Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive yet eminently readable undergraduate textbook addresses the very latest trends in the nursing care of adults. Revised after just three years, it incorporates NIC intervention categories as well as outcome statements that are consistent with NOC outcome indicators. It also delivers enhanced coverage of complementary and alternative therapies, community-based care, cultural diversity, substance abuse, evidence-based practice, Healthy People 2010 goals, and cost-of-care implications for nursing. Together with its cutting-edge ancillaries, the 4th Edition of "Iggy" remains at the forefront of nursing education as a fully integrated multimedia instructional package for medical-surgical nursing.