Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in medical-surgical nursing with this leading textbook! Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition uses a conversational writing style, a focus on nursing concepts and clinical trends, evidence-based content, and basic pathophysiology review to provide the solid foundation needed in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Comprehensive chapters cover topics including nursing management and collaboration, health promotion, acute interventions, and ambulatory care. Summary tables and boxes make it easy to find essential information, and a building-block approach makes even the most complex concepts simple to grasp. In addition to three new chapters, this edition includes a stronger focus on the nursing process, clinical judgment, and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX (R) Examination. Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate. Interprofessional care is addressed in special Interprofessional Care sections and Interprofessional Care tables. Bridge to the NCLEX (R) Examination review questions reinforce key content and include both standard and alternate item format questions to help you prepare for the NCLEX exam. Coverage of cultural and ethnic health disparities highlights important issues such as risk factors, economic aspects, and access to health care. Coverage of gerontology and chronic illness is addressed in a separate chapter and highlighted in special gerontologic tables. Pathophysiology maps use flowcharts to outline complex concepts related to diseases, making them easier to understand. Focused Assessment boxes provide brief checklists for a practical "assessment on the run" or bedside approach to assessment, and can be used to evaluate the status of previously identified health problems and monitor for signs of new problems. Safety Alert boxes highlight patient safety issues and focus on the National Patient Safety Goals. Nutritional Therapy tables summarize nutritional interventions and strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles. Promoting Population Health boxes summarize health care goals as they relate to specific disorders such as cancer and diabetes, and identify strategies for health promotion. Drug Therapy tables and Drug Alerts highlight important safety considerations for key drugs. Check Your Practice boxes challenge you to think critically, analyze patient assessment data, and implement appropriate interventions. Coverage of genetics includes a separate chapter on genetics, Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes covering disorders and genetic testing, risk alerts, and links to disorders. Focus on patient and caregiver teaching shows how you can help patients and caregivers learn to manage chronic illnesses and conditions. Ethical / Legal Dilemmas boxes introduce key topics such as informed consent, advance directives, and confidentiality. Enhanced focus on clinical judgment and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX (R) Exam (NGN) features Applying Clinical Judgment With Multiple Patients boxes with traditional and NGN-style questions. Revised table of contents reflects critical care content throughout the book and adds new chapters including Supporting Ventilation and Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender Diverse Patients. Social Determinants of Health chapter focuses on nursing awareness of how patient circumstances affect health outcomes. Clinical problems language replaces NANDA-I / ICNP diagnoses and better aligns with Harding & Hagler's Conceptual Nursing Care Planning. Case studies - now labeled with Cognitive Skills from the NCSBN's Clinical Judgment Measurement Model - bring patient care to life, helping you develop skills in clinical judgment, prioritization, delegation, and evidence-based practice. Conceptual focus for the patient experiencing infection or inflammation is included in the Infection chapter and the Inflammation and Healing chapter. Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based guidelines for patient care. Streamlined features and content provide an optimized learning experience.

