-- Comprehensive coverage of the nursing care of medical-surgical disorders, with the inclusion of sufficient pathophysiology to give students an understanding of the rationales for specific nursing actions -- Exercises and case studies integrated within the chapters enhance student's critical thinking abilities -- Word-building techniques, phonetics, and glossary help students master the terminology of med-surg nursing -- Extensive use of mnemonic devices and other tips aid students in learning and remembering content -- ...
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-- Comprehensive coverage of the nursing care of medical-surgical disorders, with the inclusion of sufficient pathophysiology to give students an understanding of the rationales for specific nursing actions -- Exercises and case studies integrated within the chapters enhance student's critical thinking abilities -- Word-building techniques, phonetics, and glossary help students master the terminology of med-surg nursing -- Extensive use of mnemonic devices and other tips aid students in learning and remembering content -- Emphasis on the care of elderly patients -- Sidebar boxes within the body systems chapters on gerontological, pharmacological, nutritional, cultural, home health, and ethical considerations -- Pedagogical tools in each chapter include objectives, list of new terms, case studies, followed by a series of questions requiring the student to understand and apply the chapter content to a "real-world" situation -- Appendices include word-building techniques, list of prefixes and suffixes, abbreviations, and laboratory values
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This book is one of the required books for my LPN classes, and I have found it to be a very thorough, easy to understand book that has been invaluable for my studies. It has helped me to be well prepared for my tests, and to be well-informed as a nurse. It gives good foundation knowledge, easy to read format with alot of diagrams, and extra things that really help the info stick. I love it!!!!!!!