Focusing on health promotion, this book provides coverage of patients with chronic illness and disabilities. It includes an accompanying CD-ROM which features over 3,500 NCLEX[registered]-style questions and three-dimensional animations that demonstrate disease processes.

Presents the diagnosis and treatment of the most common conditions encountered in the care of adults. This book features coverage of pathophysiology. It includes content and features for medical-surgical nursing.

Aims to provide the nurse, working within a general or specialist surgical unit, with the information required to care for a patient who has undergone surgery resulting in the formation of an ileal anal pouch, Koch pouch, Colo-anal pouch or continent urinary diversions.

Margereson and Riley (Thames Valley University) review the epidemiology of cardiac and respiratory diseases, the physiology of the cardiac and respiratory systems, particularly the mechanisms of tissue oxygenation, and guidelines for assessing and monitoring patients before, during, and after cardio

Offers a visual approach to mastering perioperative nursing. This title features many colorful photographs, diagrams, charts, and other visual aids that guide nurses through each task in surgical care, including perianesthesia management, infection control, wound care, and nursing interventions for specific surgical procedures.

Presents the developments in surgical nursing. This book also includes a chapter on preoperative assessment.

Offers access to wound care information. This book includes coverage of: wound classifications; wound care products; procedures, such as dry sterile dressing, wet-to-dry dressings, wound cultures, and, medications, such as topical agents. It includes illustrations and charts and features distinctive-colored tabs that identify sections.

A companion to Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing that presents nearly 200 alphabetically organized entries on the most common medical-surgical disorders, cross-referenced to the textbook. It places emphasis on nursing management; gerontological considerations; patient and family education; and, home and community care.

Focusing on health promotion, this book provides coverage of patients with chronic illness and disabilities. It features photographs of nurses interacting with patients. It includes an accompanying CD-ROM which features over 4,000 revised study questions and three-dimensional animations that demonstrate disease processes.

Presents the essential facts in a streamlined, bulleted quick-reference format, using illustrations and other features to help nurses spot key points at a glance. This title includes chapters that review the basics of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance and address specific imbalances, providing information for safe and effective care.

Helps nurses deliver safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures. This book covers a broad range of laboratory and diagnostic tests and studies that are delivered to varied patient populations in varied settings. It features tests that are grouped according to specimen and function/test type.

A guide which describes 200 commonly encountered medical-surgical disorders and procedures. It contains illustrations and summary tables which are used to clarify key information. It focuses describes the procedures and treatments in which the nurse plays a major role.

Presents the diagnosis and treatment of the common conditions encountered in the care of adults. Offering a presentation of medical and nursing management, this book also features in-depth coverage of pathophysiology.

Part of the series on evidence-based nursing, this book covers various facts on more than 175 diseases. It provides coverage of each disease that includes causes, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, current treatment modalities, nursing actions and considerations, and more.

A companion workbook to Reading ECG Rhythm Strips . It includes cardiac conduction; application of cardiac monitoring electrodes; identification of ECG waveform components; interpretation of the rhythm strip using the 8-step method; interpretation of 20 selected sinus, atrial, junctional, and ventricular rhythms; and a CE test.

Provides the information nurses need to achieve certification in medical-surgical nursing from the American Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses and the American Nurses Association. This book covers all topics found in the exam, including disorders by body system, wound care, perioperative nursing, collaborative practice and nursing research.

Focuses on difficult skills that LPNs/LVNs must perform accurately and safely to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This guide covers data collection, physical examination, and patient communication; medication administration; IV therapy; wound care; specimen collection; and skills for specific body systems.

A resource for perioperative nursing, this book offers information which reflects procedures and promotes the delivery of comprehensive patient care. It aims to provide nurses with the tools needed to deliver safe, cost-effective, high-quality patient care.

Explains the pathophysiology of hundreds of diseases and disorders. Illustrated with color art showing disease development and progression, this book gives LPNs/LVNs an understanding of the why behind each disease and treatment and the appropriate nursing care.