2nd Edition
by Linda Honan
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.
