Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing,
7th Edition by Linda S. Williams-100% Top
scores-2023- 2024
TABLEcOFcCONTENTS
Unitc1cUnderstandingcHealthcCarecIssues
1. CriticalcThinkingcandcthecNursingcProcess
2. Evidence-BasedcPractice
3. IssuescincNursingcPractice
4. CulturalcInfluencesconcNursingcCare
5. ComplementarycandcAlternativecModalities
Unitc2cUnderstandingcHealthcandcIllness
6. NursingcCarecofcPatientscwithcFluid,cElectrolyte,candcAcid-BasecImbalances
7. NursingcCarecofcPatientscReceivingcIntravenouscTherapy
8. NursingcCarecofcPatientscwithcInfections
9. NursingcCarecofcPatientscincShock
10. NursingcCarecofcPatientscincPain
11. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcCancer
12. NursingcCarecofcPatientscHavingcSurgery
13. NursingcCarecofcPatientscwithcEmergentcConditionscandcDisaster/BioterrorismcResponse
Unitc3cUnderstandingcLifecSpancInfluencesconcHealthcandcIllness
14. DevelopmentalcConsiderationscandcChroniccIllnesscincthecNursingcCarecofcAdults
15. NursingcCarecofcOldercAdultcPatients
16. PatientcCarecSettings
17. NursingcCarecofcPatientscatcthecEndcofcLife
Unitc4cUnderstandingcthecImmunecSystem
18. ImmunecSystemcFunction,cAssessmentcandcTherapeuticcMeasures
19. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcImmunecDisorders
20. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcHIVcDiseasecandcAIDS
Unitc 5cUnderstandingc thecCardiovascularc System
21. CardiovascularcSystemcFunction,cAssessmentcandcTherapeuticcMeasures
22. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcHypertension
23. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcValvular,cInflammatorycandcInfectiouscCardiaccorcVenouscDisorders
24. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcOcclusivecCardiovascularcDisorders
25. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcCardiaccArrhythmias
26. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcHeartcFailure
Unitc 6cUnderstandingc thec Hematologicc andc Lymphaticc Systems
27. HematologiccandcLymphaticcSystemcFunction,cAssessment,candcTherapeuticcMeasures
28. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcHematologiccandcLymphaticcDisorders
Unitc7cUnderstandingc thec RespiratorycSystem
,29. RespiratorycSystemcFunction,cAssessment,candcTherapeuticcMeasures
30. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcUppercRespiratorycTractcDisorders
31. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcLowercRespiratorycTractcDisorders
,Unitc8cUnderstandingc thecGastrointestinal,c Hepatic,candc PancreaticcSystems
32. Gastrointestinal,cHepatobiliary,candcPancreaticcSystemscFunction,cAssessmentcandcTherapeu
ticcMeasures
33. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcUppercGastrointestinalcDisorders
34. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcLowercGastrointestinalcDisorders
35. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcLiver,cPancreatic,candcGallbladdercDisorders
Unitc9cUnderstandingc thecUrinaryc System
36. UrinarycSystemcFunction,cAssessment,candcTherapeuticcMeasures
37. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcDisorderscofcthecUrinarycSystem
Unitc 10cUnderstandingc thec Endocrinec System
38. EndocrinecSystemcFunctioncandcAssessment
39. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcEndocrinecDisorders
40. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcDisorderscofcthecEndocrinecPancreas
Unitc 11c Understandingc thec Genitourinaryc andc Reproductivec System
41. GenitourinarycandcReproductivecSystemcFunctioncandcAssessment
