Mariann M. Harding

Jeffrey Kwong

Dottie Roberts

Debra Hagler

Courtney Reinisch

Mammoth Paperback (8 to 10 lbs)

Science

Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in medical-surgical nursing with this leading textbook! Lewis''s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition uses a conversational writing style, a focus on nursing concepts and clinical trends, evidence-based content, and basic pathophysiology review to provide the solid foundation needed in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Comprehensive chapters cover topics including nursing management and collaboration, health promotion, acute interventions, and ambulatory care. Summary tables and boxes make it easy to find essential information, and a building-block approach makes even the most complex concepts simple to grasp. In addition to three new chapters, this edition includes a stronger focus on the nursing process, clinical judgment, and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination. Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate. Interprofessional care is addressed in special Interprofessional Care sections and Interprofessional Care tables. Bridge to the NCLEX® Examination review questions reinforce key content and include both standard and alternate item format questions to help you prepare for the NCLEX exam. Coverage of cultural and ethnic health disparities highlights important issues such as risk factors, economic aspects, and access to health care. Coverage of gerontology and chronic illness is addressed in a separate chapter and highlighted in special gerontologic tables. Pathophysiology maps use flowcharts to outline complex concepts related to diseases, making them easier to understand. Focused Assessment boxes provide brief checklists for a practical "assessment on the run" or bedside approach to assessment, and can be used to evaluate the status of previously identified health problems and monitor for signs of new problems. Safety Alert boxes highlight patient safety issues and focus on the National Patient Safety Goals. Nutritional Therapy tables summarize nutritional interventions and strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles. Promoting Population Health boxes summarize health care goals as they relate to specific disorders such as cancer and diabetes, and identify strategies for health promotion. Drug Therapy tables and Drug Alerts highlight important safety considerations for key drugs. Check Your Practice boxes challenge you to think critically, analyze patient assessment data, and implement appropriate interventions. Coverage of genetics includes a separate chapter on genetics, Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes covering disorders and genetic testing, risk alerts, and links to disorders. Focus on patient and caregiver teaching shows how you can help patients and caregivers learn to manage chronic illnesses and conditions. Ethical / Legal Dilemmas boxes introduce key topics such as informed consent, advance directives, and confidentiality. Enhanced focus on clinical judgment and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) features Applying Clinical Judgment With Multiple Patients boxes with traditional and NGN-style questions. Revised table of contents reflects critical care content throughout the book and adds new chapters including Supporting Ventilation and Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender Diverse Patients. Social Determinants of Health chapter focuses on nursing awareness of how patient circumstances affect health outcomes. Clinical problems language replaces NANDA-I / ICNP diagnoses and better aligns with Harding & Hagler''s Conceptual Nursing Care Planning. Case studies - now labeled with Cognitive Skills from the NCSBN''s Clinical Judgment Measurement Model - bring patient care to life, helping you develop skills in clinical judgment, prioritization, delegation, and evidence-based practice. Conceptual focus for the patient experiencing infection or inflammation is included in the Infection chapter and the Inflammation and Healing chapter. Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based guidelines for patient care. Streamlined features and content provide an optimized learning experience.

Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing - 2-Volume Set

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Linda A. LaCharity

Candice K. Kumagai

Shirley M. Hosler

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Practice Exercises for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

Prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Exam (NGN) and gain the clinical judgment skills you need to manage patient care safely and effectively! Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 5th Edition is the first and the most popular NCLEX-RN Exam review book focused exclusively on building management-of-care clinical judgment skills. What's more, this bestselling review is now enhanced for the NGN with new NGN-style questions! Beginning with concepts relating to prioritization, delegation, and assignment decisions, the workbook guides you through patient care scenarios and exercises progressing from simple to complex. All of the book's questions are provided in an interactive online format on the Evolve website in tests that simulate the latest NCLEX-RN Exam. Written by a team of noted educators led by Linda A. LaCharity, this review prepares you for success on the NGN and in clinical practice like no other!

