• Identifies and discusses all levels of nursing management, including Health Promotion, Acute Intervention, and Ambulatory and Home Care, to prepare the nurse to effectively intervene at various stages of illness.
• Online podcasts feature audio key points summaries for each chapter highlighting important information.
• Extensive gerontologic content discusses age-related changes for each body system and alerts the nurse to differences often encountered in older patients.
• Attractive four-color design and over 1,400 full-color illustrations enhance learning by presenting disease processes and related anatomy and physiology more clearly.
• About 55 thoroughly updated, comprehensive nursing care plans incorporate current NANDA diagnoses, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, evaluation criteria, and more.

• New chapters on Health Disparities, Stress and Stress Management, Infection and HIV, and Nursing Management: Obesity provide a more comprehensive look at the world of medical-surgical nursing.
• Electronic Resource Summary at chapter openers alert students to additional electronic resources available on companion CD and Evolve.
• Gender Differences boxes summarize how women and men are affected differently by medical conditions.
• Drug Alert boxes highlight important considerations applicable to key drugs.
• A glossary of key terms and definitions contains definitions and page references.
• NCLEX examination style review questions in each chapter include a focus on prioritization of patient care.
• All nursing care plans now incorporate NIC and NOC.
  Companion CD:
  
• More than 50 interactive case studies with realistic, 3-D animations to help you visualize disease processes from the inside out
  
• A unique Stress-Busting Kit for Nursing Students with strategies for managing your (and your patients') stress
  
• A collection of Multimedia Supplements with audio and video clips, plus additional animations
  
• 375 NCLEX® examination-style review questions

• Presents approximately 200 medical-surgical disorders in a consistent, clinically-functional format for practical use in the clinical environment.
• Patient teaching content has been increased and highlighted to stress critical information to teach patients and family about the care of various conditions.
• Attractive and functional two-color design highlights key information for quick, easy reference.
• Now includes even more illustrations and summary tables to enhance functionality and visual appeal.
• Includes the most up-to-date information, including isolation precaution guidelines, lab values, and ECGs; also contains the most recent NANDA Taxonomy II nursing diagnoses.
• Features a portable format for utility in the medical-surgical environment.
• Contains cross-references to the core text (Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6/e) to provide students with more thorough background information.

• Case studies from actual clinical experiences teach students to think critically and emphasize proactive nursing care.
• Organized into 14 chapters focusing on specific body systems to provide easy access to information
• Body systems organization compatible with any medical-surgical nursing textbook
• Each case study helps students to identify changes, anticipate possible complications, and initiate therapeutic interventions, thus preventing crises
• Cases increase in complexity within each chapter so students can build on experiences previously learned

• Updated cases in each body system focus on different problems and interventions
• Increased number of cases center on the care of conditions in older adults
• Three new chapters expose readers to a greater variety of disorders and alternative therapies

Interested readers will love this two-volume set because of its organization and clear presentation of patient care, with its consistent format and narrative text, boxes, tables, graphics, and photographs. With a focus on developing decision-making skills, the authors encourage readers to think critically, thoughtfully, and realistically through numerous case studies and examples. With pathophysiologies illustrated in 3-D and other exciting components, this edition has been completely updated to include diseases specific to bioterrorism, health promotion, and complementary therapies. The packaged set also includes a CD-ROM, for exciting interactive displays of key information in the books. Organized around diagnoses with interventions and rationales, topics include: medical-surgical nursing practice; nutritional-metabolic patterns; elimination patterns; activity-exercise patterns; cognitive-perceptual patterns; and sexuality-reproductive patterns. An excellent reference for surgical nurses and others in the field of medicine and nursing.

• Identifies and discusses all levels of nursing management, including Health Promotion, Acute Intervention, and Ambulatory and Home Care, to prepare the nurse to effectively intervene at various stages of illness.
• Online podcasts feature audio key points summaries for each chapter highlighting important information.
• Extensive gerontologic content discusses age-related changes for each body system and alerts the nurse to differences often encountered in older patients.
• Attractive four-color design and over 1,400 full-color illustrations enhance learning by presenting disease processes and related anatomy and physiology more clearly.
• About 55 thoroughly updated, comprehensive nursing care plans incorporate current NANDA diagnoses, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, evaluation criteria, and more.

• New chapters on Health Disparities, Stress and Stress Management, Infection and HIV, and Nursing Management: Obesity provide a more comprehensive look at the world of medical-surgical nursing.
• Electronic Resource Summary at chapter openers alert students to additional electronic resources available on companion CD and Evolve.
• Gender Differences boxes summarize how women and men are affected differently by medical conditions.
• Drug Alert boxes highlight important considerations applicable to key drugs.
• A glossary of key terms and definitions contains definitions and page references.
• NCLEX examination style review questions in each chapter include a focus on prioritization of patient care.
• All nursing care plans now incorporate NIC and NOC.
  Companion CD:
  
• More than 50 interactive case studies with realistic, 3-D animations to help you visualize disease processes from the inside out
  
• A unique Stress-Busting Kit for Nursing Students with strategies for managing your (and your patients') stress
  
• A collection of Multimedia Supplements with audio and video clips, plus additional animations
  
• NCLEX® examination-style review questions