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NEW EDITION!
Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 4th Edition
Adrianne Dill Linton, PhD, RN
2007 | 1,280 pp., 405 illus.
ISBN: 978-1-4160-3114-7

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The new edition of this bestselling LPN Threads title provides in-depth coverage of the disorders that require medical, surgical or psychiatric management within the scope of practice for the LPN/LVN. With its traditional body systems organization, this text takes it a step further by also including separate chapters on the most common disorders within each body system. This new edition will continue to provide extensive coverage of the older adult, including a separate chapter and unit, in addition to a separate chapter on nutrition and a separate unit on mental health care.
   
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unit One: Patient Care Concepts

  1. The Health Care System
  2. Patient Care Settings
  3. Legal and Ethical Considerations NEW!
  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 Two: Physiologic Responses to Illness

  1. Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity
  2. Fluid and Electrolytes
  3. Pain Management

Unit Three: Acute Care

  1. First Aid and Emergency Care
  2. Surgical Care
  3. Intravenous Therapy
  4. Shock

Unit Four: Long-Term Care and Home Health Care

  1. Falls
  2. Immobility
  3. Confusion pdf
  4. Incontinence
  5. Loss, Death, and End-of-Life Care

Unit Five: Cancer

  1. The Patient with Cancer
  2. The Ostomy Patient

Unit Six: Neurologic Disorders

  1. Neurologic Disorders
  2. Cerebrovascular Accident
  3. Spinal Cord Injury

Unit Seven: Respiratory Disorders

  1. Acute Respiratory Disorders pdf
  2. Chronic Respiratory Disorders

Unit Eight: Hematologic and Immunologic Disorders

  1. Hematologic Disorders
  2. Immunologic Disorders
  3. HIV/AIDS NEW!

Unit Nine: Cardiovascular Disorders

  1. Cardiac Disorders
  2. Vascular Disorders
  3. Hypertension

Unit Ten: Digestive Disorders

  1. Digestive Tract Disorders
  2. Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas

Unit Eleven: Urologic Disorders

  1. Urologic Disorders

Unit Twelve: Musculoskeletal Disorders

  1. Connective Tissue Disorders
  2. Fractures
  3. Amputations

Unit Thirteen: Endocrine Disorders

  1. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders
  2. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
  3. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia

Unit Fourteen: Reproductive Disorders

  1. Female Reproductive Disorders
  2. Male Reproductive Disorders
  3. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Unit Fifteen: Integumentary Disorders

  1. Skin Disorders

Unit Sixteen: Disorders of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

  1. Eye and Vision Disorders
  2. Ear and Hearing Disorders
  3. Nose Sinus, and Throat Disorders

Unit Seventeen: Mental Health and Illness

  1. Psychological Responses to Illness
  2. Psychiatric Disorders
  3. Substance-Related Disorders

Contents subject to change upon publication.


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