Clinical Companion for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, 8th Edition

The Clinical Companion for Ignatavicius & Workman: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, 7th Edition is a must-have reference for any nursing student or professional. This easy-to-use A-Z guide covers 245 common medical-surgical conditions and their management, making it an essential resource for those studying or practicing medical-surgical nursing. The authors, Donna D. Ignatavicius and Chris Winkelman, have written this handbook in a reader-friendly, direct-address style, making it a convenient quick reference that you can carry with you on clinical days.

The book’s streamlined format helps you focus more effectively on nursing care priorities, while its consistent collaborative care format helps you prepare for clinical days more efficiently. Special Considerations highlights call your attention to important aspects of nursing care, such as Genetic/Genomic Considerations, Considerations for Older Adults, Women’s Health Considerations, and Cultural Considerations.

One of the standout features of this book is the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) icons. These icons help you provide safe and effective care by highlighting safety information identified in The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals. Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing sections provide a quick, one-stop review of eight concepts that are critical to medical-surgical nursing practice.

The A-Z thumb tabs along the edges of the pages facilitate quick access to clinical information for just-in-time learning and review at the bedside, while 10 quick-reference appendices provide need-to-know, quick-reference coverage of common or important clinical topics. These appendices cover everything from laboratory values to communication quick reference for Spanish-speaking patients.

The updated content in this edition matches the Ignatavicius & Workman textbook for a reliably seamless reference and study experience. Nursing Safety Priorities highlights have been refined and divided into three types of Nursing Safety Priority highlights: Drug Alert!, Critical Rescue!, and Action Alert! These highlights help you recognize critical situations in which the patient’s health or very life may be in jeopardy.

The increased use of color in this edition improves table readability and highlights headings and new Nursing Safety Priority boxes. All of these features, along with the detailed and comprehensive approach to each condition and its management, make The Clinical Companion for Ignatavicius & Workman: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, 7th Edition an essential handbook for any nursing student or professional.

If you’re looking for a reliable, comprehensive, and easy-to-use reference for medical-surgical nursing, The Clinical Companion for Ignatavicius & Workman: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, 7th Edition is the book for you. Its detailed synopses of 245 diseases and disorders, along with related collaborative care, make it an excellent resource for quick reference and essential information.

Whether you’re a nursing student who needs a reliable reference for clinical days or a practicing nurse who wants a quick review of essential nursing concepts, The Clinical Companion for Ignatavicius & Workman: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, 7th Edition is the book for you. So why wait? Order your copy today and experience the convenience and reliability of this essential nursing resource.

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• A-Z synopses of 245 diseases and disorders, along with related collaborative care, serve as both a quick reference for clinical days and a study resource for essential information
• Streamlined format helps you focus more effectively on nursing care priorities
• Consistent collaborative care format helps you prepare for clinical days more efficiently.
• Special Considerations highlights call your attention to important aspects of nursing care, such as Genetic/Genomic Considerations, Considerations for Older Adults, Women’s Health Considerations, and Cultural Considerations.
• National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) icons help you provide safe and effective care by highlighting safety information identified in The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals.
• Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing sections provide a quick, one-stop review of eight concepts that are critical to medical-surgical nursing practice.
• A-Z thumb tabs along the edges of the pages facilitate quick access to clinical information for just-in-time learning and review at the bedside.
• 10 quick-reference appendices provide need-to-know, quick-reference coverage of common or important clinical topics
• • Guide to Head-To-Toe Physical Assessment of Adults
  • Terminology Associated With Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
  • Laboratory Values
  • Interventions for Common Environmental Emergencies
  • Chemical and Biological Agents of Terrorism
  • Discharge Planning
  • Electrocardiographic Complexes, Segments, and Intervals
  • The Patient Requiring Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation
  • The Patient Requiring Chest Tubes
  • Communication Quick Reference for Spanish-Speaking Patients

• Guide to Head-To-Toe Physical Assessment of Adults
• Terminology Associated With Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
• Laboratory Values
• Interventions for Common Environmental Emergencies
• Chemical and Biological Agents of Terrorism
• Discharge Planning
• Electrocardiographic Complexes, Segments, and Intervals
• The Patient Requiring Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation
• The Patient Requiring Chest Tubes
• Communication Quick Reference for Spanish-Speaking Patients

• Updated content matches the Ignatavicius & Workman textbook for a reliably seamless reference and study experience.
• UNIQUE! Nursing Safety Priorities highlights have been refined and divided into three types of Nursing Safety Priority highlights: Drug Alert!, Critical Rescue!, and Action Alert! to help you recognize critical situations in which the patient’s health or very life may be in jeopardy.
• Increased use of color improves table readability and highlights headings and new Nursing Safety Priority boxes.

• ISBN-13: 9780323222358
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication date: 2/13/2015
• Edition description: New Edition
• Edition number: 8
• Pages: 736