Black's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management for Positive Outcomes, First South Asia Edition, takes you from basic to advanced medical-surgical nursing with a number of online resources that make it easier to teach and learn concepts. This text provides a reliable foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions. The roles of various health care professionals in managing each disorder and disease are clearly outlined, and evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines are integrated throughout the text.
- UNIQUE! Evidence-Based Practice icons identify statements based on primary research or standardized guidelines and teach you to base your practice on solid research evidence.
- Translating Evidence into Practice
boxes present a topic in the form of a clinical question and summarize the conclusions of 4-5 research articles, encouraging you to judge the research for yourself and consider how it relates to the nursing setting.
- Care Plans
highlight nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, and evaluation to help you prioritize tasks and determine the appropriate treatment.
- Thinking Critically
questions at the end of each nursing care chapter pose short, typical client scenarios followed by questions about what actions to take to test your critical thinking skills.
- Concept Maps
illustrate the links among pathophysiological processes, clinical manifestations, medical treatment, and nursing interventions. - Integrating Pharmacology boxes help you understand how medications can be used for disease management by exploring common classifications of routinely used medications. - Bridge to Critical Care and Bridge to Home Health Care boxes introduce you to critical care and home health nursing by connecting these related specialties to medical-surgical nursing.
- Feature boxes
highlight issues in Critical Monitoring, Management and Delegation, Genetics, Terrorism, Community-Based Practice, and Physical Assessment in the Healthy Adult.
- UNIQUE!
Completely revised and newly illustrated chapter on structural cardiac disorders provides the latest information on the expected outcomes of transplantation and the related nursing care.
- UNIQUE!
Chapter on management of clients with integumentary disorders includes author Joyce Black's cutting-edge research on pressure ulcers.
- NIC and NOC labels incorporated throughout in the Nursing Care Plans demonstrate the application of these standardized nursing taxonomies to everyday clinical practice.
- UNIQUE! Integrating Diagnostic Studies boxes in every assessment chapter provide examples of laboratory and imaging studies that may be ordered during the course of a client's illness.
- Safety Alert icons identify common hospital emergencies and The Joint Commission's patient safety goals and sentinel events to help you keep your patients safe.
- Content revised, updated, and adapted to suit the South Asian curricula
- A new chapter added on Geriatric Nursing, in line with the curriculum prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council
- Statistics, health programs, and nursing practice guidelines updated for regional adaptation
- Review questions added to all the units within the book
- Digital resources available on MedEnact:
Instructor Resources
1. Image collection
2. Instructor's manual
3. PowerPoint presentations
Student Resources
1. Case studies
2. Critical thinking questions
3. Guides to clinical pathways
4. Client education guides
- UNIQUE! Evidence-Based Practice icons identify statements based on primary research or standardized guidelines and teach you to base your practice on solid research evidence.
- Translating Evidence into Practice
boxes present a topic in the form of a clinical question and summarize the conclusions of 4-5 research articles, encouraging you to judge the research for yourself and consider how it relates to the nursing setting.
- Care Plans
highlight nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, and evaluation to help you prioritize tasks and determine the appropriate treatment.
- Thinking Critically
questions at the end of each nursing care chapter pose short, typical client scenarios followed by questions about what actions to take to test your critical thinking skills.
- Concept Maps
illustrate the links among pathophysiological processes, clinical manifestations, medical treatment, and nursing interventions. - Integrating Pharmacology boxes help you understand how medications can be used for disease management by exploring common classifications of routinely used medications. - Bridge to Critical Care and Bridge to Home Health Care boxes introduce you to critical care and home health nursing by connecting these related specialties to medical-surgical nursing.
- Feature boxes
highlight issues in Critical Monitoring, Management and Delegation, Genetics, Terrorism, Community-Based Practice, and Physical Assessment in the Healthy Adult.
- UNIQUE!
Completely revised and newly illustrated chapter on structural cardiac disorders provides the latest information on the expected outcomes of transplantation and the related nursing care.
- UNIQUE!
Chapter on management of clients with integumentary disorders includes author Joyce Black's cutting-edge research on pressure ulcers.
- NIC and NOC labels incorporated throughout in the Nursing Care Plans demonstrate the application of these standardized nursing taxonomies to everyday clinical practice.
- UNIQUE! Integrating Diagnostic Studies boxes in every assessment chapter provide examples of laboratory and imaging studies that may be ordered during the course of a client's illness.
- Safety Alert icons identify common hospital emergencies and The Joint Commission's patient safety goals and sentinel events to help you keep your patients safe.
- Content revised, updated, and adapted to suit the South Asian curricula
- A new chapter added on Geriatric Nursing, in line with the curriculum prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council
- Statistics, health programs, and nursing practice guidelines updated for regional adaptation
- Review questions added to all the units within the book
- Digital resources available on MedEnact:
Instructor Resources
1. Image collection
2. Instructor's manual
3. PowerPoint presentations
Student Resources
1. Case studies
2. Critical thinking questions
3. Guides to clinical pathways
4. Client education guides
Table of Contents
Unit 1. Foundations of Practice1.�Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2.�Health Assessment�
3.�Critical Thinking
4.�Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Unit 2. Health Care Delivery Systems
5.�Ambulatory Health Care
6.�Acute Health Care
7.�Critical Care
8.�Home Health Care
9.�Long-Term Care
10.�Rehabilitation
Unit 3. Foundations of Medical-Surgical Nursing
11.�Geriatric Nursing
12.�Clients with Fluid Imbalances
13.�Clients with Electrolyte Imbalances
14.�Acid-Base Balance
15.�Clients Having Surgery: Promoting Positive Outcomes
Unit 4. Physiologic Foundations
16.�Perspectives in Genetics�
17.�Perspectives in Oncology�
18.�Clients with Cancer�
19.�Clients with Wounds�
20.�Perspectives on Infectious Disease and Bioterrorism�
Unit 5. Psychosocial Foundations
21.�Clients with Pain�
22.�Perspectives in Palliative Care�
23.�Clients with Sleep and Rest Disorders and Fatigue�
24.�Clients with Psychosocial and Mental Health Concerns�
25.�Clients with Substance Abuse Disorders�
Unit 6. Musculoskeletal Disorders
26.�Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System�
27.�Management of Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders�
28.�Management of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma or Overuse�
Unit 7. Nutritional Disorders
29.�Assessment of Nutrition and the Digestive System�
30.�Management of Clients with Malnutrition�
31.�Management of Clients with Ingestive Disorders�
32.�Management of Clients with Digestive Disorders�
Unit 8. Elimination Disorders
33.�Assessment of Elimination�
34.�Management of Clients with Intestinal Disorders�
35.�Management of Clients with Urinary Disorders�
36.�Management of Clients with Renal Disorders�
37.�Management of Clients with Renal Failure�
UNIT 9. Sexuality and Reproductive Disorders
38.�Assessment of the Reproductive Systems�
39.�Management of Men with Reproductive Disorders�
40.�Management of Women with Reproductive Disorders�
41.�Management of Clients with Breast Disorders�
42.�Management of Clients with Sexually Transmitted Infections�
UNIT 10. Metabolic Disorders
43.�Assessment of the Endocrine and Metabolic Systems�
44.�Management of Clients with Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders�
45.�Management of Clients with Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders�
46.�Management of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus�
47.�Management of Clients with Exocrine Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders�
48.�Management of Clients with Hepatic Disorders�
UNIT 11. Integumentary Disorders
49.�Assessment of the Integumentary System�
50.�Management of Clients with Integumentary Disorders�
51.�Management of Clients with Burn Injury�
Unit 12. Vascular Disorders
52.�Assessment of the Vascular System�
53.�Management of Clients with Hypertensive Disorders�
54.�Management of Clients with Vascular Disorders�
UNIT 13. Cardiac Disorders
55.�Assessment of the Cardiac System
56.�Management of Clients with Structural Cardiac Disorders�
57.�Management of Clients with Functional Cardiac Disorders�
58.�Management of Clients with Dysrhythmias�
59.�Management of Clients with Myocardial Infarction�
Unit 14. Oxygenation Disorders
60.�Assessment of the Respiratory System�
61.�Management of Clients with Upper Airway Disorders�
62.�Management of Clients with Lower Airway and Pulmonary Vessel Disorders�
63.�Management of Clients with Parenchymal and Pleural Disorders�
64.�Management of Clients with Acute Pulmonary Disorders�
UNIT 15. Sensory Disorders
65.�Assessment of the Eyes and Ears�
66.�Management of Clients with Visual Disorders�
67.�Management of Clients with Hearing and Balance Disorders�
UNIT 16. Cognitive and Perceptual Disorders
68.�Assessment of the Neurologic System�
69.�Management of Comatose or Confused Clients�
70.�Management of Clients with Cerebral Disorders�
71.�Management of Clients with Peripheral Nervous System Disorders�
72.�Management of Clients with Stroke�
73.�Management of Clients with Degenerative Neurologic Disorders�
74.�Management of Clients with Neurologic Trauma�
UNIT 17. Protective Disorders
75.�Assessment of the Hematopoietic System�
76.�Management of Clients with Hematologic Disorders�
77.�Management of Clients with Immune Disorders�
78.�Management of Clients with Rheumatic Disorders�
79.�Management of Clients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome�
80.�Management of Clients with Leukemia and Lymphoma�
UNIT 18. Multisystem Disorders
81.�Management of Clients Requiring Transplantation�
82.�Management of Clients with Shock and Multisystem Disorders�
83.�Management of Clients in the Emergency Department
