Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Issues and Trends in Medical/Surgical Nursing
• The Nursing Process: Planning Care with Nursing Diagnoses
• Critical Thinking: Adaptation of Theory to Practice
• Cardiovascular Disorders
• Respiratory Disorders
• Neurological/Sensory Disorders
• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
• Blood/Blood-Forming Organ Disorders
• Renal and Urinary Tract Disorders
• Women's Reproductive Disorders
• Orthopedic Disorders
• Integumentary Disorders
• Systemic Infections and Immunological Disorders
• General Concerns
• Bibliography
• Index of Nursing Diagnoses