This clinical manual presents 300 common medical-surgical conditions and procedures in a concise, alphabetical format for quick clinical reference. Designed for portability, CLINICAL COMPANION TO MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING includes the essential, need-to-know information for medical-surgical nursing practice. Part 1, Disorders, uses a consistent format of: definition/description; pathophysiology; clinical manifestations; diagnostic studies; therapeutic management; nursing management with therapeutic outcomes, interventions, and nursing diagnoses; and patient teaching. Part 2 covers common medical-surgical procedures, and Part 3 contains reference material commonly used in the medical-surgical setting. * Presents approximately 300 medical-surgical disorders in a consistent, clinically-functional format for practical use in the clinical environment. * Includes the most up-to-date information, including isolation precaution guidelines, lab values, and ECGs. * Features a portable format for utility in the medical-surgical environment. * Contains cross references to Lewis MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING, 5/e, to provide students with more thorough background information. * Focuses on treatments in which the nurse plays a major role. * Contains a list of commonly-used abbreviations. * Features an attractive two-color design which makes the content more accessible.

Clinical Companion to Medical-Surgical Nursing

Medical Books

Dirksen RN PhD, Shannon Ruff

Heitkemper RN PhD FAAN, Margaret M.

Lewis RN PhD FAAN, Sharon L.

Nursing

Mosby

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.
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<li>All content is written and reviewed by leading experts in the field to ensure that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate.</li>
<li>Extensive gerontologic content identifies age-related changes for each body system and alerts the nurse to differences often encountered in older patients.</li>
<li>Attractive four-color design and over 1,300 full-color illustrations enhance learning by presenting disease processes and related anatomy and physiology more clearly.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Ethical Dilemmas boxes promote critical thinking for timely and sensitive issues that nursing students will face in practice―topics such as informed consent, patient adherence, guardianship, confidentiality, and sterilization.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Collaborative Management headings and Collaborative Care 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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Nutritional Therapy tables summarize nutritional interventions and promote healthy lifestyles in patients with various conditions.</li>
<li>Gerontologic Differences in Assessment and Effects of Aging tables present information about older adults' special needs for nursing care.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Emergency Management tables outline the treatment of health problems most likely to create medical emergencies.</li>
<li>Common Assessment Abnormalities tables alert the nurse to typically encountered abnormalities.</li>
<li>Nursing Assessment tables summarize the subjective and objective data for which the nursing student assesses.</li>
<li>Health History tables present key assessment questions to summarize important assessment parameters.</li>
<li>Diagnostic Studies tables highlight important information relevant to diagnostic studies.</li>
<li>Drug Therapy tables pull out medication information in a format that provides easy student reference</li>
<li>Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help students identify key content</li>
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<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>New chapter on Nursing Management: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia covers Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia.</li>
<li>Evidence-Based Practice boxes discuss non-nursing or interdisciplinary research topics.</li>
<li>Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes cover timely topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell anemia, and genetics-related ethics issues.</li>
<li>Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes summarize what nurses need to know about topics such as various herbal remedies, acupuncture, and biofeedback.</li>
<li>The accompanying CD-ROM has been expanded and includes: case studies, disorder overviews, interactive learning activities, NCLEX-style review questions, and a comprehensive glossary.</li>
<li>Selected nursing care plans incorporating NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) and NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification) show how NIC and NOC are used in clinical practice.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Chapter 9: Pain has been completely updated and rewritten.</li>
<li>New chapter on Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery covers sprains, strains, fractures, joint surgery, and other related conditions.</li>
<li>The Genetics and Altered Immune Responses chapter includes expanded content on genetics and immunosuppressant therapy for transplant patients.</li>
<li>Key Terms are listed in chapter openers (with page numbers) and bolded where defined in the text narrative.</li>
<li>The Addictive Behaviors chapter features a more holistic approach and contains expanded content on tobacco abuse and smoking cessation.</li>
<li>New color photos throughout feature ethnic and cultural diversity.</li>
</ul>

Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (2 volume set)

