Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing

by Suzanne C. O'Connell Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare, Suzanne C. O'Connell Smellzer

Book Overview

Numerous updates and a state-of-the-art ancillary package make the Tenth Edition of this best-selling textbook the most up-to-date book of its kind. New chapters include: End-of-Life Care, Genetics Perspectives in Nursing Practice, and Management of Patients Affected by Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster. New features include: Concept Maps relating NANDA diagnoses with NIC and NOC classification systems; boxed charts alerting nurses to genetics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781731933
• ISBN13: 9780781731935
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Lippincott Raven
• Length: 2352 Pages
• Weight: 5.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.7" x 8.9" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

great textbook

This textbook was required for my 2nd semester in nursing school. So far I really enjoy the layout of the book and the companion CD is also a big help. I find the required reading very interesting.

Excellent resource

I really like this book, it is the most comprehensive med-surg I have ever read. There is one other one I used, in 1983 that even comes close, since then I have been disapointed up until now, I am glad I purchased it. Many people do not like it because of its size based on reviews I have read. The size does not matter to me, it is worth carrying it around for the information avaliable.

excellent condition

this book was delivered in brand new condition with cds and still in plastic excellent product and delivered in a timely manner

Marvelous

What can I say? That book was never my primary book, somebody has passed it to me when I was taking Fundamentals and i've been using it as a reference book since then. I took Med-Surg last semester and it was very helpful. Some topics are very detailed and make more sense with that book. The language is so clear it's amazing. The other day i was reading about a subject in my primary Med-Surg book, it was so complicated that I had to read it over and over again but when i consulted the Brunner and Saddarth's book, It became really clear. The pictures and tables are really helpful also, the Care plans at the end of the chapters also. The only problem is the accompanying CD; I think that it should have more activities and review questions or exercises.

Excellent

This has greatly increased my test scores, by using this as a study guide in addition to attempting to read the chapters in my busy nursing school life.