Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition

Highly readable and rich with engaging case studies and learning tools, Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition delivers the complete nursing foundation students need in a format designed for the way they like to learn. This approachable text is accompanied by callouts, questions, and vignettes to help students explore essential patient care practices in real-world terms and gain a more practical understanding of how they’ll apply what they’ve learned in practice.

Inside this book, you'll find:

• New chapter on assessment and management of patients with obesity including expanded content on gastric and duodenal disorders.

• Interdisciplinary feature in every chapter. Nursing students should be educated in an environment that provides such interdisciplinary educational experiences based on mutual understanding and respect and designed to enhance the practice of each discipline.

• Immunodeficiency chapter includes updated HIV infection and AIDS content.

• The following units have been revised Immunologic Function, Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function, and Metabolic and Endocrine Function.

• Quality and Safety Nursing Alerts build upon previous edition’s Nursing Alerts to highlight issues related to quality and safety nursing care.

• The unit openers include New Case Studies with QSEN Competency Focus to highlight a competency and related knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

• Prioritization Questions have been added to the Critical Thinking Exercises .

• Genetics Charts and Ethical Dilemma Charts have been revised to reflect the latest advances in the field.

Ideal for nursing students, nurse educators, and practicing nurses who need a reliable, up-to-date reference.

Product Details

• Author: Janice L. Hinkle

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

• Edition: 14th

• Format: Hardcover

• Publication Date: November 15, 2017

• Language: English

• Pages: 2212

• Dimensions: 20.96 x 6.99 x 28.57 cm

• ISBN-10: 1496347994

• ISBN-13: 978-1496347992