{"product_id":"9781455772551","title":"Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing a unique collaborative care approach to adult health nursing, \u003cb\u003eMedical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care, 8th Edition \u003c\/b\u003ecovers the essential knowledge you need to succeed at the RN level of practice. Easy-to-read content includes evidence-based treatment guidelines, an enhanced focus on QSEN competencies, and an emphasis on developing clinical judgment skills. This edition continues the book’s trendsetting tradition with increased LGBTQ content and a new \u003ci\u003eCare of Transgender Patients\u003c\/i\u003e chapter. Written by nursing education experts Donna Ignatavicius and M. Linda Workman, this bestselling text also features NCLEX\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e Exam-style challenge questions to prepare you for success on the NCLEX Exam. Cutting-edge coverage of the latest trends in nursing practice and nursing education prepares you not just for today’s nursing practice but also for tomorrow’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• UNIQUE! Collaborative care approach\u003c\/b\u003e organizes all medical, surgical, nursing, and other interventions within the framework of the nursing process, mirroring the nurse’s role in the coordination\/management of care in the real world of medical-surgical nursing. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eUNIQUE! A focus on nursing concepts\u003c\/b\u003e relates concepts learned in Nursing Fundamentals with the disorders you will study in Medical-Surgical Nursing. \u003cbr\u003e• Easy to read, direct-address writing style\u003c\/b\u003e makes this one of the most readable medical-surgical nursing textbooks available. \u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eUNIQUE! A focus on QSEN \u003c\/b\u003eemphasizes patient safety and evidence-based practice with \u003ci\u003eNursing Safety Priority\u003c\/i\u003e boxes including \u003ci\u003eDrug Alerts, Critical Rescues, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Action Alerts\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eUNIQUE! Emphasis on clinical judgment\u003c\/b\u003e teaches you to develop skills in clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making when applying concepts to clinical situations, with \u003ci\u003eClinical Judgment Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e questions throughout the chapters. \u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAn e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emphasis on prioritization\u003c\/b\u003e stresses the most important patient problems and nursing interventions, with patient problems presented in a single \u003ci\u003eprioritized\u003c\/i\u003e list of nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems. \u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eUNIQUE! 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