SECTION Ⅰ General considerations 1
1 The nurse＇s understanding of herself and the patient 3
2 Our aging population 10
3 Increase in chronic illness 25
4 The patient needing rehabilitation 35
SECTION Ⅱ Nursing related to specific medical and surgical care 47
5 Nutrition 49
6 Fluid and electrolyte balance 55
7 The patient with pain 69
8 The patient with incontinence 77
9 The unconscious patient 90
10 The patient with personality disorder 99
11 The body＇s reaction to injury and disease 107
12 Preoperative care 128
13 The patient receiving anesthetics 136
14 Postoperative care 147
15 The nurse＇s role in accidents，emergencies，and disaster 162
Accidents 162
Emergency care 164
Disaster nursing 178
16 The patient with cancer 188
17 The patient with communicable disease 204
18 The patient with cardiac disease 219
19 The patient with peripheral vascular disease 266
20 The patient with a blood dyscrasia 300
21 The patient with disease of the urinary system 313
Urologic examination 313
The patient with nonoperative disease of the urinary system 325
The patient with operative urologic disease 335
Care of the patient following surgery of the urinary system 350
22 The patient with disease of the reproductive system 378
Nursing related to health education，common diagnostic tests，and procedures 378
Nursing related to disease of the female reproductive system 394
Nursing related to disease of the male reproductive system 419
23 The patient with pulmonary disease 429
24 The patient with ear，nose，or throat disease 481
25 The patient with disease of the teeth and mouth 509
26 The patient with disease of the gastrointestinal system 525
Common diagnostic tests and procedures 525
The patient with disease of the upper gastrointestinal system 535
The patient with disease of the lower gastrointestinal system 553
The patient with disease of the rectum and anal canal 580
27 The patient with disease of the liver and adjacent structures 588
28 The patient with endocrine disease 614
29 The patient with skin disease 643
30 The patient with burns 664
31 The patient with disease of the breast 675
32 The patient needing plastic surgery 689
33 The patient with disease of the eye 700
34 The patient with neurologic disease 727
35 The patient with arthritis 803
36 The patient with a fracture 816