Moroneys Surgery For Nurses (Paperback)

The seventeenth edition of this very popular and famous book has incorporated the advanced modalities of diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions, while retaining the original flavor of this book. All the chapters have been thoroughly revised and some chapters have been merged in order to ensure a continuity in the thought process of the reader so that the events could be better analyzed for optimum benefit.

Key Features There are several books on this subject but differences run deep. This book promises to encourage a nursing student to learn and enjoy the science and art of surgery in a simplified and comprehensive way. Several generations of students have benefitted from this book and the seventeenth edition of this classic text now fully meets the learning and examination needs of the student.

Table of Contents
1. Surgery: Nursing perspectives
2. Nature of disease
3. Perioperative care and pain management
4. Management of operation theatre, surgical units and major infections
5. Haemorrhage, shock, fluid and electrolyte management for surgery patients
6. Iatrogenic disorders
7. Management of burns, scald, trauma, fractures and joint injuries
8. Management of health problems with lungs, chest wall and pleura
9. Management of diseases related to gastrointestinal system
10. Injuries and diseases of the central nervous system
11. Diseases of the genitourinary system
12. Diseases of joints, muscle, tendons and bone
13. Diseases of ear, nose, throat and eye
14. Gynaecology
15. Diseases of the skin
16. Oncology
17. Management of diseases of arteries, veins and the heart
18. The endocrine glands
19. Hernia
20. Organ transplantation
21. The lymphatic system and the spleen