Clinical Decision-Making Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing - Revised Reprint - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition

by Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN, M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Patricia B. Conley, Amy H. Lee, RN, MSN and Donna Rose

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ISBN: 9781455775736

Publication Date: 12-04-2012

Page Count: 736

Imprint: Saunders

List Price: $33.99

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Designed to accompany Ignatavicius and Workman's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, 7th Edition, this study guide gives your students the added support they need as they learn to make safe and effective clinical decisions.

Key Features
- NEW! Increased emphasis on clinical decision-making prepares students to confidently make safe and effective decisions in clinical practice.
- NEW! Documentation practice questions have been added to select case studies and case study answer guidelines on Evolve to help students take the next step in patient care, just as they would in clinical practice.
- UNIQUE! Emphasis on clinical decision-making helps students review and apply key content from the core body of medical-surgical nursing knowledge for beginning nurse generalists.
- Study/review questions provide a review of key content using a variety of question formats, including a high percentage of questions in traditional and alternate NCLEX^® Examination formats. Answers are provided in the back of the book.
- Case Studies featured in most chapters give students the opportunity to apply higher-level thinking skills to true-to-life clinical scenarios.
New to This Edition
- NEW! Increased emphasis on clinical decision-making prepares you to confidently make safe and effective decisions in clinical practice.
- NEW! Documentation practice questions have been added to select case studies to help you take the next step in patient care, just as you would in clinical practice.
Authors

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, M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Visiting Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Patricia B. Conley, Amy H. Lee, RN, MSN, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia and Donna Rose
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