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Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing 6th Australia and New Zealand edition

Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

  • 6th Edition - November 6, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Diane Brown, Thomas Buckley, Robyn Aitken, Helen Edwards
  • Language: English

Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing has long been considered a comprehensive and reliable resource for nursing students preparing for their transition into clinical practice. This s… Read more

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Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing has long been considered a comprehensive and reliable resource for nursing students preparing for their transition into clinical practice. This sixth edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest research, data, current clinical practice, procedures and guidelines.

The text addresses core skills and knowledge that students need to pass their exams and go on to provide expert clinical care. It prepares nurses to assess patients, understand underlying diseases and their signs and symptoms, and go on to plan and deliver care. The text encourages readers to develop their clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills in order to apply theory to their work.

This edition has been produced by leading expert nursing academics and clinicians who bring a strengthened focus on inclusion and diversity.

Key features

  • Provides a person-centred holistic approach to patient assessment and care.
  • Complex concepts are illustrated with figures, tables, summaries and reflections of best practice.
  • Case studies throughout—based on real-life medical-surgical scenarios—help students to apply theory to real life.
  • Clinical practice features offer practical guidance for students.
  • Underpinned by the nursing process framework.
Instructor resources on Evolve:
  • Image collection
  • PowerPoint slides
Student and Instructor resources on Evolve:
  • Answer guidelines for clinical reasoning questions in case studies
  • Student case studies
  • Fluids and electrolytes tutorial
  • eNursing Care Plans
  • Clinical Cases Case Study
  • Review questions and answers with answer rationale
  • Conceptual Care Map Creato

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 6, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Diane Brown

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Fiji National University, Suva, Republic of Fiji

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Thomas Buckley

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor and Academic Leader Research Education, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery ; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Robyn Aitken

Affiliations and expertise
Dean, Rural and Remote Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Australia

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Helen Edwards

Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia