Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 15th Edition by Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever & Kristen Overbaugh (2021)

Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th North American Edition (2021) by Dr. Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever, and Kristen Overbaugh — Selected as a Doody’s Core Title for 2022 — is the most comprehensive, trusted, and widely adopted medical-surgical nursing resource in North America. Trusted by instructors, students, and practicing nurses for nearly 60 years, this landmark text sets the standard for the medical-surgical nursing course.The 15th edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect the latest research, evidence-based practices, patient care settings, and healthcare trends. Keeping tomorrow’s nurses at the forefront of today’s changing healthcare environment, the text combines a highly readable approach with engaging case studies and learning tools to help students explore essential patient care practices in real-world terms and gain practical understanding of how they will apply what they learn in clinical practice.Comprehensive coverage includes: health care delivery and evidence-based nursing practice; biophysical and psychosocial concepts in nursing; medical-surgical concepts including fluid and electrolyte balance, shock, infection, and perioperative nursing; cardiovascular, hematologic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic, endocrine, renal, urinary, reproductive, integumentary, sensorineural, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and immunologic function; oncology and palliative care; end-of-life nursing; emergency and disaster nursing; and care across the continuum.Learning support: NCLEX-style case studies, clinical reasoning exercises, unfolding patient scenarios, genetics and genomics in nursing care, culturally competent care, and bridge-to-practice features.Essential for: BSN, ADN, and accelerated nursing programs; medical-surgical nursing courses; NCLEX-RN preparation; practicing registered nurses; nurse preceptors; and nurse educators.