cover image - Ignatavicius' Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition
ISBN: 9780443407062
Copyright: 2028
Page Count: 1680
Imprint: Elsevier
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Ignatavicius' Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition

by Cherie R. Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN and Nicole M. Heimgartner, DNP, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN

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cover image - Ignatavicius' Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition
ISBN: 9780443407062
Copyright: 2028
Page Count: 1680
Imprint: Elsevier
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    • 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
  • 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 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, USA
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