Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care

Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition

Winner of the AJN Book of the Year Award 2024 and selected for Doody’s Core Titles 2024, this award-winning, best-selling text provides nursing students with everything they need to master clinical judgment and succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX (NGN) exam.

Key Features:

• Clinical Judgment Focus: Aligns with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, emphasizing the six cognitive skills necessary for safe and effective nursing practice.

• Concept-Based Learning: Organized around key nursing concepts and exemplars, reinforcing clinical application and deep understanding.

• Next-Generation NCLEX Preparation: Features chapter outcomes, NGN preparation sections, NCLEX Challenge and Mastery questions, and updated NGN-style case studies to help students succeed on the new exam format.

• Updated & Evidence-Based: Reflects the latest clinical guidelines and integrates the core components of AACN’s 2021 Essentials, ensuring students are up-to-date with current practices.

• Patient-Centered Care: Emphasizes patient safety, collaboration, and managing transitions between acute and community care settings, promoting holistic care.

• Enhanced Learning Tools: Includes Nursing Safety Priority, Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert boxes to boost clinical readiness and prioritize patient safety.

• Readable & Practical: Clear, concise writing with a user-friendly structure, ideal for students at all levels of their nursing education.

• Expanded Topics: Covers timely and relevant topics such as COVID-19, health equity, ethics, veteran and older adult health, and nurse well-being.

• Comprehensive Index: Quick access to important figures, tables, and special topics like legal/ethical issues, trauma, critical care, and quality improvement.

Perfect For: Nursing students preparing for the NGN exam and for developing the critical clinical judgment skills necessary for professional success in medical-surgical nursing.