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Definitive Manual of Nursing Practice
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Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice
Eighth Edition
by Sandra M. Nettina

Completely updated for its Eighth Edition, this full-color classic reference is the one source every nurse needs for essential patient assessment and treatment guidelines. In an easy-to-read outline format, this clinically focused guide covers all disorders and patient problems in Medical-Surgical, Maternal-Neonatal, Pediatric, and Psychiatric nursing, and includes over 150 step-by-step procedures.

Each Eighth Edition chapter incorporates and identifies official guidelines that shape clinical practice.

New and expanded material includes several new orthopaedic, connective tissue, infectious, and dermatologic conditions, patient safety, personal safety, culturally sensitive care, HIPAA, palliative care, advocacy for the disabled, chest physical therapy, interventional cardiology, hyperbaric therapy, neurologic findings, intracranial monitoring systems, vertebral compression fracture, immunization information, emerging infections, biological weapons preparedness, pediatric asthma guidelines, substance-related disorders, and adolescent problems.

Contents

Nursing Process and Practice

  • Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process
  • Standards of Care, Ethical and Legal Issues
  • Health Promotion and Preventive Care
  • Genetics and Health Applications

Medical-Surgical Nursing

  1. General Health Considerations
    Adult Physical Assessment
    I.V. Therapy
    Perioperative Nursing
    Cancer Nursing
    Care of the Older or Disabled Adult
  2. Respiratory Health
    Respiratory Function and Therapy
    Respiratory Disorders
  3. Cardiovascular Health
    Cardiovascular Function and Therapy
    Cardiac Disorders
    Vascular Disorders
  4. Neurologic and Sensory Health
    Neurologic Disorders
    Eye Disorders
    Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
  5. Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Health
    Gastrointestinal Disorders
    Hepatic, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders
    Nutritional Problems
  6. Renal, Genitourinary, and Reproductive Health
    Renal and Urinary Disorders
    Gynecologic Disorders
    Breast Conditions
  7. Metabolic and Endocrine Health
    Endocrine Disorders
    Diabetes Mellitus
  8. Hematologic Health
    Hematologic Disorders
    Transfusion Therapy and Blood and Stem Cell Marrow Transplantation
  9. Immunologic Health
    Asthma and Allergy
    HIV Disease and AIDS
    Connective Tissue Disorders
    Infectious Diseases
  10. Musculoskeletal Health
    Musculoskeletal Disorders
  11. Integumentary Health
    Dermatologic Disorders
    Burns
  12. Emergency Nursing
    Emergent Conditions
Maternity and Neonatal Nursing

  • Maternal and Fetal Health
  • Nursing Management During Labor and Delivery
  • Care of Mother and Newborn During the Postpartum Period
  • Complications of the Childbearing Experience

Pediatric Nursing

  1. General Practice Considerations
    Pediatric Growth and Development
    Pediatric Physical Assessment
    Pediatric Primary Care
    Care of the Sick or Hospitalized Child
  2. Pediatric Health
    Pediatric Respiratory Disorders
    Pediatric Cardiovascular Disorders
    Pediatric Neurologic Disorders
    Pediatric Eye and Ear Problems
    Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Disorders
    Pediatric Renal and Genitourinary Disorders
    Pediatric Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
    Pediatric Oncology
    Pediatric Hematologic Disorders
    Pediatric Immunologic Disorders
    Pediatric Orthopedic Problems
    Pediatric Integumentary Disorders
    Developmental Disabilities
Psychiatric Nursing

  • Problems of Mental Health

Appendices
Index

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Eighth Edition
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