Essential Guide to Patient Care: A Comprehensive Resource for Nursing Students

By Marilyn Sawyer Sommers

Everything you need to know about caring for patients in a succinct, easy-to-understand “must-have” guide! Put information on more than 240 diseases and disorders at your fingertips. Clear, comprehensive discussions of pathophysiology with rationales in the test and intervention sections help you deliver effective care with confidence.

Why This Book is a Must-Have for Nursing Students

Nursing students must-have. If you’re in a nursing program, this book will help you tremendously! Some books are lengthy, but this one will get right to the point and the info you need to be successful!

Most Helpful HESI, ATI, and NCLEX Study Material

Best for studying and understanding content. A must-use when studying for standardized tests and licensing exams such as the NCLEX.

A Wonderful Reference Book

The quick reference nature of this book tells me what I need to know and do as a nurse in a matter of a few pages.

Revised & Updated!

Thoroughly reviewed coverage for each disorder, including causes, pertinent physical and psychosocial findings, primary nursing diagnoses, and collaborative and independent nursing interventions.

New Features!

How to handle COVID/infectious diseases and pandemics in the sections on Global Health Considerations and Evidence-Based Practice and Health Policy.

New Health Disparities and Sexual and Gender Minority Health section with new considerations for LGBTQ+ community.

Key Features

Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for each disorder, plus documentation information on average length of stay and home healthcare guidelines.

Genetic basis of the diseases and disorders.

Physiology of the disorders and how it relates to risks and complications.

Collaborative and independent interventions.

Pharmacological tables outlining the dosages, mechanisms of action, and rationales for the drugs most commonly used for a disorder.

Separate headings for psychosocial issues.

Outlines for required documentation.

Home care and discharge guidelines and patient teaching checklists.

Evidence-based practice section.

Global health considerations that reflect issues that transcend national borders.

Product Details

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company; Seventh edition (September 27, 2022).

Language: English.

Pages: 1296.

ISBN-10: 1719645493.

ISBN-13: 978-1719645492.

Reading Age: 1 year and up.