Medical Surgical Nursing: Volume 2

Mrs. Lizy Sonia is currently working as professor in Apollo College of Nursing Chennai.In ten years of her teaching experience, she has actively contributed several articals in state and national journals and has presented various papers and posters at state and national levels.She has attended various training programs and has experienced being an examiner at different universities. Also, she is member of Trained Nurses Association of India, Christian Medical Association of India. Mrs. Rajeshwari Kannan is currently working as Professor in Indrani college of Nursing, Puducherry. In ten years of her teaching experience, she has actively contributed several articals in state and national journals and has presented various papers and posters at state, national and international levels.Also, she is member of Trained Nurses Association of India, Society of Midwives India, Society Of Medical Surgical Nursing.

• UNIT I NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WITH DISORDERS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROATCHAPTER 1 Nursing Assessment................................................ 2CHAPTER 2 External Ear Disorders ............................................. 3CHAPTER 3 Middle Ear Disorders .............................................. 9CHAPTER 4 Inner Ear Disorders ................................................19CHAPTER 5 Upper Airway Infections, Epistaxis and Airway Obstructions .........................................................25CHAPTER 6 Speech Defects and Therapy for Speech Defects ......33CHAPTER 7 Deafness ...............................................................34UNIT II NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WITH DISORDERS OF EYECHAPTER 8 Nursing Assessment...............................................38CHAPTER 9 Refractive Errors ....................................................39CHAPTER 10 Eyelids Infection ..................................................42CHAPTER 11 Disorders of Conjunctiva .......................................45CHAPTER 12 Disorders of Cornea ..............................................48CHAPTER 13 Cataract ..............................................................51CHAPTER 14 Glaucoma ...........................................................55CHAPTER 15 Disorders of Uveal Tract .......................................59CHAPTER 16 Disorders of Posterior Chamber and Retina ............62CHAPTER 17 Ocular Emergencies .............................................67CHAPTER 18 Blindness ............................................................69CHAPTER 19 Eye Banking and Rehabilitation ............................73UNIT III NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSCHAPTER 20 Nursing Assessment .............................................78CHAPTER 21 Congenital Malformations .....................................85CHAPTER 22 Headache ...........................................................87CHAPTER 23 Head Injury .........................................................94CHAPTER 24 Spinal Cord Injury ..............................................100CHAPTER 25 Tumours of the Brain and Spinal Cord .................103CHAPTER 26 Intracranial and Cerebral Aneurysms ...................114CHAPTER 27 Infections .........................................................117CHAPTER 28 Movement Disorders...........................................123CHAPTER 29 Cerebrovascular Accident ...................................130CHAPTER 30 Cranial and Spinal Neuropathies .........................136CHAPTER 31 Delirium ...........................................................144CHAPTER 32 Rehabilitation ....................................................153UNIT IV NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WITH DISORDERS OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMCHAPTER 33 Nursing Assessment ...........................................156CHAPTER 34 Congenital Anomalies .........................................160CHAPTER 35 Menstrual Disorders ...........................................162CHAPTER 36 Pelvic Infl ammatory Diseases ..............................167CHAPTER 37 Uterine and Cervical Disorders ............................171CHAPTER 38 Breast Disorders ................................................181CHAPTER 39 Infertility ...........................................................189UNIT V NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BURNS, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND COSMETIC SURGERYCHAPTER 40 Burns ...............................................................206CHAPTER 41 Rehabilitation for Burns .....................................215CHAPTER 42 Legal Aspects of Burns ......................................218CHAPTER 43 Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery ..................220UNIT VI NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WITH ONCOLOGICAL CONDITIONSCHAPTER 44 Nursing Assessment ...........................................224CHAPTER 45 Structure and Characteristics of Normal and Cancer Cells ...............................................226CHAPTER 46 Diagnosis and Treatment Modalities ....................232CHAPTER 47 Oncological Emergencies ....................................245CHAPTER 48 Palliative Care ...................................................250UNIT VII NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT IN EMERGENCY AND DISASTER SITUATIONSCHAPTER 49 Disaster Nursing Concepts ..................................260CHAPTER 50 Emergency Nursing Concepts ..............................277UNIT VIII NURSING CARE OF ELDERLYCHAPTER 51 Nursing Assessment ...........................................316CHAPTER 52 Myths and Realities of Elderly ............................318CHAPTER 53 Concepts and Theories of Ageing ........................319CHAPTER 54 Medications and Elderly .....................................324CHAPTER 55 Stress and Coping ..............................................326CHAPTER 56 Common Health Problems and Management ........328UNIT IX NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT IN CRITICAL CARE UNITSCHAPTER 57 Critical Care Nursing Concepts ............................332CHAPTER 58 Organization: Physical Setup, Protocols and Equipment and Supplies ..............................334CHAPTER 59 Special Equipment in Critical Care Unit ..............338CHAPTER 60 Infection Control Protocols .................................345CHAPTER 61 Nursing Management of Critically Ill Patient ........347CHAPTER 62 Advance Cardiac Life Support .............................370CHAPTER 63 Transitional Care ................................................376CHAPTER 64 Legal and Ethical Issues in Critical Care Unit .......377UNIT X NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OCCUPATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISORDERSCHAPTER 65 Occupational and Industrial Health Disorders .......384