Clinical Companion to Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 9th Edition

by Sharon L. Lewis, Shannon Ruff Dirksen, Margaret M. Heitkemper, Linda Bucher

• Disorders section covers commonly encountered medical-surgical conditions in a consistent, clinically relevant presentation that includes:

• Definition/Description
• Pathophysiology
• Clinical Manifestations
• Complications
• Diagnostic Studies
• Collaborative Care (including Drug Therapy, where relevant)
• Nursing Management

• Goals
• Nursing Diagnoses (using the most current NANDA terminology)
• Nursing Interventions
• Patient and Caregiver Teaching

• Treatments and Procedures section provides need-to-know information on common medical-surgical treatments and procedures.
• Reference Appendix features key reference information commonly used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, and Spanish translations of key phrases.
• Patient teaching content is highlighted with a special icon, identifying information that patients and caregivers need to know about the care of various conditions.
• Cross-references to Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition make it easy to locate more in-depth information.

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