Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Concepts and Practice
- 5th Edition - February 1, 2022
- Author: Holly K. Stromberg
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 0 2 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 1 8 8 - 0
Reinforce your understanding of medical-surgical nursing — and prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) exam! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Stromber… Read more
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Request a sales quoteReinforce your understanding of medical-surgical nursing — and prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) exam! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Stromberg’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 5th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of exercises to help you master the role of the LPN/LVN. Review questions help you understand terms and apply concepts to patient care settings, and realistic activities provide practice with critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Now with new NGN-style practice questions and case studies, this practical study tool will boost your readiness for the NCLEX-PN® exam.
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- To the Student
- Study hints for all students
- Additional study hints for students who use english AS a second language (ESL)
- Pronunciation notes
- To the Instructor
- Chapter 1: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
- Short answer
- Completion
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 2: Critical Thinking, Clinical Judgment, and the Nursing Process
- Critical thinking
- Identification
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation NCLEX® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 3: Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid-Base Balance, and Intravenous Therapy
- Table activity
- Matching
- Completion
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Identification
- Calculations
- Priority setting
- Identification
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 4: Care of Preoperative and Intraoperative Surgical Patients
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Matching
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 5: Care of Postoperative Patients
- Table activity
- Short answer
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 6: Infection Prevention and Control
- Completion
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Priority setting
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 7: Care of Patients with Pain
- Table activity
- Completion
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 8: Care of Patients with Cancer
- Completion
- Matching
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 9: Chronic Illness and Rehabilitation
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Completion
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 10: The Immune and Lymphatic System
- Completion
- Labeling
- Priority setting
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 11: Care of Patients with Immune and Lymphatic Disorders (with HIV and AIDS)
- Terminology
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Completion
- Short answer
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 12: The Respiratory System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Terminology
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 13: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Upper Respiratory System
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 14: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Lower Respiratory System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Matching
- Short answer
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 15: The Hematologic System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 16: Care of Patients with Hematologic Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/DevEloping clinical judgment
- Table activity
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 17: The Cardiovascular System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 18: Care of Patients with Hypertension and Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 19: Care of Patients with Cardiac Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clnical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 20: Care of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Surgery
- Terminology
- Completion
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 21: The Neurologic System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Table activity
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Completion
- Short answer
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 22: Care of Patients with Head and Spinal Cord Injuries
- Completion
- Short answer
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Devloping clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® Examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 23: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Brain
- Completion
- Short answer
- Matching
- Completion
- Completion
- Table activity
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 24: Care of Patients with Peripheral Nerve and Degenerative Diseases
- Completion
- Table activity
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 25: The Sensory System: Eye
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Labeling
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 26: The Sensory System: Ear
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Completion
- Critical thinking activities
- Completion
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Short answer
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 27: The Gastrointestinal System
- Review of anatomy
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 28: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 29: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal System
- Short answer
- Completion
- Labeling
- Completion
- Short answer
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 30: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
- Completion
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 31: The Musculoskeletal System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Matching
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 32: Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
- Completion
- Short answer
- Labeling
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 33: The Urinary System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Short answer
- Matching
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Table activity
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 34: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Urinary System
- Completion
- Short answer
- Labeling
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 35: The Endocrine System
- Completion
- Table activity
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 36: Care of Patients with Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 37: Care of Patients with Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
- Completion
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Devloping clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 38: The Reproductive System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Critical thinking activities
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 39: Care of Women with Reproductive Disorders
- Completion
- Completion
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 40: Care of Men with Reproductive Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 41: Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Completion
- Short answer
- Priority setting
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 42: The Integumentary System
- Review of anatomy and physiology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Table activity
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 43: Care of Patients with Integumentary Disorders and Burns
- Short answer
- Short answer
- Matching
- Completion
- Table activity
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Table activity
- Short answer
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 44: Care of Patients in Disasters or Bioterrorism Attack
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 45: Care of Patients with Emergent Conditions, Trauma, and Shock
- Terminology
- Completion
- Caring for a trauma victim in the emergency department
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process, developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 46: Care of Patients with Cognitive Function Disorders
- Terminology
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/devEloping clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 47: Care of Patients with Anxiety, Mood, and Eating Disorders
- Completion
- Application of the nursing process/developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Completion
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-generation nclex® examination-style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 48: Care of Patients with Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Completion
- Short answer
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Priority setting
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Steps toward better communication
- Chapter 49: Care of Patients with Thought and Personality Disorders
- Terminology
- Completion
- Short answers
- Application of the nursing process/Developing clinical judgment
- Short answer
- Priority setting and assignment
- Clinical judgment and next-Generation nclex® examination-Style questions
- Step toward better communication
- No. of pages: 512
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: February 1, 2022
- Imprint: Saunders
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323810234
- eBook ISBN: 9780323811880
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Holly K. Stromberg
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus of Nursing, Allan Hancock College, Clinical Educator, Marian Regional Medical Center, Santa Maria, California