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The ideal review for your medical-surgical nursing course
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About the Author
Author Profile Linda Mae Brown earned her B.S at Medgar Evers College – CUNY and is studying for her M.A. at New York University. She has taught nursing courses at Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York University, and Medgar Everts College-CUNY. She has been a registered nurse since 1996 and is currently a nursing instructor at the Cochran School of Nursing.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Contemporary Nursing Concepts;
Chapter 2. Biophysiological Dysfunction;
Chapter 3. Perioperative Care;
Chapter 4. Oxygenation and Respiratory Dysfunction;
Chapter 5. Circulatory, Perfusion, and Cardiovascular Dysfunction;
Chapter 6. Gastrointestinal Dysfunction;
Chapter 7. Renal and Urinary Tract Dysfunction;
Chapter 8. Endocrine and Metabolic Dysfunction;
Chapter 9. Reproductive Dysfunction;
Chapter 10. Muskuloskeletal Dysfunction;
Chapter 11. Neurologic Dysfunction;
Chapter 12. Visual and Auditory Dysfunction;
Chapter 13. Integumentary Dysfunction