Get a unique, conceptual approach to nursing care in this rapidly-changing healthcare environment. Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition gives you a solid foundation in medical-surgical nursing. This thoroughly revised text includes an increased focus on nursing concepts, strong evidence-based content, coverage of clinical trends, and an essential pathophysiology review. Content is presented in a readable format and covers every unique approach to nursing care including health promotion, acute intervention, and ambulatory care. A variety of helpful boxes and tables make it easy for you to find essential information and a building-block approach throughout make even the most complex concepts simple to grasp. Key topics such as interprofessional care, delegation, safety, and prioritization are integrated throughout. Additionally, extensive drug therapy information and diagnostic studies tables help give you a full picture of care. Best of all - a complete collection of learning and study resources helps you learn more effectively and offers valuable, real-world preparation for clinical practice. Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate. Interprofessional Care tables and sections in all management chapters emphasize the importance of total patient care in today's health care settings and outline the role of each provider in managing disorders. Bridge to NCLEX Examination review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key content while helping you to prepare for the NCLEX examination with both standard and alternate item format questions. Check Your Practice boxes challenge you to think critically and interact with patient data. Informatics in Practice boxes discuss how technology is used by nurses and patients in healthcare settings. Evidence-based practice boxes help you understand how to apply the latest research to real-life patient care. Safety Alerts throughout the book highlight patient safety issues and focus on the latest National Patient Safety Goals. UNIQUE! Nursing management is presented in a consistent and comprehensive format, addressing the unique approaches to nursing care. Case studies throughout text emphasize prioritization, delegation, and concept mapping to help you learn to prioritize and delegate patient care. Separate chapter on Genetics focuses on practical application to nursing care of patients. Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes cover key topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell disease, and genetics-related ethics issues. Genetic Risk alerts and Genetic Link headings highlight specific genetic issues related to body system assessments and disorders. Ethical/Legal Dilemmas boxes promote critical thinking for timely and sensitive ethical and legal issues. Pathophysiology Map flow charts make it easier for you to visualize and understand changes occurring in major diseases. Focused Assessment tables reflect a realistic "assessment on the run" approach and offer brief checklists for evaluating the status of previously identified health problems and monitoring for signs of new problems. Extensive drug therapy content includes Drug Therapy tables and concise Drug Alerts highlighting important safety considerations for key drugs. Promoting Population Health tables summarize government health care goals as they relate to specific disorders and identify important strategies for the prevention and early detection of diseases. Nutritional Therapy tables summarize nutritional interventions and strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles in patients with various conditions. Promoting Health Equity boxes and a dedicated chapter on health disparities and culturally competent care highlight risk factors and important issues related to the nursing care of various ethnic groups. Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes summarize what you need to know about the clinical uses, effects, and nursing implications of herbal remedies and complementary and alternative treatment options. Nursing interventions and nursing diagnoses are listed in order of priority. Nursing Management boxes highlight the nurse's role in working with members of the interprofessional team and also cover specific topics and skills related to delegation. Assessment Abnormalities tables alert the nurse to frequently encountered abnormalities and their possible etiologies. Core clinical content focuses on highlighting and incorporating QSEN competencies. Emergency Management tables outline the treatment of health problems most likely to create medical emergencies. Learning Outcomes and Key Terms help you identify the key content for that chapter. Health History tables present key questions to ask patients related to a specific disease or disorder. Patient and Caregiver teaching tables provide critical information to help you educate others who will be helping to care for the patient. Gerontology and chronic illness included throughout the text under Gerontologic Considerations headings and in Gerontologic Assessment tables. Nursing Assessment tables summarize the key subjective and objective data related to common diseases. Gender Differences boxes discuss how women and men are affected differently by conditions such as pain and hypertension. Diagnostic Studies tables provide details of commonly used lab tests that help assess various body systems. Over 60 nursing care plans clearly shows the linkages among NIC, NOC, and nursing diagnoses, and applies them to nursing practice. Over 800 full-color illustrations and photographs clearly demonstrate disease processes and related anatomy and physiology. NEW! Conversational, reader-friendly writing style makes it easier to understand nursing concepts. NEW use of nursing diagnosis language (ICNP) smoothes your transition into practice, as the International Classification for Nursing Practice is a common language shared with many electronic health record documentation systems. NEW! Increased focus on concepts throughout the text includes a new Concepts Table of Contents that lists the most common exemplars with page number references, a new Problems Related to Comfort and Coping section, and the most relevant concepts listed at the start of each chapter. NEW! Additional body map images are added throughout text.

Designed for portability, this clinical companion provides at-a-glance access to the information you need for more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated content mirrors the revisions in the new 11th edition of Lewis's main text: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. This clinical companion is organized alphabetically for quick reference and includes a variety of full-color illustrations, summary tables, and a handy reference appendix full of laboratory values, Spanish translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in nursing practice. Consistent and practical information covers definitions and descriptions, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, complications, diagnostic studies, interprofessional care and drug therapy, and nursing management. Treatments and Procedures section summarizes the need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management. Handy reference appendix contains information commonly used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of key phrases, and much more. Patient and caregiver teaching content is highlighted with a special icon to identify appropriate information to share with patients and caregivers about the care of various conditions. Cross-references to the Lewis main text identify how to access more in-depth information. Attractive four-color design makes it easy to locate specific information within the clinical companion. NEW! Updated content reflects the revisions and updates in Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition main text.