MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING TEXTBOOK: A Comprehensive Textbook for Nursing Students, Health Science Learners, Clinicians, and Allied Health Professionals - Softcover

Wiltkons PhD, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798190168716

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

A Comprehensive Guide to Adult Patient Care, Clinical Judgment, Disease Management, and Safe Nursing Practice

Medical-surgical nursing demands more than memorizing diseases and procedures. Nurses must understand what is happening within the patient’s body, recognize subtle signs of deterioration, establish priorities, prevent complications, administer treatments safely, and provide compassionate care throughout illness, surgery, recovery, rehabilitation, and long-term disease management.

Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing presents this complex field in a clear, structured, and clinically meaningful way. Written for nursing students, health science learners, clinicians, and allied health professionals, it connects essential scientific knowledge with the practical responsibilities required in modern adult patient care.

Beginning with the foundations of professional nursing practice, the textbook progressively develops the reader’s understanding of health assessment, clinical judgment, patient safety, communication, ethics, documentation, medication administration, perioperative care, and evidence-informed decision-making.

Readers will explore:

• Clinical judgment, nursing process, prioritization, and patient assessment
• Fluid, electrolyte, and acid–base balance
• Pain management, infection prevention, immunity, and wound healing
• Perioperative nursing and postoperative patient care
• Medication safety, nutrition, mobility, and functional support
• Cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hematologic, and vascular disorders
• Gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and endocrine conditions
• Diabetes mellitus and metabolic emergencies
• Stroke, seizures, neurologic emergencies, and rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal trauma, burns, pressure injuries, and complex wound care
• Autoimmune disorders, allergies, cancer nursing, palliative care, and end-of-life support
• Patient education, discharge planning, continuity of care, technology, and professional development

The book also includes practical clinical tables, realistic healthcare illustrations, Part review exercises, laboratory-value guidance, medication-safety checklists, assessment frameworks, wound-care references, early-warning signs, escalation pathways, a glossary, and an extensive index.

Rather than presenting nursing interventions as isolated tasks, this textbook explains the reasoning behind care. It helps readers connect pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnostic findings, treatment decisions, nursing responsibilities, patient responses, and prevention of harm.

Whether preparing for examinations, clinical placements, professional practice, or continuing education, Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing provides a dependable foundation for understanding adult illness, making safer clinical decisions, and delivering knowledgeable, patient-centred care.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798190168716
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 299
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