Medical surgical nursing : assessment and management of clinical problems / [edited by]Sharon Mantik Lewis, Margaret M. Heitkemper,Shannon Ruff Dirksen
Imprint
St. Louis : Mosby, c2000
Edition
5th ed
Descript
xxxi, 1998 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 28 cm
CONTENT
General concepts of nursing practice -- Pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease -- The surgical experience -- Problems related to altered sensory input -- Problems of oxygenation:ventilation -- Problems of oxygenation:transport -- Problems of oxygenation:perfusion -- Problems of ingestion,digestion,absorption,and elimination -- Problems of urinary function -- Problems related to regulatory mechanisms -- Problems related to movement and coordination -- Nursing care in specialixed settings