Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition Harding Lewis’s

Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition Harding Lewis’s

1. ISBN-10

   0323552005
2. ISBN-13

   978-0323552004

3. In today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape, obtain a unique, conceptual approach to nursing care with Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition. This thoroughly updated text incorporates a more conversational writing style, an increased focus on nursing principles and clinical trends, robust evidence-based content, and a comprehensive pathophysiology review. The content encompasses all facets of nursing care, including health promotion, acute intervention, and ambulatory care. Convenient boxes and tables facilitate the access of crucial information, and a step-by-step approach simplifies even the most intricate concepts. Key topics such as collaborative care, delegation, safety, and prioritization are seamlessly integrated throughout. Furthermore, extensive drug treatment information and diagnostic studies tables provide a complete overview of care. Most importantly, a full array of learning and study resources support more effective learning and offer valuable, real-world preparation for clinical practice.

   • Information written and assessed by leading experts in the field guarantees that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically precise.
   • Collaborative Care sections and tables in all treatment chapters underscore the significance of comprehensive patient care in today’s healthcare settings and outline the role of each provider in managing complications.
     • Bridge to NCLEX Examination assessment questions at the conclusion of each chapter reinforce key content while aiding in NCLEX exam preparation with both standard and alternate item format questions.
     • Evaluate Your Practice containers challenge you to think critically and engage with patient data.
     • Informatics in Practice containers discuss how technology is utilized by nurses and patients in healthcare settings.
     • Evidence-based practice containers aid in understanding ways to apply the latest research to real-life patient care.
     • Safety Alerts throughout the book highlight patient safety issues and address 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 prioritize and delegate patient care.
       • Separate chapter on Genetics focuses on practical application to nursing care of patients.
         • Genetics in Clinical Practice containers cover key topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer’s disease, sickle cell disease, and genetics-related ethical issues.
         • Genetic Risk alerts and Genetic Link headings highlight specific genetic issues related to body system assessments and disorders.
         • Ethical/Legal Dilemmas containers 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 practical “assessment on the run” approach and provide brief checklists for evaluating the status of previously identified health problems and monitoring for signs of new problems.
         • Extensive drug treatment content includes Drug Treatment tables and concise Drug Alerts highlighting important safety considerations for key medications.
         • Promoting Population Health tables summarize government health care goals as they relate to specific issues and identify important strategies for the prevention and early detection of diseases.
         • Nutrition Therapy tables summarize nutritional interventions and strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles in patients with various conditions.
         • Promoting Health Equity containers and a dedicated chapter on health disparities and culturally competent care highlight risk factors and important issues related to the nursing care of different ethnic groups.
         • Complementary and Alternative Therapies containers 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 containers 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 potential causes.
         • Core medical 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 assist you in identifying 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 essential 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 inGerontologic Assessment tables.
         • Nursing Assessment tables summarize the key subjective and objective data related to common diseases.
         • Gender Differences containers 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 show the connections among NIC, NOC, and nursing diagnoses, and apply them to nursing practice.
         • Over 800 full-color illustrations and photographs clearly illustrate disease processes and related anatomy and physiology.
         • NEW! Conversational, reader-friendly writing style makes it easier to comprehend 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 Issues Related to Comfort and Coping section, and the most relevant concepts listed at the beginning of each chapter.
         • NEW! More anatomy map images areincludedthroughout the text.