Brunner and Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing / [edited by] Suzanne C. Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare, with 39 contributors.

Rev. ed. of : Textbook of medical-surgical nursing / [edited by] Lillian Sholtis Brunner, Doris Smith Suddarth. 6th ed. c1988.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Health maintenance and health needs--Health assessment of the client/patient--Biophysical and psychosocial concepts related to health and illness--Concepts and challenges in patient management.