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This must-have workbook helps students learn the prioritization and delegation skills needed to survive nursing school, pass the NCLEX-RN® examination, and make the transition to practice in today's healthcare environment. Consisting of three parts plus an answer key, this resource provides numerous opportunities for students to review cases and answer questions similar to those they will see on the NCLEX-RN examination - including questions in alternate-item formats . Part 1, written by delegation expert Ruth Hansten, is an introduction that provides a practical review of clinical delegation skills and serves as a framework for the exercises that follow. Part 2 consists cases of patients who have relatively straightforward health problems followed by NCLEX examination-style questions focusing on prioritization, delegation, and assignment. Part 3 consists of complex, unfolding cases involving patients who have multiple health conditions, as well as complex patient assignments.

• An introduction by prioritization and delegation expert Ruth Hansten explains the importance of developing sound clinical skills and judgment in the areas of prioritization, delegation, and assignment.
• NCLEX-style questions help students develop fundamental skills in prioritization, delegation, and assignment and become familiar with the NCLEX examination format.
• Questions in Parts 2 and 3 are organized by body system and by complexity, respectively, to allow for easy use with any medical-surgical nursing text.
• Both sections of exercises give students essential hands-on practice in prioritizing (deciding what to do first), delegating (giving specific tasks to assistive personnel and supervising satisfactory completion of those tasks), and assignment (giving responsibility for the overall care of particular patients to appropriate personnel).
• The questions in Part 3 are more complex than those in Part 2, allowing students to master core concepts using unambiguous cases before applying this knowledge to patients with more complicated, multidimensional case presentations.
• Flexible organization allows the workbook to be used with any Elsevier medical-surgical nursing text.
• The answer key provides rationales for correct as well as incorrect answers, reinforcing the concepts presented in each unit.
• Questions follow NCLEX style, and about 10% represent the new alternate-item question format.
• The workbook is three-hole punched and perforated for convenience.

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For more than 60 years, ALEXANDER'S CARE OF THE PATIENT IN SURGERY has been an essential, reliable resource for perioperative nursing. The detailed, state-of-the-art information in this edition reflects current procedures and promotes the delivery of comprehensive patient care. This text provides nurses with the tools needed to deliver safe, cost-effective, high-quality patient care.

• More than 400 contemporary and traditional specialty surgical interventions, in addition to numerous minimally invasive surgical procedures, are explained.
• Approximately 1,000 full-color illustrations and photos build familiarity with surgical anatomy, procedures, methods and equipment.
• Places a strong emphasis on patient education and discharge planning, as well as patient safety.
• Best Practice boxes apply evidence-based practice to perioperative nursing.
• Sample Plans of Care link interventions to clearly identified outcomes.
• Research Highlight boxes translate research into practice for patient care.
• Addresses Emergency preparedness and bioterrorism considerations.
• Ambulatory, pediatric, geriatric, trauma surgeries, as well as complementary and alternative therapies, are given special attention.
• History boxes summarize significant historical events related to surgery and perioperative nursing.

• The latest invasive and non-invasive technological advances related to surgical procedures, including areas such as interventional radiology, are featured.
• Patient and Family Education boxes offer guidelines for pre- and post-procedural care, side effects and complications, discharge/follow-up care, home care, psychosocial care and referrals.
• Surgical Pharmacology tables summarize the drugs most commonly used for specific surgical procedures, including generic and trade names, purpose/description and pharmacokinetics.
• Patient Safety boxes highlight recent JCAHO initiatives designed to prioritize patient safety.
• Recent OSHA guidelines regarding workplace safety are emphasized.

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Extensively revised to cover recent advances in cardiac surgery, the fourth edition of Bojar's Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery remains the gold standard for management of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

The easily referenced outline format allows health practitioners of all levels to understand and apply basic concepts to patient care—perfect for cardiothoracic and general surgery residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, cardiologists, medical students, and critical care nurses involved in the care of both routine and complex cardiac surgery patients.

