Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, Single Volume / Edition 7

by Donna D. Ignatavicius MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN, M. Linda Workman PhD, RN, FAAN

Overview

Using a uniquely collaborative and reader-friendly approach, expert authors Donna D. Ignatavicius and M. Linda Workman cover all the latest trends, evidence-based treatment guidelines, and additional updated information needed for safe clinical practice in medical-surgical nursing. This seventh edition features an expanded emphasis on patient safety and NCLEX^® Examination preparation, new ties to the QSEN priorities for patient safety, and a greater alignment with the language and focus of clinical practice. A new chapter on evidence-based practice and a wealth of effective online learning tools help solidify your mastery of medical-surgical nursing.

• UNIQUE! Collaborative approach presents all medical, surgical, nursing, and other interventions through the lens of the nursing process.
• Reader-friendly, direct writing style makes this one of the most readable medical-surgical nursing textbooks available.
• UNIQUE! Cutting-edge focus on the latest trends in nursing practice and nursing education prepares you for both today and tomorrow’s nursing practice.
• UNIQUE! Integrated tools for NCLEX preparation get you ready for your licensure examination.
• Chapter-opening Learning Outcomes are linked to Self-Assessment Questions for the NCLEX Examination on the Evolve website.
• Unique chapter-ending Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections include Key Points organized by NCLEX Client Needs Categories.
• UNIQUE! Focus on nursing concepts helps bridge the gap between the concepts learned in Nursing Fundamentals, and disorders content learned in the medical-surgical nursing course.
• UNIQUE! Emphasis on clinical decision-making teaches you to apply concepts to true-to-life clinical situations.
• UNIQUE! Concentration on the core body of knowledge for the RN level of medical-surgical nursing practice focuses your attention on "need-to-know" content to pass the NCLEX Examination and practice safely as a beginning nurse.
• Rich array of effective learning aids includes:
• Best Practice for Patient Safety & Quality Care
• Best Practice for Emergency Care
• Patient and Family Education: Preparing for Self-Management
• Nursing Focus on the Older Adult
• Home Care Assessment
• Focused Assessment
• Common Examples of Drug Therapy
• Evidence-Based Practice
• Concept Maps
• Laboratory Profiles
• Assessment Using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns

• Patient safety is emphasized throughout with Nursing Safety Priority features, including Drug Alerts, Critical Rescue, and Action Alerts.
• More NCLEX^® Examination preparation, including integrated NCLEX Examination Challenges to prepare you for the types of questions you will see on today’s NCLEX Examination.
• Greater use of realistic clinical language familiarizes you with the terminology actually used by nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals in clinical practice today.
• Streamlined, prioritized coverage of the nursing process highlights the most important patient problems, regardless of whether they can be addressed by independent nursing actions or must be addressed by collaborative interventions.
• UNIQUE! New ties to QSEN competencies for patient safety inform you of the best safety practices in medical-surgical nursing.
• More coverage of evidence-based practice teaches you how to appraise the validity of research and provides synopses of recent nursing research and other evidence-based articles.
• Student Resources on Evolve include animations, video clips, audio clips, tutorials, Review Questions for the NCLEX Examination, and more.
• Improved layout and design streamlines content for an easier reading experience.
• Coverage of core genetics competencies acquaints you with new research demonstrating a genetic component to many diseases and disorders.
• Increased emphasis on health promotion and promotion of self-care offers strategies for helping people recover from illness and stay well and prevent illness.
• All-new Concept Maps match the streamlined nursing process format of the text and employ more creative, visually oriented symbols.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781437728019
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	02/09/2012
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	1968
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 12.00(h) x 4.60(d)

About the Author

Donna Ignatavicius is nationally recognized as an expert in nursing education and medical-surgical/gerontological nursing and has a wealth of experiences as a nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, and administrator for over 40 years. Currently, she provides curriculum consultation and presentations for nursing faculty on topics such as concept-based curriculum, assessment of learning methods, and active learning strategies through her consulting company, DI Associates, Inc. Additionally, she is the primary author of numerous articles and books, including Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 10th ed. (2021) and her new student workbook, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination. In 2007 she was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) for her national contribution to the field of nursing education. In 2016 she obtained her Certified Nurse Educator® (CNE) credential; in 2020 she obtained her Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) credential.

Table of Contents

Unit I: Foundations for Medical-Surgical Nursing

1. Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing

2. Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Therapies

3. Common Health Problems of Older Adults

4. Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness

5. Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign

6. Genetic Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing

7. Evidence-Based Practice in Medical-Surgical Nursing NEW!

8. Rehabilitation Concepts for Chronic and Disabling Health Problems

9. End-of-Life Care

Unit II: Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness

10 Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing

11 Care of Patients with Common Environmental Emergencies

12 Concepts of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

Unit III: Management of Patients with Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances

13. Assessment and Care of Patients with Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances

14. Assessment and Care of Patients with Acid-Base Imbalances

15. Infusion Therapy

Unit IV: Management of Perioperative Patients

16. Care of Preoperative Patients

17. Care of Intraoperative Patients

18. Care of Postoperative Patients

Concept Overview: Protection

Unit V: Problems of Protection: Management of Patients with Problems of the Immune System

