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Workbook for Mosby's Textbook for Medication Assistants

  • 2nd Edition
  • February 19, 2022
  • Karen Anderson
  • English
Reinforce your understanding of drug administration with this practical workbook! Corresponding to the chapters in Mosby's Textbook for Medication Assistants, 2nd Edition, this workbook helps you review concepts and practice the procedures performed by medication assistants. A wide variety of exercises and activities allow you to apply your knowledge to healthcare settings. Not only will you get more out of the textbook, but you will also prepare for certification exams by building on your strengths and improving any areas of weakness.

ECG fácil

  • 9th Edition
  • October 21, 2019
  • John Hampton + 1 more
  • Spanish
Durante cuarenta y cinco años, ECG fácil ha sido considerada una de las mejores guías de introducción al ECG. Este libro, elogiado por The British Medical Journal como «un clásico de la medicina», ha sido el favorito de generaciones de estudiantes de Medicina y profesionales de enfermería. Esta novena edición será de gran valor para todos los profesionales médicos y sanitarios que deseen adquirir conocimientos claros y básicos sobre el ECG. Un nuevo capítulo inicial, titulado «ECG muy fácil de verdad», presenta los aspectos esenciales del uso del ECG en la práctica clínica con la mínima teoría y el máximo enfoque práctico. La segunda parte explica la teoría en la que se basa el registro de un ECG para comenzar la interpretación básica de las 12 derivaciones. La tercera, se centra en la interpretación clínica de ECG individuales en pacientes con dolor torácico, disnea, palpitaciones y síncope, así como en la comprensión de las variaciones normales en los ECG obtenidos en personas sanas.

Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants

  • 8th Edition
  • December 28, 2018
  • Clare Kostelnick
  • English
With its highly visual format, topical information, and easy-to-follow guidance, Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition is the perfect resource to help you master the ins and outs of long-term care. One hundred step-by-step procedures — all written at the sixth-grade reading level — provide clear instructions for completing skills. Helpful spotlight boxes and realistic patient scenarios reinforce the nursing assistant’s roles and responsibilities that are needed in today’s long-term care settings. New features in this edition include an all-new chapter on culture and religion; a new chapter on career management and getting hired; new procedures; and updated content on topical issues like confusion and dementia, hypertension, American Heart Association CPR, cancer, and more. As with previous editions, the focus on OBRA content and patient quality of life will underscore competent and respectful care.

Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review for Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants

  • 6th Edition
  • February 16, 2018
  • Leighann Remmert + 1 more
  • English
Reinforce your understanding of the essentials! Corresponding to the chapters in Sorrentino’s Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition this workbook provides a clear, comprehensive review of all the material included in the text. It uses a number of exercises and activities including case studies, matching, crosswords, labeling activities, multiple choice questions, and critical thinking exercises. In addition, over 75 checklists — one for every procedure in the text – help you evaluate your proficiency in skills drills. The Competency Evaluation Review section helps you prepare for the certification exam with content review, chapter quizzes, two final exams, and more!

Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners - Revised Reprint

  • 3rd Edition
  • May 7, 2013
  • Karen Fenstermacher + 1 more
  • English
Convenient and portable, Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners, 3rd Edition — Revised Reprint offers quick access to essential guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in a variety of family practice settings. Well known for its concise guidelines and extensive charts and tables, this Revised Reprint includes extensive updates throughout and offers vital information on the latest diagnostic methods, treatment options, and drug therapies for primary care conditions commonly seen by Nurse Practitioners in patients of all ages.

Placement Learning in Community Nursing

  • 1st Edition
  • March 21, 2013
  • Jane Harris + 1 more
  • Karen Holland
  • English
Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.

Workbook for Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide

  • 3rd Edition
  • October 4, 2012
  • Joan M. Birchenall + 1 more
  • English
Use this workbook to review the knowledge required by home care aides and practice the procedures you’ll be performing as a home care aide! Corresponding to the chapters in Mosby’s Textbook for the Home Care Aide, 3rd Edition, this practical study tool helps you understand and apply the material with fun activities and a step-by-step checklist for each procedure in the textbook. Written by home care experts Joan Birchenall and Eileen Streight, this workbook prepares you for the many situations you may encounter as a home care aide.

A Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward

  • 3rd Edition
  • July 24, 2012
  • Ann Richards + 1 more
  • English
The new edition of this highly popular book is an indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems for nurses starting work on the ward or returning to practice. It provides guidance in a variety of areas including: how to organise your job and yourself; how to assess patients; clinical information on a wide range of conditions; important principles, procedures and investigations; how to administer drugs safely; and what to do in an emergency. As well as information on how to do the job, the importance of communication and nursing care issues is emphasised. Background information is also given on underlying legal, health and safety issues.

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Nursing community and home care

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