- Covers advanced nursing procedures and concepts associated with over 65 urgent and common medical-surgical conditions.
- Uses a systems approach, organized by symptom and medical diagnosis.
- Addresses the clinical picture, immediate interventions, focused assessment, stabilizing and monitoring, and follow-up assessment and interventions.
- Includes an A&P snapshot of the associated system in each section-7 in all.
- Provides a focused assessment tool for each body system and each clinical problem.
- Reviews IV therapy, including indications for crystalloids, colloids, or blood products administration.