Contents 1 Issues and Trends in Medical/Surgical Nursing 1 2 The Nursing Process 5 3 Applying Theory to Practice 9 4 Cardiovascular 32 5 Respiratory 117 6 Neurologic/Sensory 208 7 Gastrointestinal 315 8 Metabolic and Endocrine 387 9 Diseases of the Blood/Blood-Forming Organs 514 10 Renal and Urinary Tract 555 11 Reproductive 638 12 Orthopedic 659 13 Integumentary 698 14 Systemic Infections and Immunological Disorders 719 15 General 783 Appendix: Key to Abbreviations 930 Bibliography 934 Index of Nursing Diagnoses 941
Accompanying software contains an electronic care planner, including a tutorial on the nursing process, care plan construction techniques, and preprinted care plan with a cut and paste feature for individualization of patient care.
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