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Designed as a clinical reference for both nursing students and practicing professional nurses, the Medical-Surgical Nursing Companion provides nearly 300 entries on current health issues ranging from AIDS to Diabetes to West Nile Virus. An alphabetical index provides the reader with key phases of the nursing process for all entries.
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This clinical reference for nursing students and practitioners covers a wide-variety of medical-surgical conditions. Each of over 280 alphabetically arranged entries begins with a definition of a condition, followed by a description of its pathophysiology, incidence, and etiology. Next, clinical manifestations are listed, along with standard diagnostic tests. The reader is then given an outline of the steps of nursing management (assessment, implementation, client teaching, etc.) relating to the condition. Four appendices provide information on abbreviations, pharmacologic classifications, common conversions, and laboratory values. Broyles teaches nursing at Piedmont Community College in North Carolina. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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