isbn0721606717

Reader' Reviews

Medical Surgical book / / 2008-10-25
The book itself is in great condition. It seemed like it took forever for it to get here though but thats ok, it wasn't a rush or anything to have it.

Med surg text / / 2007-09-13
This book is unnecessarily wordy. It uses a lot of abbreviations and I found myself having to stop often to look up words and abbreviations in my Tabers.

Still using it!! / / 2007-08-16
This med-surg book is still being used to this very day. it allows me to go back and re-read what i may have missed in nursing school. Its a good reference book

Repetitive and confusing / / 2007-07-07
Out of the many textbooks I have had to utilize in the past few years this is my least favorite. I find that the material is quite repetitive. Yet, not in the way that causes the information to stick. It is repetitive in a very confusing way. Rather than the material supporting itself I find it often contradictory. I think this book would be better served to teach in a more condensed, clear manner.

The "Mother Of All Med-Surg Texbooks"....? / / 2007-06-08
Too many students make it through nursing school by studying "class lecture notes". Fine, you can pass the "tests" and graduate. But, the real world awaits, and if you have a minimal background in pathophysiology, or squeaked your way through nursing school (by studying notes) you're gonna be in for a rude awakening... Well, I read my "Iggy" textbook. This text is great. Made the tests seem pretty easy, and helped me in clinical! It helped me build a strong foundation in understanding of disease and the related nursing interventions. Love the book. I feel more prepared thanks to this book.