Feeling anxious or unsure about medical-surgical nursing care? Get grounded in the latest best practices, with the freshly updated Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, 5th Edition. This colorful fully illustrated guide offers clear, concise descriptions of crucial medical-surgical nursing concepts and procedures, with learning aids that help you grasp skills and concepts easily, in an enjoyable Incredibly Easy style. From assessment and diagnostics to current evidence-based treatments and interventions, this is the perfect backup to class materials, helpful support for new nurses, and a handy refresher for experienced nurses. Be expertly guided into a solid foundation in medical-surgical care, with: - NEW and updated statistics and guidelines on current medical-surgical nursing practice in a concise, quick-scan outline format - The need-to-know? basics, including the most common disorders medical-surgical nurses encounter - Chapters address disorders by body system ? neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal and urologic, reproductive, musculoskeletal, and more - Chapters offer vital foundational knowledge, with expert direction on: o Essential elements of medical-surgical nursing practice and the nursing process o Fluids and electrolytes, perioperative care, and pain management o Diagnostic testing CT, MRI, and PET scan imaging, x-rays, biopsies, EMGs, and more o Additional chapters on cancer care, obesity, gerontologic care, and end-of-life care - Current data and best practices on assessing and treating common disorders - Reviews of anatomy and physiology, step-by-step guidance on assessments and history taking, and diagnostic testing, including patient preparation, monitoring, teaching points, and developing a plan of care - Hundreds of colorful diagrams, drawings, and charts that illustrate core terms and concepts, with easy-to-retain definitions - Practice Makes Perfect? end-of-book practice exam with NCLEX-style questions in current exam format - Chapter features include: o Memory jogger - Acronyms and other memory tricks that help you remember key concepts and treatments o A closer look ? Illustrations that explain anatomy, physiology, and complex pathways o Education edge - Practical guidance for effective patient teaching o What do I do? - Steps to take in emergency situations o Stop, look, and listen - Elements of assessment for a particular body system o Weighing the evidence - Evidence-based practice pointers that support nursing actions o Quick quiz - End-of-chapter multiple-choice questions to help you retain chapter content, followed by answers and rationales o Nurse Joy and Jake illustrated characters offer tips and insights throughout