As Australia and New Zealand's pre-eminent textbook on the subject, Understanding Pathophysiology has supported thousands of nursing students to understand the basis of disease and how this applies to clinical practice.
Pathophysiology refers to the study of disease processes, and builds on students' understanding of anatomy and physiology. This textbook makes complex subject matter easy to learn, recall and apply to clinical practice.
Editors Dr Judy Craft and Dr Christopher Gordon are senior academics with extensive teaching experience in educating nurses. They have structured and written the book in way that makes it easy to follow and prepares students with a comprehensive understanding of pathophysiology for clinical practice.
Visual learning aids and case studies make the text accessible and easily digestible Systems focus approach supports scaffolded learning - incorporating anatomy and physiology content with diseases and disorders for each body system Pathophysiological and clinical terms clarified for nursing students in Australia and New Zealand Clear, concise diagrams and concept maps to expand learning of complex concepts An eBook included in all print purchases
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Instructor resources:
Instructor's manual - including teaching tips and critical thinking exercises PowerPoint slides Test bank Additional case studies Concept based scenarios
Student resources:
Answer guide Image collection References Glossary Animations
Fully updated throughout Concept maps updated with improved accuracy New contributors with expertise in pathophysiology and clinical practice All figures and tables updated
Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Understanding Pathophysiology Australia and New Zealand 4e included in all print purchases. Corresponding chapter-by- chapter to the core text, EAQ prepares students for tutorials, lectures and exams, with access to thousands of exam-style questions at their fingertips
