Author(s): Lippincott Williams Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Keelin Cromar (Editor); Casey Moebius (Editor)

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Stand strong with medical-surgical basics, Ground yourself with a solid foundation in core medical-surgical terms, concepts, and interventions, with this colorful, fully updated guide, offering: Chapters organized by body system, with a review of anatomy and physiology, full guidance on history-taking, physical assessment, and diagnostics, including patient preparation, monitoring, and developing a care plan, Expert guidance on common disorders-etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, and a broad range of treatments and nursing interventions, with evidence-based practice recommendations, Additional chapters that address cancer care, obesity, gerontology care, and end-of-life care, Study support and on-the-unit know-how, Diagrams, charts, and drawings support your grasp of disorders, assessments, and interventions, while quizzes support your retention of skills and know-how: Essential elements of medical-surgical nursing practice - medications, patient teaching tips, fluids and electrolytes, acid-base balance, pain management, perioperative nursing, and more, Step-by-step direction on assessments, handling emergencies and complications, fluids and electrolytes, perioperative care, and pain management, "Practice Makes Perfect" end-of-book practice exam offers NCLEX®-style questions in the latest format, to reinforce your knowledge and increase your test-taking confidence, Support your success! Learn, review, or refresh, Chapter features offer easy-to-remember guidance: A closer look-Illustrations that explain anatomy, physiology, and complex pathways, Education edge - Practical guidance for effective patient teaching, What do I do? - Steps to take in emergency situations, Weighing the evidence - Evidence-based practice pointers that support nursing actions, Memory jogger - Helpful mnemonics to jar the memory and reinforce important concepts, Quick quiz - End-of-chapter multiple-choice questions that help you retain chapter content, followed by answers and rationales, Nurse Joy and Jake illustrated characters offer helpful tips throughout Book jacket.