You CAN Teach Med-Surg Nursing! (Basic and Advanced SET)

You CAN Teach Med-Surg Nursing! (Basic and Advanced SET)
Author: Mary Miller, RN, MSN,CCRN
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-08-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780826129499

Buy both books together and save! Authored by Medical/Surgical and Critical Care Nurses with over 60 years of combined experience in both practice and academia, these books reflect the teaching expertise of and time-tested instructional tools developed by these leaders in the field. You CAN Teach Med-Surg Nursing! is the first comprehensive resource for clinical medical-surgical instructors responsible for guiding students through their entire clinical rotation. Containing everything the new or adjunct instructor needs to teach expertly and confidently, the guide describes the role of medical-surgical instructor and provides an introduction to the clinical site. It features a week-by-week instructional plan for the clinical rotation and includes all materials necessary to effectively perform administrative leadership and supervision, assess students' knowledge and learning styles, maximize the learning process, simplify evaluation, and help ensure a smooth transition to clinical practice. Included are Organizational Teaching Templates, Course Syllabus, Comprehensive Skills Checklist, Medication Guidelines, Patient Teaching Resources, Pre- and Post-Conference Expectations and Activities, PowerPoints, Simulation Scenarios, Quizzes, Critical Thinking Exercises, and more. You CAN Teach Advanced Med-Surg Nursing! is written specifically for nurses teaching Med-Surg II. In addition to providing the comprehensive resources included in the companion guide, it offers detailed strategies for dealing with challenges faced by the first-year instructor, including case studies and clinical pearls. A sample course syllabus and a week-by-week instruction guide ease the workload for a new instructor with their Organizational Teaching Templates, Teaching and Learning Resources, and Evaluation Materials. Additionally, the book provides an Adjunct Faculty Contract, Care Plan and Medication Forms, Make-Up Assignments, Tables, Pre- and Post-Conference Preparation, and Interactive Student Activities. A chapter on career goals and planning helps the instructor to guide students in their job search and in preparation for the licensing exam. Key Features of Teaching Med-Surg Nursing Set: Comprises the first complete resource for successfully guiding students through their clinical rotations from start to finish Focuses on the requirements of instructors teaching Med-Surg I and Med-Surg II Provides a week-by-week instructional guide that includes organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation aids Includes numerous forms to facilitate administrative responsibilities, student assessment, and student evaluation Organizes key clinical information by body system and includes multiple interactive teaching tools

You CAN Teach Advanced Med-Surg Nursing!

You CAN Teach Advanced Med-Surg Nursing!
Author: Mary A. Miller, RN, MSN,CCRN
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-08-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826126677

This is the first comprehensive resource for clinical medical-surgical nursing instructors responsible for guiding students through their entire clinical rotation. Filling a huge gap in resources for instructors required to teach the medical-surgical nursing course, it contains everything the new or adjunct instructor needs to teach expertly and confidently. The guide features a week-by-week instructional plan for the clinical rotation and includes all materials necessary to effectively perform administrative leadership and supervision, assess studentsí knowledge and learning styles, maximize the learning process, simplify evaluation, and help ensure a smooth transition to clinical practice. The guide will serve as a welcome companion to both experienced and novice medical-nursing instructors with its week-by-week instruction guide that encompasses organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation materials. These include everything from the Adjunct Faculty Contract to the Course Syllabus to a Comprehensive Skills Checklist. Key clinical instruction materials, including PowerPoints and simulation scenarios are provided for each body system. Additionally the book contains quizzes with answers, discussion questions, and interactive student activities and exercises. Key Features: Comprises the first complete resource for successfully guiding students through their clinical rotations from start to finish Helps to allay the ìfear factorî for new and adjunct clinical nursing instructors Provides a week-by-week instructional guide that includes organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation aids Includes numerous forms and templates to facilitate administrative responsibilities, student assessment, and student evaluation Key clinical information is organized by body system and includes multiple interactive teaching tools

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Medical-Surgical Nursing
Author: Joyce M. Black
Publisher: Saunders
Total Pages: 2496
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781416046875

Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management for Positive Outcomes, 8th Edition takes you from basic to advanced medical-surgical nursing with an enhanced multimedia package that makes it easier to learn and apply concepts. This text provides a reliable foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions. The roles of various healthcare professionals in managing each disorder and are clearly outlined, and evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines are integrated throughout the text. UNIQUE! Evidence-Based Practice icons identify statements based on primary research or standardized guidelines and teach you to base your practice on solid research evidence. Translating Evidence into Practice boxes present a topic in the form of a clinical question and summarize the conclusions of 4-5 research articles, encouraging you to judge the research for yourself and consider how it relates to the nursing setting. Care Plans highlight nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, expected outcomes, interventions with rationales, and evaluation to help you prioritize tasks and determine the appropriate treatment. Thinking Critically questions at the end of each nursing care chapter pose short, typical client scenarios followed by questions about what actions to take to test your critical thinking skills. Concept Maps illustrate the links among pathophysiological processes, clinical manifestations, medical treatment, and nursing interventions. Integrating Pharmacology boxes help you understand how medications can be used for disease management by exploring common classifications of routinely used medications. Bridge to Critical Care and Bridge to Home Health Care boxes introduce you to critical care and home health nursing by connecting these related specialties to medical-surgical nursing. Feature boxes highlight issues in Critical Monitoring, Management and Delegation, Genetics, Terrorism, Community-Based Practice, and Physical Assessment in the Healthy Adult. UNIQUE! Completely revised and newly illustrated chapter on structural cardiac disorders provides the latest information on the expected outcomes of transplantation and the related nursing care. UNIQUE! Chapter on management of clients with integumentary disorders includes author Joyce Black's cutting-edge research on pressure ulcers. Chapter on critical thinking helps you to establish a foundation for high-level nursing care. Expanded infectious diseases chapter includes vital content on bioterrorism. Revised health assessment chapter introduces the assessment format used throughout the text. NIC and NOC labels incorporated throughout in the Nursing Care Plans demonstrate the application of these standardized nursing taxonomies to everyday clinical practice. UNIQUE! Integrating Diagnostic Studies boxes in every assessment chapter provide examples of laboratory and imaging studies that may be ordered during the course of a client's illness. Safety Alert icons identify common hospital emergencies and The Joint Commission's patient safety goals and sentinel events to help you keep your patients safe.

Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified

Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified
Author: Mary Digiulio
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2008-01-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780071494502

The painless way to master medical-surgical nursing Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified is a self-teaching guide and subject review that helps students and practitioners understand the fundamental concepts of medical-surgical nursing. Using a building block approach, this entertaining book breaks complex material down into brief, easy-to-understand sections. Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified features a full chapter for each system--cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, hematologic, nervous, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, genitourinary, and integumentary. You'll find a description of how the system functions, signs and symptoms of diseases and conditions, diagnostic tests, and treatment options. Perioperative preparation and pain management are also covered. Filled with key terms to help you to remember important concepts, and complete with end-of-chapter NCLEX-style quizzes to test your knowledge, this book will teach you the fundamentals of medical-surgical nursing in no time at all. This fast and easy guide offers: Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter An NCLEX-style quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses Coverage of diagnostic tests and treatment options A final exam at the end of the book A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified is your shortcut to mastering this essential nursing topic.

Student Workbook for Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing

Student Workbook for Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing
Author: Paula D. Hopper
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-12-27
Genre: Nursing
ISBN: 9780803615915

Provides students with a study tool that reinforces learning through fun-to-do exercises. Each chapter follows along with the text and features a host of critical thinking exercises, basic matching and true/false tests, word scrambles, crossword puzzles, vocabulary review exercises, and NCLEX-PN-style questions.

Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified

Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified
Author: Mary Digiulio
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 627
Release: 2007-10-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0071595430

The painless way to master medical-surgical nursing Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified is a self-teaching guide and subject review that helps students and practitioners understand the fundamental concepts of medical-surgical nursing. Using a building block approach, this entertaining book breaks complex material down into brief, easy-to-understand sections. Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified features a full chapter for each system--cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, hematologic, nervous, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, genitourinary, and integumentary. You'll find a description of how the system functions, signs and symptoms of diseases and conditions, diagnostic tests, and treatment options. Perioperative preparation and pain management are also covered. Filled with key terms to help you to remember important concepts, and complete with end-of-chapter NCLEX-style quizzes to test your knowledge, this book will teach you the fundamentals of medical-surgical nursing in no time at all. This fast and easy guide offers: Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter An NCLEX-style quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses Coverage of diagnostic tests and treatment options A final exam at the end of the book A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified is your shortcut to mastering this essential nursing topic.

