Master Medical-Surgical Nursing with Clinical Judgment Skills

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 Ignatavicius’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition.

A Patient-Centered, Evidence-Based, and Collaborative Approach

This textbook provides a solid foundation in nursing care that is patient-centered, evidence-based, and collaborative. With an unparalleled focus on clinical judgment and systems thinking, you’ll be well-prepared to develop effective clinical judgment and succeed in your nursing career.

Unique Features to Enhance Your Learning

• Data-driven Concept and Exemplar selections provide a strong foundation in professional nursing concepts and health and illness concepts.
• Exceptional emphasis on NGN preparation includes chapter-opening Learning Outcomes and chapter-ending Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX Examination! sections, plus NCLEX Examination Challenge questions and Mastery and NGN Questions, with answer key including rationales.
• Consistent use of interprofessional terminology promotes interprofessional collaboration through the use of a common healthcare language.
• Emphasis on patient safety highlights safety and evidence-based practice with Nursing Safety Priority boxes, as well as Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert boxes.
• Focus on care coordination and transition management addresses the continuity of care between acute care and community-based care.

New and Updated Content to Reflect Current Clinical Practice

• Updated content throughout reflects the most current, evidence-based clinical practice in medical-surgical nursing, including the latest national and international guidelines.
• Key components of AACN’s 2021 Essentials are integrated throughout, including the four spheres of nursing care: health promotion/disease prevention, chronic disease care, regenerative or restorative care, and hospice/palliative/supportive care.
• One unfolding case for the Next-Generation NCLEX Exam (NGN) in each Concepts of Care chapter replaces the previous open-ended Clinical Judgment Challenge questions, and each includes multiple questions for the NGN, or 2-3 Bowtie or Trend questions for the NGN.
• Enhanced emphasis on need-to-know content with streamlined A&P and pathophysiology content provides a solid foundation for beginning nurse generalists.
• 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.
• Coverage of COVID-19 is expanded into an Exemplar disorder, highlighting the multifaceted aspects of care including critical care.
• Enhanced index includes all figures, tables, and special boxes, as well as the following types of content: Legal/ethical issues, Health equity, Veteran health, Older adult health, Health promotion/disease prevention, Critical care topics, Trauma topics, Physical disability topics, Chronic disease topics, Interprofessional collaboration topics, Healthcare technologies, Evidence-based practice, and Quality improvement/systems thinking.

With Sherpath, an interactive, adaptive learning experience is provided to help you master the concepts and skills you need to succeed in medical-surgical nursing practice.