Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Medical-Surgical Nursing

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

Table of Contents

1. Contributors
2. Preface
3. Addison’s Disease – Yolanda Flenoury
4. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – Mary Jo Elmo
5. Anemia in Adults – Kerry Mastrangelo and Mary T. Quinn Griffin
6. Atelectasis – Ashley L. Foreman
7. Atherosclerosis – Kari Gali
8. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – Kelly Ann Lynn
9. Bladder Cancer – Dianna Jo Copley
10. Bowel Obstruction – Kelly Ann Lynn and Jane F. Marek
11. Brain Tumors – Peter J. Cebull
12. Cardiomyopathy – Elsie A. Jolade
13. Chronic Kidney Disease – Mary de Haan
14. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Christina M. Canfield
15. Colorectal Cancer – Visnja Maria Masina and Crina V. Floruta
16. Coronary Artery Disease in Adults – Kate Cook and Mary T. Quinn Griffin
17. Cushing Syndrome – Yolanda Flenoury and Jane F. Marek
18. Deep Vein Thrombosis – Kelly K. McConnell
19. Diabetes Insipidus – Danielle M. Diemer
20. Diabetes Mellitus – Mary Beth Modic
21. Diverticular Disease – Rhoda Redulla
22. Endocarditis – Courtney G. Donahue and Celeste M. Alfes
23. Fractures – Joseph D. Perazzo
24. Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Disease – Andrea Marie Herr
25. Gastric Cancer – Una Hopkins and Jane F. Marek
26. Gastritis – Maria G. Smisek
27. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease – Kelly Ann Lynn
28. Gout – Maria A. Mendoza
29. Guillain–Barré Syndrome – Kathleen Marsala-Cervasio
30. Heart Failure – Arlene Travis
31. Hemolytic Anemia – Rebecca M. Lutz and Charrita Ernewein
32. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia – Bette K. Idemoto and Jane F. Marek
33. Hiatal Hernia – Maricar P. Gomez
34. Human Immunodeficiency Virus – Scott Emory Moore
35. Hypertension – Marian Soat
36. Hyperthyroidism – Colleen Kurzawa
37. Hypothyroidism – Karen L. Terry
38. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Adults – Ronald Rock
39. Leukemia – Marisa A. Cortese
40. Liver Cancer – Shannon A. Rives
41. Lung Cancer – Helen Foley
42. Lymphoma – Marisa A. Cortese and Jane F. Marek
43. Multiple Sclerosis – Alaa Mahsoon
44. Myasthenia Gravis – Jennifer Gonzalez
45. Obesity – Kelly Ann Lynn
46. Osteoarthritis – Mary Variath
47. Osteomyelitis – Mary Variath and Jane F. Marek
48. Osteoporosis – Maria A. Mendoza
49. Paget’s Disease – Jacqueline Robinson
50. Pancreatic Cancer – Jennifer E. Millman
51. Parkinson’s Disease – Peter J. Cebull
52. Peptic Ulcer Disease – Lisa D. Ericson and Deborah R. Gillum
53. Pericarditis – Heidi Youngbauer
54. Peripheral Artery Disease – Gayle M. Petty
55. Pernicious Anemia – Edwidge Cuvilly
56. Polycythemia Vera – Sarine Beukian
57. Prostate Cancer – Erin H. Discenza
58. Rheumatoid Arthritis – Susan V. Brindisi
59. Sepsis – Sharon Stahl Wexler and Catherine O’Neill D’Amico
60. Sickle Cell Disease – Consuela A. Albright
61. Sleep Apnea – Deborah H. Cantero, Leslie J. Lockett, and Rebecca M. Lutz
62. Spinal Stenosis and Disc Herniation – Steven R. Collier
63. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion – Carrie Foster
64. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Merlyn A. Dorsainvil
65. Thrombocytopenia – Maria A. Mendoza
66. Tuberculosis – Christina M. Canfield
67. Valvular Heart Disease – Rebecca Witten Grizzle
68. Index

Authors Biography

Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, is Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, where she was Dean from 1982 through 1997. She is also Professor, Department of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. In 1990, Dr. Fitzpatrick received an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Humane Letters, from her alma mater, Georgetown University. In 2011 she received an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Humane Letters, from the Frontier University of Nursing. She has received numerous honors and awards; she was elected a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 1981 and a Fellow in the National Academies of Practice in 1996. She received the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award 18 times. Dr. Fitzpatrick is widely published in nursing and health care literature with over 300 publications. She served as co-editor of the Annual Review of Nursing Research series, vols. 1-26; she edits the journals Applied Nursing Research, Archives in Psychiatric Nursing, and Nursing Education Perspectives, the official journal of the National League for Nursing. She edited three editions of the classic Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (ENR), and a series of nursing research digests

Celeste M. Alfes, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE-A, FAAN, is associate professor and director of the Center for Nursing Education, Simulation, and Innovation at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. She earned a bachelor of science in nursing (University of Akron), master of science in nursing (University of Akron), and doctor of nursing practice (CWRU). With a background in critical care nursing, she has 21 years of experience teaching baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral nursing students. Dr. Alfes has made significant contributions, pioneering simulation training for flight nurses globally including the development of North America’s first high-fidelity helicopter simulator adapted for flight nurse training; consultations to Japan’s first Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Flight Nursing program; and the development of training and research partnerships with the U.S. Air Force and the National Center for Medical Readiness. Under her direction, the Dorothy Ebersbach Academic Center for Flight Nursing at CWRU has had a global impact producing research, scholarly publications, training protocols, and consultations with air medical transport leaders from academia, practice, industry, and military sectors. Dr. Alfes has been a coinvestigator on funded research projects with the Laerdal Foundation of Norway, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, and the MedEvac Foundation International to improve air medical and critical care transport nurse training nationally. Dr. Alfes is a visiting professor at the University of L’Aquila in Italy and Aichi Medical University in Japan; a National League for Nursing Simulation Leader; and serves on the governance board of the Society for Simulation and Health Care and the editorial board of Applied Nursing Research. She is a reviewer for the National Science Foundation and a regular contributor for the journals Nursing Education Perspectives, Clinical Simulation in Nursing, and Air Medical Journal.

Ronald L. Hickman, Jr., PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, is an associate professor and a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio.