UNIQUE! Unparalleled focus on clinical judgment and systems thinking ensures alignment with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and emphasizes the six cognitive skills that you’ll need in order to develop strong clinical judgment skills, succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN), and enter clinical practice as a safe, competent, compassionate generalist nurse
UNIQUE! Data-driven Concept and Exemplar selections provide a strong foundation in professional nursing concepts and health and illness concepts, with application in each chapter
UNIQUE! Exceptional emphasis on NGN preparation includes chapter-opening Learning Outcomes and chapter-ending Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX Examination! sections, plus NCLEX Examination Challenge questions and Mastery and NGN Questions, with an answer key including rationales on the Evolve website
Consistent use of interprofessional terminology promotes interprofessional collaboration through the use of a common healthcare language, instead of using nursing-specific diagnostic language
Emphasis on patient safety highlights safety and evidence-based practice with Nursing Safety Priority boxes, as well as Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert boxes
Focus on care coordination and transition management addresses the continuity of care between acute care and community-based care
Direct, easy-to-read writing style features concise sentences and straightforward vocabulary, making this one of the most readable medical-surgical nursing textbooks available
Sherpath (sold separately) for Ignatavicius’ Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition provides an interactive, adaptive learning experience!
UNIT 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 Non-Binary 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
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
UNIT V: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Integumentary System Conditions 20. Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails 21. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
UNIT VIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Hematologic System Conditions 33. Assessment of the Hematologic System 34. Concepts of Care for Patients with Hematologic Conditions
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
UNIT 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
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