Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing

Provides students with a study tool that reinforces learning through fun-to-do exercises. Each chapter follows along with the text and features a host of critical thinking exercises, basic matching and true/false tests, word scrambles, crossword puzzles, vocabulary review exercises, and NCLEX-PN-style questions.

Text Easy-to-read Nursing Care Plans feature the rationale for each action. Critical-thinking case studies and critical-thinking questions promote the transition from theory to practice. Geriatric content throughout familiarizes students with this important patient demographic. Learning tips promote understanding and retention of the material. End-of-chapter review questions with answers prepare students for chapter tests and for the NCLEX-PN. (Rationales are provided in the Student Resources on Davis Edge.) Davis Edge Nearly 2,000 NCLEX-style questions that align to Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing with page references Pre-set assignments that correlate directly to textbook content and the Davis's Nursing Skills Videos for LPN/LVN Comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect answers to promote in-depth understanding Test-taking tips to prepare students for exams and build their confidence All different question types, including those that students struggle with like alternate format, select all that apply (SATA), prioritization and ordered response Responsive design for access from laptop, tablet, and mobile devices

The perfect companion to Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition, this handy workbook helps students review and apply essential content from the textbook. With this resource, students will prepare for the challenges of today's exams and tomorrow's practice-from the hospital or clinic to the home or long-term care facility!

Think like a nurse! Prepare for classroom, clinical, and professional success. The Student Workbook is filled with activities and exercises to build the knowledge and skills you need to think critically and prepare for the real world of nursing care. Each chapter corresponds to the Text. Practice with critical-thinking exercises • basic matching and true/false tests • word scrambles • crossword puzzles • vocabulary review exercises • and NCLEX-PN®-style questions.

Here’s everything you need to know to care for adult medical-surgical patients and pass the NCLEX-PN®. Easy-to-understand guidance helps you confidently grasp the principles, concepts, and skills essential for practice.

For the LPN student, this text challenge the LPN students to think critically while learning real-world nursing care.

Get the solid foundation you need to pass the NCLEX-PN? exam and succeed in practice! deWit's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 4th Edition builds on the fundamentals of nursing with complete coverage of adult medical-surgical conditions, including roles, settings, health care trends, and all body systems and their disorders. It provides special attention to care of older adults, those with chronic illnesses, and residents in long-term care settings. Written by nursing educator Holly Stromberg, deWit's Medical-Surgical Nursing makes exam prep easier with NCLEX-PN? review questions, and reflects national LPN/LVN standards with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and patient safety.

Text Connects key concepts to practice and patient care for the diseases and disorders that will be encountered most frequently in practice. Promotes critical thinking and clinical judgment by emphasizing the 'whys' and 'hows' of clinical presentation and treatment plans. Focuses on the patient-centered role of the nurse, with clear and well-defined nursing coverage. Presents Nursing Management clearly and consistently using the nursing process to identify and reinforce the nurse's responsibilities as a member of an inter-professional care team. Organizes Nursing Interventions into 'Assessments, ' 'Action, ' and 'Teaching' categories with rationales relating back to the underlying physiology and pathophysiology. Incorporates the critical care content important for new nurses. Davis Advantage--Personalized Learning and Quizzing Personalized Learning Creates personalized learning plans tailored to students' individual needs to help them build a strong foundation and make the connections to Med-Surg topics. Reinforces learning and engages students through videos and interactive activities to drive mastery. Tracks students' progress every step of the way; students know exactly how they're doing and where they need to focus their studies. Davis Edge Quizzing Challenges students to think at higher cognitive levels with over 2,000 NCLEX(R)-style questions that align with the Medical-Surgical Nursing text with page references. Includes self-grading that provides immediate feedback as each quiz is completed. Promotes in-depth understanding and comprehension with comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect responses. Builds students' confidence for the difficult alternate-format questions, including 'select all that apply' and 'ordered response'. Prepares students for course exams, ATI, HESI, and NCLEX(R) exams with test-taking strategies and tips. Makes studying and reviewing on the go even easier with access to the ebook version of the text.