Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care
11th Edition
Published on 7. December 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
656 pages
978-0-323-87832-6 (ISBN)
Description
This study guide provides an in-depth review of the medical-surgical nursing Concepts and Exemplars covered in Ignatavicius's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition, and helps you develop your clinical judgment skills! Corresponding to the chapters in the textbook, this thoroughly updated study guide is a practical tool to help you review, practice, and apply medical-surgical nursing concepts. Traditional review questions now include exercises and item types for the Next-Generation NCLEX (R) Exam (NGN) to reinforce your understanding of the textbook's nursing concepts and their application to exemplar disorders. Answers and rationales make it easy to improve upon any areas of weakness. With this study guide, you will prepare for success in class, on the NGN, and in medical-surgical nursing practice.
Complete review of textbook information builds your clinical judgment skills and enhances your ability to make safe and effective clinical decisions
UNIQUE! Emphasis on the textbook's Concepts and Exemplar disorders highlights key medical-surgical nursing concepts and how they are reflected in common health conditions
Hundreds of review questions allow you to practice prioritizing, develop clinical judgment, simulate interprofessional collaboration, and apply the steps of the nursing process and clinical judgment cognitive skills
Multiple-choice and multiple-select questions for the NCLEX (R) Exam are included in addition to the questions for the NGN, to better prepare you for all item types included in the NGN
Answer Keys now follow each chapter and include in-depth rationales to reinforce your understanding and boost your test-taking skills
NEW! Updated content aligns with revisions and updates in the Ignatavicius Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition textbook, reflecting the most current national and international guidelines and protocols
NEW! Exercises and questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX (R) Exam (NGN) are now included, all aligned with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model's six cognitive skills that are needed to make appropriate clinical judgments, deliver safe care, and increase readiness for the NGN
NEW! Added variety of study and review questions includes formats such as fill-in-the-blank,?matching, and more to promote understanding and application of key information
NEW! New full-color design and illustrations clarify concepts and promote in-depth learning
Complete review of textbook information builds your clinical judgment skills and enhances your ability to make safe and effective clinical decisions
UNIQUE! Emphasis on the textbook's Concepts and Exemplar disorders highlights key medical-surgical nursing concepts and how they are reflected in common health conditions
Hundreds of review questions allow you to practice prioritizing, develop clinical judgment, simulate interprofessional collaboration, and apply the steps of the nursing process and clinical judgment cognitive skills
Multiple-choice and multiple-select questions for the NCLEX (R) Exam are included in addition to the questions for the NGN, to better prepare you for all item types included in the NGN
Answer Keys now follow each chapter and include in-depth rationales to reinforce your understanding and boost your test-taking skills
NEW! Updated content aligns with revisions and updates in the Ignatavicius Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition textbook, reflecting the most current national and international guidelines and protocols
NEW! Exercises and questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX (R) Exam (NGN) are now included, all aligned with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model's six cognitive skills that are needed to make appropriate clinical judgments, deliver safe care, and increase readiness for the NGN
NEW! Added variety of study and review questions includes formats such as fill-in-the-blank,?matching, and more to promote understanding and application of key information
NEW! New full-color design and illustrations clarify concepts and promote in-depth learning
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Edition
11th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1090 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-323-87832-6 (9780323878326)
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Donna D. Ignatavicius | Linda A. Lacharity | M. Linda Workman
Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care
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10th Edition
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Persons
Donna Ignatavicius is nationally recognized as an expert in nursing education and medical-surgical/gerontological nursing and has a wealth of experiences as a nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, and administrator for over 40 years. Currently, she provides curriculum consultation and presentations for nursing faculty on topics such as concept-based curriculum, assessment of learning methods, and active learning strategies through her consulting company, DI Associates, Inc. Additionally, she is the primary author of numerous articles and books, including Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 11th ed. (2024) and her new student workbooks, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd ed. (2024) and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN (R) Examination (2021). In 2007 she was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) for her national contribution to the field of nursing education. In 2016 she obtained her Certified Nurse Educator (R) (CNE) credential; in 2020 she obtained her Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) credential.
