2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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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.

LicensedPractical /VocationalNursing (LPN/LVN)

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

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.

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