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Prepare for success in the classroom! Corresponding to the chapters in the 8th edition of Lewis' market-leading text Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, this study guide offers a complete review of content and a wide range of activities to help you understand key nursing concepts. Alternate item format questions reflect the most current NCLEX test plan. To make studying easier, answers for all exercises are included in the back of the book.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section One - Concepts in Nursing Practice 1. Professional Nursing Practice     2. Health Disparities and Culturally Competent Care     3. Health History and Physical Examination       4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching                            5. Chronic Illness and Older Adults                                                      6. Complementary and Alternative Therapies     7. Stress and Stress Management     8. Sleep and Sleep Disorders        9. Pain          10. Palliative Care at End of Life     11. Substance Abuse       

Section Two - Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Disease      12. Inflammation and Wound Healing        13. Genetics and Genomics 14. Altered Immune Responses and Transplantation 15. Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 16. Cancer          17. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances    

Section Three - Perioperative Care 18. Nursing Management: Preoperative Care     19. Nursing Management: Intraoperative Care      20. Nursing Management: Postoperative Care        Section Four - Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input 21. Nursing Assessment: Visual and Auditory Systems    22. Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems   23. Nursing Assessment: Integumentary System    24. Nursing Management: Integumentary Problems     25. Nursing Management: Burns      

Section Five - Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation 26. Nursing Assessment: Respiratory System       27. Nursing Management: Upper Respiratory Problems    28. Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems     29. Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases   

Section Six - Problems of Oxygenation: Transport 30. Nursing Assessment: Hematologic System       31. Nursing Management: Hematologic Problems   

Section Seven - Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion 32. Nursing Assessment: Cardiovascular System      33. Nursing Management: Hypertension 34. Nursing Management: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome 35. Nursing Management: Heart Failure       36. Nursing Management: Dysrhythmias      37. Nursing Management: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders  38. Nursing Management: Vascular Disorders     

Section Eight - Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination 39. Nursing Assessment: Gastrointestinal System    40. Nursing Management: Nutritional Problems     41. Nursing Management: Obesity      42. Nursing Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems   43. Nursing Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems    44. Nursing Management: Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Problems   

Section Nine - Problems of Urinary Function 45. Nursing Assessment: Urinary System      46. Nursing Management: Renal and Urologic Problems     47. Nursing Management: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease 

Section Ten - Problems Related to Regulatory and Reproductive Mechanisms 48. Nursing Assessment: Endocrine System      49. Nursing Management: Diabetes Mellitus     50. Nursing Management: Endocrine Problems       51. Nursing Assessment: Reproductive System       52. Nursing Management: Breast Disorders      53. Nursing Management: Sexually Transmitted Infections   54. Nursing Management: Female Reproductive Problems     55. Nursing Management: Male Reproductive Problems  

Section Eleven - Problems Related to Movement and Coordination 56. Nursing Assessment: Nervous System     57. Nursing Management: Acute Intracranial Problems    58. Nursing Management: Stroke      59. Nursing Management: Chronic Neurologic Problems  60. Nursing Management: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Delirium   61. Nursing Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems 62. Nursing Assessment: Musculoskeletal System    63. Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery  64. Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Problems       65. Nursing Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases 

Section Twelve - Nursing Care in Critical Care Settings 66. Nursing Management: Critical Care      67. Nursing Management: Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 68. Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 69. Nursing Management: Emergency, Terrorism, and Disaster Nursing    

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