Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems
Harding, Kwong · 13th Edition
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (13th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 69 chapters.
Overview
Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (13th Edition) is one of the most widely assigned med-surg texts in the country, and it is a big one — 69 chapters spanning nearly every body system and clinical problem you will meet in adult health. This study guide is built to match it chapter for chapter so you study in the same order your professor teaches and never lose track of where a disorder fits. For every one of the 69 chapters you get a plain-English summary of the key concepts, the chapter's learning objectives laid out up front, and 30 or more NCLEX-style practice questions with a full rationale for every answer — so it is more than a question dump, it actually teaches you the pathophysiology, assessment, and nursing management behind each answer. It follows the 13th Edition's section structure, from concepts in nursing practice and problems of comfort and coping through the oxygenation, perfusion, elimination, regulatory, and movement sections, so a review session tracks the way the book builds. Med-surg exams reward the ability to prioritize and connect assessment findings to interventions, and the questions here are written at that application and analysis level rather than simple recall. Whether you are grinding through a unit exam, reviewing a system before clinical, or building toward the NCLEX, it is a printable companion you can highlight, annotate, and keep for the whole course. Use it alongside the text to test yourself system by system, catch the details that distinguish similar disorders, and walk into exams having already reasoned through questions in the same style. Original, independently written, and not affiliated with the publisher.
Aligned with adult health and medical-surgical nursing courses and written in an NCLEX-RN style — the practice questions and rationales mirror how pathophysiology, prioritization, and nursing management are tested on course exams and the licensure exam.
- 2,070+ practice questions
- 69 chapters
- ~207 pages
- Instant PDF download
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Assessment and management of clinical problems
- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances
- Inflammation, immunity, infection, and cancer
- Perioperative and emergency nursing
- Respiratory and ventilation problems
- Cardiovascular and perfusion disorders
- Hematologic problems
- Gastrointestinal, liver, and nutrition problems
- Renal, urinary, and kidney disorders
- Endocrine problems and diabetes
- Reproductive and breast disorders
- Neurologic problems and stroke
- Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
- Integumentary problems and burns
Need the textbook itself?
The textbook itself, edited by Mariann Harding and Jeffrey Kwong (Elsevier), is a market-leading medical-surgical nursing text known for its clinical-problem focus, strong pathophysiology, and nursing management framework, and it is a core adult-health text in ADN and BSN programs.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 69 chapters of Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (13th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
How soon will I get it?
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Does this match the 13th Edition specifically?
Yes — it is built around the 13th Edition, following its 69-chapter numbering and section structure. If your course uses the 12th Edition, the vast majority of content still aligns, though a few chapters may be renumbered or combined.
How many practice questions are included?
Roughly 30 or more per chapter, each with a full rationale — more than 2,000 in total across the guide, all written in an NCLEX-RN style focused on prioritization and nursing management.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 13th Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
What if it is not what I expected?
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (13th Edition) by Harding, Kwong. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the publisher or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.