Main description:

PEARSON REVIEWS & RATIONALES: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING WITH "NURSING REVIEWS & RATIONALES", 3/e provides a clear, concentrated, and up-to-date review of today's "need to know" knowledge for understanding medical-surgical nursing. Developed by Mary Ann Hogan, RN and reviewed by a large team of nurse educators, this program can be used by current nursing students as a course study aid, for NCLEX-RN(r) exam preparation, or by practicing nurses seeking comprehensive yet concise review of this discipline. Fully reflective of the current (2010) NCLEX-RN(r) Test Plan, it begins by introducing the basics of the medical-surgical nursing process, physical assessment, and common tests. Next, it provides complete chapters on each of these sets of disorders: respiratory, cardiac, peripheral vascular, neurological, renal/urinary, hepatobiliary/pancreatic, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, integumentary, immunologic, cellular, endocrine/metabolic, hematologic, reproductive, and eye/ear. The text concludes with a full chapter on common problems encountered in emergency and critical care nursing, with solutions.
It comes with a complete support package, including access to additional questions and the complete eText online, and a tear-out NursingNotes card for clinical reference and quick review.

Contents:

1. Nursing Process, Physical Assessment, and Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests 2. Respiratory Disorders 3. Cardiac Disorders 4. Peripheral Vascular Disorders 5. Neurological Disorders 6. Renal and Urinary Disorders 7. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders 8. Gastrointestinal Disorders 9. Musculoskeletal Disorders 10. Integumentary Disorders 11. Immunologic Disorders 12. Cellular Disorders (Oncology) 13. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 14. Hematologic Disorders 15. Reproductive Disorders 16. Eye and Ear Disorders 17. Common Problems Encountered in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing Appendix Index