Rehabilitation medicine is a relatively new specialty, especially in the United States. The number of practitions is small and the presence of a rehabilitation meddicine curriculum in medical schools remains limited. As a consequence, the philosophy, techniques, and contributions of rehabilitation medicine are widely misunderstood or simply unknown to many private practitioners and other health…
Luckmann and Sorensen's Medical-Surgical Nursing : Psychophysiologic Approach, 4th edition, presents up-to-date care of the adulth client. On the "cutting edge" of current scientific, nursing and medical knowledge, this new edition of the book retains the traditional strengths of previous editions : comprehensiveness, depth, authority, and strong pathophysiology. Improvements in the discussion …
This book is divided into three parts : Part I : Perspectives for medical-surgical nursing practice provides the foundation for the framework used in the book. Part II Client problems affecting multiple body systems consists of units on management of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base problems, burn and shock, the surgical client, and clients with chronic illness. Part III : Specific client prob…
Community health nursing have been leaders and innovators in improving the quality of health care for people since the late 1800s. A person would have to look far and wide to find a community health nurse who contributed more creativity, energy, and time to work than Lillian Wald.
Medical-Surgical nursing has expanded greatly with increased promotion of health care and technologic advances. Textbooks of medical-surgical nursing have kept pace with the advances and, over the years, have increased considerably in size, serving as reference sources in addition to being textbooks.
Throughout this book we have attemped to explain logically the reasons for observations and clinical actions. Advanced nursing activities are discussed in detail. Health maintenance activities, preventive care and clinical care (including rehabilitation and follow-up care, of course) of patients and their significant others is heavily emphasized.
The role of the professional nurse in drug therapy is complex and requires expert knowledge and skills. The role is one of increasing responsibility and acountability. Nurses today require increased knowledge regarding pharmacology and related nursing care so that individual drug theraphy regiments can be planned in collaboration with patients and other health team members so that patients can …
Health is a concept central to the discipline of nursing, as well as to other disciplines involved in rendering care. An understanding of health gives direction to nrsing practice, assists with formulating a clear understanding of the definition of nursing, and gives structure to the ongoing development of the scholarly base for nursing science.
Our main goal in writing this book was to produce a concise text on current radiologic imaging for senior medical students and all residents interested in radiology. After the introductory chapters, the book follows an organ-system approach. Applicable imaging techniques and their use and indication are included in each organ-related chapter. Also present are question-oriented exercises that co…
The overall purpose of this edition of Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice, as with the previous editions, is to promote rational, safe, and effective drug therapy. The auther strongly believes that the study of drugs is improtant to nurses primarily in relation to drug effects on people. Thus, safe and effective drug therapy requies knowledge abaut both the drug and the pers…