Study Guide for Linton and Matteson's Medical-Surgical Practical Nursing in Canada

With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Linton and Matteson's Medical-Surgical Practical Nursing in Canada, this study guide provides a variety of questions and exercises to help you master the PN¿s role in Canadian medical-surgical care. Review exercises include fun activities, multiple-choice questions, alternate format questions, and more, all divided by level of difficulty. In the chapters on medical conditions, practical questions help you apply your knowledge directly to real-world patient care. This study guides provides the review and practice you need to prepare for the REx-PN^® or CPNRE^® licensure exams!

• Comprehensive review reflects the latest Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators (CCPNR) national PN competencies (including Ontario and British Columbia).
• Variety of exercises reinforces learning with matching, multiple-choice, multiple-response, labelling, diagram reading, fill-in-the-blank questions, case studies, and more.
• Consistent format in each chapter:
• Part I: Mastering the Basics focuses on basic knowledge and comprehension of medical-surgical nursing.
• Part II: Putting it All Together integrates chapter content related to basic pathophysiology and basic nursing content, and focuses on comprehension and application levels.
• Part III: Challenge Yourself! Getting Ready for PN Examinations focuses on the application or analysis levels of cognitive ability, and can include case studies, nursing care plans, and nursing assessment.
• Questions arranged by level of difficulty move from simple recall to more difficult exercises designed to help you apply, analyze, and synthesize basic concepts.
• Alternate format questions include multiple response, labelling, prioritizing, ordering, and calculation questions to help you practice for the REx-PN^® and CPNRE^® licensure examinations.
• Review questions on care for older adults focus on long-term care and community-based settings, asking you to apply content to real-world practice.
• Additional review questions are provided on the Evolve website for the textbook.

List of contents

UNIT I: Medical-Surgical Nursing
1. Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Medical-Surgical Practice Settings
UNIT II: Populations Receiving Medical-Surgical Care
3. Medical-Surgical Patients: Individuals, Families, and Communities
UNIT III: Pathology Processes and Effects
4. Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping
5. Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection
6. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
7. Cancer
8. Pain
9. Shock
UNIT IV: Special Problems of the Older Adult Patient
10. Older Persons
11. Falls
12. Immobility
13. Delirium & Dementia
14. Incontinence
UNIT V: Therapeutics
15. Nutrition
16. Intravenous Therapy
17. Surgery
18. The Patient With an Ostomy
19. Palliative and Hospice Care
20. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
UNIT VI: Neurological System
21. Neurological System Introduction
22. Neurological Conditions
23. Cerebrovascular Accident
24. Spinal Cord Injury
UNIT VII: Respiratory System
25. Respiratory System Introduction
26. Upper Respiratory Conditions
27. Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions
28. Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions
UNIT VIII: Hematological and Immunological Systems
29. Hematological System Introduction
30. Hematological Conditions
31. Immunological System Introduction
32. Immunological Conditions
UNIT IX: Cardiovascular System
33. Cardiovascular System Introduction
34. Cardiac Conditions
35. Vascular Disorders
36. Hypertension
UNIT X: Digestive System
37. Digestive System Introduction
38. Upper Digestive Tract Conditions
39. Lower Digestive Tract Conditions
40. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Conditions
UNIT XI: Urological System
41. Urological System Introduction
42. Urological Conditions
UNIT XII: Musculoskeletal System
43. Musculoskeletal System Introduction
44. Connective Tissue Conditions
45. Fractures
46. Amputations
UNIT XIII: Endocrine System
47. Endocrine System Introduction
48. Pituitary and Adrenal Conditions
49. Thyroid and Parathyroid Conditions
50. Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
UNIT XIV: Reproductive Systems
51. Female Reproductive System Introduction
52. Female Reproductive Conditions
53. Male Reproductive System Introduction
54. Male Reproductive Conditions
55. Sexually Transmitted Infections
UNIT XV: Integumentary Systems
56. Integumentary System Introduction
57. Skin Problems
UNIT XVI: Special Senses: Vision and Hearing
58. Special Senses Introduction
59. Eye and Vision Conditions
60. Ear and Hearing Conditions
UNIT XVII: Medical-Surgical Patients with Psychiatric Problems
61. Psychobiological Conditions
62. Substance Use
Unit XVIII: Nursing in Disasters and First Aid
63. First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management

Product details

• Assisted by: Linton Adrianne Dill (Editor), Matteson Mary Ann (Editor), Katherine Poser (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.12.2023
• EAN: 9780323872713
• ISBN: 978-0-323-87271-3
• Weight: 700 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Canada, MEDICAL / Nursing / Medical & Surgical, Revision and study guide, Surgical nursing