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Books in Health professions general

Providing a broad overview of medical, allied health, and nursing disciplines, this collection supports educators, students, and practitioners across healthcare fields. It features foundational concepts, interdisciplinary approaches, and emerging trends, fostering holistic understanding and integrated patient care.

  • Exploring Medical Language

    A Student-Directed Approach
    • 12th Edition
    • Danielle LaFleur Brooks + 2 more
    • English
    **2026 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Winner**Master medical terms on your terms! A combination text/workbook, Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach, 12th Edition, provides exercises that make it easy to build an understanding of medical terminology. Organized by body system, medical terms are divided into two categories: 1) Words built from word parts, and 2) Words NOT built from word parts. Fun and engaging exercises help you first learn word parts and then learn how to combine the parts into full medical terms that make sense. The text also comes packaged with paper flashcards. For more practice, you can visit an Evolve companion website with games, activities, flashcards, and practice exams. From well-known educators Danielle LaFleur Brooks, Dale Levinsky, and Myrna LaFleur Brooks, this learning package helps you gain fluency in medical language and communicate clearly in the health care setting.

  • Lehrbuch für Heilpraktikerinnen und Heilpraktiker

    Medizinische und juristische Grundlagen
    • 11th Edition
    • Isolde Richter
    • German
    Das Richter-Lehrbuch begleitet seit über 30 Jahren durch erfolgreiche Heilpraktikerausbild... Auch in der aktuellen 11. Auflage überzeugt es mit klarer, verständlicher Sprache, die komplexe medizinische Zusammenhänge einfach und nachvollziehbar erklärt.Ideal für den Einstieg: Selbst ohne medizinische Vorkenntnisse bietet Ihnen dieses Buch die notwendige Unterstützung, um Ihren Traum vom Heilpraktikerberuf zu verwirklichen.Dieses Werk verspricht:Vollständ... alle relevanten Inhalte der Heilpraktikerausbild... klar und verständlich präsentiertStruktur: von der Anatomie über die Untersuchungstechnik... zu den Krankheitsbildern und der erforderlichen TherapiePrüfungserfo... Mit diesem Werk und den beiden perfekt darauf abgestimmten Schwester-Titeln – dem farbigen Atlas und dem Prüfungstraining – sichern Sie sich Ihren Lernerfolg für die Heilpraktikerüberprü... in der 11. AuflageErgänzung vieler Infektionskrankheite... einschließlich COVID-19 und MpoxViele neue und aktuelle AbbildungenUmfangrei... Aktualisierung des Kapitels GesetzeskundeOnline-... zu psychischen Erkrankungen nach einer Entwurfsfassung der ICD-11 als Ausblick

  • Differenzialdiagnostik und Leitsymptome

    Heilpraktikerüberprüfung und -praxis
    • 3rd Edition
    • Dagmar Dölcker
    • German
    Nach der Prüfung ist vor der Praxis: Differenzialdiagnost... Erkrankungen und Leitsymptome für die mündliche Überprüfung und den Praxisalltag!In 20 Kapiteln nach Organsystemen und übergreifenden Themen geordnet, erhalten Sie:60 realistische Fallbeispiele (Kasuistiken) aus mündlichen Prüfungen mit Verdachtsdiagnose, möglichen Differenzialdiagnose... und LösungDas differenzialdiagnost... Vorgehen zu über 100 Leitsymptomen von Aszites bis Zyanose. Die Abfolge möglicher Differenzialdiagnose... erfolgt entsprechend der anatomischen/physiol... Gegebenheiten nach einer sinnvollen, leicht merkbaren StrukturLeitsymptome zu über 200 prüfungs- und praxisrelevanten KrankheitsbildernEin Kapitel speziell zu NotfallsituationenDe... stringente Aufbau, die knappen Formulierungen sowie einprägsame Info-Kästen helfen, sich das differenzialdiagnost... Vorgehen und die typischen Leitsymptome einzuprägen sowie nachzuschlagen und unmittelbar anzuwenden.Ideal als Repetitorium und zum Nachschlagen in den Lehrbüchern "Heilpraktiker Ausbildungswissen" Bd. 1 u. 2.Neu in der 3. Auflage: 20 zusätzliche FallbeispielePlus Übersichten Laborwerte, Notfälle sowie GlossarAktualisierun... anhand neuer Erkenntnisse und veränderter VerfahrenGrößeres Format mit Platz für MarkierungenDas Buch eignet sich für:Heilpraktiker und Heilpraktikerinnen in Ausbildung, vor der Prüfung sowie insbesondere zum Nachschlagen in der Praxis

  • Stories in Health Communication

    • 1st Edition
    • Gjyn O'Toole
    • English
    Video scenarios of effective and ineffective communicationEffecti... communication is a prerequisite for safe and high-quality health care. Stories in Health Communication consists of a series of videos and accompanying text designed to support readers to develop their communication skills to pass their assessments and to communicate more effectively in practice.The Stories book includes 12 short videos demonstrating effective and ineffective interactions between health practitioners and individuals. Students are encouraged to first watch each video, then complete the related activities to develop their own understanding and competence.This book will help students critique different communication interactions, reflect on their own habits, consider new skills for communicating more effectively to different people in different settings, and then apply what they learn to practice.

  • Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners

    • 2nd Edition
    • Sonia Allan
    • English
    Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners 2nd Edition provides clear and succinct information that demystifies legal, ethical and regulatory principles and their implications for clinical practice.Accessible and easy to follow, the book provides a clear and concise introduction to the Australian legal and health systems, discussion of legal rules and regulations that govern health practice, and a guide to ethical principles, theories and approaches to support health practitioner decision making and practice. It is an essential resource presenting well-researched information in an easy-to-understand way, and practical guidance for health practitioners to apply the concepts discussed to their daily work.This book is ideal for students undertaking a law and ethics unit in any health or medical course, as well as being an excellent resource for health practitioners practising in areas ranging from medicine to nursing, dentistry, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology or any other allied health profession.

  • Blickdiagnostik für Heilpraktikerinnen und Heilpraktiker

    Mit 370 Fotos vom Befund zur Diagnose
    • 2nd Edition
    • Dagmar Dölcker
    • German
    Ob Hautausschlag, Fehlhaltung oder Entzündungszeichen – eine fundierte Blickdiagnostik ist der Schlüssel zur zielgerichteten Behandlung in Ihrer Heilpraxis.Daher ist die Fähigkeit zur Blickdiagnose bereits bedeutender Bestandteil der amtsärztlichen mündlichen Prüfung, bei der Fotos von sichtbaren pathologischen Phänomenen vorgelegt werden.Hier sowie in der späteren täglichen Arbeit müssen Sie in der Lage sein, Blickbefunde detailliert zu beschreiben und mithilfe von differenzialdiagnost... Überlegungen zu einer Verdachtsdiagnose zu kommen.Die 2. Auflage ist stark überarbeitet, deutlich umfangreicher und noch praxisnäher:Erweiter... um 12 Krankheitsbilder auf gesamt 140Mehr als 370 klinische Farbaufnahmen der Krankheitsbilder und der dazu gehörenden Differenzialdiagnose... Aufbau: Bildbeschreibung, Verdachtsdiagnose, Differenzialdiagnose... anamnesische Fragen zur Sicherung der Diagnose, Untersuchungsbefund, KrankheitsbildDas Buch eignert sich für:Heilpraktiker*in... in Ausbildung/vor der mündlichen PrüfungPraktizierend... Heilpraktiker*innen

  • La Santé et la Prestation des Soins de Santé au Canada

    • 4th Edition
    • Valerie Thompson
    • French
    Donnez à vos élèves une vue d’ensemble du passé, du présent et de l’avenir du système de soins de santé canadien ! Ce livre sans précédent, La santé et la prestation des soins de santé au Canada, 4e édition aide à préparer les étudiants à une carrière en tant que professionnels de la santé au Canada. Le contenu comprend des sujets comme les initiatives en matière de santé de la population, les déterminants de la santé, le rôle des organismes fédéraux et des gouvernements provinciaux, le financement des soins de santé, ainsi que les enjeux et les tendances des soins de santé. Les Exemples de cas et les questions Réfléchir à la question vous guideront à travers l'intersection de la santé individuelle et du système de soins de santé. Rédigé par Valerie D. Thompson, une éducatrice expérimentée, ce manuel est idéal pour tous les étudiants canadiens qui commencent une carrière dans le domaine des soins de santé.

  • How to Design Studies and Write Research Proposals

    A Guide for Nursing, Allied Health and Social Care Students
    • 1st Edition
    • Kader Parahoo
    • English
    If you’re writing a research proposal for the first time, this is the book for you.It’s the only text on the market that guides you through the entire process, from designing a research study to submitting a successful proposal. It covers everything from formulating the research question to selecting the research methodology, collecting data, and navigating ethics, all supported with plenty of practical tips, real life examples and checklists for honing your proposal.How to Design Studies and Write Research Proposals is written by nursing research expert Professor Kader Parahoo, whose work is loved by students for its accessible writing style and practical approach.

