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  • Skills for Midwifery Practice

    • 5th Edition
    • Ruth Bowen + 1 more
    • English
    Skills for Midwifery Practice is the go-to book for all midwifery students who need to learn what to do in a range of situations, how to perform a skill, and why they need to do it in a certain way. Written by midwifery educators Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor, the book makes learning easy with background information, learning outcomes, helpful diagrams and lists to represent the skill flow. It explains the underlying physiology associated with pregnancy and childbirth, and clearly defines the nature and extent of current practice. This version is fully updated and referenced throughout to provide a detailed evidence base to support learning and further study. It is ideal for midwives in training, qualified midwives returning to practice, as well as other members of the obstetric healthcare team.

  • Pudner. Enfermería en el paciente quirúrgico

    • 4th Edition
    • Ian Peate + 1 more
    • Spanish
    La nueva edición de esta práctica guía reúne contenidos completamente actualizados y principios clave de los cuidados de enfermería en los pacientes quirúrgicos. Se divide en dos secciones: en la primera, se explican las bases de los cuidados quirúrgicos ; en la segunda, se abordan de forma exhaustiva todas las áreas principales de la práctica quirúrgica y se proorciona información, tanto teórica como práctica, acerca una amplia gama de intervenciones. Ofrece todo lo necesario para proporcionar los mejores cuidados desde una perspectiva centrada en el paciente, pero sin descuidar temas como la seguridad y la funcioón de la enfermera en relación con la legislación actual. Su práctico formato hará de esta guía una herramienta imprescindible, tanto para enfermeras como para otros profesionales sanitarios. El contenido se ha actualizado para reflejar los últimos avances de la especialidad, desde los progresos en cirugía laparoscópica hasta la introducción de nuevas cirugías ambulatorias reflejando la práctica clínica más reciente y respetando los principios éticos de la atención sanitaria.

  • Toma de decisiones en neurologia

    • 1st Edition
    • Brett L. Cucchiara + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Elaborada por neurologos y para neurologos, Toma de decisiones en neurologia es una practica guia para tratar a los pacientes con presentaciones clinicas poco habituales o complejas, o cuyas vias terapeuticas no esten completamente claras. Este util manual contiene numerosos algoritmos diagnosticos y terapeuticos que animan a pensar de forma sistematica y a seguir una secuencia logica paso a paso para una toma de decisiones eficiente y eficaz.

  • The Simulated Administrative Medical Office

    Practicum Skills for Medical Assistants powered by SimChart for the Medical Office
    • 2nd Edition
    • Julie Pepper
    • English
    Get hands-on practice with 100 realistic medical office tasks! The Simulated Administrative Medical Office, 2nd Edition walks you through 10 days on the job as an administrative medical assistant working in the front office of a medical practice. Using SimChart for the Medical Office (sold separately), this book simulates the tasks you will perform daily, including appointment scheduling, completion of common forms, correspondence, inventory, telephone messages, and coding and billing. Written by educator and practitioner Julie Pepper, this how-to manual provides a practicum-like experience that will build your confidence in using EHR software and help you succeed in your first job.

  • Study Skills for Paramedics

    • 1st Edition
    • Helen Cobb + 1 more
    • English
    As paramedicine shifts to an all-graduate profession in the UK, this new title is designed specifically to support students to meet the rigorous academic requirements of becoming a paramedic.Study skills has a direct and forthright approach, and covers everything students need to succeed in academia, from academic writing to referencing, essays and presentations, exams and reflective practice. Its interesting case studies are ideally suited to students of this hands-on profession.Written by paramedics for paramedics, this book will help students of all academic levels quickly find their feet and excel on their journey toward working in an ambulance or healthcare setting.

  • Cardiology Secrets

    • 6th Edition
    • Glenn N. Levine
    • English
    For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Cardiology Secrets, 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

  • Root Strength

    A Health and Care Professionals Guide to Minimizing Stress and Maximizing Thriving
    • 1st Edition
    • Shannon Dames
    • English
    Develop resilience and thrive as a care professional! Root Strength: A Health and Care Professionals’ Guide to Minimizing Stress and Maximizing Thriving discusses principles of self-care that can help you prevent emotional fatigue and job burnout in highly stressful workplaces. An evidence-based approach examines how the care professional can develop self-compassion, mindfulness, relationships with co-workers, and perceived satisfaction with one’s career. Written by noted educator and researcher Shannon Dames, this practical manual shows how you can apply these insights on the job and enhance your personal well-being in real-world health care settings. With the prevalence of mental health issues among care professionals — including rates of PTSD and major depressive disorder (MDD) — appearing much higher than that in the general population, never has a resource like this been more required!

  • Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body

    The Science and Clinical Applications in Manual and Movement Therapy
    • 2nd Edition
    • Carla Stecco + 3 more
    • English
    The role of the fascia in musculoskeletal conditions and as a body-wide communication system is now well established. Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body constitutes the most comprehensive foundational textbook available that also provides the latest research theory and science around fascia and their function.This book is unique in offering consensus from scientists and clinicians from across the world and brings together the work of the group behind the international Fascia Research Congress. It is ideal for advanced sports physiotherapists /physical therapists, musculoskeletal/orth... medicine practitioners, as well as all professionals with an interest in fascia and human movement.The comprehensive contents lay the foundations of understanding about fascia, covering current scientific understanding of physiology and anatomy, fascial-related disorders and associated therapies, and recently developed research techniques.

  • Advances in Phytoplankton Ecology

    Applications of Emerging Technologies
    • 1st Edition
    • Lesley Clementson + 2 more
    • English
    Phytoplankton ecology has developed from an understanding of taxonomy, species dynamics and functional roles, and species interactions with the surrounding environment. New and emerging technologies enable a paradigm shift in the ways we monitor and understand phytoplankton in a range of environments. Advances in Phytoplankton Ecology: Applications of Emerging Technologies is a practical guide to these new technologies and explores their application with case studies to show how recent advances have changed our understanding of phytoplankton ecology.Part one of this book explores how traditional taxonomy and species identification has changed, moving from morphological to molecular techniques. Part two explores the new technologies for remote and automatic monitoring and sensor technology and applications for management. Part three explores the explosion of omics techniques and their application in species identification, functional populations, trait characterization, interspecific interactions, and interaction with their environment.This book is an invaluable guide for marine and freshwater ecology researchers to how new technologies can enhance our understanding of ecology.

  • Fundamentals of Nursing

    Active Learning for Collaborative Practice
    • 3rd Edition
    • Barbara L. Yoost + 1 more
    • English
    Build a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a nurse! Designed specifically for today’s students, Fundamentals of Nursing, 3rd Edition takes a fresh, conversational approach that is friendlier than typical books on nursing fundamentals. To make understanding easier, the book introduces basic information first and then follows with progressively more nuanced and complex nursing concepts. Practical exercises provide a unique kind of active learning, allowing you to apply concepts to actual patient care. Even care planning is different, as authors Barbara L. Yoost and Lynne R. Crawford are pioneers of conceptual care mapping — a visual, holistic way of making clinical judgments and planning patient care. Essentially, this text offers an easier, fundamentally different way to learn the nursing profession!

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