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Surgical Nursing: Assessmen
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hannon11Ruff11Dirksen,11RN,11PhD,11FAAN
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vanced11Cardiac11Life11Support11Provide
r11Assistant11Professor11of11Nursing11M
orehead11State11University
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Collin11Bowman-Woodall,11RN,11MS
Assistant11Professor11Sa
muel11Merritt11University
San11Francisco11Peninsula11Campus
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, Contents
Section111:11Concepts11in11Nursing11Practice
1 Professional11Nursing11Practice,111
2 Health11Disparities11and11Culturally11Competent11Care,115
3 Health11History11and11Physical11Examination,118
4 Patient11and11Caregiver11Teaching,1111
5 Chronic11Illness11and11Older11Adults,1115
6 Complementary11and11Alternative11Therapies,1119
7 Stress11and11Stress11Management,1122
8 Sleep11and11Sleep11Disorders,1126
9 Pain,1129
10 Palliative11Care11at11End11of11Life,1133
11 Substance11Abuse,1136
Section112:11Pathophysiologic11Mechanisms11of11Disease
12 Inflammation11and11Wound11Healing,1140
13 Genetics11and11Genomics,1144
14 Altered11Immune11Responses11and11Transplantation,1147
15 Infection11and11Human11Immunodeficiency11Virus11Infection,1151
16 Cancer,1155
17 Fluid,11Electrolyte,11and11Acid-Base11Imbalances,1160
Section113:11Perioperative11Care
18 Nursing11Management:11Preoperative11Care,1166
19 Nursing11Management:11Intraoperative11Care,1169
20 Nursing11Management:11Postoperative11Care,1172
Section114:11Problems11Related11to11Altered11Sensory11Input
21 Nursing11Assessment:11Visual11and11Auditory11Systems,1175
22 Nursing11Management:11Visual11and11Auditory11Problems,1180
23 Nursing11Assessment:11Integumentary11System,1185
24 Nursing11Management:11Integumentary11Problems,1188
25 Nursing11Management:11Burns,1192
Section115:11Problems11of11Oxygenation:11Ventilation
26 Nursing11Assessment:11Respiratory11System,1197
27 Nursing11Management:11Upper11Respiratory11Problems,11101
28 Nursing11Management:11Lower11Respiratory11Problems,11105
29 Nursing11Management:11Obstructive11Pulmonary11Diseases,11111
Section116:11Problems11of11Oxygenation:11Transport
30 Nursing11Assessment:11Hematologic11System,11117
31 Nursing11Management:11Hematologic11Problems,11120
Section117:11Problems11of11Oxygenation:11Perfusion
32 Nursing11Assessment:11Cardiovascular11System,11127
33 Nursing11Management:11Hypertension,11134
34 Nursing11Management:11Coronary11Artery11Disease11and11Acute11Coronary11Syndrome,11138
35 Nursing11Management:11Heart11Failure,11145
36 Nursing11Management:11Dysrhythmias,11149
37 Nursing11Management:11Inflammatory11and11Structural11Heart11Disorders,11156
38 Nursing11Management:11Vascular11Disorders,11161
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