Phipps' medical-surgical nursing : health and illness perspectives, Volume 2/ Frances Donovan Monahan [and others]

Includes bibliographical references and index

pt. 1. Medical-surgical nursing today -- 1. Scope of medical-surgical nursing -- 2. The aging population -- 3. Healthy lifestyles -- 4. Complementary and alternative therapies -- 5. Genetics and disease -- 6. Infectious diseases and bioterrorism -- 7. Rehabilitation and chronic illness -- 8. Palliative and end-of-life care -- pt. 2. Care settings -- 9. Emergency care -- 10. Critical care -- 11. Community based care -- 12. Long term care -- pt. 3. Perioperative nursing -- 13. Preoperative nursing -- 14. Intraoperative nursing -- 15. Postoperative nursing -- pt. 4. Common problems -- 16. Pain -- 17. Fluid and electrolyte imbalance -- 18. Acid base imbalance -- 19. Shock -- pt. 5. Immunologic problems -- 20. Assessment of the immune system -- 21. Immunologic problems -- 22. HIV infection and AIDS -- 23. Cancer -- pt. 6. Respiratory problems -- 24. Assessment of the respiratory system -- 25. Upper airway problems -- 26. Lower airway problems -- 27. Chronic respiratory problems -- pt. 7. 28. Assessment of the cardiovascular system -- 29. Coronary artery disease and dysrhythmias -- 30. Heart failure, valvular problems, and inflammatory problems of the heart -- 31. Vascular problems

pt. 8. Hematologic problems -- 32. Assessment of the hematologic system -- 33. Hematologic problems -- pt. 9. Renal problems -- 34. Assessment of the renal system -- 35. Kidney and urinary tract problems -- 36. Kidney failure -- pt. 10. Endocrine problems -- 37. Assessment of the endocrine system -- 38. Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal gland problems -- 39. Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia -- pt. 11. Gastrointestinal problems -- 40. Assessment of the gastrointestinal, biliary, and exocrine pancreatic systems -- 41. Mouth and esophagus problems -- 42. Stomach and duodenum problems -- 43. Intestinal problems -- 44. Gallbladder and exocrine pancreatic problems -- pt. 12. Hepatic problems -- 45. Assessment of the hepatic system -- 46. Hepatic problems -- pt. 13. Neurologic problems -- 47. Assessment of the nervous system -- 48. Traumatic and neoplastic problems of the brain -- 49. Vascular and degenerative problems of the brain -- 50. Spinal cord and peripheral nerve problems -- pt. 14. Musculoskeletal problems -- 51. Assessment of the musculoskeletal system -- 52. Trauma to the musculoskeletal system -- 53. Degenerative disorders -- 54. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis -- pt. 15. Reproductive problems -- 55. Assessment of the reproductive system -- 56. Female reproductive problems -- 57. Male reproductive problems -- 58. Problems of the breast -- 59. Sexually transmitted diseases -- pt. 16. Eye problems -- 60. Assessment of the visual system -- 61. Problems of the eye -- pt. 17. Ear problems -- 62. Assessment of the auditory system -- 63. Problems of the ear -- pt. 18. Skin problems -- 64. Assessment of the skin -- 65. Problems of the skin -- 66. Burns

System requirements: Macintosh OS 10.2 or greater; Power PC G4/G5; 128 MB RAM; 12X or faster CD-ROM drive; 800 x 600 monitor

System requirements: Windows 2000 or XP; Pentium II 400 MHz or faster processor; 128 MB RAM; 10 MB free hard disk space; 12X or faster CD-ROM drive; 800 x 600 monitor with thousands of colors