About the Book

The South Asia adaptation of Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing has got the original content modified to suit the MSN curricula of South Asian countries. The content quality and suitability to the South Asian curricula has been validated by renowned experts/faculty members.

About the Author

Chintamani, MS, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Irel), FACS, FICS (Surg Oncol), FIMSA is Consultant and Professor of Surgery at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India. He is an examiner and tutor (BSS course) for MRCS-Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He is also an examiner for MBBS, MS, DNB, DNB (Surgical Oncology) for various universities of India. He is actively involved in the training of BSc and MSc Nursing as a faculty member at Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, Delhi University, and as an advisor in various PhD courses in nursing. Mrinalini Mani, MBBS, DGO, DNB (Obs & Gyne), MNAMS, FIMSA, is the Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guru Gobind Singh Hospital, New Delhi, India. She has been an outstanding academician with various gold medals and distinctions during her graduation and postgraduation to her credit. She has been very actively involved in teaching and training of nursing students.

Table of Contents:
VOLUME-I

Section-1
CONCEPTS IN NURSING PRACTICE
1 Professional Nursing Practice, 2
2 Health Disparities and Culturally Competent Care, 19
3 Health History and Physical Examination, 31
4 Patient and Caregiver Teaching, 42
5 Chronic Illness and Older Adults, 56
6 Complementary and Alternative Therapies, 73
7 Stress and Stress Management, 83
8 Sleep and Sleep Disorders, 96
9 Pain, 111
10 Palliative Care at End of Life, 138
11 Substance Abuse, 153

Section-2
PHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS OF DISEASE
12 Infl ammation and Wound Healing, 171
13 Genetics and Genomics, 191
14 Altered Immune Responses and Transplantation, 205
15 Infection and Human Immunodefi ciency Virus
Infection, 230
16 Cancer, 253
17 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances, 295

Section-3
PERIOPERATIVE CARE
18 Nursing Management: Preoperative Care, 328
19 Nursing Management: Intraoperative Care, 345
20 Nursing Management: Postoperative Care, 362

Section-4
PROBLEMS RELATED TO SENSORY INPUT
21 Nursing Assessment: Visual and Auditory Systems, 382
22 Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems, 402
23 Nursing Assessment: Integumentary System, 431
24 Nursing Management: Integumentary Problems, 445
25 Nursing Management: Burns, 470

Section-5
PROBLEMS OF OXYGENATION: VENTILATION
26 Nursing Assessment: Respiratory System, 497
27 Nursing Management: Upper Respiratory Problems, 521
28 Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems, 546
29 Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, 587

Section-6
PROBLEMS OF OXYGENATION: TRANSPORT
30 Nursing Assessment: Hematologic System, 641
31 Nursing Management: Hematologic Problems, 662

Section-7
PROBLEMS OF OXYGENATION: PERFUSION
32 Nursing Assessment: Cardiovascular System, 718
33 Nursing Management: Hypertension, 743
34 Nursing Management: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome, 764
35 Nursing Management: Heart Failure, 802
36 Nursing Management: Dysrhythmias, 823
37 Nursing Management: Infl ammatory and Structural Heart Disorders, 847
38 Nursing Management: Vascular Disorders, 871

APPENDIXES
A Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers, A-1
B Nursing Diagnoses, A-4
C Laboratory Reference Intervals, A-6
D Abbreviations, A-15
Glossary, G-1
Illustration Credits, IC-1
Index, I-1

VOLUME-II

Section-8
PROBLEMS OF INGESTION, DIGESTION ABSORPTION, AND ELIMINATION
39 Nursing Assessment
Gastrointestinal System, 904
40 Nursing Management
Nutritional Problems, 926
41 Nursing Management
Obesity, 946
42 Nursing Management
Upper Gastrointestinal Problems, 965
43 Nursing Management
Lower Gastrointestinal Problems, 1006
44 Nursing Management
Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Problems, 1054

Section-9
PROBLEMS OF URINARY FUNCTION
45 Nursing Assessment: Urinary System, 1097
46 Nursing Management: Renal and Urologic Problems, 1116
47 Nursing Management: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease, 1153

Section-10
PROBLEMS RELATED TO REGULATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE MECHANISMS
48 Nursing Assessment: Endocrine System, 1185
49 Nursing Management: Diabetes Mellitus, 1205
50 Nursing Management: Endocrine Problems, 1240
51 Nursing Assessment: Reproductive System, 1271
52 Nursing Management: Breast Disorders, 1293
53 Nursing Management: Sexually Transmitted Infections, 1318
54 Nursing Management: Female Reproductive Problems, 1333
55 Nursing Management: Male Reproductive Problems, 1365

Section-11
PROBLEMS RELATED TO MOVEMENT AND COORDINATION
56 Nursing Assessment: Nervous System, 1391
57 Nursing Management: Acute Intracranial Problems, 1413
58 Nursing Management: Stroke, 1445
59 Nursing Management: Chronic Neurologic Problems, 1471
60 Nursing Management: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, and Delirium, 1501
61 Nursing Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems, 1521
62 Nursing Assessment: Musculoskeletal System, 1548
63 Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, 1565
64 Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Problems, 1600
65 Nursing Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases, 1623

Section-12
NURSING CARE IN CRITICAL CARE SETTINGS
66 Nursing Management: Critical Care, 1660
67 Nursing Management: Shock, Systemic Infl ammatory Response Syndrome,
and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, 1694
68 Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 1719
69 Nursing Management: Emergency, Terrorism, and Disaster Nursing, 1740

APPENDIXES
A Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers, A-1
B Nursing Diagnoses, A-4
C Laboratory Reference Intervals, A-6
D Abbreviations, A-15
Glossary, G-1
Illustration Credits, IC-1
Index, I-1