Nursing Case Studies: 15 Med Surg Case Studies with Rationales
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Nursing Case Studies: 15 Med Surg Case Studies with Rationales
Med-Surg Success in the Palm of Your Hand
Master the art of critical thinking and clinical reasoning with this book designed to help you develop and utilize the nursing process and prioritization in real to life case studies surrounding the most commonly seen and tested patient diagnosis.
After Reading This Book You Will
Improve your clinical reasoning skills
Develop confidence in answering difficult Med-Surg questions
Become familiar with the most common patient disorders
Learn how to answer hard NCLEX® style questions
Improve prioritization skills
Master the nursing process in clinical settings
Case Study Layout
Client case presentation
Questions regarding client background
Case progression
Additional critical thinking questions
Rational
Each case study includes 8-15 questions that require you to think beyond the most simple rational. Case studies also include highly detailed and in depth rationales (over 500 words) to insure that you are learning as much as possible about the disease process.
Disease Processes Covered in this Book
Congestive Heart Failure
Ischemic Stroke
Pneumothorax
Hypertensive Crisis
End Stage Renal Disease
Cirrhosis
Acute MI (STEMI)
Hypothyroidism
End Stage Renal Disease
COPD
Seizure Disorder
Sepsis
CABG
Pancreatitis
Respiratory Acidosis
The selection process for the 15 diseases covered in this book included drawing on my experience as a CCRN in a large metropolitan ICU, speaking with other nurses in various specialties, referring to a mountain of NCLEX® prep books, reviewing CCRN study materials, speaking with physicians, and reviewing NIH (National Institute of Health) data regarding the most commonly presenting conditions in hospitals.