The Nursing Student's Self Study Guide is designed to help nursing students disseminate, understand, comprehend, organize, analyze, and implement information as they navigate their studies. The guide provides them with a systematic way to take notes and learn material as they listen to lectures or read through books, articles, and other text-based resources.

The guide is organized into 15 chapters, each of which introduce a topic and then provide case scenarios, lined sections to capture personalized lecture/textbook notes, application exercises, and critical thinking questions.

Topical areas include electrolytes and the role of acid-base and their part in maintaining homeostasis; oxygenation and alterations in the respiratory system; hematologic disorders and the disease process of coronary artery disease and angina; and perfusion disorders and the disease processes related to perfusion. Additional chapters address a myriad of alterations, including cardiac, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, renal, endocrine, musculoskeletal, sensory, and neurological alterations. Diabetes mellitus and perioperative nursing are covered.

Developed to provide students with a comprehensive and highly organized way to centralize their learnings, The Nursing Student's Self Study Guide is an ideal resource for nursing courses and programs.