Diseases & Disorders

**Features content from the latest 7th edition**

ABOUT DISEASES & DISORDERS

Diseases & Disorders is a must-have reference for every nurse and nursing student.
With complete coverage of more than 240 medical conditions encountered in nursing practice, you can quickly access the information you need to effectively plan and deliver patient care.
Practical recommendations are supported by concise descriptions of how the human body is altered by disease and clear rationales for medications and tests.
Comprehensive coverage includes everything from assessment to delivery of treatment and discharge planning making this an excellent reference for nurses working in community and clinical settings as well as students transitioning from the classroom to patient care.

FEATURES

Up-to-date details on over 240 diseases and disorders

Comprehensive entries include: causes, genetic considerations, assessment, diagnosis, planning, documentation, discharge guidelines, and more

Pharmacologic Highlights tables for details of the most commonly used drugs

Expanded coverage of Global Health Considerations

Evidence-Based Practice sections featuring relevant research studies

NEW! How to handle COVID/infectious diseases and pandemics in the sections on Global Health Considerations and Evidence-Based Practice and Health Policy

NEW! Health Disparities and Sexual and Gender Minority Health section with new considerations for LGBTQ+ community

Advanced Search helps find topics fast

Favorites for bookmarking important entries

Personalization tools - Highlighting and Notes

Authors: Marilyn S.
Sommers, PhD, RN, FAAN

Publisher: F.A.
Davis

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