Medical Surgical Nursing Books

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While caring for patient a nurse has different role. So, it is essential to have a thorough understanding of medical surgical procedures and also should have knowledge of each and every disease of medical and surgical topics. One should refer a high quality Medical Surgical Nursing book. To provide highest level of care to the patient one should have deep knowledge of medical surgical nursing. For this, A Nurse should read or study a high quality and standard books to avoid any chances of error. Because any error can directly affect the health of patient.

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Here I will be discussing 3 Best medical surgical Nursing Books which a Nurse should read to get comprehensive knowledge of the subject.

1. BRUNNER AND SUDDARTH`S MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING

This medical surgical nursing book of Bruner and siddharth provide the comprehensive details of each medical and surgical topics. In each topic the overview of disease is given at starting and then pathophysiology of disease followed by clinical manifestations and assessment then medical management and lastly it provides detailed Nursing management.

Key Features of BRUNNER AND SUDDARTH`S MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING

  • Assessment Charts : These charts provide a nursing student to focus and to have attention over the date collection which helps him/her to assess the patient condition and disease process which are required to provide care to the patient.
  • Nursing Alerts : This includes red flags or warning which a nurse should avoid mistakes during care of patients.
  • Critical care : This highlights the special section to kept in mind while caring for a critically ill patient.
  • Risk Factor Charts : These charts draws attention of a nursing student to risk factors that impairs the health of the patient.
  • Pharmacology charts and tables : This provides important consideration which should be kept in mind while administering medications and monitoring drug therapy.
  • Guideline Charts: These charts provide information like nursing care plan with rationales for each intervention.

2. LEWIS MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING

This book includes the most current medical surgical Nursing topic in easy-to-understand format. Lewis medical surgical Nursing books helps the student for classroom topics, clinical assignments and comprehensive care to the patient, teachers for lecture preparation.

Key Features of LEWIS MEDICAL SURFICAL NURSING BOOK

  • Nursing Management : Nursing management is provided in comprehensive format easy to understand.
  • Collaborative care : A special part is highlighted in all management section of each topic.
  • Focused Assessment boxes : It provides a checklist of assessment of patient during care .
  • Safety Alert boxes : Safety alert boxes are provided to highlight safety issues regarding the patient.

There are 12 sections in this book which provide knowledge about different topics of medical surgical Nursing :

  1. Section 1 : Concepts in Nursing Practice
  2. SECTION 2 : Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Disease
  3. SECTION 3 : Perioperative Care
  4. SECTION 4 : Problems related to Altered Sensory Input
  5. SECTION 5 : Problems Of Oxygenation :Ventilation
  6. SECTION 6 : Problems Of Oxygenation : Transport
  7. SECTION 7 : Problems Of Oxygenation : perfusion
  8. SECTION 8 : Problems of Ingestion,Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination
  9. SECTION 9 : Problems of Urinary Function
  10. SECTION 10 : Problems Related to Regulatory and Reproductive Mechanisms
  11. SECTION 11 : Problems Related to Movement and Coordination
  12. SECTION 12 : Nursing Care in Critical Care Setting

3. ALL IN ONE NURSING CARE PLANNING RESOURCES

This book provide all the nursing care plan related to medical surgical Nursing, pediatric, maternity and psychiatric organised alphabetically within each of body system.

Key Features of ALL IN ONE NURSING CARE PLANNING RESOURCES :

  • OVERVIEW/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY : It includes brief introduction of disease and pathophysiology.
  • HEALTH CARE SETTINGS : Nursing care plan are provided according to vatious setting like acute, Primary and community.
  • ASSESSMENT : Key points are provided including sign and symptoms in acute and chronic condition and also key health assessment point and history
  • NURSING DIAGNOSIS WITH DESIRED OUTCOMES : It includes most recent NANDA diagnosis.
  • ASSESSMENT/INTERVENTIONS AND RATIONALES
  • PATIENT FAMILY TEACHING AND DISCHARGE PLANNING

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