Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Concepts and Practice
- 5th Edition - February 1, 2022
- Imprint: Saunders
- Author: Holly K. Stromberg
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 0 2 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 1 8 8 - 0
Reinforce your understanding of medical-surgical nursing — and prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) exam! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Stromber… Read more
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Request a sales quoteReinforce your understanding of medical-surgical nursing — and prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) exam! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Stromberg’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 5th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of exercises to help you master the role of the LPN/LVN. Review questions help you understand terms and apply concepts to patient care settings, and realistic activities provide practice with critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Now with new NGN-style practice questions and case studies, this practical study tool will boost your readiness for the NCLEX-PN® exam.
- Variety of exercises, questions, and activities includes terminology, short answer, priority setting, critical thinking activities, application of the nursing process, and NCLEX-PN review.
- Steps Toward Better Communication sections offer practice with pronunciation, vocabulary building, proper usage of grammar, and relating to cultural differences.
- Additional interactive exercises and activities are provided on the Evolve website for the textbook.
Students in LPN/LVN programs (total enrollments of 90,701 per 2017 IPEDS data)
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- To the Student
- Study hints for all students
- Additional study hints for students who use english AS a second language (ESL)
- Pronunciation notes
- To the Instructor
- Chapter 1: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
- Short answer
- Completion
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 2: Critical Thinking, Clinical Judgment, and the Nursing Process
- Critical thinking
- Identification
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation NCLEX® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 3: Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid-Base Balance, and Intravenous Therapy
- Table activity
- Matching
- Completion
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Identification
- Calculations
- Priority setting
- Identification
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 4: Care of Preoperative and Intraoperative Surgical Patients
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Matching
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 5: Care of Postoperative Patients
- Table activity
- Short answer
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 6: Infection Prevention and Control
- Completion
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Priority setting
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 7: Care of Patients with Pain
- Table activity
- Completion
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 8: Care of Patients with Cancer
- Completion
- Matching
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 9: Chronic Illness and Rehabilitation
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Completion
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 10: The Immune and Lymphatic System
- Completion
- Labeling
- Priority setting
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 11: Care of Patients with Immune and Lymphatic Disorders (with HIV and AIDS)
- Terminology
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Completion
- Short answer
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 12: The Respiratory System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Terminology
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 13: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Upper Respiratory System
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 14: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Lower Respiratory System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Matching
- Short answer
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 15: The Hematologic System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 16: Care of Patients with Hematologic Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/DevEloping clinical judgment
- Table activity
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 17: The Cardiovascular System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 18: Care of Patients with Hypertension and Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 19: Care of Patients with Cardiac Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clnical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 20: Care of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Surgery
- Terminology
- Completion
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 21: The Neurologic System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Table activity
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Completion
- Short answer
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 22: Care of Patients with Head and Spinal Cord Injuries
- Completion
- Short answer
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Devloping clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 23: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Brain
- Completion
- Short answer
- Matching
- Completion
- Completion
- Table activity
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 24: Care of Patients with Peripheral Nerve and Degenerative Diseases
- Completion
- Table activity
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 25: The Sensory System: Eye
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Labeling
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 26: The Sensory System: Ear
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Completion
- Critical thinking activities
- Completion
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Short answer
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 27: The Gastrointestinal System
- Review of anatomy
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 28: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 29: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal System
- Short answer
- Completion
- Labeling
- Completion
- Short answer
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 30: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
- Completion
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 31: The Musculoskeletal System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Matching
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 32: Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
- Completion
- Short answer
- Labeling
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 33: The Urinary System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Matching
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Table activity
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 34: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Urinary System
- Completion
- Short answer
- Labeling
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 35: The Endocrine System
- Completion
- Table activity
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 36: Care of Patients with Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 37: Care of Patients with Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
- Completion
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Devloping clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 38: The Reproductive System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Critical thinking activities
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 39: Care of Women with Reproductive Disorders
- Completion
- Completion
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 40: Care of Men with Reproductive Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 41: Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Completion
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 42: The Integumentary System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 43: Care of Patients with Integumentary Disorders and Burns
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Matching
- Completion
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Table activity
- Short answer
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 44: Care of Patients in Disasters or Bioterrorism Attack
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 45: Care of Patients with Emergent Conditions, Trauma, and Shock
- Terminology
- Completion
- Caring for a trauma victim in the emergency department
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process, developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 46: Care of Patients with Cognitive Function Disorders
- Terminology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/devEloping clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 47: Care of Patients with Anxiety, Mood, and Eating Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 48: Care of Patients with Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 49: Care of Patients with Thought and Personality Disorders
- Terminology
- Completion
- Short answers
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Priority setting and assignment
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Step toward better communication
- Edition: 5
- Published: February 1, 2022
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323810234
- eBook ISBN: 9780323811880
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Holly K. Stromberg
Holly K. Stromberg is Professor Emeritus of Nursing at Allan Hancock College, Clinical Educator, Marian Regional Medical Center, Santa Maria, California.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus of Nursing, Allan Hancock College, Clinical Educator, Marian Regional Medical Center, Santa Maria, California, USA