Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care

Authors

Priscilla Lemone, University of Missouri
Karen Burke, The Oregon State Board of Nursing
Tracy Levett-Jones, University of Newcastle
Trudy Dwyer, Central Queensland University
Lorna Moxham, University of WollongongFollow
Kerry Reid-Searl, Central Queensland University
Kamaree Berry, Murdoch University
Keryln Carville, Curtin University of Technology
Majella Hales, Australian Catholic University
Nicole Knox, University of Western Sydney
Yoni Luxford, University of New England
Debra Raymond, University of Western Sydney

RIS ID

83284

Publication Details

Lemone, P., Burke, K., Levett-Jones, T., Dwyer, T., Moxham, L., Reid-Searl, K., Berry, K., Carville, K., Hales, M., Knox, N., Luxford, Y. & Raymond, D. (2014). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care. (2 ed.). Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Australia.

Abstract

The focus of this product package is to provide students with a strong knowledge base, an understanding of contemporary practice issues in Australia and the capacity for sound clinical reasoning. You will use these professional attributes in order to provide safe and effective nursing care. This easily understood, straightforward Australian edition integrates the following concepts: epidemiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, legal and ethical issues, therapeutic communication, interprofessional communication and cultural safety. Multiple learning strategies have been developed to help the student succeed: MyNursingLab includes audio files, case studies, self-study material and videos, while the text includes boxes, tables, special features, illustrations as well as synthesis and critical thinking exercises to help students build skills for class and clinical learning for practice as a professional nurse.