Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing

ISBN-13: 9780323554589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 384 str.

Adrianne Dill Linton;Mary Ann Matteson

Opis

Get the additional practice you need to master class content and pass the NCLEX with the Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition! This easy-to-use guide includes exercises divided by difficulty level, fun activities, and a wealth of multiple-choice and alternate-format questions. Questions in disorders chapters cover the Client Needs categories in the NCLEX-PN test plan which also helps you to transfer your knowledge of medical-surgical concepts directly to patient care in the clinical setting. Questions grouped by level of difficulty encourage you to move from easy, knowledge-based questions to more difficult, analytical questions. Alternate item formats exam include priority order, multiple response, labeling, and calculation questions to help you practice for the NCLEX-PN . Exercises focus on long-term care patients and settings help you to prepare for real-world practice. NEW! Completely revised exercises and review questions match the most up-to-date nursing diagnoses from the text.

Spis treści

UNIT I: Medical-Surgical Nursing 1. Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing 2. Medical-Surgical Practice Settings

UNIT II: Populations Receiving Medical-Surgical Care 3. Medical-Surgical Patients: Individuals, Families, and Communities

UNIT III:  Pathology Process and Effects 4. Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping 5. Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection 6. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance 7. Cancer 8. Pain 9. Shock

UNIT IV: Special Problems of the Older Adult Patient 10. The Older Adult Patient 11. Falls 12. Immobility 13. Delirium & Dementia 14. Incontinence

UNIT V: Therapeutics 15. Nutrition 16. Intravenous Therapy 17. Surgery 18. Ostomy 19. Palliative and Hospice Care 20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies

UNIT VI: Neurological System 21. Neurological System Introduction 22. Neurological Disorders 23. Cerebrovascular Accident 24. Spinal Cord Injury

UNIT VII:  Respiratory System 25. Respiratory System Introduction 26. Upper Respiratory Disorders 27. Acute Lower Respiratory Disorders 28. Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders

UNIT VIII: Hematologic and Immunologic Systems 29. Hematologic System Introduction 30. Hematologic Disorders 31. Immunologic System Introduction 32. Immunologic Disorders

UNIT IX: Cardiovascular System 33. Cardiovascular System Introduction 34. Cardiac Disorders 35. Vascular Disorders 36. Hypertension

UNIT X: Digestive System 37. Digestive System Introduction 38. Upper Digestive Tract Disorders 39. Lower Digestive Tract Disorders 40. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders

UNIT XI: Urologic System 41. Urologic System Introduction 42. Urologic Disorders

UNIT XII: Musculoskeletal System 43. Musculoskeletal Introduction 44. Connective Tissue Disorders 45. Fractures 46. Amputations

UNIT XIII:  Endocrine System 47. Endocrine System Introduction 48. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders 49. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders 50. Diabetes and Hypoglycemia

UNIT XIV: Reproductive System 51. Female Reproductive System Introduction 52. Female Reproductive Disorders 53. Male Reproductive Introduction 54. Male Reproductive Disorders 55. Sexually Transmitted Infections

UNIT XV: Integumentary System 56. Integumentary System Introduction 57. Skin Disorders

UNIT XVI: Special Senses 58. Special Senses Introduction 59. Eye and Vision Disorders 60. Ear and Hearing Disorders

UNIT XVII: Medical-Surgical Patients with Psychiatric Disorders 61. Psychobiologic Disorders 62. Substance Abuse

UNIT XVIII:  Nursing in Disasters and First Aid 63. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management