NURSING
Evidence-Based Practice in Medical-Surgical Nursing
Chapter 7 Evidence-Based Practice in Medical-Surgical Nursing Rona F. Levin Fay Wright Learning Outcomes 1 Define evidence-based practice (EBP). 2 Describe the process of how best current evidence is used to make…
Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing
Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Donna D. Ignatavicius Learning Outcomes 1 Describe the scope of medical-surgical nursing. 2 Explain the recent increased focus on patient safety and quality of care. 3 Identify…
Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures
Chapter 14 Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures Mary E. Lough and Christine Thompson Cardiovascular Assessment and Monitoring Bedside Hemodynamic Monitoring Hemodynamic monitoring is at a critical juncture. The technology that launched invasive…
Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
Chapter 21 Pulmonary Therapeutic Management Kathleen M. Stacy Oxygen Therapy Normal cellular function depends on the delivery of an adequate supply of oxygen to the cells to meet their metabolic…
Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 22 Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology Kathleen M. Stacy The nervous system is the “executive suite” of the human body. It directs all other systems and provides the unique ability…
Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 15 Cardiovascular Disorders Elizabeth Scruth and Annette Haynes Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality in the United States. In 2008, the overall rate of death attributable to…
Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology Mary E. Lough Anatomy Discussion of the anatomy of the heart and blood vessels in this text begins on a macroscopic level with a…
Pulmonary Clinical Assessment
Chapter 18 Pulmonary Clinical Assessment Kathleen M. Stacy Assessment of the patient with pulmonary dysfunction is a systematic process that incorporates an inquiry into the chronology of the present illness,…
Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
Chapter 27 Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management Mary E. Lough Acute Kidney Injury Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a relatively new term used to describe the spectrum of acute-onset kidney…
