Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series) 
asked by caramel on November 14, 2006 12:36 AM
Written in the award-winning Incredibly Easy style, with tips and encouragement from cartoon characters throughout, this handy reference contains the latest information on 300 medical-surgical disorders, treatments, and nursing interventions. The text is organized by body system for quick reference and highlights essential information with abundant icons, tables, illustrations, and flowcharts. Each chapter includes a summary, an anatomy and physiology review, assessment, diagnostic tests, treatments, and nursing diagnoses. Disorders are presented alphabetically using an easy-to-understand, light-hearted approach. A quick quiz at the end of each chapter helps to reinforce learning.
Reviews
For those who have never utilized the Incrediby Easy series, these books are great for review or to help make concepts less confusing, but are still *no replacement* for your textbook! :)
I purchased this a a quick reference - something to use to review key points for my Med-Surg classes. I found that the information, though all there, was difficult to muddle through. Cartoons of pills and organs smiling and giving helpful hints did nothing for me! My edition did not come with a CD either, so If you really do want this book please check this before you purchase.
If you are looking for a good Med-Surg book to help with reviews, I would highly recommend "Straight A's in Medical Surgical Nursing", ISBN 1582552843 by the same publisher. The information is almost exactly the same, and is easier to read because of a user-friendly layout. (Also comes with a CD, and costs about $10.00 less!)
I purchased this a a quick reference - something to use to review key points for my Med-Surg classes. I found that the information, though all there, was difficult to muddle through. Cartoons of pills and organs smiling and giving helpful hints did nothing for me! My edition did not come with a CD either, so If you really do want this book please check this before you purchase.
If you are looking for a good Med-Surg book to help with reviews, I would highly recommend "Straight A's in Medical Surgical Nursing", ISBN 1582552843 by the same publisher. The information is almost exactly the same, and is easier to read because of a user-friendly layout. (Also comes with a CD, and costs about $10.00 less!)
reviewed by costa on November 19, 2006 4:31 AM
I am a nursing student and this book didn't help that much. It is very to the point and doesn't explain much. I wouldn't recommend this book unless you are just starting Med-Surg. I am in Med-Surg II and I don't feel that this book is very helpful.
reviewed by mike on November 25, 2006 7:40 PM
I ordered this book using 1-click because I read the review about how great the CD was. After I clicked I realized that this book does not have a CD. It's okay, it is much easier to read than my assigned textbook (Smeltzer and Beare's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing)and I needed something to supplement so I will keep it. The CD, which I also bought, is nice to have.
reviewed by 90210 on November 28, 2006 12:12 PM
I Love the CD a lot! I play with it each day like games. It's fun and provide hint and immediate feedback to your answer. I've learned a lot of info in there that weren't covered in text. A Plus for any nursing students to have.
reviewed by titanium7 on November 29, 2006 12:00 AM
I hate reading dry textbooks. We were required to read Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing book which is huge, heavy and has a tiny font. I tried but just couldn't bring myself to do it. I purchased this cd-rom and studied all the questions by categorized system which corresponded to whatever topic we were studying at the time in class. It hits the highlights you are expected to know. The answers to the questions asked are immediate as you go through the system of your choice (ex: integumentary, respiratory, gastro, hematologic, endocrine, cardio, fundamentals, & assessment)with well written rationales to help you learn as you "test". Bottom line, I studied these questions exclusively for my first semester of med surg and made an A and it was nearly fun! :) Am using it to retain my knowledge of med surg during the summer and to build on new information for med surg part 2 in the fall! VERY worth it to me.
reviewed by webster on November 29, 2006 8:33 AM
