Introductory medical-surgical nursing / Barbara K. Timby, Nancy E. Smith.
| Author/creator | Timby, Barbara Kuhn |
| Other author | Smith, Nancy E. (Nancy Ellen), 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 11th edition. |
| Publication | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2014] |
| Description | xxi, 1303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Partial contents | Unit 1 : Nursing roles and responsibilities -- Unit 2 : Client care concerns -- Unit 3 : Foundations of medical-surgical nursing -- Unit 4 : Caring for clients with multisystem disorders -- Unit 5 : Caring for clients with respiratory disorders -- Unit 6 : Caring for clients with cardiovascular disorders -- Unit 7 : Caring for clients with hematopoietic and lymphatic disorders -- Unit 8 : Caring for clients with immune disorders -- Unit 9 : Caring for clients with neurologic disorders -- Unit 10 : Caring for clients with sensory disorders -- Unit 11 : Caring for clients with gastrointestinal disorders -- Unit 12 : Caring for clients with endocrine disorders -- Unit 13 : Caring for clients with breast and reproductive disorders -- Unit 14 : Caring for clients with urinary and renal disorders -- Unit 15 : Caring for clients with musculoskeletal disorders -- Unit 16 : Caring for clients with integumentary disorders -- Unit 17 : Caring for clients with psychobiologic disorders. |
| Abstract | "In today's changing healthcare environment, nurses continue to face many challenges and opportunities. Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing provides the information to help nurses meet these challenges and embrace expanding opportunities. The textbook addresses the common adult disorders that are treated medically and surgically and also covers basic concepts student nurses need to know to care for clients with these disorders. Written at a level appropriate for the practical/vocational nursing student, this textbook provides comprehensive information about medical-surgical nursing that is easy to understand. For the 11th edition, the entire textbook was reviewed, revised, and updated to reflect current medical and nursing practice. This latest edition has added another methodology for planning nursing care. Concept care maps are introduced in Chapter 3. In the system-based units, there are new concept care maps that present a different type of care plan for a client. The Nursing Process sections, Nursing Care Plans, and Concept Care Maps are preceded by a Client Scenario in order to assist students to relate the plan of care to a specific client. It is also a way for students to discern the different modes of developing a plan of care. Other highlights of this edition include the addition of evidence-based practice boxes and new illustrations and photos"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781451177329 |