  • Job Readiness for Health Professionals

    Soft Skills Strategies for Success
    • 4th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Master the soft skills you need to succeed as a healthcare professional! A guide to personal behaviors, Job Readiness for Health Professionals, 4th Edition covers 48 different soft skills, including effective communication, collaborating with colleagues, time management, and searching for and applying for jobs. Engaging, hands-on exercises help you apply these skills in a variety of circumstances and practice settings. Easy to read and easy to follow, this book describes the proven strategies and practices that will help you find your first healthcare job and advance in your career.

  • Ewles and Simnett’s Promoting Health: A Practical Guide

    • 8th Edition
    • Angela Scriven + 2 more
    • English
    The eighth edition of this seminal guide is designed to support public health practitioners in keeping up-to-date amid the rapidly changing, complex challenges and contexts facing population health in the twenty-first century.Suitable for both undergraduates and postgraduates across a range of professions, the Practical Guide provides theories, principles and competencies for effective health promotion in multiple settings. The book is organised into three parts, covering an overview of the public health landscape, the essentials of planning and management, and how to develop capabilities across a range of activities.The text has been fully updated to examine new issues facing public health, including restructuring of the UK sector post-European Union; COVID-19 and its public health impact and legacy; economic and cost of living influences on population health; and the role of the internet and social media misinformation.

  • Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada

    • 4th Edition
    • Valerie Thompson
    • English
    Get the big picture on the past, present, and future of the Canadian health care system! The only text of its kind, Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada, 4th Edition helps to prepare you for a career as a health care professional in Canada. Content includes topics such as population health initiatives, the determinants of health, the role of federal agencies and provincial governments, health care funding, and issues and trends in health care. Case Examples and Thinking It Through questions guide you through the intersection of individual health and the health care system. Written by experienced educator Valerie D. Thompson, this textbook is ideal for all Canadian students beginning a career in health care.

  • Health Professional and Patient Interaction

    • 10th Edition
    • Amy M. Haddad + 2 more
    • English
    Learn how to navigate the complicated and challenging world of health care with Health Professional and Patient Interaction, 10th Edition. Covering strategies for effective communication and collaboration, this time-tested guide offers the tools needed to establish positive patient and interprofessional relationships that are built on respect. It not only covers respectful actions, communication standards, and good decision-making, but also demonstrates how those decisions directly shape successful patient outcomes. Practical examples and authentic scenarios highlight how to apply respect and professionalism to coworkers and patients of various ages and backgrounds across a wide spectrum of healthcare environments. It’s the strong foundation you need to communicate effectively for positive, collaborative, and compassionate patient-centered care.

  • Basic Math for Health Professionals

    A Worktext with Online Course
    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Regardless of the field, math competency is essential to the job duties of every healthcare professional. Basic Math for Health Professionals: A Worktext with Online Course is designed to help you establish a solid foundation of math skills and knowledge through a simple, step-by-step process that makes learning math as unintimidating as possible. Each math concept is explained in detail and begins with basic math skills and concepts and continues to more complex calculations and formulas. In both the workbook and the online course, multiple practice problems for each math concept and principle offer clear explanations to ensure you master the math skills required of all healthcare professionals.

  • Diagnostic Pathology: Normal Histology

    • 3rd Edition
    • Matthew R. Lindberg
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Pathology**This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering all aspects of normal histology of every organ system, it incorporates the most recent scientific and technical knowledge in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Normal Histology is a visually stunning, one-stop resource for every practicing pathologist, resident, student, or fellow as an ideal day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

  • Diagnostic Pathology: Endocrine

    • 3rd Edition
    • Vania Nosé
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Endocrinology/Metabo... Disease**This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering all areas of endocrine pathology, it incorporates the most recent clinical, pathologic, and molecular knowledge in this challenging field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Endocrine is a one-stop reference for accurate, complete pathology reports, ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

  • Introducing, Designing and Conducting Research for Paramedics

    • 1st Edition
    • Alexander Olaussen + 3 more
    • English
    The profession of paramedicine is rapidly expanding and primary research relating to prehospital interventions is exploding worldwide. This new book provides, for the first time, a meaningful and easy to understand guide to research specifically tailored for paramedics. Written by experts in research, medicine and paramedicine, Introducing, Designing and Conducting Research for Paramedics introduces the reader to the concepts of research through real-life examples. The structure follows a logical sequence from an overview of the research process to how to generate, consume and implement evidence. This book will be a valuable resource for paramedics and prehospital clinicians at any level, worldwide, who wish to contribute to the rapidly emerging body of evidence on paramedicine and understand how they can make use of this in their practice.

