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Clinical Companion to Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing

Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

  • 12th Edition - March 20, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Debra Hagler, Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Courtney Reinisch
  • Language: English

Designed for portability, this Clinical Companion provides at-a-glance access to key information on more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated c… Read more

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Description

Designed for portability, this Clinical Companion provides at-a-glance access to key information on more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated content mirrors the revisions in the 12th edition of Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. Organized alphabetically for quick reference, it includes a variety of full-color illustrations and summary tables, as well as a handy reference appendix with laboratory values, Spanish translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in nursing practice.

Key features

  • Part One: Disorders offers practical information in a consistent format: Definitions and Descriptions, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, Complications, Diagnostic Studies, Interprofessional Care and Drug Therapy, and Nursing Management
  • Treatments and Procedures section summarizes need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management
  • Patient and caregiver teaching content is highlighted with a special icon to identify appropriate information to share with patients and caregivers about the care of various conditions
  • Cross-references to the main text direct you to more in-depth information
  • Handy reference appendix contains information frequently used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of key phrases, and much more
  • Attractive four-color design makes it quick and easy to locate specific information

Readership

Undergraduate nursing students in medical-surgical nursing courses in ADN, BSN, RN-to-BSN, and accelerated BSN programs

Table of contents

Part One: Disorders
Part Two: Treatments and Procedures
Part Three: Reference Appendix
Index

Product details

  • Edition: 12
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 3, 2022
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Debra Hagler

Clinical Professor Debra Hagler works at Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University.
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, USA

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Mariann M. Harding

Mariann M. Harding, Nursing Program Director and Professor of Nursing, Kent State University Tuscarawas.
Affiliations and expertise
Nursing Program Director and Professor of Nursing, Kent State University Tuscarawas, USA

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Jeffrey Kwong

Professor Jeffrey Kwong works in the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA

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Courtney Reinisch

Courtney Reinisch, Director of Undergraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Undergraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA