Designed for portability, this Clinical Companion provides students with at-a-glance access to key information on more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated content mirrors the revisions in the 13th edition of Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. Organized alphabetically for quick reference, it includes a variety of full-color illustrations and summary tables, as well as a handy reference appendix with laboratory values, Spanish translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in nursing practice.
Updated content throughout corresponds to the updates in the Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition textbook
Enhanced graphic design and navigation, including figure numbering, provides quick reference in clinical settings
Part One: Disorders offers concise, practical information on key disorders in a consistent format: Definitions and Descriptions, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, Complications, Diagnostic Studies, Interprofessional Care and Drug Therapy, and Nursing Management
Part Two: Treatments and Procedures summarizes need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management
Patient and caregiver teaching content is highlighted with a special icon to identify appropriate information to share with patients and caregivers about the care of patients with various conditions
Cross-references to the main text direct students to more in-depth information
Handy reference appendix contains information frequently used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of key phrases, and much more
Vivid full-color design makes it quick and easy to locate specific information
Part Two: Treatments and Procedures Amputation Artificial Airways: Endotracheal Tubes Chemotherapy Chest tubes and Pleural Drainage Dialysis Enteral Nutrition Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy Mechanical Ventilation Ostomies Oxygen Therapy Pacemakers Parenteral Nutrition Radiation Therapy Tracheostomy Urinary Catheterization
Part Three: Reference Appendix Abbreviations The Joint Commission Official "Do Not Use" List Blood Gases Blood Products Breath Sounds Commonly Used Formulas Heart Sounds Lung Volumes and Capacities Medication Administrations Temperature Equivalents TNM Classification System
Debra Hagler, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN, Clinical Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, USA, 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 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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