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Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, 7th Edition

Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN ANEF (Author), M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN FAAN (Author)

Using a uniquely collaborative and reader-friendly approach, expert authors Donna D. Ignatavicius and M. Linda Workman cover all the latest trends, evidence-based treatment guidelines, and additional updated information needed for safe clinical practice in medical-surgical nursing. This seventh edition features an expanded emphasis on patient safety and NCLEX® Examination preparation, new ties to the QSEN priorities for patient safety, and a greater alignment with the language and focus of clinical practice. A new chapter on evidence-based practice and a wealth of effective online learning tools help solidify your mastery of medical-surgical nursing.

  • UNIQUE! The collaborative approach presents all medical, surgical, nursing, and other interventions through the lens of the nursing process.
  • The reader-friendly, direct writing style makes this one of the most readable medical-surgical nursing textbooks available.
  • UNIQUE! Cutting-edge focus on the latest trends in nursing practice and nursing education prepares you for both today’s and tomorrow’s nursing practice.
  • UNIQUE! Integrated tools for NCLEX preparation get you ready for your licensure examination.
  • Chapter-opening Learning outcomes are linked to self-assessment questions for the NCLEX examination on the Evolve website.
  • Unique chapter-ending Get ready for the NCLEX examination! Sections include Key Points organized by NCLEX Client Needs Categories.
  • UNIQUE! A focus on nursing concepts helps bridge the gap between the concepts learned in Nursing Fundamentals and the disorder content learned in the medical-surgical nursing course.
  • UNIQUE! The emphasis on clinical decision-making teaches you to apply concepts to true-to-life clinical situations.
  • UNIQUE! Concentration on the core body of knowledge for the RN level of medical-surgical nursing practice focuses your attention on “need-to-know” content to pass the NCLEX Examination and practice safely as a beginning nurse.
  • A rich array of effective learning aids includes:
    • Best Practices for Patient Safety & Quality Care
    • Best Practices for Emergency Care
    • Patient and Family Education: Preparing for Self-Management
    • Nursing Focus on the Older Adult
    • Home Care Assessment
    • Focused Assessment
    • Common Examples of Drug Therapy
    • Evidence-Based Practice
    • Concept Maps
    • Laboratory Profiles
    • Assessment Using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns
  • Patient safety is emphasized throughout with nursing safety priority features, including drug alerts, critical rescue, and action alerts.
  • More NCLEX® Examination preparation, including integrated NCLEX Examination Challenges to prepare you for the types of questions you will see on today’s NCLEX Examination
  • Greater use of realistic clinical language familiarizes you with the terminology actually used by nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals in clinical practice today.
  • Streamlined, prioritized coverage of the nursing process highlights the most important patient problems, regardless of whether they can be addressed by independent nursing actions or must be addressed by collaborative interventions.
  • UNIQUE! New ties to QSEN competencies for patient safety inform you of the best safety practices in medical-surgical nursing.
  • More coverage of evidence-based practice teaches you how to appraise the validity of research and provides synopses of recent nursing research and other evidence-based articles.
  • Student resources on Evolve include animations, video clips, audio clips, tutorials, review questions for the NCLEX examination, and more.
  • Improved layout and design streamline content for an easier reading experience.
  • Coverage of core genetic competencies acquaints you with new research demonstrating a genetic component in many diseases and disorders.
  • Increased emphasis on health promotion and promotion of self-care offers strategies for helping people recover from illness, stay well, and prevent illness.
  • All-new Concept Maps match the streamlined nursing process format of the text and employ more creative, visually oriented symbols.

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