Medical Surgical Nursing 2 Volume Text

A comprehensive presentation of medical-surgical nursing, or the nursing care of ill adults. Through five editions this book has earned the reputation of providing the most detailed synthesis of basic A&P, pathophysiology, medical management and nursing care available. Changes in the 6th edition maintain the book's traditional strengths while reflecting the dynamically changing trends in how nursing care is delivered in today's health care system.

Bridge to Home Healthcare boxes are completely new or revised. There are a total of 37 home healthcare topics in this edition

Management and Delegation boxes present the primary concerns nurses need to address when delegating care activities to assistive personnel. The number of these have been increased over the last edition

Care Plans have been redesigned to be more reader friendly

Each body system unit is introduced with a brief review of the relevant anatomy and physiology of the body system. These have been extensively revised for clarity and relevance of presentation

Alternative Therapy boxes present nontraditional therapies used by clients and healthcare providers to treat various conditions

Bridge to Evidence-Based Practice boxes are unique advances over the standard boxes of single studies

Clinical Pathways are excerpted from actual pathways being used in specific hospitals, and are now accompanied by a guide to show the student what should occur during specific times in the pathway, and how to stay on track when caring for the patient

A companion CD-ROM with over 700 NCLEX-style review questions, case studies with multiple-choice questions and a summary care plan, and discussions for the Thinking Critically questions