This comprehensive guide features:

• Detailed presentation addressing all aspects of perioperative care for adult cardiac surgery patients
  
• Outline format allowing quick access to information
  
• Chronological approach to patient care starting with diagnostic tests then covering preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care issues
  
• Additional chapters discussing bleeding, the respiratory, cardiac, and renal subsystems in depth, and aspects of care specific to recovery on the postoperative floor
  
• Completely updated references
  
• Extensive illustrations, including NEW figures depicting operative techniques
  
• 14 helpful appendices covering order and flow sheets, protocols, commonly used drug dosages, and procedures

Practical and accessible, the Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery is the essential reference guide to cardiac surgical patient care..
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This book contains solid, research-based content presented in a concise, readable, and consistent format. Special features highlight the content that is most relevant and challenging for today's nursing students, including patient teaching, community and home care, gerontology, cultural and ethnic considerations, collaborative care, nutrition, and critical thinking. Nursing management content is discussed in a unique levels-of-care approach, with separate headings for Health Promotion, Acute Intervention, and Ambulatory and Home Care. More than just a textbook, it is a comprehensive resource with the essential information that students need to prepare for lectures, classroom activities, examinations, clinical assignments, and comprehensive care of patients.

• All content is written and reviewed by leading experts in the field to ensure that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate.
• Extensive gerontologic content identifies age-related changes for each body system and alerts the nurse to differences often encountered in older patients.
• Attractive four-color design and over 1,300 full-color illustrations enhance learning by presenting disease processes and related anatomy and physiology more clearly.
• More than 70 comprehensive nursing care plans are thoroughly updated to incorporate current NANDA diagnoses, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, specific nursing interventions with rationales, evaluation criteria, and collaborative problems.
• Ethical Dilemmas boxes promote critical thinking for timely and sensitive issues that nursing students will face in practicetopics such as informed consent, patient adherence, guardianship, confidentiality, and sterilization.
• More than 70 Patient and Family Teaching Guides provide students with critical information to include in teaching patients about care of conditions and stress points for educating family members when they will be helping to care for the patient.
• Critical Thinking Exercises at the end of each nursing management chapter include Case Studies with Critical Thinking Questions to help students apply information presented and promote critical thinking. Also included are Nursing Research Issues questions to highlight current topics for research and encourage further study.
• Collaborative Management headings and Collaborative Care tables emphasize the importance of total patient care in todays health care settings and provide a clear understanding of each providers role in managing disorders.
• Multiple-choice Review Questions at the end of each chapter test students mastery of the content and correspond with learning objectives in the chapter openers.
• Nutritional Therapy tables summarize nutritional interventions and promote healthy lifestyles in patients with various conditions.
• Gerontologic Differences in Assessment and Effects of Aging tables present information about older adults special needs for nursing care.
• Nursing Research boxes apply research to clinical practice and cover such timely topics such as pain medication adherence, ethnic influences on cancer screening, family-centered focus in lung transplant care, health promotion for women with multiple sclerosis, and caring for battered women in the emergency department.
• Emergency Management tables outline the treatment of health problems most likely to create medical emergencies.
• Common Assessment Abnormalities tables alert the nurse to typically encountered abnormalities.
• Nursing Assessment tables summarize the subjective and objective data for which the nursing student assesses.
• Health History tables present key assessment questions to summarize important assessment parameters.
• Diagnostic Studies tables highlight important information relevant to diagnostic studies.
• Drug Therapy tables pull out medication information in a format that provides easy student reference
• Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help students identify key content

