| Description |
xx, 2024 pages, SF-6 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
TAFE nonfiction April 2008 |
| Contents |
Sect. 1. Concepts in nursing practice / Jo Ann Walton -- Sect. 2. Pathophysiological mechanisms of disease / Patsy Yates -- Sect. 3. Perioperative care / Marilyn Richardson-Tench -- Sect. 4. Problems related to altered sensory input / Elaine Boxer -- Sect. 5. Problems of oxygenation : ventilation / Bridie Kent -- Sect. 6. Problems of oxygenation : transport / Gerry Lee -- Sect. 7. Problems of oxygenation : perfusion / Robyn Gallagher -- Sect. 8. Problems of ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination / Dianne Jones -- Sect. 9. Problems of urinary function / Ann Bonner -- Sect. 10. Problems related to regulatory and reproductive mexchanisms / Margaret Martin -- Sect. 11. Problems related to movement and coordination / Malcolm Elliot -- Sect. 12. Nursing care in specialised settings / Michelle Kelly |
| Summary |
"Medical-surgical nursing is the very foundation of the nursing degree, and focuses predominantly although not exclusively, on care in the clinical environment. The text addresses pathophysiological mechanisms of disease, and assessment and management of common and diverse conditions including respiratory problems, cardiovascular disease, cancer, gastrointestinal problems, renal and urological problems, reproductive problems, nervous system and emergency care."--Provided by publisher |
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A fully-revised new edition of Australia and New Zealand's most highly esteemed medical-surgical nursing text. The thoroughly revised edition of Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing builds on the respected quality content of its previous editions. Authored by Di Brown and Helen Edwards with contributions from an impressive pedigree of leading academics and clinical experts, this latest edition cements Lewis's position as the region's premier medical-surgical nursing textbook |
| Analysis |
Nursing (Australia) |
| Notes |
Previous edition: Sydney : Elsevier/Mosby, 2005 |
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Seventh U.S. edition edited by Sharon L. Lewis ... [and others] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing.
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Surgical nursing.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Nursing Care.
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Perioperative Nursing.
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Surgical Procedures, Operative.
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| Author |
Brown, Di (Diane), editor
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Bucher, Linda, editor
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Dirksen, Shannon Ruff, editor
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Edwards, Helen (Professor of nursing), editor
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Heitkemper, Margaret McLean, editor
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Lewis, Sharon Mantik, editor
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O'Brien, Patricia Graber, editor
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| ISBN |
9780729538015 (hbk.) |
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