Learn the clinical judgment skills you need to succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam and in medical-surgical nursing practice with Iggy’s trendsetting, concept-based approach! From a team of nursing experts led by Donna Ignatavicius, Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition provides a solid foundation in medical-surgical nursing care that is patient-centered, evidence-based, and collaborative. In each chapter, content is organized by the most important concepts of care followed by commonly occurring exemplars for each concept. This perennial bestseller helps you learn to think like a nurse and learn how to apply your knowledge in the classroom, simulation laboratory, and clinical settings.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Disclaimer - p. iii 4. Table of Contents - p. xvi 5. Evolve Student Resources - p. IFC1 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. CONTRIBUTORS - p. v 8. Preface - p. vii 9. Dedication - p. xiii 10. About the Authors - p. xiv 11. Acknowledgments - p. xv 12. GUIDE TO SPECIAL FEATURES - p. xxiv 13. PRIORITY CONCEPT EXEMPLARS - p. i 14. Unit I. Essential Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing - p. 1 15. 1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing - p. 1a 16. 2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking - p. 21 17. 3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing - p. 35 18. 4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults - p. 58 19. 5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients - p. 75 20. 6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Pain - p. 93 21. 7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions - p. 120 22. 8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End of Life - p. 140 23. 9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients - p. 156 24. Unit II. Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness - p. 194 25. 10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing - p. 194a 26. 11. Concepts of Care for Patients With Common Environmental Emergencies - p. 213 27. 12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness - p. 231 28. Unit III. Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance - p. 246 29. 13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance - p. 246a 30. 14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance - p. 271 31. 15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy - p. 285 32. Unit IV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Immunity Conditions - p. 316 33. 16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity - p. 316a 34. 17. Concepts of Care for Patients With Allergy and Immunity Conditions - p. 333 35. HYPERSENSITIVITIES/ALLERGIES - p. 334 36. TYPES OF HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS - p. 334 37. GENERAL ALLERGY TESTING - p. 335 38. ANGIOEDEMA - p. 335 39. ANAPHYLAXIS - p. 338 40. GENERAL AUTOIMMUNITY - p. 341 41. IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS - p. 341 42. IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTION - p. 347 43. LYME DISEASE - p. 366 44. TRANSPLANT REJECTION - p. 366 45. 18. Concepts of Care for Patients With Cancer - p. 375 46. 19. Concepts of Care for Patients With Infection - p. 406 47. Unit V. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Integumentary System Conditions - p. 422 48. 20. Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails - p. 422a 49. 21. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails - p. 442 50. TISSUE INTEGRITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: PRESSURE INJURY - p. 443 51. IRRITATION SKIN DISORDERS - p. 453 52. URTICARIA - p. 453 53. INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISORDERS - p. 453 54. PSORIASIS - p. 454 55. SKIN INFECTIONS - p. 457 56. PARASITIC DISORDERS - p. 460 57. SKIN TRAUMA - p. 462 58. TISSUE INTEGRITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: BURNS - p. 465 59. SKIN CANCER - p. 484 60. LIFE-THREATENING SKIN DISORDERS - p. 487 61. Unit VI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Respiratory System Conditions - p. 494 62. 22. Assessment of the Respiratory System - p. 494a 63. 23. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions - p. 521 64. 24. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions - p. 539 65. 25. Concepts of Care for Patients With Infectious Respiratory Conditions - p. 573 66. 26. Critical Care of Patients With Respiratory Emergencies - p. 596 67. Gas Exchange Concept Exemplar: Pulmonary Embolism - p. 597 68. Acute Respiratory Failure - p. 603 69. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - p. 605 70. Severe COVID-19 - p. 608 71. The Patient Requiring Intubation and Ventilation - p. 611 72. Surgical Airway - p. 620 73. Chest Trauma - p. 629 74. Pneumothorax and Hemothorax - p. 630 75. Unit VII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Cardiovascular System Conditions - p. 636 76. 27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System - p. 636a 77. 28. Concepts of Care for Patients With Dysrhythmias - p. 659 78. 29. Concepts of Care for Patients With Cardiac Conditions - p. 689 79. 30. Concepts of Care for Patients With Vascular Conditions - p. 725 80. 31. Critical Care of Patients With Shock - p. 760 81. 32. Critical Care of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes - p. 781 82. Unit VIII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Hematologic System Conditions - p. 810 83. 33. Assessment of the Hematologic System - p. 810a 84. 34. Concepts of Care for Patients With Hematologic Conditions - p. 827 85. PERFUSION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: SICKLE CELL DISEASE - p. 828 86. ANEMIA - p. 833 87. Interprofessional Collaborative Care - p. 836 88. POLYCYTHEMIA VERA - p. 837 89. IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: LEUKEMIA AND MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME - p. 838 90. MALIGNANT LYMPHOMAS - p. 849 91. MULTIPLE MYELOMA - p. 850 92. THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA - p. 851 93. DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION - p. 852 94. TRANSFUSION THERAPY - p. 853 95. Unit IX. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Nervous System Conditions - p. 865 96. 35. Assessment of the Nervous System - p. 865a 97. 36. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Brain - p. 882 98. 37. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord - p. 913 99. 38. Critical Care of Patients With Neurologic Emergencies - p. 941 100. Unit X. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Sensory System Conditions - p. 975 101. 39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Eye and Vision Conditions - p. 975a 102. 40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Ear and Hearing Conditions - p. 1001 103. Unit XI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Musculoskeletal System Conditions - p. 1021 104. 41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System - p. 1021a 105. 42. Concepts of Care for Patients With Musculoskeletal Conditions - p. 1031 106. 43. Concepts of Care for Patients With Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty - p. 1049 107. 44. Concepts of Care for Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma - p. 1079 108. Unit XII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Gastrointestinal System Conditions - p. 1110 109. 45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System - p. 1110a 110. 46. Concepts of Care for Patients With Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions - p. 1128 111. 47. Concepts of Care for Patients With Stomach Conditions - p. 1151 112. 48. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions - p. 1168 113. 49. Concepts of Care for Patients With Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions - p. 1191 114. 50. Concepts of Care for Patients With Liver Conditions - p. 1217 115. 51. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Biliary System and Pancreas - p. 1240 116. 52. Concepts of Care for Patients With Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity - p. 1262 117. Unit XIII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Endocrine System Conditions - p. 1289 118. 53. Assessment of the Endocrine System - p. 1289a 119. 54. Concepts of Care for Patients With Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions - p. 1302 120. 55. Concepts of Care for Patients With Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Conditions - p. 1323 121. 56. Concepts of Care for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus - p. 1341 122. Unit XIV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Renal/Urinary System Conditions - p. 1381 123. 57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System - p. 1381a 124. 58. Concepts of Care for Patients With Urinary Conditions - p. 1404 125. 59. Concepts of Care for Patients With Kidney Conditions - p. 1435 126. 60. Concepts of Care for Patients With Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease - p. 1454 127. Unit XV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Reproductive System Conditions - p. 1495 128. 61. Assessment of the Reproductive System - p. 1495a 129. 62. Concepts of Care for Patients With Breast Conditions - p. 1512 130. 63. Concepts of Care for Patients With Gynecologic Conditions - p. 1537 131. 64. Concepts of Care for Patients With Male Reproductive Conditions - p. 1556 132. 65. Concepts of Care for Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections - p. 1583 133. Index - p. I-1
Learn the clinical judgment skills you need to succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam and in medical-surgical nursing practice with Iggy’s trendsetting, concept-based approach! From a team of nursing experts led by Donna Ignatavicius, Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition provides a solid foundation in medical-surgical nursing care that is patient-centered, evidence-based, and collaborative. In each chapter, content is organized by the most important concepts of care followed by commonly occurring exemplars for each concept. This perennial bestseller helps you learn to think like a nurse and learn how to apply your knowledge in the classroom, simulation laboratory, and clinical settings.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Disclaimer - p. iii 4. Table of Contents - p. xvi 5. Evolve Student Resources - p. IFC1 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. CONTRIBUTORS - p. v 8. Preface - p. vii 9. Dedication - p. xiii 10. About the Authors - p. xiv 11. Acknowledgments - p. xv 12. GUIDE TO SPECIAL FEATURES - p. xxiv 13. PRIORITY CONCEPT EXEMPLARS - p. i 14. Unit I. Essential Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing - p. 1 15. 1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing - p. 1a 16. 2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking - p. 21 17. 3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing - p. 35 18. 4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults - p. 58 19. 5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients - p. 75 20. 6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Pain - p. 93 21. 7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions - p. 120 22. 8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End of Life - p. 140 23. 9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients - p. 156 24. Unit II. Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness - p. 194 25. 10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing - p. 194a 26. 11. Concepts of Care for Patients With Common Environmental Emergencies - p. 213 27. 12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness - p. 231 28. Unit III. Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance - p. 246 29. 13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance - p. 246a 30. 14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance - p. 271 31. 15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy - p. 285 32. Unit IV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Immunity Conditions - p. 316 33. 16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity - p. 316a 34. 17. Concepts of Care for Patients With Allergy and Immunity Conditions - p. 333 35. HYPERSENSITIVITIES/ALLERGIES - p. 334 36. TYPES OF HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS - p. 334 37. GENERAL ALLERGY TESTING - p. 335 38. ANGIOEDEMA - p. 335 39. ANAPHYLAXIS - p. 338 40. GENERAL AUTOIMMUNITY - p. 341 41. IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS - p. 341 42. IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTION - p. 347 43. LYME DISEASE - p. 366 44. TRANSPLANT REJECTION - p. 366 45. 18. Concepts of Care for Patients With Cancer - p. 375 46. 