Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing (5th Edition)

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Book Description

Here’s everything you need to know to care for adult medical-surgical patients and pass the NCLEX-PN®. Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing; 5th edition (PDF) is easy-to-understand guidance that helps you confidently grasp the concepts; principles; and skills essential for practice.

Complex nursing concepts made easier to understand.

Nursing Care Plans are easy to read and clearly present the rationale for each action—Concept Maps provide a visual interpretation of a care plan.

• • • • UPDATED! A&P review in an enhanced visual format.

     

    • • ENHANCED! Easier-to -read tables and a full-color design bring concepts to life.

     

     

Enhance critical thinking.

• • • • NEW! 10 interactive clinical scenarios & new animations online at DavisPlus

     

    • • NEW! Learning Outcomes at the beginning of each chapter to plan and assess progress.

     

    • • “Patient Perspectives” give a patient’s eye view of the disease or condition you are studying.

     

    • • Evidence-based practice boxes within the chapter provide an in-depth look at research that supports best practices.

     

    • • Boxed Presentations of Cultural; Gerontological; Home Health; Ethical; and Nutritional considerations tie classroom instruction to clinical practice.

     

    • • Learning exercises and questions throughout help you develop your clinical judgment. Even more activities available in the workbook and online at DavisPlus.

     

     

Build a comprehensive foundation.

• • • • MORE! Coverage of prison nursing

     

    • • Framework of the textbook is organized by the nursing process.

     

    • • NEW! Chapter resource maps in the margins of the text suggest additional resources.

     

     

Explore body systems and diseases with:

• • AIDS

• • physiology

• • assessments

• • mental health

• • summary boxes

• • pathophysiology

• • a review of anatomy

• • full chapters on CAMs

• • detailed nursing care for disorders.

Ensure patient safety.

• • • • English/Spanish Translations table in the Appendix.

     

    • • Learning; Safety Tips and Nursing Care provide helpful advice to achieve the best patient outcomes.

     

    • • NEW! Safe and Effective Care competencies; appropriate for the LPN/LVN level; offer updated and new safety tips.

     

     

NOTE: This sale only includes the Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing 5e PDF. NO online codes or access to Davis online are included in the sale