Full Description
This 11th Edition of Timby and Smith's best-selling text equips LPN/LVN students with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to provide safe and effective nursing care to today's medical-surgical clients. Acclaimed for its highly visual and easy-to-understand presentation, this edition prepares you to manage client nursing care in today's changing healthcare environments and eases the transition from classroom to clinical practice. Increase your understanding of the nursing process and its relationship to the client's needs through new Nursing Concept Map visuals. Seehow the NCLEX-PN exam relates to chapter content through newIntegrated NCLEX-PN questions that appear in each chapter.See how research relates to practice through Evidence-Based Practice boxes that include a Clinical Question, Evidence , and Nursing Implication s. Fine tune your understanding of diseases, procedures, signs, symptoms, and normal vs. abnormal comparisons through dynamic visuals that replace text explanations when a picture better tells the story.Enhance your understanding of how pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing care differ for the older population through updated Gerontologic Considerations displays.Master the special considerations you need to remember when caring for clients who are receiving specific drugs through Pharmacologic Considerations displays .Handle the special nutritional needs of clients with certain types of conditions with Nutrition Notes displays.Increase your understanding of important physiological or pathophysiological concepts by viewing Concepts in Action Animations on thePoint website.Increase your recall and practical assimilation of concepts with each chapter's Stop, Think, and Respond exercises.Develop a solid understanding of nursing care with more than 30 Nursing Care Plans (with rationales) that address such issues as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes mellitus, modified radical mastectomy, and chronic renal failure.Prepare for your future career with Nursing Process sections in each clinical chapter that emphasize a nursing process approach to care and provide rationales in italics for all interventions.Learn the major categories of drugs used for common conditions with the book's Drug Therapy Tables that list examples of generic and trade names, mechanisms of action, common side effects, and nursing considerations.Learn to perform specific nursing skills and manage client care using the Nursing Guidelines .
Contents
UNIT 1Nursing Roles and Responsibilities1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare 2 Settings and Models for Nursing Care 3 The Nursing Process 4 Interviewing and Physical Assessment5 Legal and Ethical Issues 6 Leadership Roles and Management Functions UNIT 2Client Care Concerns7 Nurse-Client Relationships 8 Cultural Care Considerations 9 Complementary and Alternative Therapies 10 End-of-Life Care UNIT 3Foundations of Medical-Surgical Nursing 11 Pain Management 12 Infection 13 Intravenous Therapy 14 Perioperative Care 15 Disaster Situations UNIT 4Caring for Clients with Multisystem Disorders16 Caring for Clients with Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances 17 Caring for Clients in Shock 18 Caring for Clients with Cancer UNIT 5Caring for Clients with Respiratory Disorders19 Introduction to the Respiratory System 20 Caring for Clients with Upper Respiratory Disorders 21 Caring for Clients with Lower Respiratory Disorders UNIT 6Caring for Clients with Cardiovascular Disorders 22 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System 23 Caring for Clients with Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessels 24 Caring for Clients with Valvular Disorders of the Heart 25 Caring for Clients with Disorders of Coronary and Peripheral Blood Vessels 26 Caring for Clients with Cardiac Dysrhythmias 27 Caring for Clients with Hypertension 28 Caring for Clients with Heart Failure 29 Caring for Clients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery UNIT 7Caring for Clients with Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Disorders 30 Introduction to the Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems 31 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Hematopoietic System 32 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Lymphatic System UNIT 8Caring for Clients with Immune Disorders33 Introduction to the Immune System 34 Caring for Clients with Immune-Mediated Disorders 35 Caring for Clients with HIV/AIDSUNIT 9Caring for Clients with Neurologic Disorders 36 Introduction to the Nervous System 37 Caring for Clients with Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders 38 Caring for Clients with Cerebrovascular Disorders 39 Caring for Clients with Head and Spinal Cord Trauma 40 Caring for Clients with Neurologic Deficits UNIT 10Caring for Clients with Sensory Disorders41 Introduction to the Sensory System 42 Caring for Clients with Eye Disorders 43 Caring for Clients with Ear Disorders UNIT 11Caring for Clients with Gastrointestinal Disorders44 Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System and Accessory Structures 45 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract 46 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract 47 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, or Pancreas 48 Caring for Clients with Ostomies UNIT 12Caring for Clients with Endocrine Disorders49 Introduction to the Endocrine System 50 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Endocrine System 51 Caring for Clients with Diabetes Mellitus UNIT 13Caring for Clients with Breast and Reproductive Disorders 52 Introduction to the Reproductive System 53 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Female Reproductive System 54 Caring for Clients with Breast Disorders 55 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Male Reproductive System 56 Caring for Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections UNIT 14Caring for Clients with Urinary and Renal Disorders 57 Introduction to the Urinary System 58 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Kidneys and Ureters 59 Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Bladder and Urethra UNIT 15Caring for Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders60 Introduction to the Musculoskeletal System 61 Caring for Clients Requiring Orthopedic Treatment 62 Caring for Clients with Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injuries 63 Caring for Clients with Orthopedic and Connective Tissue Disorders UNIT 16Caring for Clients with Integumentary Disorders 64 Introduction to the Integumentary System 65 Caring for Clients with Skin, Hair, and Nail Disorders 66 Caring for Clients with Burns UNIT 17Caring for Clients with Psychobiologic Disorders 67 Interaction of Body and Mind 68 Caring for Clients with Anxiety Disorders 69 Caring for Clients with Mood Disorders 70 Caring for Clients with Eating Disorders 71 Caring for Clients with Chemical Dependence 72 Caring for Clients with Dementia and Thought Disorders APPENDIX A Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms APPENDIX B Laboratory Values Glossary available on thePoint websiteReferences and Suggested Readings available on thePoint website
