This clinical manual presents 300 common medical-surgical conditions and procedures in a concise, alphabetical format for quick clinical reference. Designed for portability, "Clinical Companion to Medical-Surgical Nursing" includes the essential, need-to-know information for medical-surgical nursing practice. Part 1, Disorders, uses a consistent format of: definition/description; pathophysiology; clinical manifestations; diagnostic studies; therapeutic management; nursing management with therapeutic outcomes, interventions, and nursing diagnoses; and patient teaching. Part 2 covers common medical-surgical procedures, and Part 3 contains reference material commonly used in the medical-surgical setting.

Product Description: Medical-Surgical Nursing presents thorough coverage of the concepts that provide the framework for medical-surgical nursing, including pathophysiology, nursing assessment and care, adult development, and critical thinking. The easy-to-follow, full-colour design and logical format promote learning of essential nursing management in the medical-surgical setting...read more

Product Description: This text guides readers through the diagnostic reasoning process, providing 29 case studies ranging from simple to complex. Information is presented on identifying assessment data and clustering, and there are detailed discussion sections, enabling readers to differentiate between alternative daignoses...read more

Product Description: Content has been expanded iin all areas related to nursing management of health problems.