Medical-Surgical Nursing Book

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hello,

i have been looking all over for the new medical-surgical nursing book by donna d. ignatavicius? i've only seen the 2010 edition. my professor say's that there is one. well, i have yet to see it by this author or any other author! just wondering... if anyone here knows about the new version.

thanks (:

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I've got the 6th edition Iguana text sitting right here. It's a poorly, poorly formatted book. I can't stand it.

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We are using the 6th edition "Iggy", here is the ISBN 978-1-4160-3762-0. The 6th is the newest.

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ThatGuy-- really? ahh..Great!!! Thanks for the heads up.

Southerstudent-- IKR, but she keeps saying there is some new 2011 Med-Surg *shrugs* I am just going to order the 2010 and, be done w/ it.Thanks, as well.

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I just think a ten point font in a 1900 page, 15 pound book with thin cluttered pages and smudgeable ink is a crappy book, but that's just me. Thanks Ms. Iguana!

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lmao:yeah: There goes late night studying w/ dim lights on! Now, when I go to class and see a students book I am going to think about your post.

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It may be poorly formatted, but it has great info and will come in very handy with your care plans.

The 6th edition is the latest edition, it just came out in December.

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It may be poorly formatted, but it has great info and will come in very handy with your care plans.

The 6th edition is the latest edition, it just came out in December.

Not really. For the size of it the text is surprisingly lacking in detail.

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Specializes in Cath Lab & Interventional Radiology.

My school is switching from Lewis to Iggy this fall. I haven't gotten a chance to look at the book, but my instructor does refer to Iggy quite a bit. I am glad that I am sticking with the Lewis book. Some people complain about it, but I really haven't had any issues. It is probably easiest to find the book on the Elsevier website.

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Ok...I found out last night in class what the textbook was; here is the title of the book & it's suppose to be the newest Med-Surg book, it's by a diffrent author...Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing by:Suzanne C. Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare..Now, most people are upset because we have a book list and Ms. Iggy was the book they wanted us to buy. Now, first day of class the teachers want us to have this one."Because, the school is in transition." The good thing is for those who bought iggy already can keep it. Bad thing is some test questions might be based out of this "new" book.

Anyone have reviews about this book?

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Specializes in Emergency Department.
The 6th edition is the latest edition, it just came out in December.

It was published in 2009. We use it in my program (I started 1/2010). My complaint is it is too damned heavy to haul around clinicals (we are required to bring our texts).

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Apgar10--Thanks, for the feedback. Heavy isnt the word !! ahhh..

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