TEXTBOOK OF
Medical-SurgicalNursing
CLINICAL HANDBOOK FOR
BRUNNER & SUDDARTH’S
TEXTBOOK OF
Medical-Surgical
Nursing
14 TH EDITION
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Medical-SurgicalNursing
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Complemented by (work): Hinkle, Janice L. Brunner & Suddarth’s
textbook of medical-surgical nursing.
Title: Clinical handbook for Brunner & Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical
nursing.
Description: 14th edition. | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2018] | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017031331 | ISBN 9781975102500
Subjects: | MESH: Nursing Care | Perioperative Nursing | Handbooks
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Clinical Consultant
Tamara Kear, PhD, RN, CNS, CNN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Villanova University College of Nursing
Villanova, Pennsylvania
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