Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems
Author:Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Debra Hagler, Courtney Reinisch
Edition:12th Edition
Comprehensive adult health nursing care is explored through assessment, clinical decision-making, and management of complex medical-surgical conditions. It integrates pathophysiology with evidence-based interventions across body systems, emphasizing patient-centered care, safety, and interdisciplinary collaboration in both acute and chronic settings.

Chapters
- Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practiceβ
- Chapter 2: Social Determinants of Healthβ
- Chapter 3: Health History & Physical Examinationβ
- Chapter 4: Patient & Caregiver Teaching Strategiesβ
- Chapter 5: Chronic Illness & Care of Older Adultsβ
- Chapter 6: Care of LGBTQ+ & Gender Diverse Patientsβ
- Chapter 7: Stress Management in Acute Careβ
- Chapter 8: Sleep & Sleep Disorders Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 9: Pain Assessment & Managementβ
- Chapter 10: Palliative & End-of-Life Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 11: Substance Use Disorders in Acute Careβ
- Chapter 12: Inflammation & Healing Processesβ
- Chapter 13: Genetics in Medical-Surgical Nursingβ
- Chapter 14: Immune Responses & Transplant Careβ
- Chapter 15: Infection Prevention & Managementβ
- Chapter 16: Cancer Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 17: Fluid, Electrolyte & Acid-Base Imbalancesβ
- Chapter 18: Preoperative Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 19: Intraoperative Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 20: Postoperative Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 21: Emergency & Disaster Nursingβ
- Chapter 22: Visual Problems: Assessment & Managementβ
- Chapter 23: Auditory Problems: Assessment & Managementβ
- Chapter 24: Integumentary System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 25: Integumentary Problems Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 26: Burns: Assessment & Managementβ
- Chapter 27: Respiratory System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 28: Supporting Ventilation in Acute Careβ
- Chapter 29: Upper Respiratory Problemsβ
- Chapter 30: Lower Respiratory Problemsβ
- Chapter 31: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseasesβ
- Chapter 32: Acute Respiratory Failure & ARDSβ
- Chapter 33: Hematologic System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 34: Hematologic Problems Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 35: Cardiovascular System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 36: Hypertension Nursing Managementβ
- Chapter 37: Coronary Artery Disease & ACSβ
- Chapter 38: Heart Failure Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 39: Cardiac Dysrhythmiasβ
- Chapter 40: Inflammatory & Structural Heart Disordersβ
- Chapter 41: Vascular Disorders Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 42: Shock, Sepsis & MODSβ
- Chapter 43: Gastrointestinal System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 44: Nutrition Problems Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 45: Obesity Nursing Managementβ
- Chapter 46: Upper Gastrointestinal Problemsβ
- Chapter 47: Lower Gastrointestinal Problemsβ
- Chapter 48: Liver, Biliary & Pancreas Problemsβ
- Chapter 49: Urinary System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 50: Renal & Urologic Problemsβ
- Chapter 51: Acute Kidney Injury & Chronic Kidney Diseaseβ
- Chapter 52: Endocrine System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 53: Diabetes Nursing Managementβ
- Chapter 54: Endocrine Problems Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 55: Reproductive System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 56: Breast Problems Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 57: Sexually Transmitted Infectionsβ
- Chapter 58: Female Reproductive Problemsβ
- Chapter 59: Male Reproductive Problemsβ
- Chapter 60: Nervous System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 61: Acute Intracranial Problemsβ
- Chapter 62: Stroke Nursing Careβ
- Chapter 63: Chronic Neurologic Problemsβ
- Chapter 64: Dementia & Delirium Careβ
- Chapter 65: Spinal Cord & Peripheral Nerve Problemsβ
- Chapter 66: Musculoskeletal System Assessmentβ
- Chapter 67: Orthopedic Trauma & Surgeryβ
- Chapter 68: Musculoskeletal Problemsβ
- Chapter 69: Arthritis & Connective Tissue Diseasesβ
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