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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.
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 leg up in your medical-surgical nursing class and on the
Next-Generation NCLEX (R) (NGN) Examination! With chapters
corresponding to those in the market-leading Lewis's
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical
Problems, 12th Edition, this study guide provides the review and
practice you need to master the nurse's role in medical-surgical
care. Questions reflect the most current NCLEX Exam test plan and
include multiple-choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank,
prioritization, delegation, and alternate item formats, along with
new NGN-style case studies and questions. To reinforce your
understanding, answers to all questions are included in the back of
the book. Wide variety of clinically relevant exercises includes
NCLEX (R) Examination-style items consisting of multiple-choice,
fill-in-the-blank, matching, and prioritization and delegation
questions. Case studies for dozens of diseases and disorders allow
you to develop clinical judgment skills. Alternate item format
questions familiarize you with the types of questions seen on the
NCLEX Exam. Answers to all questions are included in the back of
the book, providing immediate feedback. Attractive full-color
design makes learning easier. NEW! Updated content throughout
corresponds to the updates in the Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing,
12th Edition textbook. NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX (R) Examination
(NGN)-style case studies and question types help you review and
practice for the NGN.
Designed for portability, this Clinical Companion provides
at-a-glance access to key information on more than 200
medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated
content mirrors the revisions in the 12th edition of Lewis's
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical
Problems. Organized alphabetically for quick reference, it includes
a variety of full-color illustrations and summary tables, as well
as a handy reference appendix with laboratory values, Spanish
translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in
nursing practice. Part One: Disorders offers practical information
in a consistent format: Definitions and Descriptions,
Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, Complications, Diagnostic
Studies, Interprofessional Care and Drug Therapy, and Nursing
Management. Treatments and Procedures section summarizes
need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and
procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and
artificial airway management. 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 main text direct you to
more in-depth information. Handy reference appendix contains
information frequently used in nursing practice, including
laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of
key phrases, and much more. Attractive four-color design makes it
quick and easy to locate specific information. Updated content
reflects the revisions and updates in the Lewis's Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 12th Edition text.
Plan effective patient care using standardized interprofessional
clinical problems and a concept-based approach! Conceptual Nursing
Care Planning shows you how to identify clinical problems,
determine expected outcomes, and choose interventions - all
grounded in a logical, concept-based framework. The focus on
concepts gives you the big picture, helping you recognize
similarities in nursing care based on physiologic concepts, as well
as differences based on the needs of individuals. Written by noted
nursing educators Mariann Harding and Debra Hagler, this new book
demonstrates how the use of a concept-based approach and
standardized clinical problems language makes it easier to plan
effective care and to communicate with other members of the
interprofessional team. Access to this product, which may be at the
discretion of your institution, is up to 3 years of online and
perpetual offline access. Elsevier reserves the right to restrict
or remove access due to changes in product portfolio or other
market conditions. 73 conceptual nursing care plans are based on
Giddens concepts. Logical format for conceptual nursing care plans
includes a definition of the concept, clinical problems, common
causes, manifestations, outcomes, interventions, related concepts,
and related clinical problems. Guidance for prioritized care
planning organizes interventions in an assess-intervene-teach
format, to help identify the most important priority interventions
for patients. Use of standardized nursing language conveys concepts
and clinical problems in easily understandable language that is
commonly used in clinical settings, organizing care plans around
terminology recognized by the American Nurses Association and
easily understood by other healthcare professionals. UNIQUE!
Wide-ranging approach covers concepts that are not addressed in
other texts, such as health disparities, risk in pregnancy,
impaired immunity, substance use, sensory deficits, continuity of
care, and the dying process. Introduction opens the book by
explaining the components of a conceptual nursing care plan and how
to use the book to create patient-centered nursing care plans.
Conceptual Care Map Creator on the Evolve website helps document
care planning projects and clinical assignments. Expert authors
Mariann Harding and Debra Hagler are nursing thought leaders and
editors of the bestselling Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing:
Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems.
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.
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