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FocusonAdultHealth:Medical-SurgicalNursing
LindaHonanPellico, RN, PhD, CNS-BC
978-1-58255-877-6 • February2012 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1608pp. •351 Illus.•237Tables
Introducingafresh,newapproachtoMedical-SurgicalNursing.Thistext
focuses on teaching students adult health content with a true clinical
focus. By giving depth and breadth to essential content,
Focus on
AdultHealth:Medical-SurgicalNursing
includes all of the necessary
information beginning nurses need to know for safe and effective
practice inamedical-surgical setting.
Features
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Evidence-BasedPracticeBoxes
demonstratenursing implications
of important research.
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FocusonPathophysiology
describes important pathophysiologic
processes.
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FocusedAssessmentGuides
summarize important criteria related
toaparticulardisorder.
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Guidelines forNursingCare
provide steps and rationales for
important procedures.
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UnitCaseStudies
. Helpengage critical thinking skills.
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NCLEX
®
-styleQuestions
.Test comprehensionandapplicationof
content.
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PrepU forPellico
.Allowing students topracticeand increase their
mastery level.
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CriticalThinkingExercises
help students apply knowledge to
patient care.
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GerontologicConsiderations
highlight information related to care
of older adults.
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HealthPromotion
include important points for nurses todiscuss
withpatients.
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NursingAlerts
offer brief tipsor red-flagwarnings for clinical
practice.
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PatientEducation
summarizepatient teaching, home care, and
dischargeplanning.
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RiskFactors
drawattention to factors that can impair health.
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LaboratoryandDiagnosticTests
tables includenormal and critical
values aswell as nursing implications.
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NutritionAlerts
highlight nutritional concerns for particular
disorders.
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DrugAlerts
include keynursing considerations anddrug safety
information.
Table of Contents
Unit1:
BasicsofAdultHealthNursing
Unit2:
Concepts andChallenges in
PatientManagement
Unit3:
ProblemsRelated toGas
ExchangeandRespiratoryFunction
Unit4:
ProblemsRelated to
Cardiovascular andCirculatory
Function
Unit5:
ProblemsRelated to
Hematologic Function
Unit6:
ProblemsRelated toDigestive,
Gastrointestinal, andMetabolic
Function
Unit7:
ProblemsRelated toUrinary
Tract Function
Unit8:
ProblemsRelated toEndocrine
Function
Unit9:
ProblemsRelated to
ReproductiveFunction
Unit10:
ProblemsRelated to
Immunologic Function
Unit11:
ProblemsRelated to
Musculoskeletal Function
Unit12:
ProblemsRelated to
Neurologic Function
StudyGuide for FocusonAdultHealth:
Medical-SurgicalNursing
LindaHonanPellico
978-1-58255-886-8 •February2012 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •544pp. •124 Illus.