Helps prepare students for all medical-surgical nursing-related disorders covered on the NCLEX-RN® exam. Includes comprehensive yet concise coverage of respiratory, cardiac, peripheral vascular, neurological, renal/urinary, hepatobiliary/pancreatic, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, integumentary, immunologic, cellular, endocrine/metabolic, hematologic, reproductive, and eye/ear disorders. Provides crucial background for success in medical-surgical nursing. Begins with a full chapter introducing the basics of the medical-surgical nursing process, physical assessment, and common tests; concludes with a full chapter on common problems encountered in emergency and critical care nursing, with solutions. Gives students comprehensive practice that helps them direct their study and build mastery. Contains pretests in each chapter, open-ended critical-thinking "Practice to Pass" questions, chapter posttests, and hundreds of additional questions online. All NCLEX®-style questions contain comprehensive rationales for correct and incorrect answers, and are coded according to cognitive level of difficulty and NCLEX-RN® Test Plan categories of client need and integrated processes. Offers exceptionally efficient and focused review of key concepts, terms, and techniques.

Chapters start with clear objectives, include "Review at a Glance" glossaries of critical terms, and present multiple NCLEX Alerts identifying concepts that are especially likely to be tested. Gives students additional opportunities to apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Includes case studies at the end of each chapter describing true-to-life client case situations and asking open-ended questions about how the student would provide care for this client and his or her family. Provides additional last-minute "take-anywhere" preparation. Includes a popular tear-out reference card presenting frequently used facts and information, ideal for last-minute exam review as well as ongoing clinical work.