Overview
Strategies for Managing Multisystem Disorders addresses disorders that require comprehensive, coordinated, integrated interventions to promote positive patient outcomes. This book is comprehensive in scope, providing information on over 80 disorders and other conditions that can impact these disorders such as trauma and pneumonia. Emphasis is on treatment and nursing interventions required when a patient is experiencing more than one disorder. Using a consistent format and highly visual approach, each disorder is described in detail, including information about incidence and risk factors, etiology, pathophysiology, and assessment findings. Each description also focuses on collaborative management that emphasizes multidisciplinary care measures.
Synopsis
Strategies for Managing Multisystem Disorders addresses disorders that require comprehensive, coordinated, integrated interventions to promote positive patient outcomes. This book is comprehensive in scope, providing information on over 80 disorders and other conditions that can impact these disorders such as trauma and pneumonia. Emphasis is on treatment and nursing interventions required when a patient is experiencing more than one disorder. Using a consistent format and highly visual approach, each disorder is described in detail, including information about incidence and risk factors, etiology, pathophysiology, and assessment findings. Each description also focuses on collaborative management that emphasizes multidisciplinary care measures.
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Reviewer:Rosemarie M. Brager, PhD(Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
Description:This book is very appropriate for nurse practitioner students, as well as other advanced practice nursing students. The text is very readable and the tables, diagrams, and sidebars are helpful. There are a few conditions that are so rare that they probably did not need to be included (e.g., decompression syndrome).
Purpose:The purpose is to address the growing problem of multisystem dysfunction. This is a very worthy goal because hospitalized patients usually have more than one body system involved in their pathologic conditions.
Audience:The audience is advanced practice nursing students.
Features:The book uses an alphabetical approach to cover common disorders. The sidebars are excellent. The only drawback is the bland color scheme.
Assessment:I would find this very useful as a student or as a teacher.
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From The Critics
Reviewer: Rosemarie M. Brager, PhD(Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)Description: This book is very appropriate for nurse practitioner students, as well as other advanced practice nursing students. The text is very readable and the tables, diagrams, and sidebars are helpful. There are a few conditions that are so rare that they probably did not need to be included (e.g., decompression syndrome).
Purpose: The purpose is to address the growing problem of multisystem dysfunction. This is a very worthy goal because hospitalized patients usually have more than one body system involved in their pathologic conditions.
Audience: The audience is advanced practice nursing students.
Features: The book uses an alphabetical approach to cover common disorders. The sidebars are excellent. The only drawback is the bland color scheme.
Assessment: I would find this very useful as a student or as a teacher.
3 Stars from Doody