Handbook for Focus on Adult Health: Medical-Surgical Nursing

Handbook for Focus on Adult Health: Medical-Surgical Nursing
ISBN-10
1582558876
ISBN-13
9781582558875
Category
Medical
Pages
722
Language
English
Published
2012-01-11
Publisher
Lww
Authors
Linda Honan Pellico, Andrea Rothman Mann

Description

"This comprehensive yet concise clinical reference presents need-to-know information on over 170 commonly encountered diseases and disorders. The easy-to-use, colorful, consistent, and alphabetized format enables readers to gain quick access to vital information on pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations and assessments, diagnostic methods, medical and nursing management, and complications. Special features include: nursing process sections that include all of the steps of the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, nursing interventions, and evaluation. Nursing alerts that offer brief tips or highlight red-flag warnings for clinical practice. Gerontologic considerations that highlight information pertaining specifically to the care of older adults, who comprise the fastest-growing segment of our population."--Publisher.

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