cover image - Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323654050
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 10-22-2020
Page Count: 1632
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $159.99

Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN, M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Cherie R. Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN and Nicole M. Heimgartner, DNP, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323654050
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 10-22-2020
Page Count: 1632
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $159.99
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Choose the trendsetting text that emphasizes a conceptual approach to teaching and learning, interprofessional collaborative care, and clinical nursing judgment, with unparalleled emphasis on the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN)! From an expert team of authors led by Donna Ignatavicius, Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 10th Edition provides essential adult health knowledge while helping students develop the clinical judgment that today’s medical-surgical nurses need to deliver exceptional care. "Iggy" continues to lead the way with coverage of emerging trends in nursing, including cutting-edge content and new evidence-based guidelines, a strengthened concept-exemplar approach, a unique emphasis on interprofessional collaboration, and an enhanced emphasis on clinical judgment, including a new From Clinical Judgment to Systems Thinking chapter. "Iggy" is the bestselling text that will ground your students in how to think like a nurse and how to apply their knowledge in the classroom, simulation laboratory, and clinical settings for NGN success and safe clinical practice.

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    • NEW! Strengthened conceptual approach with data-driven Concept and Exemplar selections adds the concepts of pain, inflammation, and infection, and presents Exemplar disorders with a full nursing-process format and extra depth.
    • NEW and UNIQUE! Enhanced focus on clinical judgment and systems thinking ensures alignment with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model and emphasizes the six cognitive skills needed for effective clinical judgment to prepare students for the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) and for safe clinical practice.
    • UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach to care views medical and nursing management through the lens of the nursing process and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model and aligns with the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.
    • Consistent use of interprofessional terminology promotes interprofessional collaboration through the use of a common healthcare language, instead of using isolated nursing-specific diagnostic language.
    • NEW and UNIQUE! Emphasis on NGN preparation includes chapter-opening Learning Outcomes and chapter-ending Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections, plus NCLEX Examination Challenge questions and new chapter-ending Mastery Questions, with an answer key in the back of the book and on the companion Evolve website.
    • NEW! Enhanced emphasis on need-to-know content provides a solid foundation for beginning nurse generalists, including only the most important patient problems for each medical condition, with streamlined chapters and concise coverage of nursing skills for preoperative and postoperative care.
    • NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest national and international evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
    • NEW! Improved learning resources on Evolve are thoroughly updated and more closely integrated with the textbook.
    • NEW! Interprofessional Collaboration boxes highlight how the nurse collaborates with other members of the healthcare team.
    • NEW! Ethical/Legal Considerations boxes address dilemmas that medical-surgical nurses face related to technological changes and socioeconomic disparities.
    • NEW! Increased emphasis on home care, health promotion, and community-based care reflects the ongoing shift of care from hospitals to the home environment.
    • NEW! Updated illustrations include new anatomy and physiology images, procedure images, and disorder photos.
    • NEW! Updated drug tables are designed for quick reference and the use of drug trade names is eliminated for better alignment with the NGN.
    • NEW! Coverage of opioid use disorder is updated to reflect the opioid crisis in the U.S.
    • NEW! Content on personal safety and preparedness for mass casualty events has been expanded.
    • NEW! Key terms and definitions at the beginning of each chapter replace the book’s glossary.
    • NEW! Revised Key Points align more closely with Learning Outcomes and each includes a QSEN or Clinical Nursing Concept "tag."
    • Emphasis on QSEN and patient safety focuses on safety and evidence-based practice with Nursing Safety Priority boxes, including Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert boxes.
    • Direct, easy-to-read writing style features concise sentences and straightforward vocabulary.
    • NEW! Strengthened conceptual approach with data-driven Concept and Exemplar selections adds the concepts of pain, inflammation, and infection, and presents Exemplar disorders with a full nursing-process format and extra depth to help prepare you for the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN).
    • NEW and UNIQUE! Enhanced focus on clinical judgment and systems thinking ensures alignment with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model and emphasizes the six cognitive skills you’ll need for effective clinical judgment, for the NGN, and for safe clinical practice.
    • NEW and UNIQUE! Emphasis on NGN preparation includes chapter-opening Learning Outcomes and chapter-ending Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections, plus NCLEX Examination Challenge questions and new chapter-ending Mastery Questions, with an answer key in the back of the book and on the companion Evolve website.
    • UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach to care views medical and nursing management through the lens of the nursing process and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model and aligns with the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.
    • NEW! Emphasis on need-to-know content provides a solid foundation for beginning nurse generalists, including only the most important patient problems for each medical condition, with streamlined chapters and concise coverage of nursing skills for preoperative and postoperative care.
    • NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest national and international evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
    • NEW! Improved learning resources on Evolve are thoroughly updated and closely integrated with the textbook.
    • NEW! Interprofessional Collaboration boxes highlight how the nurse collaborates with other members of the healthcare team.