 * Management-of-care focus addresses the emphasis on prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment in the NCLEX-RN® Examination.
 * Three-part organization first establishes foundational knowledge and then provides exercises with scenarios of increasing difficulty to help you build confidence in your prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment skills.
 * Part One: Introduction provides a concise foundation and practical guidelines for making prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment decisions.
 * Part Two: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Common Health Scenarios provides practice in applying the principles you've learned to relatively straightforward health scenarios involving single patients or simple patient assignments.
 * Part 3: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Complex Health Scenarios includes unfolding cases involving patients with progressively more complicated health problems or challenging assignment issues, demonstrating the progression of typical health scenarios and helping you learn to "think like a nurse."
 * Answer keys follow each chapter and provide the correct answer plus a detailed rationale.
 * Practice quizzes on the Evolve website include all of the book's questions in an interactive format that allows you to create a virtually unlimited number of practice sessions or tests in Study Mode or Exam Mode.

 * NEW and UNIQUE! Updated question formats prepare you to succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination (NGN) by including the latest item types and highlighting each with a distinctive icon.
 * NEW and UNIQUE! Next-Generation NCLEX Questions chapter includes only NGN-style questions to help you focus your study time on these new question formats and optimize your chances for success on the NGN.
 * NEW! Dozens of additional questions and answers provide more review and practice for the increasingly challenging NCLEX-RN Exam.
 * NEW! Updated content throughout matches the latest evidence-based guidelines and treatment protocols.

Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment

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Marilyn J. Hockenberry

Cheryl C. Rodgers

David Wilson

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

As the #1 title in the pediatric nursing market for over 40 years, Wong''s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 11th Edition continues to leverage its trademark developmental approach as it equips readers with the very latest research and guidelines for treating children today. The text utilizes a highly-readable writing style and encourages a whole-body approach - beginning with child development and health promotion to better understand the later chapters on specific health problems. This new eleventh edition also features Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies and questions, a new chapter covering all systems cancers, additional case studies within the nursing care plans, and updated and expanded evidence-based content throughout to best reflect the latest standards and trends impacting pediatric nursing care today.

 * Developmental approach clearly identifies developmental tasks and influences at each stage of a child''s growth.
 * Emphasis on wellness features health promotion chapters for each developmental stage of childhood.
 * Critical thinking case studies with answers are found throughout the text.
 * Quality patient outcomes are highlighted within nursing management discussions for major diseases and disorders.
 * Drug alerts draw attention to potential safety issues, reflecting QSEN safety initiative.
 * Family focus includes a separate family chapter as well as family content and Family-Centered Care boxes integrated throughout the text.
 * Community Focus boxes provide resources and guidance on caring for children outside the clinical setting.
 * Evidence-Based Practice boxes focus attention on the application of research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
 * Chapter on complementary & alternative therapy cover timely topics to aid in providing complete, comprehensive care.
 * Nursing care plans provide a model for planning patient care and include rationales that provide the "why."
 * Research Focus boxes highlight current studies that impact pediatric nursing today.
 * Cultural content and Cultural Considerations boxes are integrated throughout the text to draw attention to customs and beliefs of different cultures that influence childcare.
 * Atraumatic Care boxes contain techniques for care that minimize pain, discomfort, or stress.
 * Nursing tips offer helpful hints and practical, clinical information of a non-emergency nature.
 * Nursing alerts feature critical information that MUST BE considered in providing care.
 * Emergency Treatment sections provide a quick reference in critical situations.
 * Nursing care guidelines provide clear, step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or procedures.

 * NEW! Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies and questions are included in the text and on the companion Evolve website.
 * NEW! Pediatric Quality Indicator boxes present a bigger picture of hospitals and how they look at quality and safety.
 * NEW! Applying Evidence to Practice boxes outline up-to-date procedures to reinforce best practices.
 * NEW! Concept lists have been added to the beginning of chapters to aid programs using a concept-based curriculum.
 * NEW! Separate chapter on cancer focuses on best-practices within this specialized area of pediatric care.
 * NEW! Expanded information on the Zika virus ensures you are grounded in the latest evidence-based information.
 * NEW! Updated genetics content keeps you up to date in this always evolving area of medicine.
 * NEW! Expanded content on the different roles in pediatric nursing reflect nursing responsibilities and the most common pediatric nursing subsets utilized in practice today.
 * UPDATED! Content on autism spectrum disorders has been updated to keep you in the know on the latest practice standards used in this rapidly expanding area of pediatric care.
 * NEW! Information on Narcan reinforces how to properly apply the injection.
 * UPDATED! Translating Evidence into Practice boxes have been updated to focus attention on application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.

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