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Streamline your path to success in medical-surgical nursing.
Ideal for accelerated medical-surgical nursing courses and traditional
approaches alike, Focus on Adult Health: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 2nd
Edition, helps you make the most of your medical-surgical nursing
course and learn to quickly and confidently address the most commonly
encountered disorders and conditions.
Carefully curated by active clinicians and expert nursing educators,
this concise text distills the most essential aspects of
medical-surgical nursing in precise detail. Need-to-know coverage of
prominent medical conditions and key nursing responsibilities clarifies
commonly encountered processes and complex pathophysiology to help you
concentrate on the most clinically relevant information in
medical-surgical nursing and efficiently transition to nursing practice.
This thoroughly revised edition reflects the latest clinical approaches
in med-surg and is accompanied by dynamic digital learning tools to help
you excel in your coursework, prepare for the NCLEX>= exam, and
confidently meet the challenges of the clinical setting.
- Guidelines for Nursing Care walk you through the most critical
procedures as well as other conditions you are likely to encounter in
clinical practice.
- Focused Assessment boxes highlight critical assessment criteria
and significant findings for specific disorders.
- Unfolding Patient Stories reflect patient scenarios from vSim for
Nursing to provide realistic clinical experience across the full
patient care spectrum.
- Unit Case Studies make chapter content more accessible and engage
your critical thinking skills.
- Focus on Pathophysiology features clarify complex pathophysiologic
processes.
- Pathophysiology Alerts detail key pathophysiology concerns at a
glance.
- Bulleted Risk Factors conveniently alert you to potential health
impairments.
- Health Promotion reviews help you prevent common health problems
from developing through careful patient consultation.
- Patient Education summaries streamline patient teaching, home
care, and discharge planning.
