Nursing Catalogue 2016

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Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, Eleventh Edition Barbara K. Timby, RN, BC, BSN, MA 978-1-4511-7732-9 • October 2013 • Softbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 1296 pp. • 560 Illus. • 230Tables

This best-selling text for LPN/LVN students provides comprehensive coverage of introductory medical-surgical nursing concepts. The new concept maps and hundreds of illustrations and photographs provide visual support to the easy-to-read content. Using this text and its related resources, students will acquire the practical knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in providing safe and effective nursing care to today’s clients. New to this edition, the NCLEX ® -style review questions, now integrated within the chapter, help students recognize the connection between the content and the NCLEX-PN ® exam. The new Evidence-Based Practice Boxes illustrate how research can impact nursing care. These new features along with the proven features of the previous edition provide the means to student success and fully prepare them for their future as nurses. Features • NEW! Concept Map Feature focuses students so that they can think critically about the client’s situation. These maps, along with the nursing process sections and nursing care plans, begin with a short introductory case scenario allowing students to think about the patient’s related needs in a concrete manner. • NEW! NCLEX-PN ® questions , integrated within the chapter, help students understand how the NCLEX-PN ® exam relates to the chapter content. • NEW! Additional figures of diseases, procedures, signs, symptoms, and abnormal vs. abnormal comparisons aid visual learners and allow the picture to tell the story. • NEW! Evidence-Based Practice Boxes include a Clinical Question, Evidence, and Nursing Implications helping students to see the connection between research and practice. • Gerontologic Considerations challenge students to think about how pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, or nursing care differ for the older population. • Pharmacologic Considerations highlight special considerations nurses need to remember when administering or caring for clients receiving specific drugs.

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Table of Contents Unit 1: Nursing Roles and Responsibilities Unit 2: Client Care Concerns Unit 3: Foundations of Medical- Surgical Nursing UNIT 4: Caring for Clients with Multisystem Disorders  UNIT 5: Caring for Clients with Respiratory Disorders Introduction to the Respiratory System UNIT 6: Caring for Clients with Cardiovascular Disorders UNIT 7: Caring for Clients with Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Disorders UNIT 8: Caring for Clients with Immune Disorders UNIT 9: Caring for Clients with Neurologic Disorders UNIT 10: Caring for Clients with Sensory Disorders UNIT 11: Caring for Clients with Gastrointestinal Disorders UNIT 12: Caring for Clients with Endocrine Disorders UNIT 13: Caring for Clients with Breast and Reproductive Disorders UNIT 14: Caring for Clients with Urinary and Renal Disorders UNIT 15: Caring for Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders UNIT 16: Caring for Clients with Integumentary Disorders UNIT 17: Caring for Clients with Psychobiologic Disorders APPENDIX

Workbook for Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, Eleventh Edition Barbara K. Timby, RN, BC, BSN, MA 978-1-4511-8722-9 •October2013 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •384pp. •17 Illus.

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