    • NEW! Ethical/Legal Considerations boxes address dilemmas that medical-surgical nurses face related to technological changes and socioeconomic disparities.
    • NEW! Increased emphasis on home care, health promotion, and community-based care reflects the ongoing shift of care from hospitals to the home environment.
    • NEW! Updated illustrations include new anatomy and physiology images, procedure images, and disorder photos.
    • NEW! Updated drug tables are designed for quick reference and the use of drug trade names is eliminated for better alignment with the NGN.
    • NEW! Coverage of opioid use disorder is updated to reflect the opioid crisis in the U.S.
    • NEW! Content on personal safety and preparedness for mass casualty events has been expanded to equip you for the realities of healthcare today.
    • NEW! Key terms and definitions at the beginning of each chapter give you advance familiarity with essential terminology.
    • NEW! Revised Key Points align closely with Learning Outcomes and each includes a QSEN or Clinical Nursing Concept "tag" to maximize your study efficiency.
  • Section I: Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing
    1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing 
    2. From Clinical Judgment to Systems Thinking  NEW!
    3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing  
    4. Common Health Problems of Older Adults 
    5. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Pain
    6. Concepts of Genetics and Genomics 
    7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Problems 
    8. Care of Patients at End-of-Life  
    9. Care of Perioperative Patients
    Section II: Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness
    10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing
    11. Care of Patients with Common Environmental Emergencies 
    12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness 
    Section III: Concepts of Patients with Problems of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
    13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 
    14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance
    15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy 
    Section V: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of Immunity
    16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity 
    17. Care of Patients with HIV Disease  
    18. Care of Patients with Hypersensitivity (Allergy) and Autoimmunity
    19. Concepts of Cancer Development 
    20. Care of Patients with Cancer 
    21. Care of Patients with Infection 
    Section VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
    22. Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails 
    23. Care of Patients with Skin Problems   
    Section VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Respiratory System
    24. Assessment of the Respiratory System 
    25. Care of Patients Requiring Oxygen Therapy or Tracheostomy 
    26. Care of Patients with Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Problems 
    27. Care of Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Problems 
    28. Care of Patients with Infectious Respiratory Problems 
    29. Critical Care of Patients with Respiratory Emergencies 
    Section VIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Cardiovascular System
    30. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System 
    31. Care of Patients with Dysrhythmias 
    32. Care of Patients with Cardiac Problems
    33. Care of Patients with Vascular Problems 
    34. Critical Care of Patients with Shock 
    35. Critical Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes 
    Section IX: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Hematologic System
    36. Assessment of the Hematologic System 
    37. Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems 
    Section X: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Nervous System
    38. Assessment of the Nervous System 
    39. Care of Patients with Problems of the Central Nervous System: The Brain 
    40. Care of Patients with Problems of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord 
    41. Critical Care of Patients with Neurologic Emergencies 
    Section XI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Sensory System
    42. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Eye and Vision Problems
    43. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Ear and Hearing Problems
    Section XII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Musculoskeletal System
    44. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System 
    45. Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal Problems 
    46. Care of Patients with Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty NEW!
    47. Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
    Section XIII:  Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Gastrointestinal System
    48. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System 
    49. Care of Patients with Oral Cavity and Esophageal Problems 
    50. Care of Patients with Stomach Disorders 
    51. Care of Patients with Noninflammatory Intestinal Disorders 
    52. Care of Patients with Inflammatory Intestinal Disorders 
    53. Care of Patients with Liver Problems 
    54. Care of Patients with Problems of the Biliary System and Pancreas 
    55. Care of Patients with Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity 
    Section XIV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Endocrine System
    56. Assessment of the Endocrine System 
    57. Care of Patients with Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Problems 
    58. Care of Patients with Problems of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands 
    59. Care of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus 
    Section XV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Renal/Urinary System
    60. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System 
    61. Care of Patients with Urinary Problems 
    62. Care of Patients with Kidney Disorders 
    63. Care of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease 
    Section XVI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Problems of the Reproductive System
    64. Assessment of the Reproductive System 
    65. Care of Patients with Breast Disorders 
    66. Care of Patients with Gynecologic Problems 
    67. Care of Patients with Male Reproductive Problems 
    68. Care of Transgender Patients 
    69. Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections
    Answer Key for NCLEX Examination Challenges
    Answer Key for Mastery Questions
    Index
  • Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN, Speaker and Curriculum Consultant for Academic Nursing Programs; Founder, Boot Camp for Nurse Educators; President, DI Associates, Inc. Littleton, Colorado, USA, M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Visiting Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Cherie R. Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN, Subject Matter Expert and Nursing Education Consultant, Beavercreek, Ohio; Professor of Nursing, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio and Nicole M. Heimgartner, DNP, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN, Subject Matter Expert and Nursing Education Consultant, Louisville, Kentucky; Adjunct Faculty, American Sentinel University, Aurora, Colorado
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