a ISBN 0-397-55073-1

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WY150

b Item number .B8972 1996

a Dewey Classification 610.73

a Title Brunner and Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing /

h Medium BOOK

c Statement of responsibility, etc [edited by] Suzanne C. Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare.

a Title proper/short title Textbook of medical-surgical nursing

a Title proper/short title Medical-surgical nursing

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Philadelphia :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Lippincott,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1996.

a Extent xxxi, 2066, 78 p. :

b Other physical details ill. (some col.) ;

c Dimensions 29 cm. +

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.

a Formatted contents note Unit 1. Health Maintenance and Health Needs. 1. Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice. 2. Community-Based Nursing Practice. 3. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process. 4. Health Education and Health Promotion. 5. Ethical Issues in Medical-Surgical Nursing -- Unit 2. Health Assessment of the Client/Patient. 6. Clinical Interviewing: The Health History. 7. Physical Assessment and Nutritional Assessment -- Unit 3. Biophysical and Psychosocial Concepts. 8. Homeostasis and Pathophysiologic Processes. 9. Stress and Adaptation. 10. Human Response to Illness. 11. Transcultural Perspectives in Nursing. 12. Health Care of the Older Adult -- Unit 4. Concepts and Challenges in Patient Management. 13. Pain Management. 14. Fluids and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbances. 15. Shock and Multisystem Failure. 16. Oncology: Nursing the Patient With Cancer. 17. Chronic Illness. 18. Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation -- Unit 5. Perioperative Concepts and Management. 19. Preoperative Nursing Management. 20. Intraoperative Nursing and Anesthesia. 21. Postoperative Nursing Management -- Unit 6. Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Exchange and Respiratory Function. 22. Assessment of Respiratory Function. 23. Management of Patients With Conditions of the Upper Respiratory Tract. 24. Management of Patients With Conditions of the Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract. 25. Respiratory Care Modalities -- Unit 7. Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Hematologic Function. 26. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function. 27. Management of Patients With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems. 28. Management of Patients With Cardiac Disorders and Related Complications. 29. Management of Patients With Structural, Infectious, or Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders. 30. Management of the Cardiac Surgery Patient. 31. Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation. 32. Assessment and Management of Patients With Hematologic Disorders -- Unit 8. Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function. 33. Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function. 34. Management of Patients With Ingestive Problems and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders. 35. Gastrointestinal Intubation and Special Nutritional Management. 36. Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders.

a System details note System requirements: IBM or IBM compatible computer and requires DOS version 3.0 or higher, 512KB RAM, a 3.5-in. disk drive, and a CGA graphics card or better.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nursing care

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Perioperative nursing

a Personal name Brunner Lillian Sholtis

a Personal name Suddarth Doris Smith

a Personal name Smeltzer Suzanne C O'Connell

a Personal name Bare Brenda G