Prepare for success in the classroom! Corresponding to the chapters in the 10th edition of Lewis' market-leading text Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, this study guide offers a complete review of content and a wide range of activities to help you understand key nursing concepts. Alternate item format questions reflect the most current NCLEX test plan. And to make studying easier, answers for all exercises are included in the back of the book. A wide variety of clinically relevant exercises and activities, including NCLEX examination-style multiple-choice questions, prioritization and delegation questions, and case studies, help you learn the material. Answers to all questions in the back of the book provide you with immediate feedback as you study. Additional alternate item format questions prepare you for the most current NCLEX exam. NEW! Attractive four-color design ties the study guide to the textbook.
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Provides the need-to-know information for nurses, in an easy retrieval format for clinical settings, and includes approximately 200 medical surgical conditions and procedures.
The sixth edition includes a new emphasis on clinical decision-making for patient-centered collaborative care and more streamlined and balanced coverage of the core body of knowledge needed for safe clinical practice.
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Each chapter follows along with the text and features a host of critical thinking exercises, basic matching and true/false tests, word scrambles, crossword puzzles, vocabulary review exercises, and NCLEX-PN-style questions.
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... tightness, squeezing, burning, smothering, indigestion, choking, or mild soreness; the patient may exhibit Levine's sign (clenched fist over sternum) Atypical chest pain, such as arm or shoulder pain; jaw, neck, or throat pain; ...