Clinical Companion to Medical-Surgical Nursing - E-Book

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, Medical & Surgical

• Author: Sharon L. Lewis, RN, PhD, FAAN, Linda Bucher, RN, PhD, CEN, CNE, Margaret M. Heitkemper, RN, PhD, FAAN, Shannon Ruff Dirksen, RN, PhD
• ISBN: 9780323082778
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication: November 30, 2010
• Imprint: Mosby
• Language: English

• Disorders section covers commonly encountered medical-surgical conditions in a consistent, clinically relevant presentation that includes:

• Definition/Description

  Pathophysiology

  Clinical Manifestations

  Complications

  Diagnostic Studies

  Collaborative Care (including Drug Therapy, where relevant)

  Nursing Management

  • Goals
  • Nursing Diagnoses (using the most current NANDA terminology)
  • Nursing Interventions
  • Patient and Caregiver Teaching

• Treatments and Procedures section provides need-to-know information on common medical-surgical treatments and procedures.

• Reference Appendix features key reference information commonly used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, and Spanish translations of key phrases.

• Patient teaching content is highlighted with a special icon, identifying information that patients and caregivers need to know about the care of various conditions.

• Cross-references to Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition make it easy to locate more in-depth information.