
Designed for recently graduated RNs and nurses transitioning to a new clinical area, this extensive clinical reference is the best resource to provide essential information to nurses working on the med-surg unit. Concise and practical entries provide fundamental coverage of the most common clinical problems and issues encountered in nursing practice today.
Alphabetized for easy access, each entry includes a definition and description of the clinical problem; etiology; clinical aspects, such as assessment, nursing interventions, management, and implications; and outcomes.
Each entry focuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment process, and discusses the role of other healthcare providers with a focus on multidisciplinary treatment.Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Medical-Surgical Nursingwill be of value to nursing faculty, undergraduate and graduate-level nurses, and nursing students at all levels.
Entries from this text have been selected from the larger resource,A Guide to Mastery in Clinical Nursing: The Comprehensive Reference.
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