Bucher RN PhD CEN CNE, Linda

This clinical manual presents approximately 200 commonly encountered medical-surgical disorders and procedures in a concise, alphabetical format for quick clinical reference. Designed for portability, the Clinical Companion includes the essential, need-to-know information for medical-surgical nursing practice. The attractive and functional two-color design highlights key information, and helpful cross-references to the Lewis text direct students to more extensive background information. The 3rd edition features expanded patient and family teaching content as well as additional illustrations and tables to enhance functionality and visual appeal.
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<li>Presents approximately 200 medical-surgical disorders in a consistent, clinically-functional format for practical use in the clinical environment.</li>
<li>Patient teaching content has been increased and highlighted to stress critical information to teach patients and family about the care of various conditions.</li>
<li>Attractive and functional two-color design highlights key information for quick, easy reference.</li>
<li>Now includes even more illustrations and summary tables to enhance functionality and visual appeal.</li>
<li>Includes the most up-to-date information, including isolation precaution guidelines, lab values, and ECGs; also contains the most recent NANDA Taxonomy II nursing diagnoses.</li>
<li>Features a portable format for utility in the medical-surgical environment.</li>
<li>Contains cross-references to the core text (Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6/e) to provide students with more thorough background information.</li>
</ul>

Clinical Companion to Medical Surgical Nursing (3rd Edition)

Bucher RN PhD CEN, Linda

Lewis, Sharon

Dirksen, Shannon

Heitkemper, Margaret

Putting essential information at your fingertips, this handy guide describes 200 commonly encountered medical-surgical disorders and procedures. Numerous illustrations and summary tables are used to clarify key information. It focuses on the information you need to know, emphasizing the procedures and treatments in which the nurse plays a major role.
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<li>Part 1: Disorders includes the following information for each profile:</li>
<ul>
<li>Definition/Description</li>
<li>Pathophysiology</li>
<li>Clinical Manifestations</li>
<li>Complications</li>
<li>Diagnostic Studies</li>
<li>Collaborative Care (including drug therapy)</li>
<li>Nursing Management</li>
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<li>Goals</li>
<li>Nursing Diagnoses (using current NANDA terminology)</li>
<li>Nursing Interventions</li>
<li>Patient Teaching</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Part 2: Treatments and Procedures includes information you need to know about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as CPR, tube feeding, and artificial airway management.</li>
<li>Part 3: Reference Appendix features key reference information commonly used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, and Spanish translations of key phrases.</li>
<li>Patient teaching content is highlighted with a special icon, identifying information that patients and families need to know about the care of various conditions.</li>
<li>A portable format makes this book easy to carry in the clinical setting.</li>
<li>Cross-references to Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition make it easy to find background information.</li>
</ul>

Clinical Companion to Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

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.
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<li>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.</li>
<li>Online podcasts feature audio key points summaries for each chapter highlighting important information.</li>
<li>Extensive gerontologic content discusses age-related changes for each body system and alerts the nurse to differences often encountered in older patients.</li>
<li>Attractive four-color design and over 1,400 full-color illustrations enhance learning by presenting disease processes and related anatomy and physiology more clearly.</li>
<li>About 55 thoroughly updated, comprehensive nursing care plans incorporate current NANDA diagnoses, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, evaluation criteria, and more.</li>
</ul>
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<li>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.</li>
<li>Electronic Resource Summary at chapter openers alert students to additional electronic resources available on companion CD and Evolve.</li>
<li>Gender Differences boxes summarize how women and men are affected differently by medical conditions.</li>
<li>Drug Alert boxes highlight important considerations applicable to key drugs.</li>
<li>A glossary of key terms and definitions contains definitions and page references.</li>
<li>NCLEX examination style review questions in each chapter include a focus on prioritization of patient care.</li>
<li>All nursing care plans now incorporate NIC and NOC. Companion CD: </li>
<li>More than 50 interactive case studies with realistic, 3-D animations to help you visualize disease processes from the inside out </li>
<li>A unique Stress-Busting Kit for Nursing Students with strategies for managing your (and your patients') stress </li>
<li>A collection of Multimedia Supplements with audio and video clips, plus additional animations </li>
<li>375 NCLEX® examination-style review questions</li>
</ul>

Medical-Surgical Nursing (Single Volume): Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

