Medical-surgical nursing is the single largest nursing specialty. Registered nurses in this specialty practice primarily on hospital units and care for adult patients who are acutely ill with a wide variety of medical problems and diseases or are recovering from surgery.

Unique to this manual, outcome criteria include specific and measurable timeframes to help in establishing realistic treatment goals and evaluating the effectiveness of care. For students, it's an ideal resource for care planning and clinicals; for practitioners, it's a great clinical reference!

Key Features
More than 125 common medical-surgical conditions are organized by body system for convenient use as a clinical reference.
A quick-reference, easy-to-use format includes these headings for each med-surg disorder:
Overview/Pathophysiology
Assessment
Diagnostic Tests
Collaborative Management
Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions
Patient-Family Teaching and Discharge Planning
Outcome criteria feature specific and measurable timeframes for each outcome.
Patient teaching for each disorder helps you educate patients and their families for self-care and discharge.
Clinical notes and cautions stress key points or alerts related to various disorders and conditions.
An overview of nursing considerations for the hospitalized patient includes concepts relevant to many disorders, such as perioperative care, pain, prolonged bed rest, psychosocial support, and older adult care.
Attractive two-color design highlights key information for fast reference.
A durable, water-resistant cover prolongs the life of the book.
Table of Contents
1. General Concepts in Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients

Perioperative Care

Pain

Prolonged Bed Rest

Psychosocial Support

Psychosocial Support for the Family and Significant Others

Older Adult Care

2. Respiratory Disorders

Acute Respiratory Disorders

Atelectasis
Pneumonia
Pleural Effusion
Pulmonary Embolus
Pneumothorax/Hemothorax
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Acute Respiratory Failure

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Restrictive Pulmonary Disorder

Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
Asthma

3. Cardiovascular Disorders

Diseases of the Cardiovascular System

Hypertension
Coronary Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Pulmonary Hypertension
Inflammatory Heart Disorders
Pericarditis
Infective Endocarditis

Valvular Heart Disorders

Mitral Stenosis
Mitral Insufficiency
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Insufficience

Cardiovascular Conditions Secondary to Other Disease Processes

Cardiac and Noncardiac Shock (Circulatory Failure)
Sudden Cardiac Death
Cardiac Surgery
Dysrhythmias
Dysrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter
Defibrillators
Disorders of the Peripheral Vascular System

Atherosclerotic Arterial Occlusive Disease
Aneurysms
Arterial Embolism
Venous Thrombosis/Thrombophlebitis
4. Renal-Urinary Disorders

Renal Disorders

Glomerulonephritis
Acute Pyelonephritis
Hydronephrosis
Renal Artery Stenosis
Renal Failure
Acute Renal Failure
Chronic Kidney Disease

Renal Dialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis
Hemodialysis

Renal Transplant

Disorders of the Urinary Tract

Urinary Tract Infection
Ureteral Calculi
Urinary Tract Obstruction
Urinary Disorders Secondary to Other Disease Processes

Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Retention
Neurogenic Bladder
Urinary Diversions

5. Neurologic Disorders
Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System
Multiple Sclerosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Bacterial Meningitis
Degenerative Disorders of the Nervous System
Parkinsonism
Alzheimer Disease
Traumatic Disorders of the Nervous System
Intervertebral Disk Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury

Vascular Disorders of the Nervous System

Cerebral Aneurysm
Stroke
Seizures and Epilepsy

General Care of Patients With Neurologic Disorders

6. Endocrine Disorders

Disorders of the Thyroid Gland
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Disorders of the Parathyroid Glands
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Disorders of the Adrenal Glands