Handbook of clinical nursing [electronic resource] : medical-surgical nursing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Handbook of clinical nursing : medical-surgical nursing -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Share Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Medical-Surgical Nursing -- Addison's Disease -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- Anemia in Adults -- Atelectasis -- Atherosclerosis -- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia -- Bladder Cancer -- Bowel Obstruction -- Brain Tumors -- Cardiomyopathy -- Chronic Kidney Disease -- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Colorectal Cancer -- Coronary Artery Disease in Adults -- Cushing Syndrome -- Deep Vein Thrombosis -- Diabetes Insipidus -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Diverticular Disease -- Endocarditis -- Fractures -- Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Disease -- Gastric Cancer -- Gastritis -- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease -- Gout -- Guillain-Barré Syndrome -- Heart Failure -- Hemolytic Anemia -- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia -- Hiatal Hernia -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus -- Hypertension -- Hyperthyroidism -- Hypothyroidism -- Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Adults -- Leukemia -- Liver Cancer -- Lung Cancer -- Lymphoma -- Multiple Sclerosis -- Myasthenia Gravis -- Obesity -- Osteoarthritis -- Osteomyelitis -- Osteoporosis -- Paget's Disease -- Pancreatic Cancer -- Parkinson's Disease -- Peptic Ulcer Disease -- Pericarditis -- Peripheral Artery Disease -- Pernicious Anemia -- Polycythemia Vera -- Prostate Cancer -- Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Sepsis -- Sickle Cell Disease -- Sleep Apnea -- Spinal Stenosis and Disc Herniation -- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion -- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -- Thrombocytopenia -- Tuberculosis -- Valvular Heart Disease -- Index.

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Designed for recently graduated RNs and nurses transitioning to a new clinical area, this extensive clinical reference is the best resource to provide essential information to nurses working on the med-unit. Concise and practical entries provide fundamental coverage of the most common clinical problems and issues encountered in nursing practice today. Alphabetized for easy access, each entry includes a definition and description of the clinical problem etiology clinical aspects, such as assessment, nursing interventions, management, and implications and outcomes. Each entry focuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment process, and discusses the role of other healthcare providers with a focus on multidisciplinary treatment. Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Medical-Surgical Nursing will be of value to nursing faculty, undergraduate and graduate-level nurses, and nursing students at all levels. Entries from this text have been selected from the larger resource, A Guide to Mastery in Clinical Nursing: The Comprehensive Reference.

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