Editorial Review:

Designed for use in the clinical setting, Manual of Medical-Surgical Nursing Care covers everything that nurses need to know about commonly encountered medical-surgical conditions to more effectively manage patients and improve outcomes. It describes treatment in terms of specific timeframes and desired outcomes, making it easier to set realistic goals and evaluate patient care. A consistent, reader-friendly format makes information easy to find and easy to use. Written by a wide range of clinical experts, this is an essential resource for planning patient care and preparing care plans!

• A consistent, easy-to-use format makes this book ideal for quick reference.
• Experienced clinical experts from various practice settings provide the most current and accurate information.
• Highlighted notes and cautions throughout the manual stress key points related to various disorders and conditions.
• Outcome criteria are included with specific timeframes to help establish realistic treatment goals and evaluate patient care.
• A variety of resources for further information are included, such as phone numbers and websites.
• General information relevant to many disorders is highlighted in Chapter 1.
• Tables and boxes summarize information and enhance the manual's clinical usefulness.

• Convenient Overview/Pathophysiology headings introduce each disorder.
• A special patient teaching icon identifies the patient education and discharge planning information for each disorder.
• The latest infection prevention and control guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are included.
• The latest NANDA Taxonomy II nursing diagnoses are provided for each disorder.
• Updated information includes the latest on:
  • JNC-7 hypertension guidelines
  • Breast cancer screening and treatment
  • JCAHO guidelines
  • Cholesterol parameters
  • Drug therapy

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Great manual reference for clinical rotation.:

I find it very convenient and a wealth of knowledge that could easily be carried in my lab jacket wherever I perform my rotation.

A Nusing CAre and Nursing Plan this is a MUST!!!:

I just got this book I had the previous book as well and when Pam came out with this book I had to get to update the prior. This book is excellent!! First I have to tell you a difficult book to find in the book stores so if you have an opportunity to get than do so. The books is as you know med-surg based it has what the disease is, s/s that it presents s/s of what the pt may have, diagnostics with the steps on what a nurse would do, labs on what they would be with this pathology, collab mgt, nursing dx,... more info

THE book for nursing care plans:

I received a copy of this book as a hand-me-down from another nursing student, and found that it was THE book to have when writing nursing care plans. It lists out medical diagnoses, then has the corresponding labs, recommended nursing diagnoses and interventions. I don't think I could've gotten through med-surg without it. I've looked through numerous other books on nursing care plans, but this book (and the corresponding version Mosby puts out for critical care nursing) is something I wouldn't think about... more info

High Recommendation for nursing students:

This is an excellent reference for nursing students doing their medical/surgical rotation. It contains thorough definitions, assessment data, nursing dx, and nursing interventions. It also contains precise criteria for objective goal setting/evaluation.

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