19. Inflammation and the Immune Response

20. Care of Patients with Arthritis and Other Connective Tissue Diseases

21. Care of Patients with HIV Disease and Other Immune Deficiencies

22. Care of Patients with Immune Function Excess: Hypersensitivity (Allergy) and Autoimmunity

23. Cancer Development

24. Care of Patients with Cancer

25. Care of Patients with Infection EXPANDED!

Unit VI: Problems of Protection: Management of Patients with Problems of the Skin, Hair, and Nails

26. Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails

27. Care of Patients with Skin Problems

28. Care of Patients with Burns

Concept Overview: Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion

Unit VII: Problems of Oxygenation: Management of Patient with Problems of the Respiratory Tract

29. Assessment of the Respiratory System

30. Care of Patients Requiring Oxygen Therapy or Tracheostomy

31. Care of Patients with Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Problems

32. Care of Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Problems

33. Care of Patients with Infectious Respiratory Problems

34. Care of Critically Ill Patients with Respiratory Problems

Unit VIII: Problems of Cardiac Output and Tissue Perfusion: Management of Patient with Problems of the Cardiovascular System

35. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System

36. Care of Patients with Dysrhythmias

37. Care of Patients with Cardiac Problems

38. Care of Patients with Vascular Problems

39. Care of Patients with Shock

40. Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Unit IX: Problems of Tiddue Perfusion: Management of Patients with Problems of the Hematologic System

41. Assessment of the Hematologic System

42. Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems

Concept Overview: Mobility, Sensation, and Cognition

Unit X: Problems of Mobility, Sensation, and Cognition: Management of Patients with Problems of the Nervous System

43. Assessment of the Nervous System

44. Care of Patients with Problems of the Central Nervous System: The Brain

45. Care of Patients with Problems of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord

46. Care of Patients with Problems of the Peripheral Nervous System

47. Care of Critically Ill Patients with Neurologic Problems

Unit XI: Problems of Sensation: Management of Patients with Problems of the Sensory System

48. Assessment of the Eye and Vision

49. Care of Patients with Eye and Vision Problems

50. Assessment of the Ear and Hearing

51. Care of Patients with Ear and Hearing Problems

Unit XII: Problems of Mobility: Management of Patients with Problems of the Musculoskeletal System

52. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System

53. Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal Problems

54. Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma

Concept Overview: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Bowel Elimination

Unit XIII: Problems of Digestion, Nutrition, and Elimination: Management of Patients with Problems of the Gastrointestinal System

55. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System

56. Care of Patients with Oral Cavity Problems

57. Care of Patients with Esophageal Problems

58. Care of Patients with Stomach Disorders

59. Care of Patients with Noninflammatory Intestinal Disorders

60. Care of Patients with Inflammatory Intestinal Disorders

61. Care of Patients with Liver Problems

62. Care of Patients with Problems of the Biliary System and Pancreas

63. Care of Patients with Malnutrition and Obesity

Unit XIV: Problems of Regulation and Metabolism: Management of Patients with Problems of the Endocrine System

64. Assessment of the Endocrine System

65. Care of Patients with Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Problems

66. Care of Patients with Problems of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

67. Care of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Concept Overview: Urinary Elimination

Unit XV: Problems of Excretion: Managemen of Patients with Problems of the Renal/Urinary System

68. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System

69. Care of Patients with Urinary Problems

70. Care of Patients with Renal Disorders

71. Care of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

Concept Overview: Sexuality

Unit XVI: Problems of Reproduction: Management of Patients with Problems of the Reproductive System

72. Assessment of the Reproductive System

73. Care of Patients with Breast Disorders

74. Care of Patients with Gynecologic Problems

75. Care of Male Patients with Reproductive Problems

76. Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Disease

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Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Linda K. Connelly, PhD, DNP, MSH, CNS, ARNP, CNOR, COL (retired) (University of Houston)
Description: "Iggy" is the best medical-surgical nursing textbook I have come across. It is clearly written and the information boxes, NCLEX challenges, and answer guidelines for decision making challenges are excellent. This edition, with the QSEN and a new focus on concepts and evidence-based practice makes it even more valuable. It is the only book of this quality in this area around!
Purpose: The purpose is to emphasize the nurse's role in the providing care in collaboration with patients, their families, and members of the interdisciplinary team. In today's healthcare, this is the most worthy goal for any provider of care and this book gives nurses the resources to accomplish this goal.
Audience: The audience is nurses, and although this is a book for nursing students, it is a great resource for any nursing unit. It is the basis for all nursing care of patients in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. It is eminently readable for nursing students as well as practicing nurses. It does not overwhelm readers in a whirlwind of information that they have to read over and over to understand.
Features: The book covers from head-to-toe medical-surgical nursing, encompassing many specialty areas such as critical care, home care, and perioperative nursing. It builds from basic principles to more complex patient issues. Some additional key features include discussion of gender health issues and cultural considerations. I cannot find a single shortcoming other than the sheer weight of the book.
Assessment: This is the complete medical-surgical nursing textbook. It is the only book I want to use to teach medical-surgical nursing and, if I were a manager, I would have it on my unit. This edition includes many added features and the multimedia resources can accommodate most learning styles. Long live "Iggy" for many, many more editions!

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