cover image - Lewis' Medical-Surgical Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition
ISBN: 9780323792332
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 07-08-2022
Page Count: 1824
Imprint: Elsevier
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Lewis' Medical-Surgical Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition

by Mariann M. Harding, PhD, RN, CNE, FAADN, Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Debra Hagler, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN and Courtney Reinisch, RN, DNP, FNP-BC

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cover image - Lewis' Medical-Surgical Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition
ISBN: 9780323792332
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 07-08-2022
Page Count: 1824
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $158.99
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**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Medical-Surgical Nursing, 2023**
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Medical/Surgical**

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in medical-surgical nursing with this leading textbook! Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition uses a conversational writing style, a focus on nursing concepts and clinical trends, evidence-based content, and basic pathophysiology review to provide the solid foundation needed in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Comprehensive chapters cover topics including nursing management and collaboration, health promotion, acute interventions, and ambulatory care. Summary tables and boxes make it easy to find essential information, and a building-block approach makes even the most complex concepts simple to grasp. In addition to three new chapters, this edition includes a stronger focus on the nursing process, clinical judgment, and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination.

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    • Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate
    • Interprofessional care is addressed in special Interprofessional Care sections and Interprofessional Care tables
    • Bridge to the NCLEX® Examination review questions reinforce key content and include both standard and alternate item format questions to help you prepare for the NCLEX exam
    • Coverage of cultural and ethnic health disparities highlights important issues such as risk factors, economic aspects, and access to health care
    • Coverage of gerontology and chronic illness is addressed in a separate chapter and highlighted in special gerontologic tables
    • Pathophysiology maps use flowcharts to outline complex concepts related to diseases, making them easier to understand
    • Focused Assessment boxes provide brief checklists for a practical "assessment on the run" or bedside approach to assessment, and can be used to evaluate the status of previously identified health problems and monitor for signs of new problems
    • Safety Alert boxes highlight patient safety issues and focus on the National Patient Safety Goals
    • Nutritional Therapy tables summarize nutritional interventions and strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles
    • Promoting Population Health boxes summarize health care goals as they relate to specific disorders such as cancer and diabetes, and identify strategies for health promotion
    • Drug Therapy tables and Drug Alerts highlight important safety considerations for key drugs
    • Check Your Practice boxes challenge you to think critically, analyze patient assessment data, and implement appropriate interventions
    • Coverage of genetics includes a separate chapter on genetics, Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes covering disorders and genetic testing, risk alerts, and links to disorders
    • Focus on patient and caregiver teaching shows how you can help patients and caregivers learn to manage chronic illnesses and conditions
    • Ethical / Legal Dilemmas boxes introduce key topics such as informed consent, advance directives, and confidentiality
    • Enhanced focus on clinical judgment and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) features Applying Clinical Judgment With Multiple Patients boxes with traditional and NGN-style questions
    • Revised table of contents reflects critical care content throughout the book and adds new chapters including Supporting Ventilation and Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender Diverse Patients
    • Social Determinants of Health chapter focuses on nursing awareness of how patient circumstances affect health outcomes
    • Clinical problems language replaces NANDA-I / ICNP diagnoses and better aligns with Harding & Hagler’s Conceptual Nursing Care Planning
    • Case studies — now labeled with Cognitive Skills from the NCSBN’s Clinical Judgment Measurement Model — bring patient care to life, helping you develop skills in clinical judgment, prioritization, delegation, and evidence-based practice
    • Conceptual focus for the patient experiencing infection or inflammation is included in the Infection chapter and the Inflammation and Healing chapter
    • Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based guidelines for patient care
    • Streamlined features and content provide an optimized learning experience
  • SECTION 1 Concepts in Nursing Practice
    1. Professional Nursing
    2. Social Determinants of Health
    3. Health History and Physical Examination
    4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching
    5. Chronic Illness and Older Adults
    6. Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender Diverse Patients

    SECTION 2 Problems Related to Comfort and Coping
    7. Stress Management
    8. Sleep and Sleep Disorders
    9. Pain
    10. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
    11. Substance Use Disorders in Acute Care

    SECTION 3 Problems Related to Homeostasis and Protection
    12. Inflammation and Healing
    13. Genetics
    14. Immune Responses and Transplantation
    15. Infection
    16. Cancer
    17. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances

    SECTION 4 Perioperative and Emergency Care
    18. Preoperative Care
    19. Intraoperative Care
    20. Postoperative Care
    21. Emergency and Disaster Nursing

    SECTION 5 Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input
    22. Assessment and Management: Visual Problems
    23. Assessment and Management: Auditory Problems
    24. Assessment: Integumentary System
    25. Integumentary Problems
    26. Burns

    SECTION 6 Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation
    27. Assessment: Respiratory System
    28. Supporting Ventilation
    29. Upper Respiratory Problems
    30. Lower Respiratory Problems
    31. Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
    32. Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    SECTION 7 Problems of Oxygenation: Transport
    33. Assessment: Hematologic System
    34. Hematologic Problems

    SECTION 8 Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion
    35. Assessment: Cardiovascular System
    36. Hypertension
    37. Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome
    38. Heart Failure
    39. Dysrhythmias
    40. Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders
    41. Vascular Disorders
    42. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

    SECTION 9 Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination
    43. Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
    44. Nutrition Problems
    45. Obesity
    46. Upper Gastrointestinal Problems
    47. Lower Gastrointestinal Problems
    48. Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas Problems

    SECTION 10 Problems of Urinary Function
    49. Assessment: Urinary System
    50. Renal and Urologic Problems
    51. Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

    SECTION 11 Problems Related to Regulatory and Reproductive Mechanisms
    52. Assessment: Endocrine System
    53. Diabetes
    54. Endocrine Problems
    55. Assessment: Reproductive System
    56. Breast Problems
    57. Sexually Transmitted Infections
    58. Female Reproductive Problems
    59. Male Reproductive Problems

    SECTION 12 Problems Related to Movement and Coordination
    60. Assessment: Nervous System
    61. Acute Intracranial Problems
    62. Stroke
    63. Chronic Neurologic Problems
    64. Dementia and Delirium
    65. Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems
    66. Assessment: Musculoskeletal System
    67. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
    68. Musculoskeletal Problems
    69. Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases

    APPENDIXES
    A. Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers
    B. Clinical Problems With Definitions
    C. Laboratory Reference Intervals
  • Mariann M. Harding, PhD, RN, CNE, FAADN, Nursing Program Director and Professor of Nursing, Kent State University Tuscarawas, USA, Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA, Debra Hagler, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN, Clinical Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, USA and Courtney Reinisch, RN, DNP, FNP-BC, Director of Undergraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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