Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care (3rd Edition) 3rd Edition

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From the Back Cover Medical-Surgical Nursing, Third Edition, is the best application-based medical-surgical nursing text available today! Students and instructors alike love its organization and clear presentation of patient care, with its consistent format and multiple methodologies for student learners. This textbook is built around a framework of Functional Health Patterns. With a focus on developing decision-making skills, the authors encourage students to think critically, thoughtfully, and realistically through an abundance of case studies and examples. Because nursing care is organized around prioritized diagnoses with interventions and rationales, students quickly understand the rationale of each action. FEATURES INCLUDE: New—Expanded coverage of aging adult/end-of-life care, cultural diversity, and diseases specific to bioterrorism. New Chapters—Nursing Care of Clients with Substance Abuse (Chapter 12) and Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Disorders (Chapter 39). New Content—Health promotion, home care with resources, and complementary therapies. New-Medialinks refer students to the CD-ROM or website for additional information. Companion Website—www.prenhall.com/lemone—featuring objectives, an audio glossary, additional NCLEX review questions, case studies, care plan activities, Medial-ink activities, and more! Free Student CD-ROM—Tied chapter-by-chapter to the text, the CD provides additional NCLEX review questions, animations and A&P review and an audio glossary. Ask your Prentice Hall Sales Representative about online courses that accompany Medical-Surgical Nursing, Third Edition. Read more About the Author Priscilla LeMone has spent most of her career as a nurse educator, teaching medicalsurgical nursing and pathophysiology at all levels from diploma to doctoral students. She has a diploma in nursing from Deaconess College of Nursing (St. Louis, Missouri), baccalaureate and master's degrees from Southeast Missouri State University, and a doctorate in nursing from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. She is currently an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. LeMone has had numerous awards for scholarship and teaching during her over 30 years as a nurse educator. She is most honored for receiving the Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence from the University of MissouriColumbia, the Unique Contribution Award from the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, and for being selected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She believes that her education gave her solid and everlasting roots in nursing. Her work with students has given her the wings that allow her love of nursing and teaching to continue through the years. A widow, Dr. LeMone lives with her dog and shares time with her two children and her granddaughter. When she has time, she enjoys growing flowers and reading fiction. Karen Burke has practiced nursing in acute intensive and coronary care, in community-based settings, and in nursing education. As an educator, she has taught nursing skills, fundamentals, pathophysiology, and basic to advanced medical-surgical nursing. Ms. Burke has a diploma in nursing from Emanuel Hospital School of Nursing in Portland, Oregon, later completing baccalaureate studies at Oregon Health & Science University, and a master's degree at University of Portland. Ms. Burke has been part of the nursing faculty at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon, since the inception of the Associate Degree Nursing program in 1983, most recently serving as Director of Health Occupations and Nursing. In this role, she is known as a leader and an innovator. She led the nursing faculty in developing an online program to deliver basic nursing education to a distant rural community. This program continues, serving as a model for other community college nursing programs to reach out to geographically isolated communities. Ms. Burke is actively involved in nursing education and developing strategies to address the nursing shortage in Oregon. She is a member of the Oregon Council of Associate Degree Nursing Programs (OCAP) and the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council (ONLC), currently serving as chair of the ONLC Education Committee. She is coauthor of several other texts: Medical-Surgical Nursing Care, with Priscilla LeMone and Elaine Mohn-Brown; Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice (6th edition), with Barbara Kozier, Glenora Erb, and Audrey Berman; and a clinical handbook to accompany this text. Ms. Burke sees herself as a nurse first, then a nurse educator and educational administrator. She strongly values the nursing profession and the importance of providing a solid education in the, art and science of nursing for all students entering the profession. When possible, Ms. Burke and her husband Steve spend time with their extended family and traveling. She enjoys a passion for quilting, and, when the weather allows, gardening. Read more See all Editorial Reviews