Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Medical-Surgical Nursing

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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 Nursingwill 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 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 13 Preface......Page 24 Share Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Medical–Surgical Nursing......Page 26 Addison’s Disease......Page 27 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis......Page 32 Anemia in Adults......Page 38 Atelectasis......Page 42 Atherosclerosis......Page 47 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia......Page 53 Bladder Cancer......Page 59 Bowel Obstruction......Page 64 Brain Tumors......Page 69 Cardiomyopathy......Page 74 Chronic Kidney Disease......Page 79 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease......Page 85 Colorectal Cancer......Page 89 Coronary Artery Disease in Adults......Page 93 Cushing Syndrome......Page 98 Deep Vein Thrombosis......Page 103 Diabetes Insipidus......Page 109 Diabetes Mellitus......Page 112 Diverticular Disease......Page 117 Endocarditis......Page 123 Fractures......Page 128 Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Disease......Page 134 Gastric Cancer......Page 139 Gastritis......Page 145 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease......Page 150 Gout......Page 155 Guillain–Barré Syndrome......Page 160 Heart Failure......Page 164 Hemolytic Anemia......Page 171 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia......Page 176 Hiatal Hernia......Page 182 Human Immunodeficiency Virus......Page 187 Hypertension......Page 192 Hyperthyroidism......Page 198 Hypothyroidism......Page 203 Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Adults......Page 208 Leukemia......Page 213 Liver Cancer......Page 218 Lung Cancer......Page 223 Lymphoma......Page 228 Multiple Sclerosis......Page 233 Myasthenia Gravis......Page 238 Obesity......Page 244 Osteoarthritis......Page 249 Osteomyelitis......Page 254 Osteoporosis......Page 259 Paget’s Disease......Page 264 Pancreatic Cancer......Page 269 Parkinson’s Disease......Page 274 Peptic Ulcer Disease......Page 279 Pericarditis......Page 284 Peripheral Artery Disease......Page 289 Pernicious Anemia......Page 294 Polycythemia Vera......Page 298 Prostate Cancer......Page 303 Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 308 Sepsis......Page 313 Sickle Cell Disease......Page 319 Sleep Apnea......Page 324 Spinal Stenosis and Disc Herniation......Page 329 Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion......Page 334 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus......Page 339 Thrombocytopenia......Page 344 Tuberculosis......Page 349 Valvular Heart Disease......Page 353 Index......Page 359