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Understanding Pathophysiology Australia and New Zealand Edition - E-Book, 4th Edition

Author :
By Judy Craft, BAppSc (Hons), PhD, Christopher Gordon, RN, MExSc, PhD, Sue E. Huether, MS, PhD, Kathryn L. McCance, MS, PhD and Valentina L. Brashers, MD, FACP, FNAP
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 t ...view more

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.

ISBN :
9780729597746
Publication Date :
15-10-2022
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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.


Key Features
  • 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

Author Information
By Judy Craft, BAppSc (Hons), PhD, Lecturer in Medical Sciences at Queensland University of Technology, QLD; Christopher Gordon, RN, MExSc, PhD, Senior Lecturer Faculty of Medicine, Health and Health Science, Macquarie University.; Sue E. Huether, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Kathryn L. McCance, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah and Valentina L. Brashers, MD, FACP, FNAP, Professor Emerita, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia