Medical Surgical Nursing
Preparation for Practice, Combined Volume
Published on 6. August 2009
Book
Hardback
2688 pages
978-0-13-178102-3 (ISBN)
Description
A high-level medical-surgical nursing textbook focused on providing students with rationales for why they do what they do, and grounded in critical thinking and evidence-based practice. Medical Surgical Nursing: Preparation for Practice presents a foundation on which to build the nursing practice of today and tomorrow, including the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills necessary to practice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 226 mm
Thickness: 80 mm
Weight
5040 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-178102-3 (9780131781023)
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Kathleen S. Osborn | Cheryl E. Wraa | Annita S. Watson
Medical-Surgical Nursing
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04/2013
2nd Edition
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Persons
Author website: www.authorcasting.com/pearson/osborn/medsurg/cb/
Kathleen S. Osborn, RN, MS, EdD
Dr. Kathleen Osborn was first introduced to the profession of nursing at St. Francis School of Nursing in San Francisco, where she received her diploma. She went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in nursing from Sacramento State University, a Master of Science degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Southern California.
Her clinical practice is in critical care, including cardiac, burn, neurological, and respiratory specialties. She has more than 29 years of experience teaching bachelor and master's degree students, as well as teaching nurses in hospital in-service and continuing education programs. Dr. Osborn's expertise includes program and course development, didactic lecturing, and clinical supervision of undergraduate and graduate students. She also has been actively involved in nursing research and publication throughout her clinical and teaching career.
Since 1999, Dr. Osborn has participated as a nurse educator on humanitarian surgical missions to Laos, Africa, Vietnam, Honduras, Bangladesh, and Ecuador. She received the "Heroes in Healthcare" Community Service Award for her humanitarian work from the Coalition for Excellence in Healthcare, a division of the Health Communication Research Institute of Northern California. She also received the Community Service Award from Sacramento State University for her humanitarian work and her service to student development. In 1995, a perpetual faculty award was begun in her honor by the graduating class: The Guiding Light Award for Outstanding Performance by a Nursing Faculty.
Cheryl E. Wraa, RN, MS
Cheryl Wraa received her nursing diploma from the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing in Oakland, California. She went on to obtain a bachelor's degree, and Master of Science degree in nursing from California State University, Sacramento. Her clinical career has focused on critical care nursing, leadership, and education.
Ms. Wraa's clinical practice includes the medical intensive care unit, emergency department, and flight nursing. She is currently the trauma program manager at a level 1 trauma center and clinical faculty for advanced medical-surgical nursing students in a baccalaureate program. Ms. Wraa is also an educator for Interplast and has participated on surgical missions to Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Ghana. She has been active in education and publication throughout her career and is currently a senior clinical editor for the Journal of Emergency Nursing. She is past president of the Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association, and president-elect of the Trauma Managers Association of California. Ms. Wraa received the Barbara A. Hess Award for her contributions to education in the air medical and ground transport field.
Annita Watson, RN, MS, DNSc
Dr. Annita Watson began her nursing career in Jamestown, New York, at WCA Hospital School of Nursing. She completed her bachelor's degree at Teachers College, Columbia University, and her master's and doctorate in nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. Her graduate focus was medical-surgical nursing and leadership and administration in the service and educational settings.
Dr. Watson began her teaching career in 1970 at California State University, Sacramento, where she currently teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her areas of practice include medical-surgical nursing, intensive care, longterm care, and community health. Throughout her career, she has served as a national consultant to health care agencies and educational programs on topics related to development of management systems, quality improvement of patient care, curriculum development and evaluation, and implementation of accreditation processes. She has published in like areas, and made numerous professional preparations. Research interests focus on measurement of patient and student outcomes.
Currently Dr.Watson assumes a leadership role on several local and regional community boards, focusing on health services for vulnerable populations, for example, children, the elderly, and people who have been abused. Nationally, she serves as an accreditation site evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. In 2008, she was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award for community service by California State University, Sacramento, recognizing her contributions to the health of the community and her ability to foster community-based learning experiences for students.
Kathleen S. Osborn, RN, MS, EdD
Dr. Kathleen Osborn was first introduced to the profession of nursing at St. Francis School of Nursing in San Francisco, where she received her diploma. She went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in nursing from Sacramento State University, a Master of Science degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Southern California.
Her clinical practice is in critical care, including cardiac, burn, neurological, and respiratory specialties. She has more than 29 years of experience teaching bachelor and master's degree students, as well as teaching nurses in hospital in-service and continuing education programs. Dr. Osborn's expertise includes program and course development, didactic lecturing, and clinical supervision of undergraduate and graduate students. She also has been actively involved in nursing research and publication throughout her clinical and teaching career.
Since 1999, Dr. Osborn has participated as a nurse educator on humanitarian surgical missions to Laos, Africa, Vietnam, Honduras, Bangladesh, and Ecuador. She received the "Heroes in Healthcare" Community Service Award for her humanitarian work from the Coalition for Excellence in Healthcare, a division of the Health Communication Research Institute of Northern California. She also received the Community Service Award from Sacramento State University for her humanitarian work and her service to student development. In 1995, a perpetual faculty award was begun in her honor by the graduating class: The Guiding Light Award for Outstanding Performance by a Nursing Faculty.
Cheryl E. Wraa, RN, MS
Cheryl Wraa received her nursing diploma from the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing in Oakland, California. She went on to obtain a bachelor's degree, and Master of Science degree in nursing from California State University, Sacramento. Her clinical career has focused on critical care nursing, leadership, and education.
Ms. Wraa's clinical practice includes the medical intensive care unit, emergency department, and flight nursing. She is currently the trauma program manager at a level 1 trauma center and clinical faculty for advanced medical-surgical nursing students in a baccalaureate program. Ms. Wraa is also an educator for Interplast and has participated on surgical missions to Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Ghana. She has been active in education and publication throughout her career and is currently a senior clinical editor for the Journal of Emergency Nursing. She is past president of the Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association, and president-elect of the Trauma Managers Association of California. Ms. Wraa received the Barbara A. Hess Award for her contributions to education in the air medical and ground transport field.
Annita Watson, RN, MS, DNSc
Dr. Annita Watson began her nursing career in Jamestown, New York, at WCA Hospital School of Nursing. She completed her bachelor's degree at Teachers College, Columbia University, and her master's and doctorate in nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. Her graduate focus was medical-surgical nursing and leadership and administration in the service and educational settings.
Dr. Watson began her teaching career in 1970 at California State University, Sacramento, where she currently teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her areas of practice include medical-surgical nursing, intensive care, longterm care, and community health. Throughout her career, she has served as a national consultant to health care agencies and educational programs on topics related to development of management systems, quality improvement of patient care, curriculum development and evaluation, and implementation of accreditation processes. She has published in like areas, and made numerous professional preparations. Research interests focus on measurement of patient and student outcomes.
Currently Dr.Watson assumes a leadership role on several local and regional community boards, focusing on health services for vulnerable populations, for example, children, the elderly, and people who have been abused. Nationally, she serves as an accreditation site evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. In 2008, she was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award for community service by California State University, Sacramento, recognizing her contributions to the health of the community and her ability to foster community-based learning experiences for students.
Content
Unit I: Concepts Related to Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice
Chapter 1: Preparation for Practice
Chapter 2: Experiential Learning: Skill Acquisition and Gaining Clinical Knowledge
Chapter 3: Health Care Trends and Regulatory Aspects of Health Care Delivery
Chapter 4: Ethical and Legal Guidelines for Nursing Practice
Chapter 5: Nursing Care Delivery Systems
Chapter 6: Nursing Documentation
Chapter 7: Nursing Process
Chapter 8: Role of Research in Nursing Practice
Unit II: General Concepts Related to Nursing Practice
Chapter 9: Health Assessment
Chapter 10: The Aging Patient
Chapter 11: Genetics
Chapter 12: Stress and Adaptation
Chapter 13: Psychosocial Issues in Nursing
Chapter 14: Nutrition
Chapter 15: Pain Assessment and Management
Chapter 16: Substance Abuse
Chapter 17: Nursing Management at End of Life
UNIT III: Physiological Concepts Related to Nursing Practice
Chapter 18: Fluid and electrolytes
Chapter 19: Acid-Base Imbalance
Chapter 20: Infectious Disease
Chapter 21: Hypertension
UNIT IV: Complex Skills Related to Nursing Practice
Chapter 22: Infusion Therapy
Chapter 23: Blood Administration
Chapter 24: Hemodynamic Monitoring
UNIT V: Nursing Management of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 25: Preoperative Nursing
Chapter 26: Intraoperative Nursing
Chapter 27: Postoperative Nursing
Unit VI: Nursing Management of Patients with Neurological Disorders
Chapter 28: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Neurological Disorders
Chapter 29: Caring for the Patient with Acute Brain Disorders
Chapter 30: Caring for the Patient with Cerebral Vascular Disorders
Chapter 31: Caring for the Patient with Chronic Neurological Disorders
Chapter 32: Caring for the Patient with Spinal Cord Injuries
Unit VII: Nursing Management of Patients with Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 33: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 34: Caring for the Patient with Upper Airway Disorders
Chapter 35: Caring for the Patient with Lower Airway Disorders
Chapter 36: Caring for the Patient with Complex Respiratory Disorders
Unit VIII: Nursing Management of Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 37: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 38: Nursing Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram
Chapter 39: Diagnostic & Interventional Therapies for Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 40: Caring for the Patient with Coronary Artery Disorders
Chapter 41: Caring for the Patient with Cardiac Inflammatory Disorders
Chapter 42: Caring for the Patient with Heart Failure
Chapter 43: Caring for the Patient with Peripheral Vascular Disorders
Unit IX: Nursing Management of Patients with Gastrointestinal, Renal & Urinary Disorders
Chapter 44: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Gastrointestinal, Renal and Urinary Disorders
Chapter 45: Caring for the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 46: Caring for the Patient with Hepatic and Biliary Disorders
Chapter 47: Caring for the Patient with Renal and Urinary Disorders
Unit X: Nursing Management of Patients with Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 48: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 49: Caring for the Patient with Female Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 50: Caring for the Patient with Male Reproductive Disorders
Unit XI: Nursing Management of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 51: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 52: Caring for the Patient with Glandular and Hormonal Disorders
Chapter 53: Caring for the Patient with Diabetes
Unit XII: Nursing Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 54: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 55: Caring for the Patient with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 56: Caring for the Patient with Musculoskeletal Trauma
Chapter 57: Caring for the Patient during Musculoskeletal Surgical Procedures
Chapter 58: Caring for the Patient with Arthritis and ConnectiveTissue Disorders?
Unit XIII: Nursing Management of Patients with Immunologic, Inflammatory and Hematolog Disorders
Chapter 59: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Immunological and Inflammatory Disorders
Chapter 60: Caring for the Patient with Immune Response Disorders
Chapter 61: Caring for the Patient with Inflammatory Response, Shock, and Severe Sepsis
Chapter 62: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Hematological Disorders
Chapter 63: Caring for the Patient with Blood Disorders
Chapter 64: Caring for the Patient with Cancer
Unit XIV: Nursing Management of Patients with Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 65: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 66: Caring for the Patient with Skin Disorders
Chapter 67: Caring for the Patient with Wounds
Chapter 68: Caring for the Patient with Burn Injuries
Unit XV: Nursing Management of Patients with Sensory Disorders
Chapter 69: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Sensory Disorders
Chapter 70: Caring for the Patient with Hearing and Balance Disorders
Chapter 71: Caring for the Patient with Visual Disorders
Unit XVI: Disaster, Emergency, and Trauma Nursing
Chapter 72: Disaster and Bioterrorism Nursing
Chapter 73: Caring for the Patient in the Emergency Department
Chapter 74: Caring of the Patient with Multi-system Trauma
Chapter 1: Preparation for Practice
Chapter 2: Experiential Learning: Skill Acquisition and Gaining Clinical Knowledge
Chapter 3: Health Care Trends and Regulatory Aspects of Health Care Delivery
Chapter 4: Ethical and Legal Guidelines for Nursing Practice
Chapter 5: Nursing Care Delivery Systems
Chapter 6: Nursing Documentation
Chapter 7: Nursing Process
Chapter 8: Role of Research in Nursing Practice
Unit II: General Concepts Related to Nursing Practice
Chapter 9: Health Assessment
Chapter 10: The Aging Patient
Chapter 11: Genetics
Chapter 12: Stress and Adaptation
Chapter 13: Psychosocial Issues in Nursing
Chapter 14: Nutrition
Chapter 15: Pain Assessment and Management
Chapter 16: Substance Abuse
Chapter 17: Nursing Management at End of Life
UNIT III: Physiological Concepts Related to Nursing Practice
Chapter 18: Fluid and electrolytes
Chapter 19: Acid-Base Imbalance
Chapter 20: Infectious Disease
Chapter 21: Hypertension
UNIT IV: Complex Skills Related to Nursing Practice
Chapter 22: Infusion Therapy
Chapter 23: Blood Administration
Chapter 24: Hemodynamic Monitoring
UNIT V: Nursing Management of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 25: Preoperative Nursing
Chapter 26: Intraoperative Nursing
Chapter 27: Postoperative Nursing
Unit VI: Nursing Management of Patients with Neurological Disorders
Chapter 28: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Neurological Disorders
Chapter 29: Caring for the Patient with Acute Brain Disorders
Chapter 30: Caring for the Patient with Cerebral Vascular Disorders
Chapter 31: Caring for the Patient with Chronic Neurological Disorders
Chapter 32: Caring for the Patient with Spinal Cord Injuries
Unit VII: Nursing Management of Patients with Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 33: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 34: Caring for the Patient with Upper Airway Disorders
Chapter 35: Caring for the Patient with Lower Airway Disorders
Chapter 36: Caring for the Patient with Complex Respiratory Disorders
Unit VIII: Nursing Management of Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 37: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 38: Nursing Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram
Chapter 39: Diagnostic & Interventional Therapies for Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 40: Caring for the Patient with Coronary Artery Disorders
Chapter 41: Caring for the Patient with Cardiac Inflammatory Disorders
Chapter 42: Caring for the Patient with Heart Failure
Chapter 43: Caring for the Patient with Peripheral Vascular Disorders
Unit IX: Nursing Management of Patients with Gastrointestinal, Renal & Urinary Disorders
Chapter 44: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Gastrointestinal, Renal and Urinary Disorders
Chapter 45: Caring for the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 46: Caring for the Patient with Hepatic and Biliary Disorders
Chapter 47: Caring for the Patient with Renal and Urinary Disorders
Unit X: Nursing Management of Patients with Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 48: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 49: Caring for the Patient with Female Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 50: Caring for the Patient with Male Reproductive Disorders
Unit XI: Nursing Management of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 51: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 52: Caring for the Patient with Glandular and Hormonal Disorders
Chapter 53: Caring for the Patient with Diabetes
Unit XII: Nursing Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 54: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 55: Caring for the Patient with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 56: Caring for the Patient with Musculoskeletal Trauma
Chapter 57: Caring for the Patient during Musculoskeletal Surgical Procedures
Chapter 58: Caring for the Patient with Arthritis and ConnectiveTissue Disorders?
Unit XIII: Nursing Management of Patients with Immunologic, Inflammatory and Hematolog Disorders
Chapter 59: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Immunological and Inflammatory Disorders
Chapter 60: Caring for the Patient with Immune Response Disorders
Chapter 61: Caring for the Patient with Inflammatory Response, Shock, and Severe Sepsis
Chapter 62: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Hematological Disorders
Chapter 63: Caring for the Patient with Blood Disorders
Chapter 64: Caring for the Patient with Cancer
Unit XIV: Nursing Management of Patients with Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 65: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 66: Caring for the Patient with Skin Disorders
Chapter 67: Caring for the Patient with Wounds
Chapter 68: Caring for the Patient with Burn Injuries
Unit XV: Nursing Management of Patients with Sensory Disorders
Chapter 69: Nursing Assessment of Patients with Sensory Disorders
Chapter 70: Caring for the Patient with Hearing and Balance Disorders
Chapter 71: Caring for the Patient with Visual Disorders
Unit XVI: Disaster, Emergency, and Trauma Nursing
Chapter 72: Disaster and Bioterrorism Nursing
Chapter 73: Caring for the Patient in the Emergency Department
Chapter 74: Caring of the Patient with Multi-system Trauma