The seventeenth edition of this very popular and famous book has incorporated the advanced modalities of diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions, while retaining the original flavor of this book. All the chapters have been thoroughly revised and some chapters have been merged in order to ensure a continuity in the thought process of the reader so that the events could be better analyzed for optimum benefit. There are several books on this subject but differences run deep. This book promises to encourage a nursing student to learn and enjoy the science and art of surgery in a simplified and comprehensive way. Several generations of students have benefitted from this book and the seventeenth edition of this classic text now fully meets the learning and examination needs of the student.