By Donald Venes, Linda S. Williams, Paula Hopper
Carrying on with the luck in their earlier books, authors Linda Williams and Paula Hopper convey one other trend-setting version that explores and teaches the why of medical/surgical nursing. advanced concerns are awarded in a transparent and easy-to-digest method that encourages LPN scholars to imagine seriously whereas studying genuine global nursing care. the recent 3rd variation now packs a robust digital punch-providing a scholar CD-ROM and on-line content material (via DavisPlus) for the 1st time ever. An accompanying workbook is usually to be had that features a powerful job pack to aid construct robust examine behavior in a enjoyable and visible means. A entire and groundbreaking paintings, knowing scientific Surgical Nursing, third version, units the recent typical for a middle med/surg textbook. Loaded with new chapters, including:Issues in Nursing PracticeCare of sufferers at HomeCare of sufferers on the finish of LifeCare of sufferers with Emergent stipulations and Disaster/Bioterrorism ResponseLife span affects on healthiness and illnessEvidenced dependent perform built-in throughoutCare of sufferers following strokeExpanded drug tablesHigher point and trade layout bankruptcy overview questionsConcept maps to exhibit content material on agingUpdated nursing strategy and important pondering assurance that is now more uncomplicated to learn and comprehend extra studying tips:Nursing care tipsSafety guidance (including JCAHO nationwide sufferer defense goals)Educational pupil advisor (ESG) on CD-ROM:Over 500 NCLEX-style questions with trouble levelsUnit research educational with a hundred fill-in-the-blank questionsMedia financial institution that includes over a hundred audio clips (heart, lung, bowel sounds, etc.)Over one hundred seventy interactive workouts that come with: fill-in-the-blank, photo fit, flash playing cards, and case stories Printable illness summaries, nursing evaluation, and drug boxesFeatured DavisPlus on-line assets for college kids and teachers:http://davisplus.fadavis.comOver 60 try out financial institution questions, including:Unit research perform questions5 extra animationsUnit research tutorialSample bankruptcy
Read Online or Download Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing, Third Edition PDF
Similar nursing books
Clinical Coach for Nurse Practitioners (Davis's Clinical Coach)
From school room to perform your individual medical trainer through your facet! here is the right go-to consultant for making judgements in scientific settings! skilled practitioners trainer you as you research 30 of the commonest sufferer lawsuits and rule out each one differential till you succeed in the proper analysis.
The emotionally intelligent nurse leader
The Emotionally clever Nurse chief bargains nurse managers, wellbeing and fitness care leaders, and rising leaders an invaluable advisor for picking, utilizing, and regulating their feelings (emotional intelligence). because the writer truly demonstrates, harnessing the facility of emotional intelligence can rework the paintings surroundings and the nursing occupation as a complete.
Mindfulness-Oriented Interventions for Trauma: Integrating Contemplative Practices
Grounded in learn and amassed scientific knowledge, this ebook describes a number how one can combine mindfulness and different contemplative practices into scientific paintings with trauma survivors. the amount showcases therapy methods that may be adapted to this population's wishes, equivalent to mindfulness-based rigidity aid (MBSR), reputation and dedication remedy (ACT), dialectical habit treatment (DBT), mindfulness-based cognitive remedy (MBCT), and aware self-compassion (MSC), between others.
- Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 3, 1985
- Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified, Second Edition
- Paediatric Advanced Life Support: A Practical Guide for Nurses
- Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, Single Volume, 7e (Ignatavicius, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Single Vol)
- Surgical Techniques -Textbook for medical students
Additional info for Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing, Third Edition
Sample text
Reader. Stating that “the wound is 1 by 2 inches, red, with no drainage or odor” provides data with which to compare the future status of the wound and determine whether it is responding to treatment. When documenting subjective data, use direct quotations from the patient whenever possible. Quotes accurately represent the patient’s view and are least open to interpretation. Meaningful documentation promotes continuity of patient care. LEARNING TIP Documenting exactly what is observed is more appropriate, easier, and less time consuming than seeking other words or ways to state observations.
A. Davis. unit ONE UNDERSTANDING HEALTH CARE ISSUES 01William & Hopper Main(F)-01 10/31/06 5:56 PM Page 2 Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. 1 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process PA U L A D. H O P P E R AND LINDA S. WILLIAMS KEY TERMS assessment (ah-SESS-ment) critical thinking (KRIT-i-kuhl THING-king) data (DAY-tuh) evaluation (e-VAL-yoo-AY-shun) evidence based practice (ev-a-dense baste prack-tis) intervention (in-ter-VEN-shun) nursing diagnosis (NER-sing DYE-ag-NOH-sis) nursing process (NER-sing PRAH-sess) objective data (ob-JEK-tiv DAY-tuh) subjective data (sub-JEK-tiv DAY-tuh) QUESTIONS TO GUIDE YOUR READING 1.
A. Davis. Contents Complications 703 Diagnostic Tests 703 Therapeutic Interventions 703 Nursing Management 704 Intestinal Obstruction 704 Small-Bowel Obstruction 704 Large-Bowel Obstruction 705 Anorectal Problems 706 Hemorrhoids 706 Anal Fissures 706 Anorectal Abscess 707 Nursing Management 707 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding 707 Etiology 707 Signs and Symptoms 707 Diagnostic Tests 707 Therapeutic Interventions 707 Nursing Management 707 Colon Cancer 707 Pathophysiology and Etiology 707 Signs and Symptoms 707 Diagnostic Tests 707 Therapeutic Interventions 708 Complications 708 Nursing Process for the Patient with Colon or Rectal Cancer 708 Ostomy and Continent Ostomy Management 710 Ileostomy 710 Colostomy 711 Nursing Process for the Patient with an Ostomy or Continent Ostomy 711 Rehabilitation Needs 716 Review Questions 716 Chapter 35 Nursing Care of Patients with Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders 719 Jean Jeffries Disorders of the Liver 720 Hepatitis 720 Acute (Fulminant) Liver Failure 723 Chronic Liver Failure 724 Transplantation 731 Cancer of the Liver 732 Disorders of the Pancreas 732 Pancreatitis 732 Acute Pancreatitis 733 Cancer of the Pancreas 738 Disorders of the Gallbladder 741 Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, and Choledocholithiasis 741 Review Questions 746 UNIT NINE Understanding the Urinary System 749 Chapter 36 Urinary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures 750 Maureen McDonald and Janice L.