Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2021!

Access need-to-know info on the go.

Thoroughly updated and cross-referenced with Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th Edition, this alphabetically organized pocket guide provides rapid access to essential information on nearly 200 diseases and disorders you are likely to encounter in nursing practice.

• Quickly access vital information for each disorder :
  • Pathophysiology
  • Clinical manifestations
  • Assessment and diagnostic findings
  • Medical, surgical, and pharmacologic management
  • Nursing management according to the nursing process
  Confidently address priority care issues and potentially hazardous or life-threatening situations with clearly identified best practices and warnings.
• Easily reference gerontologic considerations and interventions related to the care of older adult patients.
• Review important lab values at a glance in the appendix.