Clinical Companion for Medical-Surgical Nursing

<p>Make this thoroughly updated, concise guide your go-to reference for medical-surgical clinicals! Corresponding to <i>Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, </i>10th Edition, from Ignatavicius, Workman, Rebar, and Heimgartner<i>,</i> the <b>Clinical Companion</b> is an easy-to-use, A-to-Z guide to more than 250 common medical-surgical conditions and their management. This portable resource features a strong focus on the Concepts and Exemplars identified in the "Iggy" textbook, along with updated content cross-referenced to the main text. Emphasizing interprofessional collaborative care, this clinical companion is sure to become your most trusted clinical reference.</p><ul> <li><b>UNIQUE! <i>Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care</i> section</b> reflects the emphasis on Concepts in the Ignatavicius textbook and provides students with a quick reference to essential nursing and health Concepts for effective clinical practice.</li> <li><b>A-Z synopses of more than 250 diseases and disorders</b> — along with related interprofessional collaborative care — serve as a quick reference for clinicals and a study resource for essential medical-surgical content.</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! QSEN</b> <b>highlights</b> focus on one or more of the six core QSEN competencies (patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics) to help students understand how to apply QSEN competencies for safe, effective care.</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! Focus on interprofessional collaboration </b>provides tips for coordinating care with other health professionals.</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! <i>Nursing Safety Priorities</i> boxes</b> (Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert) reinforce critical safety measures at the bedside and mirror those in the Ignatavicius textbook.</li> <li><b>Printed thumb tabs</b> appear along the edges of the pages for quick access to clinical information and just-in-time learning and reference on the job.</li></ul><ul><b></b> <li><b>NEW! Updated content throughout </b>matches the 10th edition of the Ignatavicius textbook for a reliably seamless reference and study experience.</li> <li><b>NEW and UNIQUE! Stronger focus on Concepts and Exemplars </b>reflects the more conceptual focus of the Ignatavicius textbook and includes cross-references to relevant disorders in the main text for more information.</li> <li><b>NEW! Data-driven Exemplars </b>reflect disorders identified by "national drivers" such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), <i>Healthy People 2020</i>, diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), and other national and international initiatives, as well as commonly encountered diseases and conditions.</li> <li><b>NEW! Streamlined content and format </b>reduces pathophysiology review (which can be readily found in the main text) and focuses on need-to-know content for bedside care, including essential assessment guidelines to promote good clinical judgment, as well as one consistent heading structure for Exemplar disorders and a consistent "collapsed" heading structure for non-Exemplar disorders.</li> <li><b>NEW! Expanded use of illustrations </b>makes it easier for students to apply key content to clinical settings.</li></ul>