Med-Surg Success A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company 
2nd edition - November 19, 2010 
Paperback: 816 pages 
ISBN-10: 0803625049 
ISBN-13: 978-0803625044 

The road to nursing success begins here! A complete review of core concepts. More than 2,265 classroom-tested, NCLEX -style questions. (Alternate-item format, too!) Test-taking hints and rationales for correct and incorrect answers. TWO BOOKS IN ONE! Course review now. NCLEX -prep later. Assure your mastery of medical surgical nursing knowledge while honing your critical thinking and test-taking skills. The 2nd Edition of this popular resource features 2,000 questions that reflect the latest advances in medical-surgical nursing and the new, 2010 NCLEX-RN test plan. The seemingly huge volume of information you must master has been organized into manageable sections divided by body systems and specific diseases. Each chapter is a self-contained unit. For each practice question, you ll find the answer, rationales for correct and incorrect responses, and a test-taking tip. The comprehensive exam at the end of each chapter assesses your strengths and weaknesses, identifying areas for further study. 

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Positioning Patients for Surgery

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
2nd edition - October 1, 2009
Paperback: 116 pages
ISBN-10: 0521741459
ISBN-13: 978-0521741453 

This volume is a practical, procedure-by-procedure guide to patient positioning for about 50 of the most common surgical procedures, written by a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, nurses, ODAs and anaesthetists. Positioning for each procedure is described in detail and points of interest or potential hazards discussed where appropriate. Each procedure is clearly illustrated using photographs and explanatory line diagrams. Positioning Patients for Surgery is an invaluable guide for all theatre-based healthcare professionals. 

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Ophthalmic Study Guide: for Nurses and Health Professionals

Publisher: M&K Update Ltd
November 1, 2009
Paperback: 220 pages
ISBN-10: 1905539401
ISBN-13: 978-1905539406 

Over recent years, an increasing variety of professionals have been involved with the care of ophthalmic patients. The aim underlying the changes of the last 20 years has been to provide an efficient, high quality and cost effective service to patients, which utilises the skills of the multidisciplinary ophthalmic team. This study guide cannot be considered to be a substitute for more formal, assessed education and training for role expansion, but can be considered in terms of being a ‘skills escalator’ in that those who make good use of it’s contents and use the little ‘To do’ sections to reflect on and research their practices should be able to develop their basic knowledge and skills in practice more quickly, and develop the habit of self assessment and self directed learning. The simple questions at the end of each chapter can be used for self-testing, or as a basis for questions that mentors could ask their students. 

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Delmar's Case Study Series Medical-Surgical Nursing

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
2nd edition - February 16, 2011
Paperback: 296 pages
ISBN-10: 1111138591
ISBN-13: 978-1111138592 

Bridge the gap between knowledge and clinical application with DELMAR'S CASE STUDIES SERIES: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 2ND EDITION. This collection of twenty-two unique and provocative real-life scenarios emphasizes holistic nursing care as it helps sharpen critical thinking skills and strengthens clinical competence. Every case contains an introductory "blueprint" of variables that must be considered while evaluating a particular scenario--pertinent information concerning the client, nursing protocol, and setting of care. Each blueprint and case is different, just as each clinical situation is unique. As you simulate the actual decision-making process, you'll gain valuable experience making informed clinical judgments. The accompanying answers and rationales for each case provide insight into excellent nursing practice and can be used for remediation and discussion. 

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Lippincott's Review for Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Fifth edition - November 1, 2011
Paperback: 448 pages
ISBN-10: 1451116578
ISBN-13: 978-1451116571 

Revised edition of: Springhouse review for medical-surgical nursing certification. 

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Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Third edition - July 6, 2011
Paperback: 960 pages
ISBN-10: 1609136489
ISBN-13: 978-1609136482 

Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Third Edition provides nurses and nursing students with the information they need to confidently provide optimal patient care. Written in the award-winning Incredibly Easy! style, which makes complex medical-surgical nursing concepts easy to understand, it is perfect for those entering or needing a refresher in medical-surgical nursing.

The updated text covers nearly 300 disorders, treatments and nursing interventions across 13 body system-oriented chapters, with additional overview chapters on the nursing process and perioperative care, end-of-life care, and obesity. Each chapter includes a summary of key points and features headings and illustrations to enhance learning. Consistently formatted chapters and disorder entries make information easy to find. Key terms, bullets, checklists, and graphics focus attention on important information. In addition, online components, including case studies and NCLEX®-style questions, provide readers with additional learning tools. 

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Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing)

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Tenth edition - September 30, 2009
Paperback: 1264 pages
ISBN-10: 1605470635
ISBN-13: 978-1605470634 

The Tenth Edition of this best-selling text for LPN/LVN students provides comprehensive coverage of introductory medical-surgical nursing in a highly visual and easy to understand manner. This content equips readers with the practical knowledge and skills to manage nursing care of clients in today's changing healthcare environments and eases the transition from classroom to clinical practice. The text has been updated to reflect the latest equipment and trends in health care, and includes hundreds of new full-color illustrations and photographs. 

Over 30 care plans are included, addressing common conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes mellitus, modified radical mastectomy, and chronic renal failure. "Stop, Think, and Respond" exercises in every chapter encourage rapid recall and practical assimilation of content. 

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Study Guide for Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Twelfth edition - November 24, 2009
Paperback: 496 pages
ISBN-10: 0781785944
ISBN-13: 978-0781785945 

The perfect companion to Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, this exemplary study tool helps you better understand the concepts, techniques, and disease processes detailed in the textbook. 

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Sleep Disorders and Sleep Promotion in Nursing Practice

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
1st edition - April 22, 2011
Paperback: 440 pages
ISBN-10: 0826106579
ISBN-13: 978-0826106575 

This comprehensive volume presents the latest scientific evidence on health promotion, prevention, and treatment for sleep and sleep disorders. This graduate textbook and reference guide provides strategies for promoting normal sleep, caring for disordered sleep, and supporting sleep in health care settings.

Written by leading nursing experts, this book is an invaluable source for graduate educators and students, as well as practitioners and researchers caring for patients suffering from sleep disorders. 

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ABC of Clinical Haematology (ABC Series)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
3rd Edition - 8 May 2007
Paperback: 112 pages
ISBN-10: 1405153539
ISBN-13: 978-1405153539 

This ABC has established itself as a popular introduction to Clinical Haematology, relevant both for postgraduate students and primary care practitioners. Now in its third edition, the ABC of Clinical Haematology has been thoroughly revised, featuring the latest treatments for leukemia, antithrombotics and drugs for lymphoma and covering the latest advances in hematology and bone marrow transplantation. With each chapter written by specialists in their respective fields, this is an ideal basic text for general practice and hospital staff with patients who have blood related problems, in particular GPs, hematology nurses, junior doctors, hematologists, and trainees in hematology. 

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ABC of Asthma (ABC Series)

Publisher: BMJ Books
6th edition - May 18, 2010
Paperback: 104 pages
ISBN-10: 1405185961
ISBN-13: 978-1405185967 

Asthma is a common condition with increasing prevalence. This new edition of the highly regarded ABC of Asthma has been thoroughly revised with reference to the latest British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma in children and adults. It covers the advances in practice and methods, with a new emphasis on delivery systems, self-dose assessment and delivery of care with different pharmacological approaches. 

The ABC of Asthma is a concise, up-to-date overview of all aspects of asthma and includes two new chapters focusing on GP practice issues including clinical management and organisation of asthma care. It is ideal for GPs, junior doctors and medical students, nurses, and anyone dealing with the treatment of asthma in children and adults. 

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ABC of Tubes, Drains, Lines and Frames (ABC Series)

Publisher: BMJ Books
1st edition - November 11, 2008
Paperback: 88 pages
ISBN-10: 1405160144
ISBN-13: 978-1405160148 

Surgical patients are increasingly undergoing operative procedures that require complex post-operative care followed by prolonged rehabilitation in the community, and few leave surgery without a wound, tube, line or drain. The care of these surgical adjuncts is undertaken either in hospital by ward staff or away from the hospital in the community, where GPs and practice nurses are expected to take over the day-to-day management of this care. 

The ABC of Tubes, Drains, Lines and Frames is a practical guide that provides a clear account of the key issues involved in the assessment and management of surgical wounds, tubes, drains, lines and stomas – from the operating theatre to the Critical Care unit and from the ward into the community. It highlights common pitfalls and includes ‘trouble shooting’ sections that provide an understanding of the issues at all stages of post-operative care. 

This new ABC is an invaluable resource for all GPs, practice nurses, surgical nurses, junior doctors, and community paramedics. 

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Addiction for Nurses

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
1st edition - November 16, 2010
Paperback: 232 pages
ISBN-10: 1405187468
ISBN-13: 978-1405187466

Addiction for Nurses is a comprehensive textbook for students, explaining the role of the nurse at each stage of intervention. Early chapters approach the subject from sociological, historical, and cultural perspectives, covering significant topics such as the nature of addiction, its social context, and addiction theory. The book then presents vital information about each of the main areas of addiction (nicotine, alcohol, opiates, cannabis, psychostimulants, and hallucinogens), with clinical and practical guidance on recognition, assessment, and treatment intervention strategies. 

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Advanced Concepts in Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Care

Publisher: Demos Medical
2nd edition - November 16, 2007
Paperback: 286 pages
ISBN-10: 193386415X
ISBN-13: 978-1933864150 

The nurse plays a vital role as an educator, care provider, and advocate for patients and families affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). The companion book to an earlier work, Comprehensive Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis, Advanced Concepts in Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Care, 2nd Edition examines complex issues in MS management and reflects a new philosophy of MS care: one of empowerment. The focus is on the numerous settings in which MS nurses practice, as well as their many roles and responsibilities in managing this highly variable disease. It will provide the reader with an updated view of MS along with a greater understanding of its lifelong impact. 

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ABC of Diabetes

Publisher: BMJ Books 6th edition - February 9, 2010 Paperback: 112 pages ISBN-10: 1405177845 ISBN-13: 978-1405177849 

The ABC of Diabetes provides a complete overview of diabetes including the aetiology, diagnosis and management of Types 1 and 2 diabetes, detection and prevention, and the organization of care and support. 

Drawing on the expertise of the University of Warwick as a centre of excellence for the teaching of diabetes care, the best selling ABC of Diabetes is ideal for GPs, primary care practitioners, practice nurses, diabetes specialist nurses, health visitors and junior doctors. 

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Care of Arthritis in the Older Adult (Springer Series on Geriatric Nursing)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
1st edition - September 26, 2002
Hardcover: 236 pages
ISBN-10: 0826123627
ISBN-13: 978-0826123626 

This concise guide provides nurses with the tools to help older adults with arthritis achieve the highest possible quality of life. Practical tips on nursing management, self care, and the importance of exercise are a focus throughout. Part one presents specific arthritic conditions in a uniform format -- epidemiology, clinical features and management, diagnosis, pharmacotherapy, and nursing management and interventions. Part two presents general strategies for managing arthritis, including comprehensive chapters on a pain management, exercise, and patient teaching. Any nurse working with the elderly will find this a fundamental resource. 

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Care of Gastrointestinal Problems in the Older Adult (Springer Series on Geriatric Nursing)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
1st edition - April 15, 2004
Hardcover: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 0826118658
ISBN-13: 978-0826118653 

This book provides nurses with practical information on the most frequently encountered gastrointestinal disorders and problems found in the elderly - from constipation, hemorrhoids, and diverticulosis to cancers of the GI tract. It was developed to provide greater depth of information than can be found in general nursing textbooks, and to tailor this information to the special needs of the elderly. Each chapter includes a definition of the condition, followed by its cause, normal and abnormal physiology, nursing care with attention to nursing diagnoses, interventions, medications, and alternative therapies (where appropriate). Health promotion, nutrition, and quality of life issues are included as an essential part of any plan of care for older adults. 

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Foundations of Adult Health Nursing

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
3rd edition - February 22, 2010
Paperback: 864 pages
ISBN-10: 1428317759
ISBN-13: 978-1428317758 

FOUNDATIONS OF ADULT HEALTH NURSING 3rd EDITION is a comprehensive user-friendly resource for a medical-surgical nursing course of study. Thoroughly updated throughout, this text follows the Nursing Process format. Clinical chapters include Nursing Management sections for each disorder, emphasizing the nurse's role in providing competent client care. In addition, Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) have been identified in each Nursing Care Plan. All nursing diagnoses have been updated against the latest NANDA definitions and classifications. An important new chapter on Rehabilitation, Home Health, Long-Term Care and Hospice has been added that defines the nurses role, explains legal issues, and discusses appropriate client assessments and interventions in each healthcare setting. Each chapter contains a Case Study with critical thinking questions designed to assist the reader through the nursing process and to develop a customized plan of care for the client in the scenario. Abundant special features, NCLEX style questions. 

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An Evidence Base for Ophthalmic Nursing Practice

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
1st edition - 15 April 2008
Paperback: 350 pages
ISBN-10: 9780470057988
ISBN-13: 978-0470057988 

The first reference of its kind, An Evidence Base for Ophthalmic Nursing Practice alleviates the need for every ophthalmic practice area to develop diverse, often contradictory, guidelines. This book informs guidelines and protocols and provides up to date, evidence based information, covering: condition management (lice infestation, conjunctivitis, recurrent corneal erosion, removing foreign bodies, chalazion, pain management, acute glaucoma); techniques (padding, taking eye swabs, irrigation, administering eye drops, keratometry); and other topics, including papillary dilation, standards for driving, screening, topical anaesthesia and the eye, and prescribing. 

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Long Term Conditions Nursing Care and Management

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
24 Jun 2011
Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 1405183381
ISBN-13: 978-1405183383 

Long Term Conditions is a comprehensive, practical guide for nurses and health care professionals on the care and management of people with chronic illness. It explores case management, individual care and management, looks at the role of the ‘expert patient’, quality of life issues, counseling skills, self–management, and optimum self–care. Long Term Conditions discusses the three main long term conditions currently resulting in most hospital admissions; diabetes, respiratory, and coronary heart disease (CHD), with a focus on empowering the patient to self manage. 

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