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Medical-Surgical Nursing (Single Volume): Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING (LEWIS))
The bestselling Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition provides a well-rounded and comprehensive approach to nursing care. It covers patient care in various clinical settings by employing a unique levels of care approach, discussing nursing implementation at multiple levels. Special features highlight the content that is most relevant and challenging for today's nursing students, including patient teaching, nutrition, drug therapy, cultural and ethnic disparities, and more.

  • Identifies and discusses all levels of nursing management, including Health Promotion, Acute Intervention, and Ambulatory and Home Care, to prepare the nurse to effectively intervene at various stages of illness.
  • Online podcasts feature audio key points summaries for each chapter highlighting important information.
  • Extensive gerontologic content discusses age-related changes for each body system and alerts the nurse to differences often encountered in older patients.
  • Attractive four-color design and over 1,400 full-color illustrations enhance learning by presenting disease processes and related anatomy and physiology more clearly.
  • About 55 thoroughly updated, comprehensive nursing care plans incorporate current NANDA diagnoses, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, evaluation criteria, and more.


  • New chapters on Health Disparities, Stress and Stress Management, Infection and HIV, and Nursing Management: Obesity provide a more comprehensive look at the world of medical-surgical nursing.
  • Electronic Resource Summary at chapter openers alert students to additional electronic resources available on companion CD and Evolve.
  • Gender Differences boxes summarize how women and men are affected differently by medical conditions.
  • Drug Alert boxes highlight important considerations applicable to key drugs.
  • A glossary of key terms and definitions contains definitions and page references.
  • NCLEX examination style review questions in each chapter include a focus on prioritization of patient care.
  • All nursing care plans now incorporate NIC and NOC.
    Companion CD:
  • More than 50 interactive case studies with realistic, 3-D animations to help you visualize disease processes from the inside out
  • A unique Stress-Busting Kit for Nursing Students with strategies for managing your (and your patients') stress
  • A collection of Multimedia Supplements with audio and video clips, plus additional animations
  • 375 NCLEX® examination-style review questions
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Price: $99.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]


Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, North American Edition: In Two Volumes (Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing)
Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, Eleventh Edition has now been enhanced by new, state-of-the-art ancillaries Purchasers of this new book will gain access to the following assets at http://thepoint.lww.com: online searchable text; Concepts-in-Action animations; Watch and Learn video clips; journal articles for each chapter; clinical simulations; case studies for each chapter; heart and breath sounds; and LiveAdvise student tutorial. A new bound-in CD-ROM contains 300 bonus NCLEX-style questions related to medical-surgical nursing and 3,500 NCLEX-style questions spanning the curriculum.
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Price: $86.36 [Notify me when price goes down.]


Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems
The Study Guide contains over 500 pages of thoroughly revised review material including a wide variety of exercises and activities, Alternate Item questions to better prepare for NCLEX exams. Answers for all the exercises are printed in the back of the study guide to facilitate self-study..
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Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))
Designed to provide students with essential concepts of disease processes and altered health states, this text is ideal for both discrete and integrated pathophysiology courses. The Second Edition has over 200 new and revised illustrations and incorporates a new feature "Understanding", which uses large pieces of art to outline key processes using a step-by-step approach. The text continues to include such favorite features as: key concept boxes, color-coded summaries, and icons to delineate special considerations for children, the elderly, and pregnant women. The free CD-ROM now provides access to three-dimensional animations so visual learners can gain a greater understanding of common disease and cellular processes. The CD-ROM also includes student review questions.
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A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Now in its Eighth Edition, this leading comprehensive manual helps nurses deliver safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures The book covers a broad range of laboratory and diagnostic tests and studies that are delivered to varied patient populations in varied settings. Tests are grouped according to specimen and function/test type (e.g. blood, urine, stool, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.). Each test is described in detail, with step-by-step guidance on correct procedure, tips for accurate interpretation, and instructions for patient preparation and aftercare. Clinical Alerts highlight critical safety information.
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Study Guide to Accompany Smeltzer and Bare, Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA. Companion to Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th edition Designed to explain concepts, techniques, and disease processes detailed in the textbook. Features hundreds of questions and answers. For student nurses. Previous edition: c2003. Three-hole punched with perforated pages. Softcover..
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Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures
Completely updated for its Third Edition, this practical reference is a comprehensive guide to the anesthetic and perioperative management of patients during all procedures performed by general and subspecialist surgeons. The book explains each procedure from both the surgeon's and the anesthesiologist's perspective, presents details on anesthetic technique, and guides the anesthesiologist and surgeon through the decisions that must be made before, during, and after surgery. Emphasis is on factors that impact the anesthesiologist, including patient positioning, duration of surgery, and complications. The Third Edition covers 40 new and variant surgical procedures. New chapters include office-based surgery and invasive procedures in anesthesia.
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The ABSITE Review
Now in its Second Edition, The ABSITE Review is one of the most popular study guides for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE), which residents in general surgery must take each year and residents going into surgical subspecialties must take during the year of their general surgery training. This easy-to-use book presents concise, digestible chunks of information in lists and outlines that facilitate quick memorization. Every component of the exam is covered--basic science and clinical knowledge in all areas tested. This edition incorporates common decision-making algorithms and covers the material that has appeared in the most recent exams.
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Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing vol. 1)
Now in its eleventh edition, Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing is designed to assist nurses in preparing for their roles and responsibilities in the health care settings. The textbook focuses on physiological, pathophysiological, and psychosocial concepts as they relate to nursing care; Brunner is known for its strong Nursing Process focus and its readability. This edition's thoroughly revamped CD-ROM includes over 3,500 NCLEX-style questions and numerous three-dimensional animations that demonstrate disease processes. The companion Website at http://thepoint.lww.com includes over 99 free journal articles.
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