Medical-Surgical Nursing

Designed to transition today’s students into tomorrow’s practice-ready nurses, Medical-Surgical Nursing: Focus on Clinical Judgment, 3rd Edition, leverages years of nursing education expertise and real-world clinical experience to help students master essential information, develop their clinical judgment, and confidently embrace the challenges ahead—from the Next Generation NCLEX® to the day-to-day realities of practice. 
 
Medical-Surgical Nursing is expertly curated by active nursing educators and clinicians. Applying a practical, approachable perspective to the breadth of medical-surgical nursing, Linda Honan and her contributors distill essential concepts and practices in precise detail, clarifying processes and complex pathophysiology through need-to-know coverage of the most prominent medical conditions and key nursing responsibilities. Author Dr. Linda Honan’s trademark pedagogical tools, honed throughout her own years as a practitioner and educator, further reinforce the practicing nurse’s perspective and deepen students’ clinical readiness. 
 
Every chapter of this 3rd Edition has been revised and updated with an emphasis on clinical judgment and inclusivity, incorporating bias-free, gender-neutral language and walking students through the NCSBN’s Clinical Judgment Measurement Model with new NCLEX questions and case studies. An enhanced focus on determinants of health highlights their impact on health, wellbeing, and quality of life to help students meet Healthy People 2030 objectives, and new content equips students with the latest clinical insights offering complete preparation for the responsibilities students will assume as they embark on their nursing careers in today’s evolving healthcare environment. 
 

LINDA F. HONAN

Chapter 1         The Nurse’s Role in Adult Health Nursing 
Chapter 2         Chronic Illness and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 3         Fluid and Electrolyte and Acid-Base Imbalances
Chapter 4         Perioperative Nursing
Chapter 5         Cancer Care  
Chapter 6         Pain Management  
Chapter 7         Nursing Assessment: Respiratory Function  
Chapter 8         Nursing Management: Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders 
Chapter 9         Nursing Management: Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders 
Chapter 10       Nursing Management: Patients With COPD and Asthma
Chapter 11       Nursing Assessment: Cardiovascular and Circulatory Function
Chapter 12       Nursing Management: Patients With Hypertension 
Chapter 13       Nursing Management: Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders
Chapter 14       Nursing Management: Patients With Complications From Heart Disease 
Chapter 15       Nursing Management: Patients With Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders  
Chapter 16       Nursing Management: Patients With Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems 
Chapter 17       Nursing Management: Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation  
Chapter 18       Nursing Assessment: Hematologic Function
Chapter 19       Nursing Management: Patients With Hematologic Disorders 
Chapter 20       Nursing Assessment: Digestive, Gastrointestinal, and Metabolic Function
Chapter 21       Nursing Management: Patients with Oral and Esophageal Disorders and Patients Receiving Gastrointestinal Intubation, Enteral, and Parenteral Nutrition
Chapter 22       Nursing Management: Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders  
Chapter 23       Nursing Management: Patients With Intestinal and Rectal Disorders  
Chapter 24       Nursing Management: Patients With Hepatic and Biliary Disorders  
Chapter 25       Nursing Assessment: Renal and Urinary Tract Function 
Chapter 26       Nursing Management: Patients With Renal Disorders 
Chapter 27       Nursing Management: Patients With Urinary Disorders   
Chapter 28       Nursing Assessment:  Endocrine Function
Chapter 29       Nursing Management: Diabetes Mellitus  
Chapter 30       Nursing Management: Patients With Endocrine Disorders  
Chapter 31       Nursing Assessment: Reproductive Function
Chapter 32       Nursing Management: Patients With Female Reproductive and Breast Disorders  
Chapter 33       Nursing Management: Care of the Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB)/Male Client with Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 34       Nursing Management: Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections 
Chapter 35       Nursing Assessment:  Immune Function
Chapter 36       Nursing Management: Patients With Immunodeficiency, HIV Infection, and AIDS  
Chapter 37       Nursing Management:  Patients With Allergic Disorders  
Chapter 38       Nursing Management: Patients With Rheumatic Disorders  
Chapter 39       Nursing Assessment: Musculoskeletal Function  
Chapter 40       Nursing Management: Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders  
Chapter 41       Nursing Management:  Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma   
Chapter 42       Nursing Assessment: Neurologic Function  
Chapter 43       Nursing Management: Patients with Oncologic Disorders of the Brain and Spinal Cord
Chapter 44       Nursing Management: Patients With Neurologic Trauma  
Chapter 45       Nursing Management: Patients With Neurologic Disorders 
Chapter 46       Nursing Management: Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders  
Chapter 47       Nursing Assessment: Sensorineural Function 
Chapter 48       Nursing Management: Patients With Eye and Vision Disorders  
Chapter 49       Nursing Management: Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders  
Chapter 50       Nursing Assessment: Integumentary Function   
Chapter 51       Nursing Management: Patients With Dermatologic Problems  
Chapter 52       Nursing Management: Patients With Burn Injury  
Chapter 53       Nursing Management:  Shock and Multisystem Failure  
Chapter 54       Nursing Management:  Critical Care
Chapter 55       Nursing Management:  Emergencies and Disasters
 

• NEW! Updated content throughout the text familiarizes students with the latest clinical approaches and perspectives in medical-surgical nursing.
• NEW! Clinical Judgment Case Studies that have students work through the NCSBN’s Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to hone essential clinical decision-making skills.
• NEW! Pearls for Practice delivered in the author’s approachable voice personalize all-important tips and warnings drawn from her extensive clinical experience to strengthen students’ practice-readiness.
• NEW! Integrated coverage of the AACN’s 2021 Essentials reinforces the four “spheres” of nursing care throughout the text: health promotion/disease prevention, chronic disease care, regenerative or restorative care, and hospice/palliative/supportive care. 
• NEW! End-of-chapter questions reflect the Next Generation NCLEX® testing format for enhanced exam preparation and test-taking confidence.
• NEW! Lifting the Lens features broaden students’ awareness of the societal issues impacting patients, their diseases, and communities.
• NEW! Bias-free, gender-neutral language and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) coverage equips students with a perspective on patient care essential to today’s nursing practice.
• UPDATED! Combined The Nurse’s Role and Health Education and Health Promotion section focuses coverage on key takeaways.  
• Guidelines for Nursing Care clarify steps and rationales for key procedures. 
• Focused Assessment boxes provide fast access to important assessment criteria and significant findings related to commonly encountered disorders. 
• Nursing Research: Bridging the Gap to Evidence-Based Practice reinforces the nursing implications of recent research.  
• Drug Alerts highlight important nursing and drug safety considerations.