Unlock the Secrets of Medical-Surgical Nursing with Clinical Judgment Expertise

Develop the clinical judgment skills you need to succeed in medical-surgical nursing practice and on the Next-Generation NCLEX Exam with the trendsetting, concept-based approach of Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition.

A Solid Foundation in Medical-Surgical Nursing Care

From a team of nursing experts led by Donna Ignatavicius, this perennial bestseller provides a patient-centered, evidence-based, and collaborative foundation in medical-surgical nursing care. Each chapter is organized by the most important concepts of care, followed by commonly occurring exemplars, helping you learn to think like a nurse and apply your knowledge in various settings.

Unparalleled Focus on Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking

This innovative approach ensures alignment with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, emphasizing the six cognitive skills you’ll need to develop effective clinical judgment and succeed in clinical practice as a safe, competent, and compassionate generalist nurse.

Data-Driven Concepts and Exemplars for Success

Unique data-driven concept and exemplar selections provide a strong foundation in professional nursing concepts and health and illness concepts, with application in each chapter, preparing you for real-world scenarios.

Next-Generation NCLEX Exam Preparation

This edition includes chapter-opening Learning Outcomes, chapter-ending Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX Examination! sections, plus NCLEX Examination Challenge questions, and Mastery and NGN Questions, with answer keys including rationales on the Evolve website, ensuring you’re well-prepared for the exam.

Interprofessional Collaboration and Patient Safety Emphasis

Consistent use of interprofessional terminology promotes collaboration through a common healthcare language, while emphasis on patient safety highlights safety and evidence-based practice with Nursing Safety Priority boxes, Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert boxes.

Care Coordination and Transition Management

This edition addresses the continuity of care between acute care and community-based care, ensuring you’re equipped to manage complex patient needs.

Readability and Engagement

The direct, easy-to-read writing style features concise sentences and straightforward vocabulary, making this one of the most readable medical-surgical nursing textbooks available.

Interactive Learning Experience with Sherpath

Sherpath for Ignatavicius et al. Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition provides an interactive, adaptive learning experience to help you succeed.

New and Enhanced Features

• Updated content reflecting the latest evidence-based clinical practice in medical-surgical nursing, including national and international guidelines.
• Integrates key components of AACN’s 2021 Essentials, including the four “spheres” of nursing care.
• One unfolding case for the Next-Generation NCLEX Exam in each Concepts of Care chapter, with multiple questions.
• Enhanced emphasis on need-to-know content with streamlined A&P and pathophysiology content.
• Iggy’s approach to care views medical and nursing management through the lens of the nursing process and the six cognitive skills of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model.
• Case Studies for the NGN on the Evolve website are updated from the previous open-ended question style to questions for the NGN.
• Key Points in Concepts of Care chapters summarize essential information for each of the nursing spheres with a four-quadrant matrix corresponding to the four spheres of care from the 2021 AACN Essentials.
• Essential Points for Assessment are included at the end of chapters to emphasize critical information in alignment with the 2021 AACN Essentials.
• The six domains recommended for inclusion in nursing education in the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing Report are incorporated into the textbook, including new Nurse Well-Being boxes.
• Coverage of COVID-19 is expanded into an Exemplar disorder, highlighting the multifaceted aspects of care.
• Enhanced index includes all figures, tables, and special boxes, covering various critical topics.
• Ethical/Legal Considerations boxes are increased in number throughout the book to reflect the growing challenges of clinical practice.