Powered by Skyscape, this PDA software is based on the reliable, clinically focused content found in Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition and its Clinical Companion. You'll gain access to information on 200 commonly encountered medical-surgical disorders, and treatments and procedures. This software also contains bonus material such as electronic calculators, emergency management information, herbal therapies content, a glossary, and a guide to normal laboratory values.
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<li>Disorders index includes the following information for each profile:</li>
<ul>
<li>Definition/Description</li>
<li>Pathophysiology</li>
<li>Clinical Manifestations</li>
<li>Complications</li>
<li>Diagnostic Studies</li>
<li>Collaborative Care (including drug therapy)</li>
<li>Nursing Management</li>
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<li>Goals</li>
<li>Nursing Diagnoses (using current NANDA terminology)</li>
<li>Nursing Interventions</li>
<li>Patient Teaching</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Treatments and Procedures index includes information you need to know about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as CPR, tube feeding, and artificial airway management.</li>
<li>Reference Appendix features key reference information commonly used in nursing practice, such as laboratory values, commonly used formulas, and Spanish translations of key phrases.</li>
<li>Electronic calculators allow quick and accurate calculations of body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA), calculated serum osmolality, heart rate, temperature conversions, and more.</li>
<li>Glossary of key terms</li>
<li>Emergency management summaries</li>
<li>Herbal therapies index</li>
<li>Comprehensive guide to normal laboratory values</li>
</ul>
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<li>User-friendly features now include:</li>
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<li>Full-text search</li>
<li>Easy, intuitive navigation</li>
<li>Built-in display adjustment tools</li>
<li>Complete, comprehensive cross-linking between all Skyscape products</li>
</ul>
</ul>

Clinical Companion to Medical Surgical Nursing - CD-ROM PDA Software

O'Brien APRN BC BSN MA MSN, Patricia Graber

Camera RN MSN ND, Ian

Virtual Clinical Excursions is an innovative CD-ROM/workbook package that makes textbook content come alive and diminishes your anxiety about entering the clinical setting. VCE helps bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world by introducing you to clinical settings and critical thinking before you actually start clinical rotations ― making the transition from nursing student to caregiver a smoother process. In this virtual hospital setting, you will interact with a variety of patients and gain valuable experience with documentation, communication, prioritization, medication safety, critical thinking, patient education, and care planning.
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<li>Real-world nursing scenarios challenge you to set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems within a health-illness transition.</li>
<li>The highly engaging format encourages active learning and provides opportunities to collect and process data for evidence-based patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; access available information resources; understand hospital information systems; manage information for decision-making; and maintain and improve your core computing skills.</li>
<li>Includes over 250 NCLEX® examination-style questions based on the VCE patients.</li>
<li>Augments knowledge of physical assessment by allowing you to examine and document vital signs, as well as assess information related to the head and neck, chest, back and spine, upper extremities, abdomen, pelvic, and lower extremities.</li>
<li>The software allows you to access realistic information essential for patient care, including: charts, medical administration records, electronic patient records, video clips of nurse-client interactions, and other related materials.</li>
<li>The realistic environment gives you the opportunity to monitor and care for one or more patients during three 45-minute periods of care within a 12-hour shift.</li>
<li>Clinical Alerts highlight changes in the patient's condition.</li>
</ul>
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<li>New flash-based technology is easier to use and offers seamless navigation.</li>
<li>You can leave the software program at any time and return later to pick up where you left off without losing any information.</li>
<li>Six unique new patients/cases feature new patient data in the Electronic Patient Record, Patient Charts, KARDEX, and Medication Administration Record.</li>
<li>The workbook includes time icons that indicate how long it will take to complete a particular exercise.</li>
<li>Icons for linked activities alert you when a particular workbook exercise is linked to another exercise and cannot be completed independently.</li>
<li>A new Medication Room introduces you to a wide variety of drug storage areas, such as a Unit Dosage Cabinet, Automated Dispensing System, IV Storage, and a Refrigerator.</li>
<li>A medication administration feature enables you to select, prepare, and administer medications.</li>
<li>Over 50 common medication errors embedded within the software challenge you to think critically about safe medication practices and follow safe medication standards.</li>
<li>A Medication Scorecard provides instant feedback on what medications you administered correctly and which medications you administered incorrectly.</li>
<li>The Examination Report checklist tracks your performance on Baseline and Focused assessments.</li>
</ul>

Virtual Clinical Excursions for Medical-Surgical Nursing

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Medical-Surgical Nursing - Single Volume Text and Virtual Clinical Excursions Package: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for students training for a career in nursing. It includes Lewis' Medical-Surgical Nursing Two Volume Textbook set, 7th edition and Virtual Clinical Excursions 3.0 for Lewis' Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th edtion.

Medical-Surgical Nursing - Two Volume Text and Virtual Clinical Excursions Package: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

This money-saving package is a must-have for nursing students! It includes Lewis' Medical-Surgical Nursing 7th edition text and an electronic version of the textbook that allows students to search, highlight information, take notes, share notes and more. This package makes it simple for students to make the most of their study time and get more use out of their textbooks!

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