19. Concepts of Care for Patients With Infection - p. 406 47. Unit V. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Integumentary System Conditions - p. 422 48. 20. Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails - p. 422a 49. 21. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails - p. 442 50. TISSUE INTEGRITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: PRESSURE INJURY - p. 443 51. IRRITATION SKIN DISORDERS - p. 453 52. URTICARIA - p. 453 53. INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISORDERS - p. 453 54. PSORIASIS - p. 454 55. SKIN INFECTIONS - p. 457 56. PARASITIC DISORDERS - p. 460 57. SKIN TRAUMA - p. 462 58. TISSUE INTEGRITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: BURNS - p. 465 59. SKIN CANCER - p. 484 60. LIFE-THREATENING SKIN DISORDERS - p. 487 61. Unit VI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Respiratory System Conditions - p. 494 62. 22. Assessment of the Respiratory System - p. 494a 63. 23. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions - p. 521 64. 24. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions - p. 539 65. 25. Concepts of Care for Patients With Infectious Respiratory Conditions - p. 573 66. 26. Critical Care of Patients With Respiratory Emergencies - p. 596 67. Gas Exchange Concept Exemplar: Pulmonary Embolism - p. 597 68. Acute Respiratory Failure - p. 603 69. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - p. 605 70. Severe COVID-19 - p. 608 71. The Patient Requiring Intubation and Ventilation - p. 611 72. Surgical Airway - p. 620 73. Chest Trauma - p. 629 74. Pneumothorax and Hemothorax - p. 630 75. Unit VII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Cardiovascular System Conditions - p. 636 76. 27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System - p. 636a 77. 28. Concepts of Care for Patients With Dysrhythmias - p. 659 78. 29. Concepts of Care for Patients With Cardiac Conditions - p. 689 79. 30. Concepts of Care for Patients With Vascular Conditions - p. 725 80. 31. Critical Care of Patients With Shock - p. 760 81. 32. Critical Care of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes - p. 781 82. Unit VIII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Hematologic System Conditions - p. 810 83. 33. Assessment of the Hematologic System - p. 810a 84. 34. Concepts of Care for Patients With Hematologic Conditions - p. 827 85. PERFUSION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: SICKLE CELL DISEASE - p. 828 86. ANEMIA - p. 833 87. Interprofessional Collaborative Care - p. 836 88. POLYCYTHEMIA VERA - p. 837 89. IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: LEUKEMIA AND MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME - p. 838 90. MALIGNANT LYMPHOMAS - p. 849 91. MULTIPLE MYELOMA - p. 850 92. THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA - p. 851 93. DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION - p. 852 94. TRANSFUSION THERAPY - p. 853 95. Unit IX. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Nervous System Conditions - p. 865 96. 35. Assessment of the Nervous System - p. 865a 97. 36. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Brain - p. 882 98. 37. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord - p. 913 99. 38. Critical Care of Patients With Neurologic Emergencies - p. 941 100. Unit X. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Sensory System Conditions - p. 975 101. 39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Eye and Vision Conditions - p. 975a 102. 40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Ear and Hearing Conditions - p. 1001 103. Unit XI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Musculoskeletal System Conditions - p. 1021 104. 41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System - p. 1021a 105. 42. Concepts of Care for Patients With Musculoskeletal Conditions - p. 1031 106. 43. Concepts of Care for Patients With Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty - p. 1049 107. 44. Concepts of Care for Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma - p. 1079 108. Unit XII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Gastrointestinal System Conditions - p. 1110 109. 45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System - p. 1110a 110. 46. Concepts of Care for Patients With Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions - p. 1128 111. 47. Concepts of Care for Patients With Stomach Conditions - p. 1151 112. 48. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions - p. 1168 113. 49. Concepts of Care for Patients With Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions - p. 1191 114. 50. Concepts of Care for Patients With Liver Conditions - p. 1217 115. 51. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Biliary System and Pancreas - p. 1240 116. 52. Concepts of Care for Patients With Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity - p. 1262 117. Unit XIII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Endocrine System Conditions - p. 1289 118. 53. Assessment of the Endocrine System - p. 1289a 119. 54. Concepts of Care for Patients With Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions - p. 1302 120. 55. Concepts of Care for Patients With Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Conditions - p. 1323 121. 56. Concepts of Care for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus - p. 1341 122. Unit XIV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Renal/Urinary System Conditions - p. 1381 123. 57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System - p. 1381a 124. 58. Concepts of Care for Patients With Urinary Conditions - p. 1404 125. 59. Concepts of Care for Patients With Kidney Conditions - p. 1435 126. 60. Concepts of Care for Patients With Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease - p. 1454 127. Unit XV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Reproductive System Conditions - p. 1495 128. 61. Assessment of the Reproductive System - p. 1495a 129. 62. Concepts of Care for Patients With Breast Conditions - p. 1512 130. 63. Concepts of Care for Patients With Gynecologic Conditions - p. 1537 131. 64. Concepts of Care for Patients With Male Reproductive Conditions - p. 1556 132. 65. Concepts of Care for Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections - p. 1583 133. Index - p. I-1