42. NursingcCarecofcWomencWithcReproductivecSystemcDisorders
43. NursingcCarecofcMalecPatientscWithcGenitourinarycDisorders
44. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcSexuallycTransmittedcInfections
Unitc 12c Understandingc thec Musculoskeletalc System
45. MusculoskeletalcFunctioncandcAssessment
46. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcMusculoskeletalcandcConnectivecTissuecDisorders
Unitc 13c Understandingc thec NeurologiccSystem
47. NeurologiccSystemcFunction,cAssessment,candcTherapeuticcMeasures
48. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcCentralcNervouscSystemcDisorders
49. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcCerebrovascularcDisorders
50. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcPeripheralcNervouscSystemcDisorders
Unitc 14cUnderstandingc thecSensoryc System
51. SensorycSystemcFunction,cAssessment,candcTherapeuticcMeasures:cVisioncandcHearing
52. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcSensorycDisorders:cVisioncandcHearing
Unitc15cUnderstandingc thecIntegumentarycSystem
53. IntegumentarycSystemcFunction,cAssessmentcandcTherapeuticcMeasures
54. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcSkincDisorders
55. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcBurns
Unitc 16c Understandingc Mentalc Healthc Care
56. MentalcHealthcFunction,cAssessment,candcTherapeuticcMeasures
57. NursingcCarecofcPatientscWithcMentalcHealthcDisorders
, Chapterc1.cCriticalcThinkingcandcthecNursingcProcess
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Thecnursecisccaringcforcacgroupcofcpatientsconcacmedical-
surgicalcunit.cWhichcpatientcshouldctheclicensedcpracticalcnurse/licensedcvocationalcnur
sec(LPN/LVN)cassesscfirst?
1. Acpatientcwithcacbloodcglucosecofc42cmg/dL
2. Acpatientcwhocreportscacpainclevelcofc2
3. Acpatientcwhochascjustcreceivedcacdiagnosiscofccancer
4. Acpatientcwhochascacrespiratorycratecofc22
ANS:c 1
Chapter:cChapterc1cCriticalcThinkingcandcthecNursingcProcess
Objective:c7.cPrioritizecpatientccarecactivitiescbasedconcthecMaslowchierarchycofc
humancneeds.
Pages:c6–7
Heading:cPrioritizecCare
IntegratedcProcess:cClinicalcProblem-
SolvingcProcessc(NursingcProcess)cClientcNeed:cSECE—
CoordinatedcCare
CognitivecLevel:cApplicationc[Applyin
g]cConcept:cPatient-
CenteredcCarecDifficulty:cDifficult
Feedback
1 Thiscpatientchascacdangerouslyclowcbloodcglucoseclevelcandcrequirescimm
ediatecintervention.
2 Thiscpatientcwillcneedctocbecassessed,cbutciscnotcaschighcacpriority.
3 AccordingctocMaslow,cpsychosocialcneedscarecnotcaschighcofcacprior
itycascphysiologicalcneeds.
4 Acrespiratorycratecofc22ciscwithincnormalcrange.
PTS: 1 CON:cPatient-CenteredcCare
2. ThecLPN/LVNcenterscthecroomcofcacpatientcwhociscangrycandcyells,c―Icaskedc5cmin
utescagocforcmycpaincmedication.cI’mcgoingctoccallcthecCEOcofcthechospitalcifcyouc
don’tcgetcitcforcmecnow.‖cWhichcstatementcbycthecnursecdemonstratescintellectualcemp
athy?
1. ―Wecarecshort-staffedctoday,csocitcwillctakecmeclongerctocmeetcyourcneeds.‖
2. ―Icamcsorrycyouchadctocwait,cIcknowcyoucmustcbecincaclotcofcpain.‖
3. ―Ichadcanothercpatientcwhochadcseverecpain,candcIchadctocgetctocthemcfirst.‖
4. ―IcwillcgetcyoucthecnumbercforcthecCEO,cbutcheciscawarecofchowcbusycwecare.‖
ANS:c 2
Chapter:cChapterc1cCriticalcThinkingcandcthecNursingcProcess
Objective:c2.cDescribecattitudescandcskillscthatcpromotecgoodccriticalcthi
nkingcPage:c2
Heading:cIntellectualcEmpathy
IntegratedcProcess:cCommunicationcandcDocumentati
oncClientcNeed:cPsychosocialcIntegrity