Critical Thinking in Medical-Surgical Settings: A Case Study Approach

by Mary L. Winningham, Barbara Preusser, Barbara A. Preusser PhD FNPc, et al.

Book Overview

CRITICAL THINKING IN THE MEDICAL-SURGICAL SETTING helps students, through the use of case studies, bridge the gap between knowledge and clinical practice. Each case tests the students' content knowledge and helps them practice thinking critically before they face the realities of the workplace. This valuable book is organized into eleven units each focusing on specific body system disorders. Cases are drawn from actual clinical experiences and written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815194196
• ISBN13: 9780815194194
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Has Preusser Made a Critical Thinker Out of Me

Barbara Preussers' book "Critical Thinking in Medical-Surgical Settings" has helped me as a nursing student to look at each aspect of a patient, and to search deeply for any clues that may guide me in taking care of my future patients. There are many case studies in this book that cover a wide range of disorders in all systems of the body. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the fact that it does not have the answers to the questions in it. This was not a requiered text for me, I bought it for extra help, so I believe it would have been more benefical if I knew whether my answers were right or wrong. But I do recommend it to any nursing student who needs help in critical thinking, which is very important in the nursing field.