Publisher's Synopsis
The books in this series are intended to be used as aids to learning and as guides to the preparation of nursing care plans.;Each book consists of a number of nursing care studies of common conditions likely to be seen by every student nurse. The care studies incorporate multiple choice, true/false and matching item questions. These questions are designed to test the nurses' knowledge and understanding and help with study and revision. After each care study the authors have given explanations as to why they have selected the answers.;Each book looks at two body systems and opens with questions on the related basic anatomy and physiology which aim to allow the reader to check existing knowledge and to highlight areas for revision and further study.;For this edition all case studies have been updated and new case studies on burns, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, AIDS and drug abuse-related complications in pregnancy have been added.
