Springhouse Review For Medical-surgical Nursing Certification

5079_FM.qxd 20/8/08 10:57AM Page i Springhouse Review for MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING CERTIFICATION F O U RT H E D I T I O N 5079_FM.qxd 20/8/08 10:57AM Page ii STAFF Executive Publisher Judith A. Schilling McCann, RN, MSN Editorial Director H. Nancy Holmes Clinical Director Joan M. Robinson, RN, MSN Art Director The clinical treatments described and recommended in this publication are based on research and consultation with nursing, medical, and legal authorities. To the best of our knowledge, these procedures reflect currently accepted practice. Nevertheless, they can’t be considered absolute and universal recommendations. For individual applications, all recommendations must be considered in light of the patient’s clinical condition and, before administration of new or infrequently used drugs, in light of the latest package-insert information. The authors and publisher disclaim any responsibility for any adverse effects resulting from the suggested procedures, from any undetected errors, or from the reader’s misunderstanding of the text. Naina D. Chohan, Julie Munden © 2007 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews and testing and evaluation materials provided by publisher to instructors whose schools have adopted its accompanying textbook. Printed in the United States of America. For information, write Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 323 Norristown Road, Suite 200, Ambler, PA 19002-2756. Clinical Editors MSNC4010906 – 020307 Mary Ludwicki Editorial Project Manager Jennifer Kowalak Clinical Project Manager Carol A. Saunderson, RN, BA, BS Editors Pamela Kovach, RN, BSN; Jennifer Meyering, RN, MSN, CCRN Copy Editor Linda Hager Designer Linda Jovinelly Franklin Digital Composition Services Diane Paluba (manager), Joyce Rossi Biletz, Donna S. Morris Manufacturing Beth J. Welsh Editorial Assistants Megan L. Aldinger, Karen J. Kirk, Linda K. Ruhf Design Assistant Georg W. Purvis IV Indexer Ellen Brennan Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Springhouse review for medical-surgical nursing certification. — 4th ed. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Nursing—Examinations, questions, etc. 2. Surgical nursing— Examinatio