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Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing. Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. Edition No. 11

  • Book

  • November 2019
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 4770615
Get a leg up in your medical-surgical nursing class and on the NCLEX examination with this essential study guide. Corresponding to the chapters in the 11th edition of Lewis' market-leading text Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, this study guide offers a complete review of the important information in your Lewis text as well as a wide variety of purposeful exercises to help you apply your understanding of key nursing concepts. Questions reflect the most current NCLEX test plan and include multiple choice, prioritization, delegation, case studies, and alternate item formats. Plus, answers for all exercises are included in the back of the book to give you immediate feedback on your understanding and make studying easier overall.

- A wide variety of clinically relevant exercises and activities include NCLEX-examination-style alternate item questions, multiple-choice questions, prioritization questions, delegation, and case studies. - Answers to all questions located in the back of the book provide you with immediate feedback and help make your study time more efficient overall. - Attractive four-color design helps you better retain key information. - NEW! Updated content reflects the information revisions in the new 11th edition of Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing text.

Table of Contents

Section One - Concepts in Nursing Practice 1.�Professional Nursing���� 2.�Health Equity and Culturally Competent Care���� 3.�Health History and Physical Examination������ 4.�Patient and Caregiver Teaching������������������������ �� 5.�Chronic Illness and Older Adults

Section Two - Problems Related to Comfort and Coping�������������������������������������������������� � 6.�Stress Management���� 7.�Sleep and Sleep Disorders������� 8.�Pain��������� 9.�Palliative and End-of-Life Care��� 10.�Substance Use Disorders

Section Three - Problems Related to Homeostasis and Protection 11.�Inflammation and Healing������� 12.�Genetics 13.�Immune Responses and Transplantation 14.�Infection 15.�Cancer �������� 16.�Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances ��� Section Four - Perioperative Care 17.�Management: Preoperative Care���� 18.�Management: Intraoperative Care� ��� 19.�Management: Postoperative Care� ��� Section Five - Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input 20.�Assessment and Management: Visual Problems�� 21.�Assessment and Management: Auditory Problems�� 22.�Assessment:� Integumentary System��� 23.�Management: Integumentary Problems ��� 24.�Management: Burns� ����� Section Six - Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation 25.�Assessment:� Respiratory System ����� 26.�Management: Upper Respiratory Problems �� 27.�Management: Lower Respiratory Problems���� 28.�Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases ��� Section Seven - Problems of Oxygenation: Transport 29.�Assessment: Hematologic System ����� 30.�Management: Hematologic Problems ��� Section Eight - Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion 31.�Assessment: Cardiovascular System ���� 32.�Management: Hypertension 33.�Management: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome 34.�Management: Heart Failure������ 35.�Management: Dysrhythmias ���� 36.�Management: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders� 37.�Management: Vascular Disorders� ���� Section Nine - Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination 38.�Assessment:� Gastrointestinal System��� 39.�Management: Nutritional Problems���� 40.�Management: Obesity����� 41.�Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems�� 42.�Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems �� 43.�Management: Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas ��� Section Ten - Problems of Urinary Function 44.�Assessment:� Urinary System����� 45.�Management: Renal and Urologic Problems ��� 46.�Management: Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease � Section Eleven - Problems Related to Regulatory and Reproductive Mechanisms 47.�Assessment:� Endocrine System����� 48.�Management: Diabetes Mellitus���� 49.�Management: Endocrine Problems ����� 50.�Assessment: Reproductive System ����� 51.�Management: Breast Disorders�� �� 52.�Management: Sexually Transmitted Infections 53.�Management: Female Reproductive Problems ��� 54.�Management: Male Reproductive Problems��

Section Twelve - Problems Related to Movement and Coordination 55.�Assessment:� Nervous System ��� 56.�Management: Acute Intracranial Problems �� 57.�Management: Stroke����� 58.�Management: Chronic Neurologic Problems� 59.�Management: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia�� 60.�Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems 61.�Assessment:� Musculoskeletal System��� 62.�Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery� 63.�Management: Musculoskeletal Problems�� ��� 64.�Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases�

Section Thirteen - Nursing Care in Specialized Settings 65.�Management: Critical Care����� 66.�Management: Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 67.�Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 68.�Management: Emergency Care Situations Answer Key

Authors

Mariann M. Harding Professor of Nursing Technology, Kent State University Tuscarawas, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Collin Bowman-Woodall Assistant Professor,Department of Nursing,Samuel Merritt University,San Mateo, California. Jeffrey Kwong Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Dottie Roberts Instructor, University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Columbia, South Carolina. Debra Hagler Clinical Professor,Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation,Arizona State University,Phoenix, Arizona. Courtney Reinisch Director of Undergraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey.