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Winningham’s Critical Thinking Cases in Nursing
Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity, and Psychiatric
Sixth Edition
Mariann M. Harding, PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Kent State University at Tuscarawas, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Julie S. Snyder, MSN, RN-BC
Quality Initiative Coordinator, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, Virginia
Adjunct Faculty, School of Nursing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Barbara A. Preusser † , PhD, FNPC
Family Nurse Practitioner, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

† Deceased
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Reviewers
Introduction
What Is Critical Thinking?
The “How to” of Case Studies
Acknowledgments
Part One: Medical-Surgical Cases
1: Cardiovascular Disorders
Case Study 1
Case Study 2
Case Study 3
Case Study 4
Case Study 5
Case Study 6
Case Study 7
Case Study 8
Case Study 9
Case Study 10
Case Study 11
Case Study 12
Case Study 13
Case Study 14
Case Study 15
Case Study 16
Case Study 17
2: Respiratory Disorders
Case Study 18
Case Study 19
Case Study 20
Case Study Progress
Case Study 21
Case Study 22
Case Study 23
Case Study 24
Case Study 25
Case Study 26
Case Study 27
Case Study 28
Case Study 29
Case Study 30
Case Study 31
3: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Case Study 32
Case Study 33
Case Study 34
Case Study 35
Case Study 36
Case Study 37
Case Study 38
Case Study 39
Case Study 40
Case Study 41
4: Gastrointestinal Disorders
Case Study 42
Case Study 43
Case Study 44
Case Study 45
Case Study 46
Case Study 47
Case Study 48
Case Study 49
Case Study 50
Case Study 51
5: Genitourinary Disorders
Case Study 52
Case Study 53
Case Study 54
Case Study 55
Case Study 56
Case Study 57
Case Study 58
Case Study 59
Case Study 60
6: Neurologic Disorders
Case Study 61
Case Study 62
Case Study 63
Case Study 64
Case Study 65
Case Study 66
Case Study 67
Case Study 68
Case Study 69
Case Study 70
Case Study 71
Case Study 72
Case Study 73
Case Study 74
Case Study 75
7: Endocrine Disorders
Case Study 76
Case Study 77
Case Study 78
Case Study 79
Case Study 80
Case Study 81
8: Immunologic Disorders
Case Study 82
Case Study 83
Case Study 84
Case Study 85
Case Study 86
Case Study 87
9: Oncologic and Hematologic Disorders
Case Study 88
Case Study 89
Case Study 90
Case Study 91
Case Study 92
Case Study 93
Case Study 94
Case Study 95
Case Study 96
Case Study 97
10: Patients with Multiple Disorders
Case Study 98
Case Study 99
Case Study 100
Case Study 101
Case Study 102
11: Emergency Situations
Case Study 103
Case Study 104
Case Study 105
Case Study 106
Case Study 107
Case Study 108
Case Study 109
Case Study 110
Case Study 111
Case Study 112
Part Two: Pediatric, Maternity, and Women’s Health Cases
12: Pediatric Disorders
Case Study 113
Case Study 114
Case Study 115
Case Study 116
Case Study 117
Case Study 118
Case Study 119
Case Study 120
Case Study 121
Case Study 122
Case Study 123
Case Study 124
Case Study 125
Case Study 126
Case Study 127
13: Maternal and Obstetric Care
Case Study 128
Case Study 129
Case Study 130
Case Study 131
Case Study 132
Case Study 133
Case Study 134
14: Women's Health Care
Case Study 135
Case Study 136
Case Study 137
Case Study 138
Case Study 139
Case Study 140
Part Three: Psychiatric and Alternative Therapies Cases
15: Psychiatric Disorders
Case Study 141
Case Study 142
Case Study 143
Case Study 144
Case Study 145
Case Study 146
Case Study 147
Case Study 148
16: Alternative Therapies
Case Study 149
Case Study 150
Appendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Illustration Credits
Copyright

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Dedication
To Drs. Maryl L. Winningham and Barbara A. Preusser
Drs. Winningham and Preusser, authors of this text for the first four editions, dedicated their lives to the care of others and the pursuit of excellence in nursing practice. They have bequeathed a nursing heritage of integrity, excellence, courage, and service to their students, colleagues, and readers.
Contributors
Ann Campbell, RN, MSN, PNP Senior Director of Education, Operation Smile, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sherry D. Ferki, RN, MSN Adjunct Faculty, School of Nursing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Sara B. Forbus, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC Lecturer, School of Nursing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

Contributors to Previous Editions
Elizabeth Jane Bell, MSN, ANPc
Lesley A. Black, BSN, MS, ANPc, CWOCN
Kent Blad, MS, FNPc, ACNP-C, FCCM
Jamie Clinton-Lont, BSN, FNPc
Susan L. Croft, BSN, MS
Joyce Foster, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Shellagh Gutke, BSN, CWOCN
Nancy Hayden, MSN, FNPc
Sondra Heaston, MS, FNPc, CEN
Janice Hulbert, RN, MS
Lisa Jensen, BSN, MS, APRN, CS
Stephanie C. Kettendorf, MS, RN, CNS, NCBF
Julie Killebrew, BSN, MS
Karen Kone, BSN, ACRN
Kathleen Kuntz, MSN, APRN, SANE
Janet G. Madsen, PhD
Debra Ann Mills, RN, MS
Jeanie O'Donnell, MSN
Deb Plasman-Coles, PAc
Laura Lee Scott, MSN, FNPc
Mary Seegmiller, MSN
Sandra Smeeding, MS, FNPc
Deborah D. Smith, BSN
Ann Speirs, BSN
Ronald Ulberg, BSN, MSN
Kristy Vankatwyk, MSN, FNPc
Annette S. Wendel, BSN
Wendy Whitney, MSN, FNPc, CANP
Mary Youtsey, BSN, CDE
Reviewers
Diane K. Daddario, MSN, ACNS-BC, RN-BC, CMSRN Adjunct Faculty, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Sara B. Forbus, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC Lecturer, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Mimi Haskins, MS, RN, CNS, CMSRN Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
LaWanda Herron, PhD, MSA, MSN, FNP-BC Director, Associate Degree Nursing, Holmes Community College, Goodman, Mississippi
Jamie L. Jones, MSN, RN, CNE Assistant Professor, Nursing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
Tamara M. Kear, PhD, RN, CNS, CNN Assistant Professor of Nursing, Villanova University, College of Nursing, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Cheryl A. Lehman, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, RN-BC, CRRN Clinical Professor, BSN Program, Director–Retired, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Cynthia W. Ward, DNP, RN-BC, CMSRN, ACNS-BC Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia
Introduction
There is an urgent need for nurses with well-practiced critical thinking skills. As new graduates, you will make decisions and take actions of an increasingly sophisticated nature. You will encounter problems you have never seen or heard about during your classroom and clinical experiences. You are going to have to make complex decisions with little or no guidance and limited resources.
We want you to be exposed to as much as possible during your studen