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ISBN: 9780323393652
Copyright: 2016
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $42.00
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Elsevier Adaptive Learning for Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition

by Adrianne Dill Linton, PhD, RN, FAAN

Elsevier Adaptive Learning

ISBN: 9780323393652
Copyright: 2016
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $42.00
$42.00
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Corresponding chapter-by-chapter to Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition, Elsevier Adaptive Learning combines the power of brain science with sophisticated, patented Cerego algorithms to help you learn faster and remember longer. It’s fun; it’s engaging; and it’s constantly tracking your performance and adapting to deliver content precisely when it’s needed to ensure core information is transformed into lasting knowledge.


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  • Key Features

    • An individual study schedule reduces cognitive workload and helps you become a more effective learner by automatically guiding the learning and review process.
    • The mobile app offers a seamless learning experience between your smartphone and the web with your memory profile maintained and managed in the cloud.
    • UNIQUE! Your memory strength is profiled at the course, chapter, and item level to identify personal learning and forgetting patterns.
    • UNIQUE! Material is re-presented just before you would naturally forget it to counteract memory decay.
    • A personalized learning pathway is established based on your learning profile, memory map, and time required to demonstrate information mastery.
    • The comprehensive student dashboard allows you to view your personal learning progress.

  • Contents

    Unit I Patient Care Concepts
    1. The Health Care System
    2. Nursing in Varied Patient Care Settings
    3. Legal and Ethical Considerations
    4. The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse
    5. The Nurse-Patient Relationship
    6. Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care
    7. The Nurse and the Family
    8. Health and Illness
    9. Nutrition
    10. Developmental Processes
    11. The Older Patient
    12. The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
    Unit II Pysiologic Responses to Illness
    13. Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity
    14. Fluid and Electrolytes
    15. Pain Management
    Unit III Acute Care
    16. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management
    17. Surgical Care
    18. Intravenous Therapy
    19. Shock
    Unit IV Long-Term Care and Home Health Care
    20. Falls
    21. Immobility
    22. Delirium and Dementia
    23. Incontinence
    24. Loss, Death, and End-of-Life Care
    Unit V Cancer
    25. The Patient with Cancer
    26. The Patient with an Ostomy
    Unit VI Neurologic Disorders
    27. Neurologic Disorders
    28. Cerebrovascular Accident
    29. Spinal Cord Injury
    Unit VII Respiratory Disorders
    30. Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract: Nose, Sinuses, Throat
    31. Acute Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract
    32. Chronic Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract
    Unit VIII Hematologic and Immunologic disorders
    33. Hematologic Disorders
    34. Immunologic Disorders
    35. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
    Unit IX Cardiovascular Disorders
    36. Cardiac Disorders
    37. Vascular Disorders
    38. Hypertension
    Unit X Digestive Disorders
    39. Disorders of the Upper Digestive Tract
    40. Disasters of the Lower Digestive Tract
    41. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders
    Unit XI Urologic Disorders
    42. Urologic Disorders
    Unit XII Musculoskeletal Disorders
    43. Connective Tissue Disorders
    44. Fractures
    45. Amputations
    Unit XIII Endocrine Disorders
    46. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders
    47. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
    48. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
    Unit XIV Reproductive Disorders
    49. Female Reproductive Disorders
    50. Male Reproductive Disorders
    51. Sexually Transmitted Infections
    Unit XV Integumentary Disorders
    52. Skin Disorders
    Unit XVI Disorders of the Eyes and Ears
    53. Eye and Vision Disorders
    54. Ear and Hearing Disorders
    Unit XVII Mental Health and Illness
    55. Psychologic Responses to Illness
    56. Psychiatric Disorders
    57. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
    Glossary
    Index

  • Authors

    Adrianne Dill Linton, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Community Care Systems, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX

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