This edition's enhanced ancillaries include online case studies, over 6,000 NCLEX®-style review questions, and numerous three-dimensional animations of key concepts in anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology.
This easy-to-read outline review follows the unique two-column Straight A's format that lets students choose how they study for NCLEX® and course exams.
The book is most likely to be used, however, by nurses preparing for the medical-surgical nursing specialty certification examination. The book contains 350 review questions with answers and rationales.
NEW! Simplified and streamlined chapters make the book easier to use and information easier to find.
Drug or Alcohol Use Ingesting even moderate amounts of alcohol prior to surgery can weaken a patient's immune system and increase the likelihood of developing postoperative complications (Rubinsky, Bishop, Maynard, et al., 2013).
"Evolve. Student resources on Evolve, access code inside"--Cover.
This edition covers bioterrorism-related disorders and new treatments such as enhanced external counterpulsation therapy and cardiac resynchronization therapy. A new icon highlights gender differences.
Rupture of the Achilles tendon most commonly occurs in men with a mean age between 37 and 42 years (Cooper, 2015). Clinical examination is paramount in diagnosis; the ability to plantar flex is decreased and to dorsiflex is improved.
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Lippincott Manual of Medical-Surgical Nursing Adaptation of Nettina: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, 10/Suresh K. Sharma This book is south Asian adaptation of Nettina: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, 10/e.