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LicensedPractical /VocationalNursing (LPN/LVN)
Workbook for IntroductoryMedical-SurgicalNursing,
EleventhEdition
BarbaraK. Timby, RN, BC, BSN,MA
978-1-4511-8722-9 •October2013 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •384pp. •17 Illus.
IntroductoryMedical-SurgicalNursing, EleventhEdition
BarbaraK.Timby, RN, BC, BSN,MA
978-1-4511-7732-9 •October2013 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1296pp. •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.
Newtothisedition, theNCLEX
®
-style reviewquestions, now integrated
within the chapter, help students recognize the connection between
the content and the NCLEX-PN
®
exam. The new
Evidence-Based
PracticeBoxes
illustrate how research can impact nursing care. These
new features along with the proven features of the previous edition
provide themeans to student success and fully prepare them for their
futureas nurses.
Features
•
NEW!ConceptMapFeature
focuses students so that they can
think criticallyabout the client’s situation.Thesemaps, alongwith
thenursingprocess sections andnursing careplans, beginwitha
short introductory case scenarioallowing students to think about
thepatient’s relatedneeds ina concretemanner.
•
NEW!NCLEX-PN
®
questions
, integratedwithin the chapter, help
students understandhow theNCLEX-PN
®
exam relates to the
chapter content.
•
NEW!
Additional figuresof diseases, procedures, signs, symptoms,
andabnormal vs. abnormal comparisons aidvisual learners and
allow thepicture to tell the story.
•
NEW! Evidence-BasedPracticeBoxes
includeaClinicalQuestion,
Evidence, andNursing Implications helping students to see the
connectionbetween researchandpractice.
•
GerontologicConsiderations
challenge students to think about
howpathophysiology, signs and symptoms, or nursing carediffer for
theolder population.
•
PharmacologicConsiderations
highlight special considerations
nurses need to rememberwhenadministeringor caring for clients
receiving specificdrugs.
Table of Contents
Unit1:
NursingRoles and
Responsibilities
Unit2:
ClientCareConcerns
Unit3:
FoundationsofMedical-
SurgicalNursing
UNIT4:
Caring forClientswith
MultisystemDisorders
UNIT5:
Caring forClientswith
RespiratoryDisorders Introduction to
theRespiratorySystem
UNIT6:
Caring forClientswith
CardiovascularDisorders
UNIT7:
Caring forClientswith
Hematopoieticand Lymphatic
Disorders
UNIT8:
Caring forClientswith
ImmuneDisorders
UNIT9:
Caring forClientswith
NeurologicDisorders
UNIT10:
Caring forClientswith
SensoryDisorders
UNIT11:
Caring forClientswith
GastrointestinalDisorders
UNIT12:
Caring forClientswith
EndocrineDisorders
UNIT13:
Caring forClientswith
Breast andReproductiveDisorders
UNIT14:
Caring forClientswith
UrinaryandRenalDisorders
UNIT15:
Caring forClientswith
MusculoskeletalDisorders
UNIT16:
Caring forClientswith
IntegumentaryDisorders
UNIT17:
Caring forClientswith
PsychobiologicDisorders
APPENDIX
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