Lippincott Visual Nursing: A Guide to Clinical Diseases, Skills, and Treatments 3rd Edition
Description
For an image-rich guide to the clinical concepts and on-the-unit skills needed to treat the major common diseases, look no further than the fully updated Lippincott Visual Nursing , 3rd Edition .
Using clear, concise definitions backed by abundant images, this vital text explains disease pathophysiology, with expert guidance on anatomy, symptoms, assessment skills, and hands-on patient care. Ideal for students, new nurses, and experienced nurses needing a review, this is a must-have guide to providing appropriate, effective patient care.
Follow these real-world visuals and top-notch directions for treating common diseases. . .
- NEW enhanced eBook included with purchase
- NEW flow charts showing clinical manifestations and leading to diagnosis, showing improvement or decline
- NEW format —tests, procedures, and treatments for each system now appearing before discussion of diseases
- NEW diagnoses added for diseases throughout the text
- Dozens of colorful illustrations, photos, waveforms, and diagrams that clearly demonstrate concepts and descriptions
- Step-by-step guidance on basic assessment skills, including: gathering subjective and objective data, questions to ask, documentation, and more
- Step-by-step assessment and treatment instructions that enhance your nursing skills and confidence
- Chapters addressing individual body systems: respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, renal and urologic, hematologic and immunologic, endocrine, integumentary, and male and female reproductive care
- Each body system chapter addresses:
- Major diseases affecting that system
- Normal anatomy—descriptions and images
- Pathophysiology of common health problems
- Lab tests and imaging studies
- Disease development
- Signs, symptoms, stages, and prevention
- Treatments—drug therapies, procedures, and surgery
- Nursing considerations—assessing patient decision-making ability, monitoring for complications, checking vital signs, post-operative care, and more
- Comparative charts that list diseases, their causes, persons at risk, symptoms, assessment findings, diagnoses, treatments, interventions
- Ideal study and review text for visual learners —colorful images that support other nursing texts, making it easy to learn and retain information
- Summarizes the major diseases and nursing considerations and interventions clearly and concisely
- Chapter features that include:
- Picturing Patho —flowcharts that show the effects of complex diseases
- Hands On —photographs that illustrate nursing procedures and treatments
- Lesson Plans —summaries of vital information for patient and family education
Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:
- The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline
- Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks
- Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design
- The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click
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