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  • Mosby's Tour Guide to Nursing School

    A Student's Road Survival Kit
    • 6 Edición
    • Melodie Chenevert
    • Inglés
    Encouraging, user-friendly, and altogether unique, Mosby’s Tour Guide to Nursing School encourages you to not only survive nursing school, but excel in whichever program you select. Throughout the book, Dr. Chenevert compares your journey through nursing school to a road trip, and she offers advice to increase your understanding, help you successfully navigate obstacles, and make your journey more enjoyable. You’ll learn how to prepare for the NCLEX® and your nursing career, how to get good grades, how to deal with failure, how to improve oral and written reports, and much more. A must-have for every nursing student!

  • Bailliere's Study Skills for Nurses and Midwives

    • 4 Edición
    • Sian Maslin-Prothero
    • Inglés
    Whether you are a first time student or returning to study, it can seem very daunting. This book can help you get the most from studying and shows how to make good use of your time and achieve success. This 4th edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. It demonstrates how to develop and build on existing strengths and experiences to get the most out of any course. Using a down-to-earth and user-friendly style, it concentrates on what you need to know. It can help you to: • get the most from reading and lectures • access libraries • use the Internet and databases • develop IT skills • learn through reflection • develop a portfolio • prepare assignments • get the most from placements.

  • High Risk Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 28-1
    • Jeffrey Tabas + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Guest editors Jeffery Tabas, MD and Teri Reynolds, MD have put together a top-notch panel of physicians on the topic of High Risk Emergency Medicine. Articles include: Pitfalls in the Low Risk Chest Pain Patient; Pitfalls in Patients with Shortness of Breath; High Risk Airway Management; Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Patient; Pitfalls in the Patient with Shock; and Pitfalls in the Evaluation/Resuscita... of the Trauma Patient.

  • Neuroscience, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-4
    • Anne Alexandrov
    • Inglés
    This Neuroscience nursing issue, Guest Edited by Anne W. Alexandrov, focuses on: use of acute care Nurse Practitioners in neuroscience critical care; Post-graduate advances practice neurovascular fellowship education and training; NET SMART; management of Traumatic Brain Injury; management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; management of Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke; Telestroke Systems; Antiplatelet Therapy’ Migraine and Intracardiac Right to Left Shunt; Weight agreement in Ischemic Stroke Treatment; Inflammatory biomarkers for Ischemic Stroke; and glycemic control in neurovascular disease.

  • Pain, Analgesia and Anesthesia, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4-4
    • Valerie Girard-Powell
    • Inglés
    This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, titled Pain, Analgesia and Anesthesia, which was Guest Edited by Valerie Girard-Powell, RN, will include the following topics: Behavioral Approaches to Pain Management; The Diagnostic Workup of Patients with Neuropathic Pain; Interventional Approaches to Pain Management; Myofascial Pain Trigger Points; Nonopioid Analgesics; Topical Analgesics; Documentation and Potential Tools in Long Term Opioid Therapy for Pain; Critical Monitoring Issues for Surgery Performed in a Non-hospital Setting; Anesthesia for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures; Anesthesiology and Gastroenterology; Interventional Radiology and Anesthesia; and Fee for Service Payments: Affect on Patient Care, Operating Room Procedures and Anesthesia Services.

  • Risk Management, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 27-4
    • Joseph H. Kahn + 2 más
    • Inglés
    This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics tackles the increasingly difficult legal issues facing doctors today, guest edited by Joseph Kahn, Brendan Magauran, and John Olshaker. Topics include: "Clinical Practice Guidelines," "The Legal Process: Being a Defendant or an Expert Witness," "Professional Liability Insurance," "Informed Consent, AMA, Refusal of Care, Capacity," "CQI, Incident Reports, Reporting Requirements, PEER Review," and more!

  • Legal and Ethical Issues: To Know, To Reason, To Act, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 44-4
    • Dana Bjarnason + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The Legal and Ethical Issue, Guest Edited by Dana Bjarnason and Michele A. Carter, focuses on: Moral Accountability and Integrity in Nursing Practice; Care and Meaning in War Zone Nursing; Reflections on Delegation; Transcultural Nursing Practices; Information Technology; Science, Art or Both; Health Care Equity; Trust, Power and Vulnerability; Moral Certitude; and Nursing Responsibilities in Clinical Research.

  • Mosby's Fluids & Electrolytes Memory NoteCards

    Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses
    • 2 Edición
    • JoAnn Zerwekh + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Completely portable, this pocket-sized collection of full-color, spiral-bound cards uses humor, cartoons, and mnemonics to help you understand and retain important information about fluids and electrolytes. This fun, colorful, and insightful approach makes these cards a valuable learning and review tool throughout nursing school, as well as a great resource for preparing for the NCLEX® examination.

  • Obesity in Critically Ill Patients, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-3
    • Linda Harrington
    • Inglés
    The Obesity in Critically Ill Patients issue, Guest Edited by Linda Harrington, focuses on: Obesity-related risks and prevention strategies; Pulmonary considerations of the obese patient; cardiovascular effects of obesity; Postoperative coronary artery bypass patients; Nutritional needs of critically ill obese patients; Pain management in critically ill obese; Sedation of critically ill obese; Skin integrity in critically ill obese; Trauma in the obese patient; and Impact of obesity on critical care resource utilization.

  • Public Health and Community Nursing

    Frameworks for practice
    • 3 Edición
    • Dianne Watkins + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The third edition of this popular and useful text has been thoroughly updated to reflect the many major changes that have taken place in community nursing, making it an invaluable and up-to-date reference for all community nursing courses. The book covers the current public health landscape, epidemiology, frameworks for practice, with sections on family, and on the different Community Public Health Nurse Specialists.

  • Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy

    • 11 Edición
    • Nancy J. Peckenpaugh
    • Inglés
    Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy provides complete coverage of all of the content needed in an LPN/LVN curriculum. This versatile text concentrates on what is most important for the health care provider to know about the nutrition basics and the application on nutrition knowledge. Coverage includes the latest developments in nutrition fundamentals, nutrition across the life span, nutritional management of chronic and acute illnesses, the latest DRI’s, and expanded coverage of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and herbal remedies. An LPN Threads Series title.

  • Saunders Essentials of Medical Assisting

    • 2 Edición
    • Diane M. Klieger
    • Inglés
    Saunders Essentials of Medical Assisting, 2nd Edition, is designed to give you just the right amount of the essential information you need to prepare for your career as a medical assistant. It covers all of the need-to-know information in an organized, approachable format. The condensed information is perfect for shorter programs of study and as a review tool for certification or re-certification for practicing medical assistants. Full-color and visually oriented, this text presents information in manageable segments that give you all the relevant facts, without being overwhelming. With the most up-to-date information on basic body systems; foundational concepts such as medical terminology, nutrition, and full coverage of office concepts and procedures, you’ll have everything you need to know to begin your Medical Assisting career with confidence.

  • Women's Health, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 44-3
    • Ellen Olshansky
    • Inglés
    The Special Issue on Women’s Health, Guest Edited by Ellen Olshansky, includes: Historical Perspective on Women’s Health as a nursing Specialty; Integrative Health Care for Women: Acupuncture and Mindful Meditation and Yoga; Wellness in Women Across the Lifespan; Adolescent Health: HPV Vaccine as an Exemplar; Genetics: Breast Cancer as an Exemplar; Women’s Global Health; Health Care for Incarcerated Women; Women’s Mental Health: Depression and Anxiety; Women and Cardiac Health; Women and Cancer: Ovarian Cancer; and Reproductive Health.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Antenatal

    Volume 2
    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 2
    • Helen Baston + 1 más
    • Inglés
    'Antenatal' is the second title in the Midwifery Essentials series and looks at the provision of safe and effective antenatal care, exploring the role of the midwife in the context of professional and national guidance. This book prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred maternity care.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Labour

    Volume 3
    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 3
    • Helen Baston + 1 más
    • Inglés
    'Labour' is the third title in the Midwifery Essentials series and is about the provision of safe and effective care during labour and birth. This book prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred intrapartum care.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Basics

    Volume 1
    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 1
    • Helen Baston + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Basics is the first title in the Midwifery Essentials series and prepares the reader to understand and master a range of clinical skills safely and with confidence.The jigsaw model of midwifery care is introduced and explained, providing a framework to explore the application of each of the clinical skills described in subsequent chapters. Central to undertaking each of the skills discussed is the need to communicate effectively with women and their families.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Postnatal

    Volume 4
    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4
    • Helen Baston + 1 más
    • Inglés
    'Postnatal' is the fourth title in the Midwifery Essentials series and explores contemporary postnatal care for women and their families, exploring the role of the midwife as a member of the multi-professional team. This book thoroughly prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred postnatal care for mothers and their babies.

  • Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety

    • 1 Edición
    • National Council of State Boards of Nurs
    • Inglés
    With a wealth of helpful guidelines and assessment tools, Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety makes it easy to identify the causes of practice breakdowns and to reduce health care errors. It provides expert guidance from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), plus an overview of the TERCAP® assessment tool. The book systematically examines the causes of practice breakdowns resulting from practice styles, health care environments, teamwork, and structural systems to promote patient safety.

  • Research, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4-3
    • Robin D. Froman
    • Inglés
    The Research issue, Guest Edited by Robin Froman, focuses on Quantitative Design; Qualitative Methods; Theory; Statistics; Measurement; QI vs Research; Recruitment and Retention; Intervention Studies; Clinical Studies; Monitoring In-Hospital Studies; Geriatric Applications; Cultural Concerns; and Complementary and Alternative Methods.

  • Research Methods for Clinical Therapists

    Applied Project Design and Analysis
    • 5 Edición
    • Carolyn M. Hicks
    • Inglés
    Struggling to do a project or dissertation, evaluate published research or conduct your own research? Help is at hand with this 5th edition of Research Methods for Clinical Therapists, which explains, in a clear and simple manner, how to evaluate existing research and how to conduct your own research. Aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as the practising health care professional, the focus of the text is the design and analysis of experimental studies. These are vital to the effectiveness studies that are central to the work of the healthcare professional. Specific examples from different areas of healthcare are used to explain the core research concepts and relate them to clinical situations. Statistical theory and jargon are kept to a minimum.

  • Essential Decision Making and Clinical Judgement for Nurses

    • 1 Edición
    • Carl Thompson + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This book provides the skills and knowledge to use information effectively when exercising professional judgement and clinical decisions. By integrating theory with practical examples, it provides an overview of the key issues facing nurses in decision making today.

  • Sheehy's Emergency Nursing

    Principles and Practice
    • 6 Edición
    • Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Written by emergency nurses for emergency nurses, this comprehensive, evidence-based resource covers the issues and procedures that are often unique to the emergency department. New developments and changes in clinical practice are incorporated throughout. The user-friendly format features more than 350 high-quality illustrations and 150 tables that highlight essential concepts and offer quick access to vital information. Key coverage includes clinical fundamentals, treatment for trauma and medical-surgical emergencies, the foundations of emergency nursing practice, and special populations.

  • Saunders Nursing Survival Guide: Critical Care & Emergency Nursing

    • 2 Edición
    • Lori Schumacher + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Part of the popular Saunders Nursing Survival Guide series, this book prepares you to manage the most common health care problems you'll see in critical care, trauma, or emergency settings. Each chapter is organized from the most immediate and life-threatening conditions to less emergent critical care conditions. Its lighthearted, cartoon-filled approach simplifies difficult concepts, covering each body system in terms of current practice standards.

  • Primary Care of the Child with a Chronic Condition

    • 5 Edición
    • Patricia Jackson Allen + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Written by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioners, this one-of-a-kind resource provides the expert guidance you need to provide comprehensive primary care to children with special needs and their families. It addresses specific conditions that require alterations in standard primary care and offers practical advice on managing the major issues common to children with chronic conditions. A consistent format makes it easy to locate essential information on each condition. Plus, valuable resources help you manage the issues and gaps in health care coverage that may hinder quality care.

  • Long-Term Care, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 44-2
    • Linda G. Dumas
    • Inglés
    This year, about nine million men and women over the age of 65 will need long-term care. By 2020, 12 million older Americans will need long-term care. Nurses can be employed by hospitals (including subacute care), nursing homes, extended care facilities, retirement communities, and home-health agencies. This new issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Linda Dumas, explores the growing field of long-term care. It explores such topics as: Clinical Issues in Long Term Care, Settings at End of Life, and Leadership for the Future.

