Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis
pWritten by a dedicated team of expert authors led by Sharon Lewis, bMedical-Surgical Nursing, 8SUPth/SUP Edition/b offers up-to-date coverage of the latest trends, hot topics, and clinical developments in the field, to help you provide exceptional care in today's fast-paced health care environment. Completely revised and updated content explores patient care in various clinical settings and focuses on key topics such as prioritization, clinical decision-making, patient safety, and NCLEXSUP®/SUP exam preparation. A variety of helpful boxes and tables make it easy to find essential information and the accessible writing style makes even complex concepts easy to grasp! Best of all - a complete collection of interactive learning and study tools help you learn more effectively and offer valuable, real-world preparation for clinical practice./pulliProvides a strong foundation in medical-surgical nursing in a highly readable format./liliAll content is written and reviewed by leading experts in the field to ensure that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate./liliColorful design and over 1,400 full-color illustrations clearly demonstrate disease processes and related anatomy and physiology./lilibiUNIQUE!/i/b A complete collection of study tools and resources, including the innovative iStress-Busting Kit for Nursing Students,/i offers engaging, interactive exercises and activities that make learning more effective and help prepare you for clinical practice./lilibiUNIQUE!/i/b Presents key nursing management content using a "levels of care" approach that explains how nursing care varies for different levels of health and illness./liliApproximately 55 comprehensive nursing care plans incorporate NIC, NOC, and current NANDA diagnoses, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, specific nursing interventions with rationales, evaluation criteria, and collaborative problems. /liliiBridge to NCLEX Examination Review Questions/i at the end of each chapter focus on prioritization and help reinforce your understanding of key content./liliiEvidence-Based Practice/i boxes summarize key interdisciplinary research and clearly demonstrate how it applies to nursing practice./liliiCollaborative Management/i headings and iCollaborative Care/i tables emphasize the importance of total patient care in today's health care settings and provide a clear understanding of each provider's role in managing disorders./liliiDrug Alert/i boxes highlight important considerations applicable to key drugs./liliiHealthy People/i boxes summarize government health care goals as they relate to specific disorders and identify important strategies for the prevention and early detection of diseases./liliiDrug Therapy/i tables highlight vital medication information for quick reference./liliiNutritional Therapy/i tables summarize nutritional interventions and strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles in patients with various conditions./liliCultural and ethnic health disparities content includes a dedicated chapter on health disparities and culturally competent care, as well as summary boxes highlighting important issues (including risk factors) related to the nursing care of various ethnic populations./liliExtensive gerontologic content discusses age-related changes for each body system and alerts you to differences often encountered in older patients./liliiEmergency Management/i tables outline the treatment of health problems most likely to create medical emergencies./liliiHealth History/i tables summarize the key questions you should ask, as well as important assessment parameters./liliiPatient and Caregiver Teaching Guides/i provide critical information to help you educate others who will be helping to care for the patient./liliiEthical Dilemmas/i boxes promote critical thinking for timely and sensitive issues such as informed consent, patient adherence, guardianship, confidentiality, and sterilization./liliiComplementary and Alternative Therapies/i boxes summarize what you need to know about the clinical uses, effects, and nursing implications of herbal remedies, acupuncture, biofeedback, and more/liliiGenetics in Clinical Practice/i boxes cover key topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell disease, and genetics-related ethics issues./liliA glossary of key terms and definitions in the back of the book provides definitions and page references./li/ululliCompletely revised and revamped content is more readable, concise, and user-friendly./liliReorganized coverage reflects an increased emphasis on more common disorders versus rare disorders./liliAn increased focus on prioritization is featured throughout the text and in the review questions, nursing care plans, and case studies./liliExpanded coverage of delegation includes iDelegation Decisions/i boxes throughout the text that highlight specific topics and skills related to delegation./liliEnd-of-chapter iClinical Decision-Making Exercises/i feature case scenarios that emphasize prioritization, delegation, and concept mapping./liliEnd-of-chapter review sections now feature alternate item-format questions./liliiSafety Alerts/i highlight patient safety issues and focus on the latest National Patient Safety Goals./liliiPathophysiology Map/i flow charts make it easier to visualize and understand changes occurring in major diseases./liliFocused Assessment boxes 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. /liliiAssessment Case Studies/i for all assessment chapters help reinforce the importance of integrating and prioritizing assessment findings./lilibiUNIQUE!/i/b A separate iSleep and Sleep Disorders/i chapter expands upon this key topic that impacts multiple disorders and body systems, as well as nearly every aspect of daily functioning./lilibiUNIQUE!/i/b The iPatient and Caregiver Teaching/i chapter emphasizes the increasing importance and prevalence of patient management of chronic illnesses and conditions, as well as the role of the caregiver in patient care. /liliThe iEmergency, Terrorism, and Disaster Nursing/i chapter features expanded coverage of terrorism./liliRevised iInfection/i chapter features updated infection control guidelines, an expanded section on emerging and reemerging infections, and new information about prions and H1N1 flu./li/ul
