Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing

<p><i>Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing: a Systems Approach</i> is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read overview of medical and surgical nursing, designed specifically to support all nursing students learning to care for the adult patient. Highly illustrated and with an easy-to-follow systems-based structure, it provides a thorough foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions.</p> <p>Key features include:</p> <ul> <li>Extensive coverage of principles of nursing assessment, medication administration, infection prevention and control, and nutritional care</li> <li>Key need-to-know-information and definitions for the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of a range of illnesses and conditions</li> <li>Detailed overviews of nursing care, including patient education, treatment, and complications</li> <li>An online resource centre with a range of extras for both lecturers and students, including case studies, reflective activities, interactive multiple choice questions, and further reading lists</li> </ul> <p><i>Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing: a Systems Approach</i> is the ideal textbook to help students succeed on their adult nursing course.</p> <p>The companion website website <b><a href=”http://www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/medicalnursing”>www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/medicalnursing</a></b> contains:</p> <ul> <li>Interactive multiple-choice questions</li> <li>Reflective questions for downloading</li> <li>Case studies</li> <li>Links to online resources</li> </ul> <p>When you purchase the book you also receive access to the <b>Wiley E-Text: Powered by VitalSource</b>. This is an interactive digital version of the book, featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-taking facilities, bookmarking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and abbreviations.</p> <p><i>Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing</i> is also available on CourseSmart, offering extra functionality as well as an immediate way to access the book. For more details, see <a href=”http://www.coursesmart.co.uk/9780470658239″><b>www.coursesmart.co.uk/9780470658239</b></a>.</p>