quinn Griffin
Atelectasis
Ashley L. Foreman
Atherosclerosis
Kari Gali
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Kelly Ann Lynn
Bladder Cancer
Dianna Jo Copley
Bowel Obstruction
Kelly Ann Lynn and Jane F. Marek
Brain Tumors
Peter J. Cebull
Cardiomyopathy
Elsie A. Jolade
Chronic Kidney Disease
Mary de Haan
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Christina M. Canfield
Colorectal Cancer
Visnja Maria Masina and Crina V. Floruta
Coronary Artery Disease in Adults
Kate Cook and Mary T. Quinn Griffin
Cushing Syndrome
Yolanda Flenoury and Jane F. Marek
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Kelly K. McConnell
Diabetes Insipidus
Danielle M. Diemer
Diabetes Mellitus
Mary Beth Modic
Diverticular Disease
Rhoda Redulla
Endocarditis
Courtney G. Donahue and Celeste M. Alfes
Fractures
Joseph D. Perazzo
Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Disease
Andrea Marie Herr
Gastric Cancer
Una Hopkins and Jane F. Marek
Gastritis
Maria G. Smisek
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Kelly Ann Lynn
Gout
Maria A. Mendoza
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Kathleen Marsala-Cervasio
Heart Failure
Arlene Travis
Hemolytic Anemia
Rebecca M. Lutz and Charrita Ernewein
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Bette K. Idemoto and Jane F. Marek
Hiatal Hernia
Maricar P. Gomez
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Scott Emory Moore
Hypertension
Marian Soat
Hyperthyroidism
Colleen Kurzawa
Hypothyroidism
Karen L. Terry
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Adults
Ronald Rock
Leukemia
Marisa A. Cortese
Liver Cancer
Shannon A. Rives
Lung Cancer
Helen Foley
Lymphoma
Marisa A. Cortese and Jane F. Marek
Multiple Sclerosis
Alaa Mahsoon
Myasthenia Gravis
Jennifer Gonzalez
Obesity
Kelly Ann Lynn
Osteoarthritis
Mary Variath
Osteomyelitis
Mary Variath and Jane F. Marek
Osteoporosis
Maria A. Mendoza
Paget's Disease
Jacqueline Robinson
Pancreatic Cancer
Jennifer E. Millman
Parkinson's Disease
Peter J. Cebull
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Lisa D. Ericson and Deborah R. Gillum
Pericarditis
Heidi Youngbauer
Peripheral Artery Disease
Gayle M. Petty
Pernicious Anemia
Edwidge Cuvilly
Polycythemia Vera
Sarine Beukian
Prostate Cancer
Erin H. Discenza
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Susan V. Brindisi
Sepsis
Sharon Stahl Wexler and Catherine O'Neill D'Amico
Sickle Cell Disease
Consuela A. Albright
Sleep Apnea
Deborah H. Cantero, Leslie J. Lockett, and Rebecca M. Lutz
Spinal Stenosis and Disc Herniation
Steven R. Collier
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
Carrie Foster
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Merlyn A. Dorsainvil
Thrombocytopenia
Maria A. Mendoza
Tuberculosis
Christina M. Canfield
Valvular Heart Disease
Rebecca Witten Grizzle
Index