Medical-Surgical Nursing - E-Book

Medical-Surgical Nursing - E-Book
Author: Donna D. Ignatavicius
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1828
Release: 2023-08-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 032393126X

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Medical/Surgical** Learn the clinical judgment skills you need to succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam and in medical-surgical nursing practice with Iggy's trendsetting, concept-based approach! From a team of nursing experts led by Donna Ignatavicius, Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition provides a solid foundation in medical-surgical nursing care that is patient-centered, evidence-based, and collaborative. In each chapter, content is organized by the most important concepts of care followed by commonly occurring exemplars for each concept. This perennial bestseller helps you learn to think like a nurse and learn how to apply your knowledge in the classroom, simulation laboratory, and clinical settings. - UNIQUE! Unparalleled focus on clinical judgment and systems thinking ensures alignment with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and emphasizes the six cognitive skills that you'll need in order to develop effective clinical judgment, to succeed when taking the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN), and to enter clinical practice as a safe, competent, compassionate generalist nurse. - UNIQUE! Data-driven Concept and Exemplar selections provide a strong foundation in professional nursing concepts and health and illness concepts, with application in each chapter. - UNIQUE! Exceptional emphasis on NGN preparation includes chapter-opening Learning Outcomes and chapter-ending Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX Examination! sections, plus NCLEX Examination Challenge questions and Mastery and NGN Questions, with an answer key including rationales on the Evolve website. - Consistent use of interprofessional terminology promotes interprofessional collaboration through the use of a common healthcare language, instead of using nursing-specific diagnostic language. - Emphasis on patient safety highlights safety and evidence-based practice with Nursing Safety Priority boxes, as well as Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert boxes. - Focus on care coordination and transition management addresses the continuity of care between acute care and community-based care. - Direct, easy-to-read writing style features concise sentences and straightforward vocabulary, making this one of the most readable medical-surgical nursing textbooks available. - Sherpath (sold separately) for Ignatavicius et al. Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition provides an interactive, adaptive learning experience!

Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy
Author: Lippincott Williams Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher: LWW
Total Pages: 1000
Release: 2022-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781975177515

Feeling anxious or unsure about medical-surgical nursing care? Get grounded in the latest best practices, with the freshly updated Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!(R), 5th Edition. This colorful fully illustrated guide offers clear, concise descriptions of crucial medical-surgical nursing concepts and procedures, with learning aids that help you grasp skills and concepts easily, in an enjoyable Incredibly Easy style. From assessment and diagnostics to current evidence-based treatments and interventions, this is the perfect backup to class materials, helpful support for new nurses, and a handy refresher for experienced nurses. Be expertly guided into a solid foundation in medical-surgical care, with: NEW and updated statistics and guidelines on current medical-surgical nursing practice in a concise, quick-scan outline format The "need-to-know" basics, including the most common disorders medical-surgical nurses encounter Chapters address disorders by body system - neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal and urologic, reproductive, musculoskeletal, and more Chapters offer vital foundational knowledge, with expert direction on: Essential elements of medical-surgical nursing practice and the nursing process Fluids and electrolytes, perioperative care, and pain management Diagnostic testing - CT, MRI, and PET scan imaging, x-rays, biopsies, EMGs, and more Additional chapters on cancer care, obesity, gerontologic care, and end-of-life care Current data and best practices on assessing and treating common disorders - Reviews of anatomy and physiology, step-by-step guidance on assessments and history-taking, and diagnostic testing, including patient preparation, monitoring, teaching points, and developing a plan of care Hundreds of colorful diagrams, drawings, and charts that illustrate core terms and concepts, with easy-to-retain definitions "Practice Makes Perfect" end-of-book practice exam with NCLEX(R)-style questions in current exam format Chapter features include: Memory jogger - Acronyms and other memory tricks that help you remember key concepts and treatments A closer look - Illustrations that explain anatomy, physiology, and complex pathways Education edge - Practical guidance for effective patient teaching What do I do? - Steps to take in emergency situations Stop, look, and listen - Elements of assessment for a particular body system Weighing the evidence - Evidence-based practice pointers that support nursing actions Quick quiz - End-of-chapter multiple-choice questions to help you retain chapter content, followed by answers and rationales Nurse Joy and Jake illustrated characters offer tips and insights throughout About the Clinical EditorsKeelin Cromar, MSN, RN, is Adjunct Nursing Faculty at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX Casey Moebius, DNP, RN, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nurse Education at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas