cover image - Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition
ISBN: 9780323879040
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 10-26-2023
Page Count: 656
Imprint: Elsevier
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Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition

by Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN and Cherie R. Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN

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ISBN: 9780323879040
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 10-26-2023
Page Count: 656
Imprint: Elsevier
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This study guide provides an in-depth review of the medical-surgical nursing Concepts and Exemplars covered in Ignatavicius’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition, and helps you develop your clinical judgment skills! Corresponding to the chapters in the textbook, this thoroughly updated study guide is a practical tool to help you review, practice, and apply medical-surgical nursing concepts. Traditional review questions now include exercises and item types for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) to reinforce your understanding of the textbook’s nursing concepts and their application to exemplar disorders. Answers and rationales make it easy to improve upon any areas of weakness. With this study guide, you will prepare for success in class, on the NGN, and in medical-surgical nursing practice.

    • Complete review of textbook information builds your clinical judgment skills and enhances your ability to make safe and effective clinical decisions
    • UNIQUE! Emphasis on the textbook’s Concepts and Exemplar disorders highlights key medical-surgical nursing concepts and how they are reflected in common health conditions
    • Hundreds of review questions allow you to practice prioritizing, develop clinical judgment, simulate interprofessional collaboration, and apply the steps of the nursing process and clinical judgment cognitive skills
    • Multiple-choice and multiple-select questions for the NCLEX® Exam are included in addition to the questions for the NGN, to better prepare you for all item types included in the NGN
    • Answer Keys now follow each chapter and include in-depth rationales to reinforce your understanding and boost your test-taking skills
    • NEW! Updated content aligns with revisions and updates in the Ignatavicius Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition textbook, reflecting the most current national and international guidelines and protocols
    • NEW! Exercises and questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) are now included, all aligned with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model’s six cognitive skills that are needed to make appropriate clinical judgments, deliver safe care, and increase readiness for the NGN
    • NEW! Added variety of study and review questions includes formats such as fill-in-the-blank,　matching, and more to promote understanding and application of key information
    • NEW! New full-color design and illustrations clarify concepts and promote in-depth learning
  • Section I: Essential Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing
    1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
    2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking
    3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
    4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults
    5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients
    6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Pain
    7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions
    8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End-of-Life
    9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients

    Section II: Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness
    10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing
    11. Concepts of Care for Patients with Common Environmental Emergencies
    12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness

    Section III: Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
    13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance
    14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
    15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy

    Section IV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Immunity Conditions
    16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity
    17. Concepts of Care for Patients with Allergy and Immunity Conditions
    18. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cancer
    19. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infection

    Section V: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Integumentary System Conditions
    20. Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails
    21. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails

    Section VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Respiratory System Conditions
    22. Assessment of the Respiratory System
    23. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions
    24. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions
    25. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infectious Respiratory Conditions
    26. Critical Care of Patients with Respiratory Emergencies

    Section VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Cardiovascular System Conditions
    27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
    28. Concepts of Care for Patients with Dysrhythmias
    29. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cardiac Conditions
    30. Concepts of Care for Patients with Vascular Conditions
    31. Critical Care of Patients with Shock
    32. Critical Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Section VIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Hematologic System Conditions
    33. Assessment of the Hematologic System
    34. Concepts of Care for Patients with Hematologic Conditions

    Section IX: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Nervous System Conditions
    35. Assessment of the Nervous System
    36. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Brain
    37. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord
    38. Critical Care of Patients with Neurologic Emergencies

    Section X: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Sensory System Conditions
    39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Eye and Vision Conditions
    40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Ear and Hearing Conditions

    Section XI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Musculoskeletal System Conditions
    41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
    42. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions
    43. Concepts of Care for Patients with Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty
    44. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma

    Section XII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Gastrointestinal System Conditions
    45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
    46. Concepts of Care for Patients with Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions
    47. Concepts of Care for Patients with Stomach Conditions
    48. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
    49. Concepts of Care for Patients with Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
    50. Concepts of Care for Patients with Liver Conditions
    51. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Biliary System and Pancreas
    52. Concepts of Care for Patients with Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity

    Section XIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Endocrine System Conditions
    53. Assessment of the Endocrine System
    54. Concepts of Care for Patients with Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions
    55. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
    56. Concepts of Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

    Section XIV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Renal/Urinary System Conditions
    57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System
    58. Concepts of Care for Patients with Urinary Conditions
    59. Concepts of Care for Patients with Kidney Conditions
    60. Concepts of Care for Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

    Section XV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Reproductive System Conditions
    61. Assessment of the Reproductive System
    62. Concepts of Care for Patients with Breast Conditions
    63. Concepts of Care for Patients with Gynecologic Conditions
    64. Concepts of Care for Patients with Male Reproductive Conditions
    65. Concepts of Care for Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • 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 and 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, USA
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