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Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing by Williams · 6th Edition · ISBN 9780803668980 · F.A. Davis Company
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Chapter index Understanding Health Care Issues
Chapter 1: Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process
Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 3: Issues in Nursing Practice
Chapter 4: Cultural Influences on Nursing Care
Chapter 5: Complementary and Alternative Modalities Understanding Health and Illness
Chapter 6: Nursing Care of Patients With Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
Chapter 7: Nursing Care of Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 8: Nursing Care of Patients With Infections
Chapter 9: Nursing Care of Patients in Shock
Chapter 10: Nursing Care of Patients in Pain
Chapter 11: Nursing Care of Patients With Cancer
Chapter 12: Nursing Care of Patients Having Surgery
Chapter 13: Nursing Care of Patients With Emergent Conditions and Disaster/Bioterrorism Response Understanding Life Span Influences on Health and Illness
Chapter 14: Developmental Considerations and Chronic Illness in the Nursing Care of Adults
Chapter 15: Nursing Care of Older Adult Patients
Chapter 16: Patient Care Settings
Chapter 17: Nursing Care of Patients at the End of Life Understanding the Immune System
Chapter 18: Immune System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 19: Nursing Care of Patients With Immune Disorders
Chapter 20: Nursing Care of Patients With HIV Disease and AIDS Understanding the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 21: Cardiovascular System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 22: Nursing Care of Patients With Hypertension
Chapter 23: Nursing Care of Patients With Valvular, Inflammatory, and Infectious Cardiac or Venous Disorders
Chapter 24: Nursing Care of Patients With Occlusive Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 25: Nursing Care of Patients With Cardiac Arrhythmias
Chapter 26: Nursing Care of Patients With Heart Failure Understanding the Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 27: Hematologic and Lymphatic System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 28: Nursing Care of Patients With Hematologic and Lymphatic Disorders Understanding the Respiratory System
Chapter 29: Respiratory System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 30: Nursing Care of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
Chapter 31: Nursing Care of Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders Understanding the Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatic Systems
Chapter 32: Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Systems Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 33: Nursing Care of Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 34: Nursing Care of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 35: Nursing Care of Patients With Liver, Pancreatic, and Gallbladder Disorders Understanding the Urinary System
Chapter 36: Urinary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 37: Nursing Care of Patients With Disorders of the Urinary System Understanding the Endocrine System
Chapter 38: Endocrine System Function and Assessment
Chapter 39: Nursing Care of Patients With Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 40: Nursing Care of Patients With Disorders of the Endocrine Pancreas Understanding the Genitourinary and Reproductive System
Chapter 41: Genitourinary and Reproductive System Function and Assessment
Chapter 42: Nursing Care of Women With Reproductive System Disorders
Chapter 43: Nursing Care of Male Patients With Genitourinary Disorders
Chapter 44: Nursing Care of Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections Understanding the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 45: Musculoskeletal Function and Assessment
Chapter 46: Nursing Care of Patients With Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders Understanding the Neurologic System
Chapter 47: Neurologic System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 48: Nursing Care of Patients With Central Nervous System Disorders
Chapter 49: Nursing Care of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders
Chapter 50: Nursing Care of Patients With Peripheral Nervous System Disorders Understanding the Sensory System
Chapter 51: Sensory System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures: Vision and Hearing
Chapter 52: Nursing Care of Patients With Sensory Disorders: Vision and Hearing Understanding the Integumentary System
Chapter 53: Integumentary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 54: Nursing Care of Patients With Skin Disorders
Chapter 55: Nursing Care of Patients With Burns Understanding Mental Health Care
Chapter 56: Mental Health Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
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