Key features

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• •Disorders section covers commonly encountered medical-surgical conditions in a consistent, clinically-relevant format that includes:
• •Definition/Description
• •Pathophysiology
• •Clinical Manifestations
• •Complications
• •Diagnostic Studies
• •Interprofessional Care (including Drug Therapy, where relevant)
• •Nursing Management
• •Treatments and Procedures section summarizes the need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management.
• •Cross-references to Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition, make it easy to locate more in-depth information.
• •Patient and caregiver teaching content highlighted with a special icon, identifying information to share with patients and caregivers.
• •Reference Appendix contains information commonly used in nursing practice, such as abbreviations, laboratory values, and commonly used formulas.
• •NEW! Attractive full-color design ties the Clinical Companion to the textbook.