Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing

Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing ANZ 5th edition continues as the most comprehensive, go-to reference for developing the core aspects of professional nursing care in Australia and New Zealand.

With a clear framework of person-centred care, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice underpinning the assessment and management of adults with complex, acute and chronic healthcare issues, the 5th edition provides nursing students with the foundations for developing expert clinical practice.

Thoroughly revised, the new edition responds to key health priorities, providing an innovative approach to addressing Indigenous health in Australia and New Zealand. Greater emphasis is also given to the issues of: self-care; examination of the nurse's role within an interprofessional team; and management of the deteriorating patient, to reflect the changing nature of nursing practice in the contemporary healthcare environment.

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Now available in either hard cover or 2-volume set paperback formats

New chapters:

Chapter 3: Stress and coping. This chapter explores theoretical models of stress, the impact of stress on human functioning, and strategies for coping with stress in the context of nursing practice and healthcare delivery

Chapter 5: Working with Indigenous peoples of Australia and New Zealand. Co-authored by highly respected Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics from Australia and New Zealand, the chapter role-models Indigenous and non-Indigenous health professionals working alongside each other to improve health outcomes, and the practical role that nurses can play to improve the healthcare experiences of Indigenous people.

Chapter 69: Recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient. Authored by one of Australia's leaders in emergency response education, this chapter is designed to develop capability in relation to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards 2017, specifically Standard 8: Recognising and responding to acute deterioration.

Chapter 70: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: basic and advanced life support. Based on the Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR) guidelines, this chapter promotes a problem-solving approach to the management of a patient in cardiac arrest by providing the science behind the techniques and interventions used to treat a patient in cardiac arrest.

Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing ANZ editia a 5-a continua ca cea mai cuprinzatoare referinta pentru dezvoltarea aspectelor de baza ale asistentei medicale profesionale in Australia si Noua Zeelanda. Cu un cadru clar de ingrijire centrata pe persoana, gandire critica, rationament clinic si dovezi -practicie bazata pe evaluarea si gestionarea adultilor cu probleme complexe, acute si cronice de asistenta medicala, editia a 5-a ofera studentilor care asista asistenta medicala bazele dezvoltarii practicii clinice de specialitate. Revizuita pe deplin, noua editie raspunde prioritatilor cheie de sanatate, oferind o abordare inovatoare pentru abordarea sanatatii indigene in Australia si Noua Zeelanda.