Provide quality nursing care for adults with medical-surgical and psychiatric disorders! Building upon the fundamentals of nursing, Linton's Medical-Surgical Nursing helps you master the role and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN in medical-surgical care. Comprehensive content addresses the special problems of older adult patients, then covers each major disorder by body system, presenting patient problems, goals, outcome criteria, and nursing interventions. As LPNs/LVNs do not formulate NANDA diagnoses, the book is organized by patient problems rather than NANDA nursing diagnoses. You can rely on this essential text to help you build the clinical judgment skills you need to succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN� examination and in nursing practice.
- UNIQUE! Special Problems of the Older Adult Patient unit covers the issues and disorders - such as falls, dementia, and incontinence - that are common to gerontologic patients, as this is the primary patient group for whom LPNs/LVNs provide care
- UNIQUE! In-depth pharmacology coverage includes Pharmacology Capsule boxes highlighting critical information for common drugs; Pharmacology and Medications tables outlining classification, use/action, side/adverse effects, and nursing interventions; and a Pharmacology Tutorial on the Evolve companion website covering drug classifications, how drugs work, and nursing responsibilities
- Nursing care plans illustrate the application of content to the nursing process in realistic scenarios, with critical thinking questions to encourage thoughtful analysis of patient needs and nursing care
- Introductory chapter for each body system provides a review of anatomy and physiology, relevant diagnostic tests and procedures, and common classifications of the drugs used to manage system disorders
- Get Ready for the NCLEX� Examination! section at the end of each chapter covers key points and includes review questions and critical thinking questions to help you prepare for class tests and the NCLEX-PN examination
- Thoroughly updated content throughout includes the latest information on key topics such as infection control and pandemic responses
Table of Contents
UNIT I: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING1. Aspects of Medical-Surgical
2. Medical-Surgical
UNIT II: POPULATIONS RECEIVING MEDICAL-SURGICAL CARE
3. Medical-Surgical Patients: Individuals, Families, and Communities
UNIT III: PATHOLOGY PROCESSES AND EFFECTS
4. Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping
5. Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection
6. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
7. The Patient with Cancer
8. Pain
9. Shock
UNIT IV: SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF THE OLDER ADULT PATIENT
10. The Older Adult Patient
11. Falls
12. Immobility
13. Delirium and Dementia
14. Incontinence
UNIT V: THERAPEUTICS
15. Nutrition
16. Intravenous Therapy
17. Surgery
18. The Patient with an Ostomy
19. Palliative and Hospice Care
20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Integrative Health Care
UNIT VI: NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM
21. Neurologic System Introduction
22. Neurologic Disorders
23. Cerebrovascular Accident
24. Spinal Cord Injury
UNIT VII: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
25. Respiratory System Introduction
26. Upper Respiratory Disorders
27. Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
28. Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
UNIT VIII: HEMATOLOGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC SYSTEMS
29. Hematologic System Introduction
30. Hematologic Disorders
31. Immunologic System Introduction
32. Immunologic Disorders
UNIT IX: CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
33. Cardiovascular System Introduction
34. Hypertension
35. Cardiac Disorders
36. Vascular Disorders
UNIT X: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
37. Digestive System Introduction
38. Upper Digestive Tract Disorders
39. Lower Digestive Tract Disorders
40. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders
UNIT XI: UROLOGIC SYSTEM
41. Urologic System Introduction
42. Urologic Disorders
UNIT XII: MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
43. Musculoskeletal System Introduction
44. Connective Tissue Disorders
45. Fractures
46. Amputations
UNIT XIII: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
47. Endocrine System Introduction
48. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders
49. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
50. Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
UNIT XIV: REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
51. Female Reproductive System Introduction
52. Female Reproductive Disorders
53. Male Reproductive System Introduction
54. Male Reproductive Disorders
55. Sexually Transmitted Infections
UNIT XV: INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEMS
56. Integumentary System Introduction
57. Skin Disorders
UNIT XVI: SPECIAL SENSES: VISION AND HEARING
58. Special Senses: Vision and Hearing Introduction
59. Eye and Vision Disorders
60. Ear and Hearing Disorders
UNIT XVII: MEDICAL-SURGICAL PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
61. Psychobiologic Disorders
62. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
UNIT XVIII: NURSING IN DISASTERS AND FIRST AID
63. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management
