Medical Surgical Nursing Assessment And Management Of...

The textbook or printed instruction I chose to review is an undergraduate nursing textbook. I chose this type of book because I am most familiar with the subject and have read and studied from several different publishers while obtaining my nursing degree. The textbook is Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problem by Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper, and Bucher (2014). I found this book on amazon.com and am able to preview several pages. This textbook focuses on medical-surgical nursing which covers basic topics such as concepts of nursing to more complex issues such as fluid balances within the body, oxygenation and blood perfusion, and breathing or respiratory issues. The purpose of a medical-surgical textbook for nursing students is to give them a foundation to build their future knowledge upon. 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