Medical-surgical nursing : a nursing process approach / edited by Barbara C. Long, Wilma J. Phipps and Virginia L. Cassmeyer. - Third edtion. - St. Louis : Mosby, c1994. - xxvi, 1695 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Medical surgical nursing practice --
Health promotion and illness prevention --
Common problems encountered in medical-surgical nursing --
Infection --
Perioperative nursing --
Gas transport problems --
Metabolic and endocrine problems --
Problems with digestion or elimination --
Sexual and reproductive problems --
Problems of cognition, sensation, and motion --
Problems of defense and protection --
Special environments of care.

Provides the essentials of medical-surgical nursing, including etiology, clinical manifestations, medical therapy, and prevention. Nursing management, presented in the 5-step nursing process format, includes nursing interventions with coverage of both independent and collaborative functions.

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NURSING
SURGICAL NURSING
INTENSIVE CARE NURSING

RT 41 .M43 1994