TY - BOOK AU - Hinkle, Janice L., AU - Cheever, Kerry H., TI - Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing SN - 9781469897493 [newsprint] ; volume set PY - 2014/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Nursing KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Surgical nursing KW - Nursing Care Handbooks N1 - Preceded by Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing / Suzanne C. Smeltzer ... [et al.]. 12th ed. c2010; Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Unit 1 Basic concepts in nursing -- Unit 2 Biophysical and psychosocial concepts in nursing practice -- Unit 3 Concepts and challenges in patient management -- Unit 4 Perioperative concepts and nursing management -- Unit 5 Gas exchange respiratory function -- Unit 6 Cardiovascular, circulatory function -- Unit 7 Hematologic function -- Unit 8 Immunologic function -- Unit 9 Musculoskeletal function -- Unit 10 Digestive and gastrointestinal function -- Unit 11 Metabolic and endocrine function -- Unit 12 Kidney and urinary function -- Unit 13 Reproductive function -- Unit 14 Integumentary function -- Unit 15 Sensory function -- Unit 16 Neurologic function -- Unit 17 Acute community-based challenges; Machine generated contents note: Health Care Delivery and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice -- Community-Based Nursing Practice -- Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making and the Nursing Process -- Health Education and Promotion -- Adult Health and Nutritional Assessment -- Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation -- Overview of Transcultural Nursing -- Overview of Genetics and Genomics in Nursing -- Chronic Illness and Disability -- Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation -- Health Care of the Older Adult -- Pain Management -- Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbance -- Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome -- Oncology: Nursing Management in Cancer Care -- End-of-Life Care -- Preoperative Nursing Management -- Intraoperative Nursing Management -- Postoperative Nursing Management -- Assessment of Respiratory Function -- Respiratory Care Modalities -- Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders -- Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders N2 - "This textbook has been a favorite resource for students, instructors, and practicing nurses for almost a half-century. It's comprehensive yet accessible approach covers a broad scope of medical conditions while focusing strongly on the nurse's role in caring for, educating, and assisting patients and families"--Provided by publisher ER -