• New chapter on Culturally Competent Care discusses cultural variations affecting health care and key nursing implications to help prepare nurses to interact with the increasingly diverse patient populations entrusted to nursing care.
• New chapter on End-of-Life Care discusses the physical and psychosocial manifestations at the end of life, related legal and ethical issues, palliative care, and the special needs of caregivers.
• New chapter on Nursing Management: Alzheimers Disease and Dementia covers Alzheimers disease and other causes of dementia.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes discuss non-nursing or interdisciplinary research topics.
• Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes cover timely topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimers disease, sickle cell anemia, and genetics-related ethics issues.
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes summarize what nurses need to know about topics such as various herbal remedies, acupuncture, and biofeedback.
• The accompanying CD-ROM has been expanded and includes: case studies, disorder overviews, interactive learning activities, NCLEX-style review questions, and a comprehensive glossary.
• Selected nursing care plans incorporating NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) and NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification) show how NIC and NOC are used in clinical practice.
• Included on the Evolve website are the concept map creator program and sample concept maps to familiarize students these clinical tools which are used by increasing numbers of nursing instructors.
• Chapter 9: Pain has been completely updated and rewritten.
• New chapter on Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery covers sprains, strains, fractures, joint surgery, and other related conditions.
• The Genetics and Altered Immune Responses chapter includes expanded content on genetics and immunosuppressant therapy for transplant patients.
• Key Terms are listed in chapter openers (with page numbers) and bolded where defined in the text narrative.
• The Addictive Behaviors chapter features a more holistic approach and contains expanded content on tobacco abuse and smoking cessation.
• New color photos throughout feature ethnic and cultural diversity.

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The best rapid, last-minute review for the CMSRN exam

This is the most intense, targeted, and focused review available for anyone preparing for the Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse exam. You'll find 3,000 rapid-fire questions accompanied by the correct answer only, performance improving pearls, key facts, and mnemonics, visual imagery, and other tested learning aids. Written by experts who actually teach review courses, Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Exam Review ensures your best possible performance on the CMSRN exam in the shortest possible study time.

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Transesophageal Echocardiography is routinely used for perioperative and postoperative monitoring of cardiac patients. This book is a practical guide for the anaesthetist or intensivist, covering the principles and techniques of diagnosis and monitoring.

• A practical guide to the use of TEE in cardiac surgery covering the fundamental scientific principles and clinical applications
  
• Line drawings are used to simplify the concepts and illustrate key points, with handy hints highlighted in text boxes
  
• The enclosed CD ROM contains moving echo images in colour showing various abnormalities as seen with TEE
  
• Powerpoint slides of key points are also included on the CD ROM for those preparing to sit the ASCA/SCA exam

With 11 expert contributors.
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This distinguished reference carries on a 70-year legacy as the world's most thorough, useful, readable, and understandable text on the principles and techniques of surgery. Its peerless contributors deliver all the well-rounded, state-of-the-art knowledge you need to richly grasp the pathophysiology and optimal management of every surgical conditionso you can make the best clinical decisions, avoid complications, manage unusual situations, and achieve the best possible outcomes. It is a valuable review tool for certification/recertification preparation, and an indispensable source of guidance on overcoming the challenges that arise in everyday practice. As an Expert Consult title, the thoroughly updated 18th edition comes with access to the complete contents online, fully searchableenabling you to consult it rapidly from any computer with an Internet connection. In addition, this Premium Edition includes timely clinical updates online, plus links to MEDLINE, downloadable illustrations, bonus journal articles, review questions, and much more.

• Offers a more distinguished team of contributors and a better blend of clinical and basic-science information than any other source, providing you with the best possible understanding of the clinical issues surrounding every operative situation.
  
• Features a more user-friendly format, a larger and more helpful array of full-color illustrations, and a more versatile and well-constructed web site than other resourcesmaking the answers that you need easier to locate and understand quickly.
  
• Offers an organization and content that parallels the written board American Board of Surgery exam, providing excellent preparation for certification and recertification.

• Includes access to the complete contents online, fully searchable, PLUS timely updates to reflect new scientific and clinical developments · references linked to MEDLINE · downloadable illustrations · bonus articles from important surgery periodicals (such as Surgical Clinics of North America, the American Journal of Surgery, Operative Techniques in General Surgery, and Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery) · review questions · and other valuable features.
  
• Incorporates an enhanced emphasis on surgical outcomes to mirror the growing importance of this topic.
  
• Delivers comprehensive updates to keep you current with the latest research, techniques, and emerging procedures in the field, as well as completely new chapters on "Surgical Patient Safety" and "Regenerative Medicine."

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued..
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