About this product

This Handbook for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th edition, is a comprehensive yet concise clinical reference designed for use by nursing students and pro-fessionals. Perfect for use across multiple health care settings, the Handbook presents need-to-know information on nearly 200 commonly encountered diseases and disorders. The easy-to-use, colorful, consistent, and alphabetized outline format enables readers to gain quick access to vital information on
• Disease (Pathophysiology)
• Clinical Manifestations
• Assessment and Diagnostic Methods
• Medical, Surgical, and Pharmacologic Management
• Nursing Management according to the Nursing Process For readers requiring more in-depth information, the Handbook is completely cross-referenced to chapters in Brun-ner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th edi-tion.
Special Features
The Handbook places special emphasis on home- and com-munity-based nursing practice, patient education, and expected outcomes of care. Additional features include the following:
Gerontologic Considerations-Thumbnail descriptions and interventions related to the care of the older adult population, whose health care needs continue to expand at a rapid rate.
Nursing Alerts-Instant notes focused on priority care issues and hazardous or potentially life-threatening situations.
Preface
Selected tables and boxes—At-a-glance presentations of additional diseases, disorders, measurements, and the like.
Up-to-date appendices for use in clinicals, on the unit, and at home or in the community. These include the following:
• Important lab values
• Current nursing diagnoses
• Acronyms and abbreviations