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Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing Twelfth Edition By Barbara Kuhn Timby, RN, BSN, MA , Professor Emeritus, Medical- Surgical Nursing, Glen Oaks Community College, Centreville, MI and Nancy E. Smith, MS, RN , Professor Emeritus and Former Chair, Department of Nursing, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, ME DESCRIPTION 7KLV XSGDWHG WK (GLWLRQ RI Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing and its online resources equips LPN/LVN students with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to provide safe and effective nursing care to adult med- LFDO VXUJLFDO FOLHQWV LQ WRGD\·V FKDQJLQJ KHDOWKFDUH HQYLURQPHQW 7KLV HGL - WLRQ UHÁHFWV FXUUHQW PHGLFDO DQG QXUVLQJ SUDFWLFH WKURXJK DFFHVVLEOH FRQWHQW enhanced by photos and illustrations that bring the information to life and UHLQIRUFH OHDUQLQJ 2QOLQH YLGHRV DQLPDWLRQV DXGLR 1&/(; 31 ® review questions, and much more combine with text content to prepare students for UHDO ZRUOG QXUVLQJ DQG 1&/(; 31 VXFFHVV

FEATURES ▶ NEW! Concept Mastery Alerts highlight and clarify commonly misunderstood concepts.

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Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in October, 2013. (ISBN: 978-1-4511-7732-9)

Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-5133-3 / (US$92.99(t) / £72.00(t) / €85.00(t)) Worldwide Approx. 1,328 pp. / October 2017

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