Medical Surgical Nursing (2 Volumes)

Publisher: ‎Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers

Language: English

ISBN: 9789351524076

Year: 2015

Edition: 3^rd

Pages: 1490

Author: BT Basavanthappa

Product Type: Paperback

Condition: New

Quick Overview

• The third revision of Medical Surgical Nursing addresses the concepts and skills needed for adult patient care. 

• Provides balanced attention to the art and science of Medical Surgical Nursing. 

• Text has been arranged in 22 fully updated chapters. 

• Begins with the chapter on history of medicine and nursing in India, further explaining the concept of nursing process and its application. 

• Chapter 3 introduces human genetics and genomic nursing and subsequent chapters on immunological problems, responsibilities of nurses in perioperative nursing, critical care and oncological nursing. 

• The remaining chapters organised into system-wise disorders, such as respiratory nursing, gastrointestinal nursing, cardiovascular nursing, neurological nursing, orthopedic nursing, urological nursing, reproductive health nursing, etc. 

• Discusses pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, assessment and diagnostic findings, medical management and nursing management of every disorder. 

• For specific disorders, nursing process has been applied and nursing care plans have been included. 

• Relevant information of disorders given in colored attractive boxes and easy-to-understand tables. 

• Some important procedures have been included in the respective chapter for ready reference. 

• Includes extensive Appendices on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Index of Normal Values, Diets in Health and Illness, Terminology, Prefixes and Suffixes, and Abbreviations. 

• Includes a free companion handbook of Medical Surgical Nursing as a quick reference to disease conditions and their etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic studies, medical and nursing management. 

• Also includes a free companion practice workbook of Medical Surgical Nursing to be used as clinical record of medical surgical nursing to understand, comprehend, and to correlate theory with practice. 

• Must-have book for nursing undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Key Features

• Thoroughly revised, updated all the materials and added new information. 

• The chapters are arranged sequentially system-wise disorders and cover the management of specific disorders. 

• Each chapter includes pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, assessment and diagnostic procedures, medical management, and nursing management of specific disorders. 

• For certain specific disorder, nursing process has been applied and nursing care plans are included to clarify the nursing responsibilities in caring patient. 

• Number of relevant colored figures are provided for better understanding of certain concept related to certain disorders. 

• Some relevant information given in the boxes, which guide students to have precise information about the disorder, related actions, events and education. 

• Some important procedures are included in the respective chapters for ready reference. 

• Useful appendices are provided with useful information. CPR, index of normal values, diet in health and illness, prefix and suffix, terminology, abbreviations and other important materials are included for ready reference.