📘 New Title! Health Alterations

🧬 New from WisTech Open: Health Alterations

WisTech Open is proud to announce the release of Health Alterations, a free, open-access textbook that explores how physical, emotional, and social health conditions impact individuals across the lifespan—and how healthcare professionals assess, manage, and support those living with health challenges.

Now available, this comprehensive and accessible resource prepares learners to understand and respond to a wide range of health alterations through clinical reasoning, evidence-based care, and compassionate communication.

🏥 Why this textbook matters

Nursing and healthcare professionals must be equipped to manage complex health conditions while supporting whole-person care.
Health Alterations helps learners:

• 🧠 Understand pathophysiological changes and their clinical implications
• 🩺 Apply nursing assessment and intervention strategies
• 💊 Explore treatment options and pharmacological considerations
• 🧬 Consider biological, psychological, and social aspects of illness
• 🤝 Build communication and care planning skills for diverse populations

It’s a practical, learner-centered guide for delivering safe and effective care in today’s healthcare settings.

👩‍⚕️ Who it’s for

This textbook is ideal for:

• 🎓 Nursing students preparing for Med-Surg or adult health courses
• 🧩 Learners in PN, ADN, and BSN programs
• 🧑‍🏫 Instructors looking for open educational resources in clinical care
• 🩹 Healthcare support programs focusing on chronic and acute care
• 🌐 Schools delivering online, hybrid, or in-person clinical instruction

📘 What’s inside

• Chapters organized by body system and condition
• Detailed clinical reasoning models and nursing processes
• Evidence-based practice guidance and critical thinking questions
• Focus on patient safety, cultural competence, and therapeutic communication
• Integrated case studies, key terms, and self-assessments

🔓 Open, flexible, and free

Health Alterations is published by WisTech Open and:

• ✅ Is 100% free—no cost for learners or educators
• 🛠️ Features an open license for remixing and adapting
• 🌍 Fits seamlessly into online, hybrid, or face-to-face learning
• 📲 Is accessible, mobile-friendly, and ready for LMS use

🚀 Start reading or teaching today

👉 Explore the textbook: https://wtcs.pressbooks.pub/healthalts/

Support your students in developing the knowledge and confidence to care for patients facing a variety of health challenges—with Health Alterations from WisTech Open.

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