Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual [Paperback]

Marilyn Sawyer Sommers (Author), Susan A. Johnson (Author), Theresa A. Beery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0803613377 | ISBN-13: 978-0803613379 | Publication Date: July 31, 2006 | Edition: 3

Everything your students need to know about caring for patients is in this one portable reference! Now in its third edition, Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual, containing complete information on hundreds of disorders, is still a "must have" reference for every nurse. In a concise format, this handbook allows nurses and students to quickly find -- and understand -- information on disorders so they can effectively plan nursing care. Offering a clear but comprehensive discussion of pathophysiology, and providing rationales in the medications and laboratory sections, Diseases and Disorders will help students understand the scientific basis for the nursing care patients need. It is an excellent reference for students transitioning from classroom to clinical settings and nurses working in community and clinical settings. NEW! Expanded coverage of gender and life span considerationsNEW! Information on genetics and an explanation of differences in health and disease conditions based on racial and ethnic ancestryMore than 250 diseases and disorders encountered in nursing practiceEach disorder begins with the Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) and covers causes, pertinent physical and psychosocial findings, life span considerations, primary nursing diagnoses, and collaborative and independent nursing interventions, plus documentation information on average length of stay and home healthcare guidelinesPrimary nursing diagnoses with outcomes and interventions are highlightedDiagnostic Highlights tables make locating pertinent test results quick and easy Pharmacologic Highlights tables outline drugs most commonly used for a disorder, including the dosage, mechanism of action, and rationales for use Emphasizes patient teaching and essentials of home carePatient teaching checklists ensure that the patient receives all essential information before discharge

Product Details

• Paperback: 1088 pages
• Publisher: F.A. Davis Company; 3 edition (July 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803613377
• ISBN-13: 978-0803613379
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #614,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nursing book every nurse should have, June 29, 2007

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This review is from: Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual (Paperback)

This book helped me more than any other text book during nursing school. It takes a disease or disorder and breaks it down to the nuts and bolts. With every disease you get: a brief description of what it is, it's causes, gender and life span considerations, what to assess, primary nursing diagnosis, planning of care, common drugs used, what labs to look for, discharge guidelines, and what to document. This is all done in less than six pages on most diseases. This book saved me a tremendous amount of time, and I still use it in my nursing practice today. This book was my life line in nursing school, and I wouldn't have made it through without it. You won't regret getting this book. It can be a life saver.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Davis' Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disor, July 6, 2000

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Deanna Armstrong (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (Paperback)

This is a MUST HAVE book for all nursing student and health care professionals. The book is easy to read and provides all the essential details needed to properly care for patients. I utilize this book in all my classes. This is one of the best reference books that I have invested in.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Use it constantly for RN school., November 25, 2010

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amelia "amelia" (midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual (Paperback)

This is one of my favorite resources for RN/nursing school, and I am a serious resource-a-holic! But this book is amazing, and I really urge people starting out with nursing to get it. It won't help much with foundations/fundamentals, but when you start studying pathophysiology and med/surg, you will often run into diseases you've not heard of before (or know very little about). This happened to me in my first med/surg clinical -- I didn't know what my patient's diagnosis even was! Obviously, I had a clinical instructor teach me, etc. but it seemed weird to me that there was no book (other than my huge med surg book) to look at for a quick and pertinent overview organized by disease.

This book fits the bill. I use it to review the pathophysiology of various diseases with basic nursing interventions all the time. If we study a disease or system (e.g. renal, or "chronic kidney disease"), I read the accompanying portions of this book. I was looking for something like this for a while -- sort of a disease encyclopedia with a nursing focus. This is the book for that. I actually bought the digital version via Skyscape for my phone (we use digital devices/phones/iPods during clinicals) also, but I keep this book at home and reference it when I'm studying. I wish it had more diseases in it, but it's invaluable -- sometimes the med surg textbook gets me bogged down in details (which is good much of the time) but when I need quick information or a general overview (to review, or to introduce myself to a disease I don't know much about), this is the best book I've found.

It would be great if there were one of these for each discipline within nursing/medicine (i.e. psych, OB, pediatrics, etc.).

I see a lot of students just using Google or Wikipedia to look up diseases, and that makes me really nervous...those are not reliable sources...anyone can publish something in either place. I'm glad I found this book so I don't have to do that.