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Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing

Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

  • 5th Edition - July 8, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Diane Brown, Helen Edwards, Thomas Buckley, Robyn Aitken
  • Language: English

Lewis’s Medical–Surgical Nursing ANZ 5th edition continues as the most comprehensive, go-to reference for developing the core aspects of professional nursing care in Australia… Read more

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Lewis’s Medical–Surgical Nursing ANZ 5th edition continues as the most comprehensive, go-to reference for developing the core aspects of professional nursing care in Australia and New Zealand.

With a clear framework of person-centred care, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice underpinning the assessment and management of adults with complex, acute and chronic healthcare issues, the 5th edition provides nursing students with the foundations for developing expert clinical practice.

Thoroughly revised, the new edition responds to key health priorities, providing an innovative approach to addressing Indigenous health in Australia and New Zealand. Greater emphasis is also given to the issues of: self-care; examination of the nurse’s role within an interprofessional team; and management of the deteriorating patient, to reflect the changing nature of nursing practice in the contemporary healthcare environment.

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  • Review Questions
  • Conceptual Care Map creator
  • Student Case studies
  • Fluids and Electrolytes tutorial
  • Nursing Care Plans
  • Instructor Resources

    • Test Bank
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    • Image bank
    • Table of contents

      SECTION 1 Concepts in nursing practice

      1 The importance of nursing2 Patient safety and clinical reasoning: Thinking like a nurse3 NEW Stress and Stress Management4 Health disparities and cultural care5 NEW Indigenous health 6 Pain management7 Palliative care8 Substance use and dependency9 Rural and remote area nursing

      SECTION 2 Pathophysiological mechanisms of disease10 Nursing management: Inflammation and wound healing11 Genetics and genomics12 Altered immune responses and transplantation13 Nursing management: Infection and human immunodeficiency virus infection14 Cancer15 Nursing management: Fluid, electrolyte and acid–base imbalances

      SECTION 3 Perioperative care16 Nursing management: Preoperative care17 Nursing management: Intraoperative care18 Nursing management: Postoperative care

      SECTION 4 Problems related to altered sensory input19 Nursing assessment: Visual and auditory systems20 Nursing management: Visual and auditory problems21 Nursing assessment: Integumentary system22 Nursing management: Integumentary problems23 Nursing management: Burns

      SECTION 5 Problems of oxygenation: Ventilation24 Nursing assessment: Respiratory system25 Nursing management: Upper respiratory problems26 Nursing management: Lower respiratory problems27 Nursing management: Obstructive pulmonary diseases

      SECTION 6 Problems of oxygenation: Transport28 Nursing assessment: Haematological system29 Nursing management: Haematological problems

      SECTION 7 Problems of oxygenation: Perfusion30 Nursing assessment: Cardiovascular system31 Nursing management: Hypertension32 Nursing management: Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome33 Nursing management: Heart failure34 Nursing management: ECG monitoring and arrhythmias35 Nursing management: Inflammatory and structural heart disorders36 Nursing management: Vascular disorders

      Volume 2 (in paperback format)

      SECTION 8 Problems of ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination37 Nursing assessment: Gastrointestinal system38 Nursing management: Nutritional problems39 Nursing management: Obesity40 Nursing management: Upper gastrointestinal problems41 Nursing management: Lower gastrointestinal problems42 Nursing management: Liver, pancreas and biliary tract problems

      SECTION 9 Problems of urinary function43 Nursing assessment: Urinary system44 Nursing management: Renal and urological problems45 Nursing management: Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease

      SECTION 10 Problems related to regulatory and reproductive mechanisms46 Nursing assessment: Endocrine system47 Nursing management: Diabetes mellitus48 Nursing management: Endocrine problems49 Nursing assessment: Reproductive system50 Nursing management: Breast disorders51 Nursing management: Sexually transmitted infections52 Nursing management: Female reproductive problems53 Nursing management: Male reproductive problems

      SECTION 11 Problems related to movement and coordination 54 Nursing assessment: Nervous system55 Nursing management: Acute intracranial problems56 Nursing management: The patient with a stroke57 Nursing management: Chronic neurological problems58 Nursing management: Delirium, depression and dementia59 Nursing management: Peripheral nerve and spinal cord problems60 Nursing assessment: Musculoskeletal system61 Nursing management: Musculoskeletal trauma and orthopaedic surgery62 Nursing management: Musculoskeletal problems63 Nursing management: Arthritis and connective tissue diseases

      SECTION 12 Nursing care in specialised settings64 Nursing management: Critical care environment65 Nursing management: Shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome66 Nursing management: Respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome67 Nursing management: Emergency care situations68 Chronic illness and complex care69 NEW Recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient70 NEW Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: basic and advanced life support

      Product details

      • Edition: 5
      • Latest edition
      • Published: September 26, 2019
      • Language: English

      About the authors

      DB

      Diane Brown

      Affiliations and expertise
      Professor of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Fiji National University, Suva, Republic of Fiji

      HE

      Helen Edwards

      Affiliations and expertise
      Associate Dean, International and Engagement, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Qld, Australia

      TB

      Thomas Buckley

      Affiliations and expertise
      Associate Professor and Academic Leader Research Education, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery ; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

      RA

      Robyn Aitken

      Affiliations and expertise
      Dean, Rural and Remote Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Australia