Author
Speaker and Curriculum Consultant for Academic Nursing Programs; Founder, Boot Camp for Nurse Educators; President, DI Associates, Inc. Littleton, Colorado, USA
Subject Matter Expert and Nursing Education Consultant, Beavercreek, Ohio; Professor of Nursing, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, USA
Content
Section I: Essential Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing
1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking
3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults
5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients
6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Pain
7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions
8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End-of-Life
9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients
Section II: Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness
10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing
11. Concepts of Care for Patients with Common Environmental Emergencies
12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness
Section III: Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance
14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy
Section IV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Immunity Conditions
16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity
17. Concepts of Care for Patients with Allergy and Immunity Conditions
18. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cancer
19. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infection
Section V: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Integumentary System Conditions
20. Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails
21. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
Section VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Respiratory System Conditions
22. Assessment of the Respiratory System
23. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions
24. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions
25. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infectious Respiratory Conditions
26. Critical Care of Patients with Respiratory Emergencies
Section VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Cardiovascular System Conditions
27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
28. Concepts of Care for Patients with Dysrhythmias
29. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cardiac Conditions
30. Concepts of Care for Patients with Vascular Conditions
31. Critical Care of Patients with Shock
32. Critical Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
Section VIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Hematologic System Conditions
33. Assessment of the Hematologic System
34. Concepts of Care for Patients with Hematologic Conditions
Section IX: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Nervous System Conditions
35. Assessment of the Nervous System
36. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Brain
37. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord
38. Critical Care of Patients with Neurologic Emergencies
Section X: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Sensory System Conditions
39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Eye and Vision Conditions
40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Ear and Hearing Conditions
Section XI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Musculoskeletal System Conditions
41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
42. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions
43. Concepts of Care for Patients with Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty
44. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
Section XII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Gastrointestinal System Conditions
45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
46. Concepts of Care for Patients with Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions
47. Concepts of Care for Patients with Stomach Conditions
48. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
49. Concepts of Care for Patients with Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
50. Concepts of Care for Patients with Liver Conditions
51. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Biliary System and Pancreas
52. Concepts of Care for Patients with Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity
Section XIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Endocrine System Conditions
53. Assessment of the Endocrine System
54. Concepts of Care for Patients with Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions
55. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
56. Concepts of Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Section XIV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Renal/Urinary System Conditions
57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System
58. Concepts of Care for Patients with Urinary Conditions
59. Concepts of Care for Patients with Kidney Conditions
60. Concepts of Care for Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Section XV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Reproductive System Conditions
61. Assessment of the Reproductive System
62. Concepts of Care for Patients with Breast Conditions
63. Concepts of Care for Patients with Gynecologic Conditions
64. Concepts of Care for Patients with Male Reproductive Conditions
65. Concepts of Care for Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections
1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking
3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults
5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients
6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Pain
7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions
8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End-of-Life
9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients
Section II: Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness
10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing
11. Concepts of Care for Patients with Common Environmental Emergencies
12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness
Section III: Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance
14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy
Section IV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Immunity Conditions
16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity
17. Concepts of Care for Patients with Allergy and Immunity Conditions
18. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cancer
19. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infection
Section V: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Integumentary System Conditions
20. Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails
21. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
Section VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Respiratory System Conditions
22. Assessment of the Respiratory System
23. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions
24. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions
25. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infectious Respiratory Conditions
26. Critical Care of Patients with Respiratory Emergencies
Section VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Cardiovascular System Conditions
27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
28. Concepts of Care for Patients with Dysrhythmias
29. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cardiac Conditions
30. Concepts of Care for Patients with Vascular Conditions
31. Critical Care of Patients with Shock
32. Critical Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
Section VIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Hematologic System Conditions
33. Assessment of the Hematologic System
34. Concepts of Care for Patients with Hematologic Conditions
Section IX: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Nervous System Conditions
35. Assessment of the Nervous System
36. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Brain
37. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord
38. Critical Care of Patients with Neurologic Emergencies
Section X: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Sensory System Conditions
39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Eye and Vision Conditions
40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Ear and Hearing Conditions
Section XI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Musculoskeletal System Conditions
41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
42. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions
43. Concepts of Care for Patients with Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty
44. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
Section XII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Gastrointestinal System Conditions
45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
46. Concepts of Care for Patients with Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions
47. Concepts of Care for Patients with Stomach Conditions
48. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
49. Concepts of Care for Patients with Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
50. Concepts of Care for Patients with Liver Conditions
51. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Biliary System and Pancreas
52. Concepts of Care for Patients with Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity
Section XIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Endocrine System Conditions
53. Assessment of the Endocrine System
54. Concepts of Care for Patients with Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions
55. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
56. Concepts of Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Section XIV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Renal/Urinary System Conditions
57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System
58. Concepts of Care for Patients with Urinary Conditions
59. Concepts of Care for Patients with Kidney Conditions
60. Concepts of Care for Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Section XV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Reproductive System Conditions
61. Assessment of the Reproductive System
62. Concepts of Care for Patients with Breast Conditions
63. Concepts of Care for Patients with Gynecologic Conditions
64. Concepts of Care for Patients with Male Reproductive Conditions
65. Concepts of Care for Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections