Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (14th Edition)

Description

Prepare for medical-surgical nursing practice and success on the NCLEX with Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition . A favorite resource for students and practicing nurses for over a half-century, this book provides comprehensive yet accessible coverage of a broad range of medical conditions while focusing on the nursing process and the nurse’s role in caring for and educating patients and families within today’s complex health care delivery system.
Up-to-date coverage of the health care needs of people with disabilities, nursing research findings, ethical considerations, and evidence-based practice gives you opportunities to refine your clinical decision-making skills. Fully updated and enhanced, this new edition provides a fully integrated solution that promotes clinical judgment, performance, and success on the NCLEX examination and in nursing practice.

Key Features

• NEW! New chapter on assessment and management of patients with obesity including expanded content on gastric and duodenal disorders.
• NEW! Interdisciplinary feature in every chapter. Nursing students should be educated in an environment that provides such interdisciplinary educational experiences based on mutual understanding and respect and designed to enhance the practice of each discipline.
• EXPANDED! Immunodeficiency chapter includes updated HIV infection and AIDS content.
• UPDATED! The following units have been revised Immunologic Function, Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function, and Metabolic and Endocrine Function.
• Concept Mastery Alerts clarify difficult concepts, informed by data from Misconception Alert questions in PrepU for Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing , 12e.
• Quality and Safety Nursing Alerts build upon previous edition’s Nursing Alerts to highlight issues related to quality and safety nursing care.
• UPDATED! The unit openers include new Case Studies with QSEN Competency Focus to highlight a competency and related knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• Additional information for these case studies related to NANDA-I, NIC, NOC and the nursing process is available online.
• Prioritization Questions have been added to the Critical Thinking Exercises .
• Genetics Charts and Ethical Dilemma Charts have been revised to reflect the latest advances in the field.
• Critical care information has been updated to further the authors’ goal to have the most up-to-date and clinically relevant content on critical care throughout the book.
• The Table of Contents has been reorganized for a more logical sequence and flow.
• Nursing Process sections, Plans of Nursing Care , and Critical Care sections
  More than 2,900 NCLEX-style review questions
• Assessment Charts, Risk Factor Charts, Guidelines Charts , Genetics in Nursing Practice Charts, Patient Education Charts, Health Promotion Charts , Ethics and Related Issues Charts , and Pharmacology Charts and tables.
• Gerontologic Considerations sections, Physiology/Pathophysiology figures, and updated Home Care Checklists
  Nursing Research Profiles and EBP questions help students learn the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Concepts in Action Animations bring anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology concepts to life.

Table of Contents

1. UNIT 1  Principles of Nursing Practice
   1. Chapter Professional Nursing Practice
   2. Chapter Medical-Surgical Nursing
   3. Chapter Health Education and Health Promotion
   4. Chapter Adult Health and Physical, Nutritional, and Cultural Assessment
   5. Chapter Stress and Inflammatory Responses
   6. Chapter Genetics and Genomics in Nursing
   7. Chapter Disability and Chronic Illness
   8. Chapter Management of the Older Adult Patient
2. UNIT 2  Concepts and Principles of  Patient Management
   1. Chapter Pain Management
   2. Chapter Fluid and Electrolytes
   3. Chapter Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
   4. Chapter Oncologic Management
   5. Chapter Palliative and End-of-Life Care
3. UNIT 3  Perioperative Concepts and Nursing Management
   1. Chapter Preoperative Nursing Management
   2. Chapter Intraoperative Nursing Management
   3. Chapter Postoperative Nursing Management
4. UNIT 4  Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function
   1. Chapter Assessment of Respiratory Function
   2. Chapter Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
   3. Chapter Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
   4. Chapter Management of Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Disease
5. UNIT 5  Cardiovascular and Circulatory Function
   1. Chapter Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
   2. Chapter Management of Patients With Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems
   3. Chapter Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders
   4. Chapter Management of Patients With Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders
   5. Chapter Management of Patients With Complications From Heart Disease
   6. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation
   7. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Hypertension
6. UNIT 6  Hematologic Function
   1. Chapter Assessment of Hematologic Function and Treatment Modalities
   2. Chapter Management of Patients With Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders
   3. Chapter Management of Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms
7. UNIT 7  Immunologic Function
   1. Chapter Assessment of Immune Function
   2. Chapter Management of Patients With Immune Deficiency Disorders
   3. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Allergic Disorders
   4. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders
8. UNIT 8  Musculoskeletal Function
   1. Chapter Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function
   2. Chapter Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders
   3. Chapter Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma
9. UNIT 9  Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function
   1. Chapter Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function
   2. Chapter Management of Patients With Oral and Esophageal Disorders
   3. Chapter Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders
   4. Chapter Management of Patients With Intestinal and Rectal Disorders
10. UNIT 10 Metabolic and Endocrine Function
    1. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Obesity
    2. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Hepatic Disorders
    3. Chapter Management of Patients With Biliary Disorders
    4. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Endocrine Disorders
    5. Chapter Management of Patients With Diabetes
11. UNIT 11 Kidney and Urinary Tract Function
    1. Chapter Assessment of Kidney and Urinary Function
    2. Chapter Management of Patients With Kidney Disorders
    3. Chapter Management of Patients With Urinary Disorders
12. UNIT 12 Reproductive Function
    1. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Female Physiologic Processes
    2. Chapter Management of Patients With Female Reproductive Disorders
    3. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Breast Disorders
    4. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Male Reproductive Disorders
    5. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients Who Are LGBTQ
13. UNIT 13 Integumentary Function
    1. Chapter Assessment of Integumentary Function
    2. Chapter Management of Patients With Dermatologic Disorders
    3. Chapter Management of Patients With Burn Injury
14. UNIT 14 Sensory Function
    1. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Eye and Vision Disorders
    2. Chapter Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders
15. UNIT 15 Neurologic Function
    1. Chapter Assessment of Neurologic Function
    2. Chapter Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction
    3. Chapter Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders
    4. Chapter Management of Patients With Neurologic Trauma
    5. Chapter Management of Patients With Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies
    6. Chapter Management of Patients With Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders
16. UNIT 16 Acute Community Based Challenges
    1. Chapter Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases
    2. Chapter Emergency Nursing
    3. Chapter Disaster Nursing
    4. Appendix A:  Diagnostic Studies and Interpretation (available on thePoint)
    5. Index