  • Cancer Emergencies, Part 1, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 27-2
    • Mohamud Daya + 1 más
    • Inglés
    First of a two-part issue dealing with Cancer Emergencies by Drs. Mohamud Daya and Charles Thomas. Topics with include: "Spinal Cord Compression," "Cerebral Edema," "Acute Renal Failure," "Electrolyte Disorders," and more!

  • The High-Risk Neonate: Part II, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-2
    • M. Terese Verklan
    • Inglés
    In the last issue of a two-part series devoted entirely to neonatal critical care nursing (also Guest Edited by Terese Verklan), topics include Retinopathy of Prematurity, the Near-Term Infant, endocrine issues including congenital adrenal hyperplasia and ambiguous genitalia, nutrition in the 1000g neonate, safety issues and issues of informed consent in the NICU, substance abuse, pain, ethics, and grieving and removal of life support from the parent's perspective.

  • Education, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4-2
    • Jane C. Rothrock
    • Inglés
    To provide a safe environment, perioperative nurses need to have a broad knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiological alterations and risk factors. Employment of Perioperative Nurses is increasing with the demand for more healthcare and the educational needs for the novice nurse are growing. This new issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing focuses on Education and is Guest Edited by Jane Rothrock, an expert in the field. Some topics that are explored include: Using simulation to teach undergraduate nursing students, Educating novice perioperative nurses, and Diversity in education.

  • Infusion Nursing

    An Evidence-Based Approach
    • 3 Edición
    • Infusion Nurses Society + 5 más
    • Mary Alexander
    • Inglés
    With a new focus on evidence-based practice, the 3rd edition of this authoritative reference covers every aspect of infusion therapy and can be applied to any clinical setting. Completely updated content brings you the latest advances in equipment, technology, best practices, guidelines, and patient safety. Other key topics include quality management, ethical and legal issues, patient education, and financial considerations. Ideal as a practical clinical reference, this essential guide is also a perfect review tool for the CRNI examination.

  • Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements

    • 4 Edición
    • Linda Skidmore-Roth
    • Inglés
    Access the most reliable information on herbs and alternative medicines from trusted author, Linda Skidmore-Roth, in Mosby’s Handbook of Herbs and Natural Supplements! Reviewed by nurses and herbalists alike, this authoritative resource presents herb and supplement profiles in a convenient, A-Z format for fast reference. This edition’s updated, streamlined design helps you find information quickly, and a new systematic pregnancy and breastfeeding classification offers the latest guidelines for this special client population.

  • Critical Care Intravenous Infusion Drug Handbook

    • 3 Edición
    • Gary J. Algozzine + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Compact and easy to use, this handy reference focuses on the information you need to administer intravenous medications in critical care and emergency environments. Essential coverage of 48 of the most common and complex IV drugs, including drip rate calculation charts, drug calculation formulae, and much more help you safely and efficiently administer IV drugs.

  • A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice

    • 1 Edición
    • Ann Richards
    • Inglés
    The 'Nurses’ Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice' is a handy pocketbook designed to provide succinct information on a wide variety of drugs that nurses need to look up quickly. It provides an understandable and detailed account of common drugs and their actions. The level is suitable for all nurses in practice, including qualified and student nurses, as well as those taking Supplementary Prescribing Courses and will also be useful to other healthcare professionals . Pocket sized and easily transportable, it will become a constant companion both in ward and community environments. As well as the more routine use of drugs in clinical practice it covers emergency situations, such as cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis.

  • The High-Risk Neonate: Part I, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 21-1
    • M. Terese Verklan
    • Inglés
    A leader in neonatal critical care nursing, Terese Verklan devotes two back-to-back issues on the topic. In this first issue, readers can expect articles from top experts on global infant mortality/morbidity, the care of extremely low birth-weight infants, Hyperbilirubinemia, genetics, cardiac and respiratory care, pharmacology, and more.

  • Neurologic Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 27-1
    • Romergryko G. Geocadin + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Topics include: "Practical guide to hypothermia for neuroprotection", "Safety of stroke thrombolysis in community practice", "Glycemic control and the injured brain", "Vertigo and dizziness in the ED", "Critical care transport of patients with neuroemergencies", "Primary headaches in the ER", "Meningitis and encephalitis", and "Management of TIAs in the 21st Century".

