Intro to Medical-Surgical Nursing 6e

Unit I Patient Care Concepts
1. The Health Care System
2. Nursing in Varied Patient Care Settings
3. Legal and Ethical Considerations
4. The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse
5. The Nurse-Patient Relationship
6. Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care
7. The Nurse and the Family
8. Health and Illness
9. Nutrition
10. Developmental Processes
11. The Older Patient
12. The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

Unit II Pysiologic Responses to Illness
13. Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity
14. Fluid and Electrolytes
15. Pain Management

Unit III Acute Care
16. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management
17. Surgical Care
18. Intravenous Therapy
19. Shock

Unit IV Long-Term Care and Home Health Care
20. Falls
21. Immobility
22. Delirium and Dementia
23. Incontinence
24. Loss, Death, and End-of-Life Care

Unit V Cancer
25. The Patient with Cancer
26. The Patient with an Ostomy

Unit VI Neurologic Disorders
27. Neurologic Disorders
28. Cerebrovascular Accident
29. Spinal Cord Injury

Unit VII Respiratory Disorders
30. Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract: Nose, Sinuses, Throat
31. Acute Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract
32. Chronic Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract

Unit VIII Hematologic and Immunologic disorders
33. Hematologic Disorders
34. Immunologic Disorders
35. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Unit IX Cardiovascular Disorders
36. Cardiac Disorders
37. Vascular Disorders
38. Hypertension

Unit X Digestive Disorders
39. Disorders of the Upper Digestive Tract
40. Disasters of the Lower Digestive Tract
41. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders

Unit XI Urologic Disorders
42. Urologic Disorders

Unit XII Musculoskeletal Disorders
43. Connective Tissue Disorders
44. Fractures
45. Amputations

Unit XIII Endocrine Disorders
46. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders
47. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
48. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia

Unit XIV Reproductive Disorders
49. Female Reproductive Disorders
50. Male Reproductive Disorders
51. Sexually Transmitted Infections

Unit XV Integumentary Disorders
52. Skin Disorders

Unit XVI Disorders of the Eyes and Ears
53. Eye and Vision Disorders
54. Ear and Hearing Disorders

Unit XVII Mental Health and Illness
55. Psychologic Responses to Illness
56. Psychiatric Disorders
57. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Glossary
Index