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008 40412s2014 xxua 001 0 ethad |
020 ^ a9781451177329 (paperback) |
040 ^ abnc |
060 4^ aWY150^bT583I 2014 |
100 ^ aTimby, Barbara Kuhn |
245 0^ aIntroductory medical-surgical nursing /^cBarbara K. Timby,Nancy E. Smith. |
250 ^ a11th ed. |
260 ^ aPhiladelphia :^bWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams& Wilkins,^c2014. |
300 ^ axxi, 1,303 p. :^bill. |
504 ^ aIncludes bibliographical references and index. |
520 ^ a^"In today^'s changing healthcare environment, nursescontinue to face many challenges and opportunities.Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing provides theinformation to help nurses meet these challenges andembrace expanding opportunities. The textbook addressesthe common adult disorders that are treated medically andsurgically and also covers basic concepts student nursesneed to know to care for clients with these disorders.Written at a level appropriate for the practical/vocational nursing student, this textbook providescomprehensive information about medical-surgical nursingthat is easy to understand. For the 11th edition, theentire textbook was reviewed, revised, and updated toreflect current medical and nursing practice. This latestedition has added another methodology for planning nursingcare. Concept care maps are introduced in Chapter 3. Inthe system-based units, there are new concept care mapsthat present a different type of care plan for a client.The Nursing Process sections, Nursing Care Plans, andConcept Care Maps are preceded by a Client Scenario inorder to assist students to relate the plan of care to aspecific client. It is also a way for students to discernthe different modes of developing a plan of care. Otherhighlights of this edition include the addition ofevidence-based practice boxes and new illustrations andphotos^"--Provided by publisher. |
650 2^ aNursing Care. |
650 2^ aPerioperative Nursing. |
650 0^ aNursing. |
650 0^ aSurgical nursing. |
694 ^ aHealth Sciences Branch |
700 ^ aSmith, Nancy E.^q(Nancy Ellen),^d1949- |
999 ^alunda |