Lippincott Certification Review: Medical-Surgical Nursing

Pass your certification exam with the thoroughly updated Lippincott Review for Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification, 6th Edition , offering the most current content found on the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) and Registered Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC) exams.
This popular study guide covers the full range of exam content, from disorders, signs and symptoms, tests, and assessments to treatments and interventions. Whether you are a new or experienced nurse, this comprehensive review offers the knowledge—and confidence—you need to succeed.

Get the go-to exam prep resource for passing the CMSRN or RN-BC medical-surgical certification exam …

• NEW enhanced eBook included with purchase
• NEW and revised content that reflects current medical-surgical nursing best practices
• NEW and updated end-of-chapter quizzes and 150-questionend-of-book practice test that helps to foolproof your preparation
• NEW social media content in each chapter
• NEW content updates written by nurses who have passed the most current CMSRN exam
• Reviews disorders by body systems as covered in certification exams
• Study plan advice, preparation strategies, and test-taking strategies that prepare you for exam-taking success, including a certification test plan
• Easy-to-use outline format that outlines each topic with key points, making it easy to remember important points
• Resources that include: NANDA taxonomy, common infectious disorders, CDC fact sheets, and lab tests results
• Contents that include:
  • Medical-surgical certification eligibility requirements—lists criteria for medical-surgical nurse (RN-BC), Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) certification, and clinical nurse specialist in adult health (ACNS-BC) certification
  • Nursing foundations and principles
  • Legal and ethical nursing issues
  • Principles of wound care, including nursing assessments and treatment skills
  • Disruptions in homeostasis
  • Perioperative nursing
  • Cultural and ethnic beliefs and practices
  • Safety issues
  • Health maintenance
  • Patient's bill of rights and self-determination
  • Developmental theories of Jean Piaget and Abraham Maslow
  • Nutrition
  • Substance abuse
  • Complementary and herbal therapies
  • Obesity
  • Adult immunizations
  • Laboratory values

Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:

• The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline
• Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks
• Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design
• The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

About the Clinical Editor

Laura M. Willis, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CMSRN, is a Family Nurse Practitioner at the Springfield Regional Medical Group, Urbana Family Medicine and Pediatrics, Urbana, Ohio.