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National Patient Safety Standards updated from the Australian Commission on Quality and Health Care Request a digital sample - for educators A new edition of this text will be available for Semester 1, 2024. Find out more > Provides a comprehensive, contemporary and consistent systems-based approach that engages students and provides the practical knowledge and skills they need to care for adult patients with a focus on person-centred, holistic nursing care. Designed to: emphasise a person-centred philosophy whereby the person who is the recipient of care is seen as an integral member of the team and consideration of their needs and wishes is paramount foster critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills as the basis for safe clinical practice and nursing excellence recognise the nurse's role as an essential member of the interprofessional healthcare team. Samples Download the detailed table of contents from LeMone and Burke's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care > Preview a sample chapter from LeMone and Burke's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care >

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Author:   Gerene Bauldoff ,  Paula Gubrud-Howe ,  Margaret-Ann Carno ,  Tracy Levett-Jones, PhD, RN, MEd & Work, BN, DipAppSc(Nursing)
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 7.60cm , Length: 28.40cm
Weight:   4.598kg
ISBN:  

9781488623271

ISBN 10:   1488623279
Pages:   2240
Publication Date:   16 October 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780655709268
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Unit 1 Dimensions of Medical-Surgical Nursing Chapter 1 Medical-Surgical Nursing in the Twenty-first Century Chapter 2 Health and Illness in Adults Unit 2 Alterations in Patterns of Health Chapter 3 Nursing Care of People Having Surgery Chapter 4 Nursing Care of People Experiencing Loss, Grief, and Death Chapter 5 Nursing Care of People with Problems of Substance Misuse Chapter 6 Nursing Care of People Experiencing Disasters Unit 3 Pathophysiology and Patterns of Health Chapter 7 Genetic Implications of Adult Health Nursing Chapter 8 Nursing Care of People in Pain Chapter 9 Nursing Care of People with Altered Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid-Based Balance Chapter 10 Nursing Care of People Experiencing Trauma and Shock Chapter 11 Nursing Care of People with Infections Chapter 12 Nursing Care of People with Altered Immunity Chapter 13 Nursing Care of People with Cancer Unit 4 Responses to Altered Integumentary Structure and Function Chapter 14 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Integumentary System Chapter 15 Nursing Care of People with Integumentary Disorders Chapter 16 Nursing Care of People with Burns Unit 5 Responses to Altered Endocrine Function Chapter 17 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Endocrine System Chapter 18 Nursing Care of People with Endocrine Disorders Chapter 19 Nursing Care of People with Diabetes Mellitus Unit 6 Responses to Altered Gastrointestinal Function Chapter 20 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Gastrointestinal System Chapter 21 Nursing Care of People with Nutritional Disorders Chapter 22 Nursing Care of People with Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders Chapter 23 Nursing Care of People with Bowel Disorders Chapter 24 Nursing Care of People with Gallbladder, Liver, and Pancreatic Disorders Unit 7 Responses to Altered Urinary Elimination Chapter 25 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Renal System Chapter 26 Nursing Care of People with Urinary Tract Disorders Chapter 27 Nursing Care of People with Kidney Disorders Unit 8 Responses to Altered Cardiac Function Chapter 28 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems Chapter 29 Nursing Care of People with Coronary Heart Disease Chapter 30 Nursing Care of People with Cardiac Disorders Chapter 31 Nursing Care of People with Vascular and Lymphatic Disorders Chapter 32 Nursing Care of People with Hematologic Disorders Unit 9 Responses to Altered Respiratory Function Chapter 33 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Respiratory System Chapter 34 Nursing Care of People with Upper Respiratory Disorders Chapter 35 Nursing Care of People with Ventilation Disorders Chapter 36 Nursing Care of People with Gas Exchange Disorders Unit 10 Responses to Altered Neurologic Function Chapter 37 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing The Musculoskeletal System Chapter 38 Nursing Care of People with Musculoskeletal Trauma Chapter 39 Nursing Care of People with Musculoskeletal Disorders Unit 11 Responses to Altered Neurologic Function Chapter 40 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Nervous System Chapter 41 Nursing Care of People with Intracranial Disorders Chapter 42 Nursing Care of People with Cerebrovascular and Spinal Cord Disorders Unit 12 Responses to Altered Visual and Auditory Function Chapter 44 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Eye and Ear Chapter 45 Nursing Care of People with Eye and Ear Disorders Unit 13 Responses to Altered Reproductive Function Chapter 46 A Person-centred Approach to Assessing the Male and Female Reproductive Systems Chapter 47 Nursing Care of Men with Reproductive System and Breast Disorders Chapter 48 Nursing Care of Women with Reproductive System and Breast Disorders Chapter 49 Nursing Care of People with Sexually Transmitted Infections Unit 14 Special topics in medical-surgical nursing Chapter 50 Mental healthcare in the Australian context Chapter 51 Community Care Chapter 52 Nursing care of clients in regional and remote areas of Australia

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Gerene Bauldoff is a Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio. She has been a nurse educator for 19 years, teaching medical-surgical nursing, clinical and research methods and measurement, and evidence-based practice courses at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels. Paula Gubrud is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and an Associate Professor at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing. She has more than 25 years of experience as a nurse educator, involving multiple levels of programs from LPN to doctoral education. Margaret-Ann Carno is Professor of Clinical Nursing and Pediatrics as well as Co-Director of Baccalaureate Programs at the University of Rochester, School of Nursing. Dr Carno has over 20 years of teaching across baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels of nursing education in medical-surgical nursing, paediatrics, ethics, health law, sleep across the lifespan and research. Tracy Levett-Jones is a Distinguished Professor and Head of School in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the University of Technology Sydney. Her program of research focuses on patient safety, empathy, belongingness, clinical reasoning, and simulation. Professor Trudy Dwyer is a Research Intensive Academic at CQUniversity and Visiting Research Fellow with Central Queensland Health and Hospital Service. With a background in critical care nursing, she has extensive experience coordinating undergraduate courses/programs, curriculum development and research higher-degree supervision. Professor Lorna Moxham started nursing in 1980 and is a 3-year specialist hospital-trained psychiatric nurse. Lorna is passionate about the nursing profession, particularly mental health nursing, and is actively contributing at regional, state, national and international levels. Kerry Reid-Searl is currently a Professor of Innovation and Simulation in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Tasmania. Kerry has been involved in nursing education for more than 30 years and over this time she has remained clinically current. Her research interests include patient safety, simulation, paediatrics and wound care. Kamaree Houlis-Berry's career spans more than 25 years and commenced with the Australian Army where she trained as a medic and then became a nursing officer at the rank of lieutenant. She has been employed in the public, private and academic sectors in a number of roles, and is now Founder and Director of her own advisory and consulting company. Keryln Carville has extensive clinical experience and is committed to research and education within the domains of wound and ostomy care. She was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Wound Management Association (now Wounds Australia) in 2006. Majella Hales works as a casual academic at the Australian Catholic University in Brisbane. Originally hospital trained, she has worked in nursing for over 25 years. She maintains her clinical experience by undertaking agency shifts in critical care units across South-East Queensland and provides clinical facilitation for undergraduate nursing students for various local universities. Nicole Knox has been working in nursing for 20 years, including roles as a nursing academic, clinical nurse specialist, clinical educator and nurse unit manager. She has worked in several universities in Sydney where her roles have included unit coordination, teaching and research. She is currently a sessional academic at Western Sydney University. David Stanley began his nursing career in the days when nurses wore huge belt buckles and funny hats. David completed his nursing doctorate in the UK, researching in the area of clinical leadership. He retains a research interest in clinical leadership, men in nursing and the role of the media in nursing.

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