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The Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice (6th ed)

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This manual is a MUST for nursing students who want to review a medical diagnosis before clinical and before a test. Contains everything you need: pathophysiology, etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, medical management, complications, nursing assessment, nursing diagnoses, and most importantly - nursing interventions. Manual contains Med/Surg, Maternity, Neonatal, Pediatric and Psychiatric nursing. Patient education portions contain specific diets (ie for Hypertension). Tables are included for drugs (class, drug name, usual dosage range and side effects). Excellent resource for licensed nurses, too!

I have used this book since the first edition and am very disappointed in this revision. The info I was looking for was either superficial and incomplete, very poorly written, or missing entirely. For example, there is nothing listed about:

a). Using a NIOSH-approved respirator in airborne precautions or a surgical mask in droplet precautions. This content is confusing and implies a surgical mask should be used for both types of precautions, which is a risky practice. It seems like this is an important differentiation to make.

b). Caring for patients with conditions for which alcohol hand cleaners should not be used (such as C. difficile, Norovirus, those spread by spores)

c). Tertiary syphilis being noninfectious; it seems like the nurse may need to know this.

d). Domestic violence is not covered; again this is something the nurse needs to recognize. A few paragraphs would have been sufficient.

e). Factitious disorder, Munchausens, Munchausen's by proxy. Again, a few paragraphs would suffice.

f). Infection control information on standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, and Clostridium difficile is either inadequate or absent.

g). The section on checking tube feeding placement and checking pH of the aspirate is deficient/incomplete

h). Information on heel pressure ulcers is also inadequate or absent.

i). In 1991, the American Spinal Cord Association asked health professionals to stop using the term "quadriplegia," and replace this word with "tetraplegia," for uniformity and consistency with the rest of the world. (The US is the only country that uses quadriplegia.) This recommendation has been published and available for 16 years, yet the term "tetraplegia" does not appear in the book.

I recognize that some RNs may not need this information. However, nursing students and LPN/LVNs depend on this book for information that meets the standard of care. I also recognize that Lippincott has branched this book off into numerous subtitles, probably to increase profitability. However, the missing information is so basic (and in some instances, potentially dangerous to the nurse and patient) that it belongs in the primary book, even if it is only an introduction and referral to another source.

Generally speaking, I am very disappointed with this revision and the deteriorating quality of LWW's books in general.

This book could literally be "a student nurses' bible for writing diagnosis and intervention". It is concise and very practical. I would be totally lost without one. It is a self taught manual.

An invaluable tool for helping students in their research of diagnoses and diseases.

During my very first clinical day of nursing school, I noticed a copy of this text floating around the nursing station. The second I opened it up I said "WOW!" Having just recently graduated (and passing the NCLEX!) I can honestly say that this was one of the most helpful books ever! This is Essential! This book never made it to my bookshelf because it was almost always being used! Excellent companion for writing care plans.

This manual is an extraordinary resource both to the nursing student and the layperson. This book has much better quality information than one could expect to find in a general health book. If you have children or a sick adult in the house then this manual will be especially valuable to you. The information in the manual is quickly available, concise, accurate and practical.

This manual is an indespensible resource in my opinion. The layout is very intuitive and the graphics are superb. This may sound very cliche, but it's the quality that I've come to expect from LWW. It's wonderful.

After being out of the clincial arena for over 15 years I wanted to refresh my skills. I used Lippincott as a nursing student in the 70's and it was then and is now the standard for nursing practice. The book is easy to read, look subjects up in and the illustrations are great. I would recommend this book to any new nurse or one like me who wants to see how things have changed and to renew information. A great book.

This is a must-have for any person involved in the nursing career field! This is perfect for a nursing student, or a nurse! This is the type of reference book to use for a lifetime, with up to date information everything nursing related. The book is organized in a simple, easy to use format, and every topic is covered. Well worth the money, this is an excellent investment.

My only complaint was that the book had very fine paper-too fine that it can rip. I have ordered this manual in years past and the quality is getting poor.