Medical Surgical Nursing

This comprehensive yet eminently readable undergraduate textbook addre sses the very latest trends in the nursing care of adults. Revised aft er just three years, it incorporates NIC intervention categories as we ll as outcome statements that are consistent with NOC outcome indicato rs. It also delivers enhanced coverage of complementary and alternativ e therapies, community-based care, cultural diversity, substance abuse, evidence-based practice, Healthy People 2010 goals, and cost-of-care implications for nursing. Together with its cutting-edge ancillaries, the 4th Edition of "Iggy" remains at the forefront of nursing educati on as a fully integrated multimedia instructional package for medical- surgical nursing.