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Edited by

Maureen Barry, RN, BScN, MScN, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Sandra Goldsworthy, RN, BScN, CNCC, MSc, Professor of Nursing, Durham College/University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Donna Goodridge, RN, PhD, CHPNC(c)

Sharon Lewis, RN, PhD, FAAN, Research Professor, Castella Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Margaret Heitkemper, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor and Chairperson, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, Elizabeth Sterling Soule Endowed Chair in Nursing, School of Nursing; Adjunct Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Shannon Dirksen, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

This is a Pageburst digital textbook; The 2nd edition of Canada's leading medical-surgical nursing text is now available! A team of outstanding Canadian editors and more than 50 contributors from across the country have collaborated to revise and update the entire text. This new edition of Lewis provides the most current Canadian content in a brand-new, student-friendly design. Four new chapters have been added to ensure coverage of key topics: Chronic Illness, Genetics, Obesity, and Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management. This text delivers the most up-to-date Canadian research and statistics and reflects trends and issues in Canadian nursing practice today. Featuring a suite of unrivalled printed and electronic support material for students and instructors, Lewis clarifies difficult concepts in the classroom and provides the knowledge your students need to feel confident in practice. It is the clear choice of Canadian medical-surgical nursing texts.

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Book, 2016 Pages

Published: August 2009

Imprint: Mosby

ISBN: 978-1-926648-80-4

Section One - Concepts in Nursing Practice
1 Nursing Practice in Canada
2 Chronic Illness - New Chapter
3 Culturally Competent Care
4 Health History and Physical Examination
5 Client and Family Teaching
6 Older Adults
7 Community-Based Nursing and Home Care
8 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
9 Stress and Stress Management
10 Pain
11 End-of-Life Care
12 Addictive Behaviours
Section Two - Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Disease
13 Inflammation and Wound Healing
14 Genetics - New Chapter
15 Transplantation and Altered Immune Response
16 Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
17 Cancer
18 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
Section Three - Perioperative Care
19 Nursing Management: Preoperative Care
20 Nursing Management: Intraoperative Care
21 Nursing Management: Post-operative Care
Section Four - Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input
22 Nursing Assessment: Visual and Auditory Systems
23 Nursing Management: Visual and Auditory Problems
24 Nursing Assessment: Integumentary System
25 Nursing Management: Integumentary Problems
26 Nursing Management: Burns
Section Five - Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation
27 Nursing Assessment: Respiratory System
28 Nursing Management: Upper Respiratory Problems
29 Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems
30 Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Section Six - Problems of Oxygenation: Transport
31 Nursing Assessment: Hematologic System
32 Nursing Management: Hematological Problems
Section Seven - Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion
33 Nursing Assessment: Cardiovascular System
34 Nursing Management: Hypertension
35 Nursing Management: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome
36 Nursing Management: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
37 Nursing Management: Arrhythmias
38 Nursing Management: Inflammatory and Valvular Heart Diseases
39 Nursing Management: Vascular Disorders
Section Eight - Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination
40 Nursing Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
41 Nursing Management: Nutritional Problems
42 Nursing Management - Obesity - New Chapter
43 Nursing Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems
44 Nursing Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems
45 Nursing Management: Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas Problems
Section Nine - Problems of Urinary Function
46 Nursing Assessment: Urinary System
47 Nursing Management: Renal and Urological Problems
48 Nursing Management: Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
Section Ten - Problems Related to Regulatory Mechanisms
49 Nursing Assessment: Endocrine System
50 Nursing Management: Diabetes Mellitus
51 Nursing Management: Endocrine Problems
52 Nursing Assessment: Reproductive System
53 Nursing Management: Breast Disorders
54 Nursing Management: Sexually Transmitted Infections
55 Nursing Management: Female Reproductive Problems
56 Nursing Management: Male Reproductive Problems
Section Eleven - Problems Related to Movement and Coordination
57 Nursing Assessment: Nervous System
58 Nursing Management: Acute Intracranial Problems
59 Nursing Management: Stroke
60 Nursing Management: Chronic Neurological Problems
61 Nursing Management: Alzheimers Disease, Delerium and Dementia
62 Nursing Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems
63 Nursing Assessment: Musculoskeletal System
64 Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
65 Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Problems
66 Nursing Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases
Section Twelve - Nursing Care in Specialized Settings
67 Nursing Management: Critical Care
68 Nursing Management: Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
69 Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
70 Nursing Management: Emergency Care Situations
71 Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management - New Chapter
Appendices
A CPR and Basic Life Support
B Nursing Diagnoses
C Laboratory Values
D Answer Key to Review Questions

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