  • Leadership, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 4-1
    • Nancy Girard
    • Inglés
    Perioperative Nursing is a diverse and challenging specialty, which involves a comprehensive support process to the individual undergoing surgical intervention. Leaders in perioperative nursing must be sensitive to the need for change and to be able to manage and initiate change. This exciting new issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing, Guest Edited by new Consulting Editor Nancy Girard, explores this ever-changing topic. Articles include: Transitioning from military to civilian leadership, Nursing leadership and politics, and Leading a clinical research team.

  • Evidence-Based Practice, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 44-1
    • Alyce A. Schultz
    • Inglés
    The idea of evidence-based practice for nursing has grown out of the evidence based medicine movement. Evidence-based practice requires nurses to learn new skills in order to use a different process for clinical decision making. Nursing is gradually building its base of knowledge. More and more clinical intervention studies are being conducted and published in the literature. This comprehensive new issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Alyce Schultz, explores this new movement and where it is leading nurses. It includes topics such as: Creating an Evidence-Based Practice Mentoring Program within an Academic Medical Center, Renewing the Spirit of Nursing By Embracing Evidence-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Policies and Procedures.

  • Handbook of Nurse Anesthesia

    • 4 Edición
    • John J. Nagelhout + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Small enough to keep with you on the job, this well organized and fully updated reference created just for nurse anesthetists helps you find important information quickly. Descriptions of surgical procedures include patient monitoring and assessments that happen before, during, and after. Drugs are listed by generic name, and information on trade names, dosages, indications, adverse effects and more is provided with each. Disease descriptions include key lab results, clinical manifestations, and anesthesia implications. Together, these supply you with what you need to provide the best care for your patients.

  • Intellectual Disability and Social Inclusion

    A Critical Review
    • 1 Edición
    • Martin Richard Bollard
    • Inglés
    This book provides a unique insight into the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities trying to access mainstream health and social services and by the professionals who are trying to provide them. The combination of professional perspectives and viewpoints of people with learning disabilities themselves creates an authoritative explanation of why this group of people face the barriers they do. The contributors critique these barriers and also offer potential solutions to overcoming them.

  • Patient Safety, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 3-4
    • Donna S. Watson
    • Inglés
    Perioperative nursing encompasses caring for the patient as a whole being, taking into account physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual issues. The perioperative nurse is responsible for patient safety throughout the surgery. This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics focuses on topics such as essential components for an effective patient safety strategy, initiatives to improve quality and safety in health care, medication error prevention in perioperative services, fire prevention, bloodless surgery and patient safety issues, moderate sedation, and preventative measure to reduce incidence of a retained foreign body.

  • ReadyRN

    Handbook for Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness
    • 2 Edición
    • Tener Goodwin Veenema
    • Inglés
    This color-coded, rapid-reference text includes all of the essential information you need to manage any disaster or emergency with mass casualties. Coverage of each category of disaster—weather-rel... public health, infectious disease, chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear... and explosive—offers vital content on dealing with the injuries and nursing protocols for each scenario. Plus, information on disaster sites and clinical management prepares you to take action at the scene or in the hospital setting.

  • Medical Assisting PDQ

    • 1 Edición
    • Tracie Fuqua + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Have quick and accessible reference to all of the essential information for administrative and clinical medical assisting! This pocket-sized guide helps you recall and apply key information rapidly when you need it. Tabbed sections highlight everything from basic office and clinical procedures to specimen collection, emergency care, and HIPAA.

  • Midwifery: Best Practice Volume 5

    • 1 Edición
    • Sara Wickham
    • Inglés
    This is Volume 5 in the Midwifery: Best Practice series. Each of the volumes in this Series is built around the familiar core of four main topic areas relevant to midwifery: pregnancy, labour / birth, postnatal and stories / reflection - and also includes a number of ‘focus on…’ sections. These are different in each volume and reflect a wide range of key and topical issues within midwifery. Each volume builds upon the others to provide a comprehensive library of articles that shows the development of thought in key midwifery areas. Volume 5 offers a range of wholly new topic areas within the ‘focus on…’ sections covering: ‘the birthing environment’, ‘women, midwives and risk’, ‘holistic health’ and ‘working/internation... stories’.

