Manual of Medical-Surgical Nursing Care: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management

This thorough, portable, and clinically focused reference offers quick, easy access to essential information for the care of the medical-surgical patient. Content is organized by body system and provides a quick review of pathophysiology, physical assessment, diagnostic testing, collaborative management, and patient/family teaching and discharge planning data for each disorder. The presentation for each condition provides a hierarchy of data that assists in making nursing diagnoses and planning interventions specific to each patient.

• A consistent, easy-to-use format enhances the quick-reference feature of this book. Standard headings for each disorder include Assessment, Diagnostic Tests, Collaborative Management, Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions, and Patient-Family Teaching and Discharge Planning.
• The attractive and functional two-color design highlights key information for quick, easy reference.
• Expert contributors from various practice settings provide the most current and accurate information.
• Highlighted cautions throughout stress key points related to various disorders and conditions.
• Outcome criteria are included with timeframes, where appropriate, to facilitate the evaluation of care and to help users set more realistic goals for nursing outcomes.
• A variety of information resources provide additional information and patient teaching services ― including websites, when available.
• General information that is relevant to many disorders is highlighted ― including perioperative care, pain, cancer care, psychosocial support for patients/family/significant others, and end-of-life care.
• Information is summarized in tables and boxes, where appropriate, to enhance clinical usefulness.

• The most recent NANDA Taxonomy II nursing diagnoses are included for each disorder.
• Sections on Pain and End-of-Life Care are now included to highlight these important topics in patient care.
• The newest infection prevention and control guidelines recently issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are included in the appendix and incorporated throughout the manual.
• Cancer content has been consolidated to provide a quick and thorough reference.
• Expanded coverage of endocrine, gastrointestinal, hepatic, and musculoskeletal disorders includes new discussions of Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Hyperparathyroidism, Hypoparathyroidism, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Cholangitis, and Rotator Cuff Repair.