Medical-Surgical Nursing Care explains what nurses need to know in order to deliver safe and effective medical-surgical nursing care. This resource prepares nurses to care for adult clients with medical or surgical disorders or diseases. With an emphasis on the nursing role, it explains the risk factors, causes and pathophysiology of common disorders and diseases, and reviews diagnostic tests and medical management for them. It is presented in a nursing process format and includes assessment data to collect, nursing diagnoses with suggested interventions and their rationales and evaluation data to determine the effectiveness of care.

Features:

• Nursing care and procedure checklists
• Assessment and Client Teaching boxes throughout
• Pharmacology tables
• Clinical alerts
• Chapter-opening Learning Outcomes
• Chapter-end NCLEX-PN® style review questions and test tips
• Chapter key points and key terms for further study
• Four-color art program
• Focus on Older Adults boxes
• Population Focus boxes

Karen M. Burke RN, MS
Educational Consultant
Oregon State Board of Nursing
Portland, Oregon

Priscilla LeMone RN, DSN, FAAN
Associate Professor Emerita
Sinclair School of Nursing
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

Elaine L. Mohn-Brown RN, EdD
Faculty, ADN Nursing Program
Chemeketa Community College
Salem, Oregon

Linda Eby RN, MN
Instructor of Nursing
Portland Community College
Portland, Oregon