Publisher's Synopsis
Perfect for:
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Undergraduate Nursing Students
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Postgraduate Specialist Nursing Pathways (Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing)
- TAFE Bachelor of Nursing Program
Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 4th Edition is the most comprehensive go-to reference for essential information about all aspects of professional nursing care of patients.
Using the nursing process as a framework for practice, the fourth edition has been extensively revised to reflect the rapid changing nature of
nursing practice and the increasing focus on key nursing care priorities, including:
- Management of chronic diseases
- Multidisciplinary care
- Culturally competent care
- Nutrition
- Community and home-based care
- Nursing research
- Patient education
- Gerontological advice
Building on the strengths of the third Australian and New Zealand edition and incorporating relevant global nursing research and practice from
the prominent US title Medical-Surgical Nursing, 9Th Edition, this market-leading reference is an essential resource for Australian and New Zealand nursing students seeking to understand the role of the professional nurse in the contemporary health environment.
Evolve Resources:
Instructor
- Test bank
- Access to the following Student Resources
- Additional Review Questions
- Answer Rationales for Review Questions
- Answer Guidelines for Case Study Clinical Reasoning Questions
- Key Points
- Quick-Quiz
- Concept Map Creator
- eTables and eFigures (available on Evolve only)
- Image Gallery
- Videos
- Additional Case Studies with Answer Guidelines (available on Evolve only)
- Animations
- Fluids and Electrolytes Tutorial
- eNursing Care Plans
Student
PowerPoint presentations
- 49 expert contributors from Australia and New Zealand
- Current research data and Australian and New Zealand statistics
- Focus on evidence-based practice
- Review questions and clinical reasoning exercises
- Evolve Resources for instructor and student, including quick quiz's, test banks, review questions, image gallery and videos.
Chapter on current national patient safety and clinical reasoning Over 80 new and revised case studies Chapter on rural and remote area nursing Fully revised chapter on chronic illness and complex care Chapter on patient safety and clinical reasoning Greater emphasis on contemporary health issues, such as obesity and emergency and disaster nursing Australia and New Zealand sociocultural focus
