Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified, Third Edition / Edition 3

by Jim Keogh, Mary Digiulio

Overview

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The fun, fast, and effective way to master medical-surgical nursing and use your knowledge in real-world situations

If you're looking for an engaging, reader-acclaimed review that boils medical-surgical nursing down to its most essential, must-know points your search ends here! Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified, Third Edition is a complete yet concise overview of the major body systems and the diseases and disorders that can affect them. You will learn about hallmark signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatment, and nursing intervention, so you have the knowledge to help your patients as a student and as a nurse once you start your career.

Since Medical-Surgical Nursing can be challenging for a beginner, the book is written to provide an organized, outline approach to learning about major diseases, and the role the nurse can play in the treatment process. Studying is easy and effective with key objectives, important terms, brief overviews, tables and diagrams, and NCLEX®-style questions throughout the book. Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified, Third Edition ends with a comprehensive final exam that covers all the content found in the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781259861819
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/15/2018
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	720
Sales rank:	649,473
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Jim Keogh, DNP, RN-BC, is an assistant professor at New York University and is on the faculty of St. Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is board-certified in psychiatric-mental health nursing and is the author of more than 87 books, including 20 nursing titles published by McGraw-Hill.

Table of Contents

Contributors xi

Introduction xiii

About the Author xviii

Chapter 1 Cardiovascular System 1

How the Cardiovascular System Works 2

Just the Facts 5

Arrhythmias 54

Valvular Disorders 62

Chapter 2 Respiratory System 73

How the Respiratory System Works 74

Just the Facts 76

Chapter 3 Immune System 131

How the Immune System Works 132

Just the Facts 134

Chapter 4 Hematologic System 157

How the Hematologic System Works 158

Just the Facts 161

Chapter 5 Nervous System 193

How the Nervous System Works 194

Just the Facts 198

Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal System 247

How the Musculoskeletal System Works 248

Just the Facts 252

Chapter 7 Gastrointestinal System 275

How the Gastrointestinal System Works 276

Just the Facts 278

Chapter 8 Endocrine System 321

How the Endocrine System Works 322

Just the Facts 324

Chapter 9 Genitourinary System 359

How the Genitourinary System Works 360

Just the Facts 362

Chapter 10 Integumentary System 383

How the Integumentary System Works 384

Just the Facts 388

Chapter 11 Fluids and Electrolytes 405

How Fluids and Electrolytes Work 406

Just the Facts 411

Chapter 12 Mental Health 437

A Look at Mental Health 438

Just the Facts 439

Chapter 13 Perioperative Care 459

Perioperative Care 460

Just the Facts 460

Chapter 14 Women's Health 479

The Female Body 480

Just the Facts 482

Chapter 15 Pain Management 515

Pain 516

Just the Facts 518

Chapter 16 Geriatrics 535

Why the Elderly Are Different? 536

Geriatric Syndromes 538

Chapter 17 Substance Abuse 569

How the Substance Abuse Works 570

Dependency and Medication 571

Detoxification 571

Triggers and Recovery 572

Social Support 573

Common Signs of Substance Abuse 573

Just the Facts 574

Chapter 18 Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests 623

Final Exam Questions 655

Answers to Review Questions and Final Exam Questions 673

Glossary 677

Index 685

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Linda K. Connelly, PhD, DNP, MSH, CNS, ARNP, CNOR, COL (retired) (University of Houston)
Description: The 18 chapters in this medical-surgical nursing book cover the major diseases and discuss the role of the nurse in the treatment process for each system/disease. The previous edition was published in 2014.
Purpose: The purpose is to explain how to identify signs and symptoms and interpret medical test results, and to provide the appropriate nursing interventions to help patients recover or live a healthier lifestyle. These are worthy objectives, as medical-surgical nursing is the basis of all nursing care. The format makes it easy to be able to review a system/disease process quickly to learn or review the basics, including nursing interventions. The book meets the objectives, with each section laid out in an organized format, starting with how the system works followed by just the facts about the certain disease process.
Audience: The author refers to "the nurse" as the audience. He says medical-surgical nursing can be challenging in the beginning, so the book apparently intended for beginning nurses. I would include nursing students and LPNs. The book is excellent for nurses at any stage in their career, and it could be useful for advanced practice nurses to review. The book meets and surpasses the needs of nurses in medical-surgical nursing. It also would be an excellent resource for nursing units, even specialty units such as the operating room, labor and delivery units, and radiology units. Patients come with comorbidities and this could serve as a quick overview of the comorbidity. The author has a DNP and a strong background in this series and in teaching.
Features: The book is presented in a systematic format, starting with an overview of how the system works. It discusses how the system is affected by a particular disease or pathophysiology and lists signs and symptoms along with nursing diagnoses. It goes on to provide the prognosis of the particular disease with nursing interventions, including patient education topics. Common test results and medical treatments are also included. One key feature is the "what went wrong" section. The book uses a paragraph outline format, which makes it easy to get a quick overview of a disease. The language is clear and easy to follow. There are a few graphics, and some information is highlighted in blue boxes. However, the blue boxes contain different information in different chapters. This could be confusing as one chapter has signs and symptoms in the blue box, while another has nursing interventions. A sensory chapter could be added to address diseases of the eye, ear, and nose.
Assessment: This is a high-quality book that would be an excellent resource for nurses in any area. Even in specialty areas, patients have medical-surgical problems and this book could serve as a guide on nursing units. The only similar book would be Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, 4th edition, Gersch et al. (Wolters Kluwer, 2017). That book does have many illustrations, which are very helpful in learning about the pathophysiology and how various diseases affect the system.

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