  • Clínicas españolas de nutrición. Volumen III: Alimentación en el embarazo, la lactancia y la etapa infantil

    • 1 Edición
    • Javier Aranceta Bartrina
    • Español
    Tercer volumen de una serie que se origina a partir del primer Congreso de la Federación Española de la Sociedades de Nutrición, Alimentación y Dietética, fundada en julio de 2002 y que agrupa 10 sociedades científicas de ámbito nacional de gran prestigio. Trata temas como los requerimientos y las ingestas nutricionales durante la etapa escolar, los nutrientes especiales en la etapa de crecimiento y desarrollo del niño, y el papel de los ácidos grasos de cadena larga en la alimentación escolar. Se trata de una obra fundamentalmente dirigida a los especialistas en endocrinología y nutrición, a los médicos de familia y comunitarios así como a los profesionales en nutrición y dietética.

  • Workbook for Mosby's Textbook for Medication Assistants

    • 1 Edición
    • Sheila A. Sorrentino + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Reinforce your understanding and review essential concepts and procedures in this chapter-by-chapter companion to Mosby’s Textbook for Medication Assistants. A wide variety of exercises and activities help you evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and ensure success in medication administration.

  • Mosby's Expert Physical Exam Handbook

    Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments
    • 3 Edición
    • Mosby
    • Inglés
    With the most up-to-date information on assessment techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and the assessment of patients with specific diseases and disorders, Mosby’s Expert Physical Exam Handbook: Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments, 3rd Edition is an essential resource for the medical-surgical setting. Detailed instructions and tips help you effectively apply your physical examination skills. From basic examination techniques to step-by-step guides for examining each body region and system, this handbook has everything you need to perform quick and thorough physical examinations.

  • Mental Health

    From Policy to Practice
    • 1 Edición
    • Charles Brooker + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This book provides a critique of the achievements of the National Service Framework for Mental Health in England and Wales. The editors and contributors use their extensive experience and knowledge of mental health practice to analyse the effectiveness of developments in services and practice. They reflect on the 'new thinking' about how services should be organised and how practitoners should be educated and trained and provide insight into how the lessons learned may shape policy and practice in the future.

  • Clinical Companion for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

    • 1 Edición
    • Marilyn J. Hockenberry + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Carry all of the most essential knowledge on pediatric care in your pocket with the Clinical Companion for Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing! This indispensable guide from the authors of the most trusted pediatric nursing textbook on the market includes need-to-know information for the clinical setting in a quick-reference format. Content on the procedures and diagnostic tests you’re most likely to perform, plus brief discussions of over 130 commonly encountered childhood illnesses and disorders, makes this the perfect companion for practice.

  • Mental Health Practice

    A guide to compassionate care
    • 2 Edición
    • Peter N Watkins
    • Inglés
    "Mental Health Practice: a guide to compassionate care" examines the relationship between mental health professionals and people using services during the recovery process. The disabling distress experienced by many people with mental health problems is viewed from a holistic, person-centred perspective with the road to recovery being seen as the result of true collaboration between professionals and service users.

  • Postnatal Care

    • 2 Edición
    • Debra Bick + 2 más
    • Inglés
    This title is now out of print. A new edition with e-book is available under ISBN 9780702041174.This practical handbook presents evidence-based guidelines for the identification and management of postnatal health needs. It reviews the evidence on the physical and psychological postpartum health problems experienced by women, and the primary management of these, and facilitates individualised care. The ten guidelines were developed by experts in postpartum health as part of a large randomised controlled trial and were peer reviewed by nationally acknowledged experts in each subject area. The guidelines were designed for use by midwives and incorporate criteria for referral, but will also be useful for other health professionals and for women. Leaflets presenting a summary of recommended management are held in a pocket inside the back cover, for ease of regular use.

  • Trauma Nursing

    From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation
    • 4 Edición
    • Karen A. McQuillan + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, the 4th edition of this classic and highly acclaimed resource is thoroughly updated to bring you comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research findings and current issues, trends, and controversies in trauma nursing. Detailed information guides you through all phases of care – from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages. Timely discussions on emerging topics such as mass casualty and rural trauma/telemedicine keep you up to date with the latest developments in the field. This practical, evidence-based reference is the most complete resource available for both novice and experienced trauma nurses working in a variety of care settings.

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