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Study Guide for Linton and Matteson's Medical-Surgical Practical Nursing in Canada
- 1st Edition - October 20, 2023
- Editors: Katherine Poser, Adrianne Dill Linton, Mary Ann Matteson
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 2 7 1 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 2 7 2 - 0
With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Linton and Matteson's Medical-Surgical Practical Nursing in Canada, this study guide provides a variety of questions and exercises… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWith chapters corresponding to the chapters in Linton and Matteson's Medical-Surgical Practical Nursing in Canada, this study guide provides a variety of questions and exercises to help you master the PN’s role in Canadian medical-surgical care. Review exercises include fun activities, multiple-choice questions, alternate format questions, and more, all divided by level of difficulty. In the chapters on medical conditions, practical questions help you apply your knowledge directly to real-world patient care. This study guides provides the review and practice you need to prepare for the REx-PN® or CPNRE® licensure exams!
- Comprehensive review reflects the latest Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators (CCPNR) national PN competencies (including Ontario and British Columbia).
- Variety of exercises reinforces learning with matching, multiple-choice, multiple-response, labelling, diagram reading, fill-in-the-blank questions, case studies, and more.
- Consistent format in each chapter:
- Part I: Mastering the Basics focuses on basic knowledge and comprehension of medical-surgical nursing.
- Part II: Putting it All Together integrates chapter content related to basic pathophysiology and basic nursing content, and focuses on comprehension and application levels.
- Part III: Challenge Yourself! Getting Ready for PN Examinations focuses on the application or analysis levels of cognitive ability, and can include case studies, nursing care plans, and nursing assessment.
- Questions arranged by level of difficulty move from simple recall to more difficult exercises designed to help you apply, analyze, and synthesize basic concepts.
- Alternate format questions include multiple response, labelling, prioritizing, ordering, and calculation questions to help you practice for the REx-PN® and CPNRE® licensure examinations.
- Review questions on care for older adults focus on long-term care and community-based settings, asking you to apply content to real-world practice.
- Additional review questions are provided on the Evolve website for the textbook.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Illustration credits
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Aspects of medical-surgical nursing
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 2. Medical-surgical practice settings
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 3. Medical-surgical patients: Individuals, families, and communities
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 4. Health, illness, stress, and coping
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 5. Immunity, inflammation, and infection
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 6. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 7. Cancer
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 8. Pain
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 9. Shock
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 10. Older persons
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 11. Falls
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 12. Immobility
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 13. Delirium and dementia
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 14. Incontinence
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 15. Nutrition
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 16. Intravenous therapy
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 17. Surgery
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 18. The patient with an ostomy
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 19. Palliative and hospice care
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 20. Complementary and alternative therapies
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 21. Neurological system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 22. Neurological disorders
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 23. Cerebrovascular accident
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 24. Spinal cord injury
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 25. Respiratory system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 26. Upper respiratory conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 27. Acute lower respiratory tract conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 28. Chronic lower respiratory tract conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 29. Hematological system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 30. Hematological conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 31. Immunological system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 32. Immunological conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 33. Cardiovascular system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 34. Cardiac conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 35. Vascular disorders
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 36. Hypertension
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 37. Digestive system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 38. Upper digestive tract conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 39. Lower digestive tract conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 40. Liver, gallbladder, and pancreatic conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 41. Urological system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 42. Urological conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 43. Musculoskeletal system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 44. Connective tissue conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 45. Fractures
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 46. Amputations
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 47. Endocrine system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 48. Pituitary and adrenal conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 49. Thyroid and parathyroid conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 50. Diabetes and hypoglycemia
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 51. Female reproductive system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 52. Female reproductive conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 53. Male reproductive system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 54. Male reproductive conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 55. Sexually transmitted infections
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 56. Integumentary system introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 57. Skin problems
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 58. Special senses introduction
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 59. Eye and vision conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 60. Ear and hearing conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 61. Psychobiological conditions
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 62. Substance use
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- 63. First aid, emergency care, and disaster management
- Part I: Mastering the basics
- Part II: Putting it all together
- Part III: Challenge yourself!
- No. of pages: 384
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 20, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323872713
- eBook ISBN: 9780323872720
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Katherine Poser
Katherine “Katie” Poser is Associate Dean of Specialty Programs for the School of Health and Wellness at St. Lawrence College. She taught for many years in the BScN program with a focus on medical-surgical and critical care nursing as well as pharmacology. Her research interests relate to bridging the gap between theory and practice for interprofessional health care providers through continuing education, humanization and empathy in critical care. Passionate about clinical practice, Katie works as a critical care nurse at Kingston Health Sciences in the intensive care unit.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Associate Dean of Specialty Programs, School of Health and Wellness, St. Lawrence CollegeAL
Adrianne Dill Linton
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Family and Community Health at the University of Texas San Antonio School of Nursing.MM
Mary Ann Matteson
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Family Nursing at the University of Texas San Antonio School of Nursing