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Study Guide for Linton's Medical-Surgical Nursing

  • 9th Edition - July 6, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Janis McMillan
  • Language: English

Use this study guide to review and apply medical-surgical nursing concepts! Corresponding to the chapters in Linton’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 9th Edition, this study guide provid… Read more

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Use this study guide to review and apply medical-surgical nursing concepts! Corresponding to the chapters in Linton’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 9th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of questions and exercises to help you master the LPN/LVN’s role in medical-surgical care. Questions include matching, multiple-choice, labeling, case studies, diagram reading, fill-in-the-blank, ordering, and prioritizing challenges. Next-Generation NCLEX®-format questions help you get ready for the licensure examination — and for success in nursing practice!

Key features

  • Next-Generation NCLEX®-format questions help you review and practice for the licensure examination
  • Case studies in the clinical chapters allow you to develop essential clinical judgment skills
  • Alternate format questions include multiple-response, labeling, prioritizing, ordering, and calculation questions to help you practice for the NCLEX-PN® Exam
  • 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
  • Questions arranged by level of difficulty move from simple recall to more challenging exercises to help you apply, analyze, and synthesize basic concepts

Readership

Students in LPN/LVN programs

Table of contents

1. Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing

2. Medical-Surgical Practice Settings

3. Medical-Surgical Patients: Individuals, Families, and Communities

4. Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping

5. Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection

6. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

7. The Patient With Cancer

8. Pain

9. Shock

10. The Older Adult Patient

11. Falls

12. Immobility

13. Delirium and Dementia

14. Incontinence

15. Nutrition

16. Intravenous Therapy

17. Surgery

18. The Patient With an Ostomy

19. Palliative and Hospice Care

20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Integrative Health Care

21. Neurologic System Introduction

22. Neurologic Disorders

23. Cerebrovascular Accident

24. Spinal Cord Injury

25. Respiratory System Introduction

26. Upper Respiratory Disorders

27. Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders

28. Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders

29. Hematologic System Introduction

30. Hematologic Disorders

31. Immunologic System Introduction

32. Immunologic Disorders

33. Cardiovascular System Introduction

34. Hypertension

35. Cardiac Disorders

36. Vascular Disorders

37. Digestive System Introduction

38. Upper Digestive Tract Disorders

39. Lower Digestive Tract Disorders

40. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders

41. Urologic System Introduction

42. Urologic Disorders

43. Musculoskeletal System Introduction

44. Connective Tissue Disorders

45. Fractures

46. Amputations

47. Endocrine System Introduction

48. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders

49. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

50. Diabetes and Hypoglycemia

51. Female Reproductive System Introduction

52. Female Reproductive Disorders

53. Male Reproductive System Introduction

54. Male Reproductive Disorders

55. Sexually Transmitted Infections

56. Integumentary System Introduction

57. Skin Disorders

58. Special Senses: Hearing and Vision Introduction

59. Eye and Vision Disorders

60. Ear and Hearing Disorders

61. Psychobiologic Disorders

62. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

63. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management

Product details

  • Edition: 9
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 6, 2026
  • Language: English