Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing: a Systems Approach is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read overview of medical and surgical nursing, designed specifically to support all nursing students learning to care for the adult patient. Highly illustrated and with an easy-to-follow systems-based structure, it provides a thorough foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions.Key features include:Extensive coverage of principles of nursing assessment, medication administration, infection prevention and control, and nutritional careKey need-to-know-information and definitions for the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of a range of illnesses and conditionsDetailed overviews of nursing care, including patient education, treatment, and complicationsAn online resource centre with a range of extras for both lecturers and students, including case studies, reflective activities, interactive multiple choice questions, and further reading listsFundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing: a Systems Approach is the ideal textbook to help students succeed on their adult nursing course.The companion website website www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/medicalnursing contains:Interactive multiple-choice questionsReflective questions for downloadingCase studiesLinks to online resourcesWhen you purchase the book you also receive access to the Wiley E-Text: Powered by VitalSource. This is an interactive digital version of the book, featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-taking facilities, bookmarking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and abbreviations.Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing is also available on CourseSmart, offering extra functionality as well as an immediate way to access the book. For more details, see www.coursesmart.co.uk/9780470658239.