Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

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Feeling anxious or unsure about medical-surgical nursing care? Get grounded in the latest best practices, with the freshly updated Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!®, 5th Edition. 
 
This colorful fully illustrated guide offers clear, concise descriptions of crucial medical-surgical nursing concepts and procedures, with learning aids that help you grasp skills and concepts easily, in an enjoyable Incredibly Easy style. From assessment and diagnostics to current evidence-based treatments and interventions, this is the perfect backup to class materials, helpful support for new nurses, and a handy refresher for experienced nurses. 
 
Be expertly guided into a solid foundation in medical-surgical care, with: 

• NEW and updated statistics and guidelines on current medical-surgical nursing practice in a concise, quick-scan outline format
• The “need-to-know” basics, including the most common disorders medical-surgical nurses encounter 
• Chapters address disorders by body system – neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal and urologic, reproductive, musculoskeletal, and more
• Chapters offer vital foundational knowledge, with expert direction on: 
  • Essential elements of medical-surgical nursing practice and the nursing process
  • Fluids and electrolytes, perioperative care, and pain management 
  • Diagnostic testing – CT, MRI, and PET scan imaging, x-rays, biopsies, EMGs, and more
  • Additional chapters on cancer care, obesity, gerontologic care, and end-of-life care
• Current data and best practices on assessing and treating common disorders – Reviews of anatomy and physiology, step-by-step guidance on assessments and history–taking, and diagnostic testing, including patient preparation, monitoring, teaching points, and developing a plan of care 
• Hundreds of colorful diagrams, drawings, and charts that illustrate core terms and concepts, with easy-to-retain definitions
• “Practice Makes Perfect” end-of-book practice exam with NCLEX®-style questions in current exam format 
• Chapter features include:
  • Memory jogger – Acronyms and other memory tricks that help you remember key concepts and treatments
  • A closer look – Illustrations that explain anatomy, physiology, and complex pathways
  • Education edge – Practical guidance for effective patient teaching
  • What do I do? – Steps to take in emergency situations
  • Stop, look, and listen – Elements of assessment for a particular body system
  • Weighing the evidence – Evidence-based practice pointers that support nursing actions
  • Quick quiz – End-of-chapter multiple-choice questions to help you retain chapter content, followed by answers and rationales
  • Nurse Joy and Jake illustrated characters offer tips and insights throughout

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• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 21 working days

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