Lewis' Medical-Surgical Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition

• NEW! Student-friendly reading style is now at grade level 11.3 — a whole grade lower than in previous editions.
• NEW use of nursing diagnosis language (ICNP) helps ease students’ transition into practice, as the International Classification for Nursing Practice is a common language shared with many electronic health record documentation systems.
• NEW! Increased focus on concepts throughout the text includes a new Concepts Table of Contents that lists the most common exemplars with page number references, a new Problems Related to Comfort and Coping section, and the most relevant concepts listed at the start of each chapter.
• NEW! Additional body map images added throughout text.
• Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate.
• Interprofessional Care tables and sections in all management chapters emphasize the importance of total patient care in today's health care settings and outline the role of each provider in managing disorders.
• Bridge to NCLEX Examination review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key content while helping students prepare for the NCLEX examination with both standard and alternate item format questions.
• Check Your Practice boxes challenge future nurses to think critically and interact with patient data.
• Informatics in Practice boxes discuss how technology is used by nurses and patients in healthcare settings.
• Evidence-based practice boxes help students understand how to apply the latest research to real-life patient care.
• Safety Alerts throughout the book highlight patient safety issues and focus on the latest National Patient Safety Goals.
• UNIQUE! Nursing management　is presented in a consistent and comprehensive format, and addresses the unique approaches to nursing care.
• Case studies throughout text emphasize prioritization, delegation, and concept mapping to help students learn to prioritize and delegate patient care.
• Separate chapter on genetics focuses on practical application to nursing care of patients.
• Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes cover key topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell disease, and genetics-related ethics issues.
• Genetic Risk alerts and Genetic Link headings highlight specific genetic issues related to body system assessments and disorders.
• Ethical/Legal Dilemmas boxes promote critical thinking for timely and sensitive ethical and legal issues.
• Pathophysiology Map flow charts make it easier for students to visualize and understand changes occurring in major diseases.
• Focused Assessment tables reflect a realistic "assessment on the run" approach and offer brief checklists for evaluating the status of previously identified health problems and monitoring for signs of new problems.
• Extensive drug therapy　content includes Drug Therapy tables and concise Drug Alerts highlighting important safety considerations for key drugs.
• Promoting Population Health tables summarize government health care goals as they relate to specific disorders and identify important strategies for the prevention and early detection of diseases.
• Nutritional Therapy tables summarize nutritional interventions and strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles in patients with various conditions.
• Promoting Health Equity boxes and a dedicated chapter on health disparities and culturally competent care highlight risk factors and important issues related to the nursing care of various ethnic groups.
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes summarize what your students need to know about the clinical uses, effects, and nursing implications of herbal remedies and complementary and alternative treatment options.
• Nursing Management boxes highlight the nurse’s role in working with members of the interprofessional team and also cover specific topics and skills related to delegation.
• Learning Outcomes and Key Terms help students identify the key content for that chapter.
• Nursing interventions and nursing diagnoses are listed in order of priority
• Core clinical content focuses on highlighting and incorporating QSEN competencies.
• Emergency Management tables outline the treatment of health problems most likely to create medical emergencies.
• Health History tables present key questions to ask patients related to a specific disease or disorder.
• Patient and Caregiver teaching tables provide critical information to help students educate others who will be helping to care for the patient.
• Assessment Abnormalities tables　alert the nurse to frequently encountered abnormalities and their possible etiologies.
• Nursing Assessment tables　summarize the key subjective and objective data related to common diseases.
• Gender Differences boxes discuss how women and men are affected differently by conditions such as pain and hypertension.
• Diagnostic Studies tables provide details of commonly used lab tests that help assess various body systems.
• Over 60 nursing care plans clearly shows the linkages among NIC, NOC, and nursing diagnoses, and applies them to nursing practice.
• Over 800 full-color illustrations and photographs clearly demonstrate disease processes and related anatomy and physiology.

Section One – Concepts in Nursing Practice
1. Professional Nursing    
2. Health Equity and Culturally Competent Care    
3. Health History and Physical Examination      
4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching                           
5. Chronic Illness and Older Adults
Section Two – Problems Related to Comfort and Coping                                                    
6. Stress Management    
7. Sleep and Sleep Disorders       
8. Pain         
9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care   
10. Substance Use Disorders
Section Three – Problems Related to Homeostasis and Protection
11. Inflammation and Healing       
12. Genetics
13. Immune Responses and Transplantation
14. Infection
15. Cancer         
16. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances    
Section Four – Perioperative Care
17. Management: Preoperative Care    
18. Management: Intraoperative Care     
19. Management: Postoperative Care    
Section Five – Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input
20. Assessment and Management: Visual Problems  
21. Assessment and Management: Auditory Problems  
22. Assessment:  Integumentary System   
23. Management: Integumentary Problems    
24. Management: Burns      
Section Six – Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation
25. Assessment:  Respiratory System      
26. Management: Upper Respiratory Problems   
27. Management: Lower Respiratory Problems    
28. Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases   
Section Seven – Problems of Oxygenation: Transport
29. Assessment: Hematologic System      
30. Management: Hematologic Problems   
Section Eight – Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion
31. Assessment: Cardiovascular System     
32. Management: Hypertension
33. Management: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome
34. Management: Heart Failure      
35. Management: Dysrhythmias     
36. Management: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders 
37. Management: Vascular Disorders     
Section Nine – Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination
38. Assessment:  Gastrointestinal System   
39. Management: Nutritional Problems    
40. Management: Obesity     
41. Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems  
42. Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems   
43. Management: Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas   
Section Ten – Problems of Urinary Function
44. Assessment:  Urinary System     
45. Management: Renal and Urologic Problems    
46. Management: Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease 
Section Eleven – Problems Related to Regulatory and Reproductive Mechanisms
47. Assessment:  Endocrine System     
48. Management: Diabetes Mellitus    
49. Management: Endocrine Problems      
50. Assessment: Reproductive System      
51. Management: Breast Disorders     
52. Management: Sexually Transmitted Infections
53. Management: Female Reproductive Problems    
54. Management: Male Reproductive Problems  
Section Twelve – Problems Related to Movement and Coordination
55. Assessment:  Nervous System    
56. Management: Acute Intracranial Problems   
57. Management: Stroke     
58. Management: Chronic Neurologic Problems 
59. Management: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia  
60. Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems
61. Assessment:  Musculoskeletal System   
62. Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery 
63. Management: Musculoskeletal Problems      
64. Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases 
Section Thirteen – Nursing Care in Specialized Settings
65. Management: Critical Care     
66. Management: Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
67. Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
68. Management: Emergency Care Situations
Appendixes
A: Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers
B: Nursing Diagnosis
C: Laboratory Reference Intervals
Glossary
Index

Mariann M. Harding, PhD, RN, CNE, FAADN, Nursing Program Director and Professor of Nursing, Kent State University Tuscarawas, United States, Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, Dottie Roberts, RN, EdD, MSN, MACI, OCNS-C, CMSRN, CNE, Instructor, University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Columbia, South Carolina, Debra Hagler, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN, Clinical Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, United States and Courtney Reinisch, RN, DNP, FNP-BC, Director of Undergraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey