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Challenge your students to think critically while learning real-world nursing care. New chapters, new features, and new content fill the pages from cover to cover—while a bonus CD-ROM in every book, the companion Student Workbook, and a wealth of resources online at DavisPlus create a true multi-media learning experience.

The 4th Edition of this groundbreaking textbook continues to teach the “why” of medical-surgical nursing more effectively than any other resource in the field. It presents complex issues in a clear and easy-to-understand manner that encourages students to think critically while applying theory to clinical practice.

Student CD-ROM (MAC/PC compatible)

• IQ Question Bank—Test your knowledge with over 500 NCLEX-style questions (with descriptors and rationales) covering a variety of topics found in the book and on the NCLEX-PN exam.
• Media Bank—Listen and learn with samples of heart, lung, and bowel sounds.
• Interactive Exercises—Review for quizzes and tests with a variety of fun exercises, including: Fill-in-the-Blank, Picture Match, Flash Cards, and Case Studies.
• NCLEX Prep Guide—Prepare for licensure using this “how-to” guide that provides test taking tips and strategies for the NCLEX-PN exam.
  Nursing care plans, process, and diagnoses cover most major disorders.
• Patient Perspectives provide personal stories written from a patient’s point-of-view that shed light on their experience with illness.
• Learning, Nursing Care, and Safety Tips display helpful advice regarding patient care with important Joint Commission safety goals.
• Critical Thinking case studies help students practice and think about what they are learning.
• Nursing assessment, lab tests, and medications are presented in clear tables that are easy to read and understand.
• Boxed presentations of Cultural, Gerontological, Home Health, Ethical, and Nutrition considerations tie classroom instruction to real world nursing.
• Review of anatomy and physiology at the beginning of each unit.
• Word-building techniques, phonetics, and an updated glossary provide a strong foundation in medical terminology.
• A full-color design brings concepts to life.

1. Understanding Health Care Issues

1. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process
2. Evidence Based Practice
3. Issues in Nursing Practice
4. Cultural Influences on Nursing Care
5. Complementary and Alternative Modalities

2. Understanding Health and Illness

6. Nursing Care of Patients with Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
7. Nursing Care of Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy
8. Nursing Care of Patients with Infections
9. Nursing Care of Patients in Shock
10. Nursing Care of Patients in Pain
11. Nursing Care of Patients with Cancer
12. Nursing Care of Patients Having Surgery
13. Nursing Care of Patients with Emergent Conditions and Disaster/Bioterrorism Response

3. Understanding Lifespan Influences on Health and Illness

14. Development Considerations in the Nursing Care of Adults
15. Nursing Care of  Older Adult Patients
16. Nursing Care of Patients at Home
17. Nursing Care of Patients at the End of Life

4. Understanding the Immune System

18. Immune System Function, Assessment and Therapeutic Measures
19. Nursing Care of Patients with Immune Disorders
20. Nursing Care of Patients with HIV Disease and AIDS

5. Understanding the Cardiovascular System

21. Cardiovascular System Function, Assessment and Therapeutic Measures
22. Nursing Care of Patients with Hypertension
23. Nursing Care of Patients with Valvular, Inflammatory, and Infectious Cardiac or Venous Disorders
24. Nursing Care of Patients with Occlusive Cardiovascular Disorders
25. Nursing Care of Patients with Cardiac Dysrhythmias
26. Nursing Care of Patients with Heart Failure

6. Understanding the Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems

27. Hematologic and Lymphatic System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
28. Nursing Care of Patients with Hematologic and Lymphatic Disorders

7. Understanding the Respiratory System

29. Respiratory System Function and Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
30. Nursing Care of Patients with Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
31. Nursing Care of Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders

8. Understanding the Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic System

32. Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Systems Function, Assessment and Therapeutic Measures
33. Nursing Care of Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders
34. Nursing Care of Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders
35. Nursing Care of Patients with Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreatic Disorders

9. Understanding the Urinary System

36. Urinary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
37. Nursing Care of Patients with Disorders of the Urinary Tract

10. Understanding the Endocrine System

38. Endocrine System Function and Assessment
39. Nursing Care of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
40. Nursing Care of Patients with Disorders of the Endocrine Pancreas

11. Understanding the Genitourinary and Reproductive System

41. Genitourinary and Reproductive System Function and Assessment
42. Nursing Care of Female Patients with Reproductive System Disorders
43. Nursing Care of Male Patients with Genitourinary Disorders
44. Nursing Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases

12. Understanding the Musculoskeletal System

45. Musculoskeletal System Function and Assessment
46. Nursing Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders

13. Understanding the Neurological System

47. Neurological System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
48. Nursing Care of Patients with Central Nervous System Disorders
49. Nursing Care of Patients with Cerebrovascular Disorders
50. Nursing Care of Patients with Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

14. Understanding the Sensory System

51. Sensory System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures: Vision And Hearing
52. Nursing Care of Patients with Sensory Disorders - Vision and Hearing

15. Understanding the Integumentary System

53. Integumentary System Function, Assessment and Therapeutic Measures
54. Nursing Care of Patients with Skin Disorders
55. Nursing Care of Patients with Burns

16. Understanding Mental Health Care

57. Mental Health Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures
58. Nursing Care of Patients with Mental Health Disorders

• More content on evidence-based practice…
• A new chapter on evidenced-based practice written by Betty Ackley.
• EBP boxes show how to apply research to practice.
• New icons to alert readers to additional online content on DavisPlus.
• A new table of English-Spanish translations s in the appendix.
• Bonus online resources, MAC/PC compatible Student CD, and fully revised Study Guide.