Designed to help visual learners' master important clinical nursing concepts and techniques, through illustrations, photographs, waveforms, diagrams, and creative visual learning methods to demonstrate hands-on treatments and explain disease pathophysiology. The new edition includes: Boxes placed throughout the text assist with learning and understanding of concepts: -NEW organization covers tests, procedures and treatment by body system before discussing individual diseases. -NEW flow charts for clinical manifestations that lead to diagnosis, that indicate improvement or deterioration. -Colorful images and full description help simplify concepts and concisely organize the text -Step-by-step instructions explain how to perform treatments with confidence -Picturing Patho" boxes illustrates anatomy and flowcharts showing the impact of complicated diseases on the body. -"Hands On" boxes are photographs illustrating how to perform nursing procedures and administer treatments using good techniques. -"Lesson Plans" boxes summarize the most important information for nurses to teach patients and their caregivers. -Colorful images and full description help simplify concepts and concisely organize the text -Step-by-step instructions explain how to perform treatments with confidence