Smeltzer & Bare's Textbook of Medical-surgical Nursing

Book excerpt: Annotation. Smeltzer subsequent chapters cover management of specific disorders, their etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, assessment and findings, and leadership and management. A wide-range of free online resources round out the learning experience. Key features include: -NEW! Cultural Considerations boxes explore issues such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Indigenous Australian and Maori populations. -NEW! Practice Nurse boxes illustrates real-world nursing in general practice. -The Thoughtful Practice model introduces students to person-centered care, reflective practice, and clinical reasoning. -Case Studies opening each unit provide examples of nursing problems, nursing interventions, and outcomes. -Evidence-Based Practice exercises encourage thinking about specific nursing interventions. -Nursing management and leadership issues and considerations are included throughout. -Nursing Care guidelines clarify the nurse,,s patient-care responsibilities systematically, under the headings Assessment, Nursing Interventions, and Expected Patient Outcomes. -Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter give an overview and focus. -Clinical Reasoning exercises foster independent critical thinking. -Risk Factor, Guidelines, and Pharmacological charts also support learning.