Introductory medical-surgical nursing / Barbara K. Timby, Nancy E. Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter one Concepts and Trends in Healthcare -- Chapter two Nursing in Various Settings -- Chapter three The Nursing Process -- Chapter four Interviewing and Physical Assessment -- Chapter five Legal and Ethical Issues -- Chapter six Leadership Roles and Management Functions -- Chapter seven Nurse-Client Relationships -- Chapter eight Caring for Culturally Diverse Clients -- Chapter nine Interaction of Body and Mind -- Chapter ten Complementary and Alternative Therapies -- Chapter eleven Caring for Dying Clients -- Chapter twelve Caring for Clients with Anxiety Disorders -- Chapter thirteen Caring for Clients with Mood Disorders -- Chapter fourteen Caring for Chemically Dependent Clients -- Chapter fifteen Caring for Clients with Dementia and Thought Disorders -- Chapter sixteen Caring for Clients with Pain -- Chapter seventeen Caring for Clients with Infectious Disorders -- Chapter eighteen Caring for Clients with Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Imbalances -- Chapter nineteen Caring for Clients Requiring Intravenous Therapy -- Chapter twenty Caring for Perioperative Clients -- Chapter twenty-one Caring for Clients with Cancer -- Chapter twenty-two Caring for Clients in Shock -- Chapter twenty-three Caring for Clients with Burns -- Chapter twenty-four Caring for Clients in Disaster Situations -- Chapter twenty-five Introduction to the Respiratory System -- Chapter twenty-six Caring for Clients with Upper Respiratory Disorders -- Chapter twenty-seven Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Airway -- Chapter twenty-eight Introduction to the Cardiovascular System -- Chapter twenty-nine Caring for Clients with Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessels -- Chapter thirty Caring for Clients with Valvular Disorders of the Heart -- Chapter thirty-one Caring for Clients with Disorders of Coronary and Peripheral Blood Vessels -- Chapter thirty-two Caring for Clients with Cardiac Dysrhythmias -- Chapter thirty-three Caring for Clients with Hypertension -- Chapter thirty-four Caring for Clients with Heart Failure -- Chapter thirty-five Caring for Clients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery -- Chapter thirty-six Introduction to the Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Disorders -- Chapter thirty-seven Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Hematopoietic System -- Chapter thirty-eight Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Lymphatic System -- Chapter thirty-nine Introduction to the Immune System -- Chapter forty Caring for Clients with Immune-Mediated Disorders -- Chapter forty-one Caring for Clients with AIDS -- Chapter forty-two Introduction to the Nervous System -- Chapter forty-three Caring for Clients with Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders -- Chapter forty-four Caring for Clients with Cerebrovascular Disorders -- Chapter forty-five Caring for Clients with Head and Spinal Cord Trauma -- Chapter forty-six Caring for Clients with Neurologic Deficits -- Chapter forty-seven Introduction to the Sensory System -- Chapter forty-eight Caring for Clients with Eye Disorders -- Chapter forty-nine Caring for Clients with Ear Disorders -- Chapter fifty Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System and Accessory Structures -- Chapter fifty-one Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract -- Chapter fifty-two Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract -- Chapter fifty-three Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder or Pancreas -- Chapter fifty-four Caring for Clients with Ostomies -- Chapter fifty-five Introduction to the Endocrine System -- Chapter fifty-six Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Endocrine System -- Chapter fifty-seven Caring for Clients with Diabetes Mellitus -- Chapter fifty-eight Introduction to the Reproductive System -- Chapter fifty-nine Caring for the Female Clients with Disorders of the Pelvic Reproductive Structures -- Chapter sixty Caring for Clients with Breast Disorders -- Chapter sixty-one Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Male Reproductive System -- Chapter sixty-two Caring for Clients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Chapter sixty-three Introduction to the Urinary Tract -- Chapter sixty-four Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Kidneys and Ureters -- Chapter sixty-five Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Bladder and Urethra -- Chapter sixty-six Introduction to the Musculoskeletal Disorders -- Chapter sixty-seven Caring for Clients Requiring Orthopedic Treatment -- Chapter sixty-eight Caring for Clients with Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injuries -- Chapter sixty-nine Caring for Clients with Orthopedic and Connective Tissue Disorders -- Chapter seventy Introduction to the Integumentary System -- Chapter seventy-one Caring for Clients with Skin, Hair and Nail Disorders

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