  • Telehealth

    Incorporating Interprofessional Practice for Healthcare Professionals in the 21st Century
    • 1st Edition
    • Kimberly Noel + 1 more
    • English
    At a time when telehealth is being used more widely than ever before, this new book from Kimberly Noel and Renee Fabus meets an urgent need for evidence around optimal telehealth training to support interprofessional practice.This textbook will be invaluable to all healthcare professionals who would like to incorporate telehealth into interprofessional education and practice. It discusses the role of social determinants of health, health literacy and aspects of health informatics in practice, and illustrates telehealth in different healthcare professions.Simply written and easy to follow, it takes the reader through what they need to know about telehealth, interprofessional telehealth competencies, virtual healthcare, teaching telehealth and virtual clinical examination skills. This text is suitable for students in medical school and the range of professional healthcare programs.

  • Foundations for Health Promotion

    • 5th Edition
    • Jane Wills
    • English
    This hugely popular textbook provides a broad-based and user-friendly introduction to health promotion and its use in practice. Written by Professor Jane Wills, the book takes the reader through health promotion theory, strategy and methods, settings and implementation. It is clearly structured and accessibly written, with a discursive style that will appeal to readers of all levels and sufficient theoretical depth for undergraduates and postgraduates alike. Foundations for Health Promotion is suitable for students and practitioners of nursing, medicine, dentistry, allied health and social work, who will learn the essentials of health promotion as a discipline and reflect on its potential for their own work.

  • Health Careers Today

    • 7th Edition
    • Judith Gerdin
    • English
    Find the healthcare career that’s right for you! Health Careers Today, 7th Edition provides a complete overview of the most popular careers in health care, helping you make an informed decision in choosing a profession. Not only does this book discuss the roles and responsibilities of different occupations, it provides a solid foundation in the skills and competencies that each health career requires. Clear explanations of anatomy and physiology, disease processes, and treatments provide essential knowledge of the human body and show how health concepts apply to the work of various professionals. From experienced educator Judith Gerdin, this edition adds new coverage of skills and the changing healthcare environment; an Evolve website includes anatomy animations and more.

  • Workbook for Health Careers Today

    • 7th Edition
    • Judith Gerdin
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of healthcare basics with this practical workbook! Corresponding to the chapters in Gerdin’s Health Careers Today, 7th Edition, this workbook includes engaging exercises and activities to help you master healthcare concepts and skills. It also helps you develop critical thinking and internet research skills, and challenges you to apply your knowledge to healthcare settings. This edition adds valuable practice with essay writing and computer skills. Not only will you get more out of the textbook, but you will also prepare more effectively for exams!

  • Guide pratique de l'ARM - Assistant de régulation médicale

    • 1st Edition
    • Emmanuel Dinot + 2 more
    • French
    L’assistant de régulation médicale (ARM) est le premier maillon de la chaîne des secours préhospitaliers, c’est le premier interlocuteur pour toute personne ayant composé le 15 sur son téléphone, en cas d’urgence médicale. Il accueille, écoute et analyse chaque appel dans les plus brefs délais. Il doit identifier chaque appelant, localiser le plus précisément possible l’adresse de chaque intervention et procéder à la hiérarchisation des appels par un interrogatoire bref et précis. La demande étant exprimée, l’ARM oriente l’appel vers un médecin régulateur et met en œuvre ses décisions (engagement de SMUR, VSAV, ambulance…). Cet ouvrage se concentre principalement sur le module 1 de la nouvelle formation des ARM : le rôle et le cadre d’exercice de l’ARM, la situation d’urgence et la communication. Il est divisé en 6 grandes parties : • les bases de la communication ; • la qualification initiale de l’appel ; • l’adaptation au tableau clinique ; • les pathologies circonstancielles ; • les principales pathologies stomatologiques, ORL et ophtalmologiques rencontrées en régulation au SAMU-Centre 15 ; • les urgences médicopsychologiques et psychiatriques. Il compte également plusieurs annexes présentant l’alphabet radio international, les abréviations et les termes courants en situation sanitaire, la compréhension des termes médicaux, les notions de base sur le matériel de médecine d’urgence... Véritable guide pour tout futur ARM, il est aussi un aide-mémoire destiné à reposer sur chaque poste. Il est composé d’une cinquantaine de fiches qui proposent de façon didactique de nombreux encadrés et schémas décisionnels avec un code couleur permettant de guider la pratique au quotidien. Le propos est également étayé de figures anatomiques et photos en situation.

  • Introducción a la investigación en ciencias de la salud

    • 7th Edition
    • Stephen Polgar + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Nueva edición del texto que realiza un abordaje básico y asequible de cómo llevar a cabo una investigación científica y que se presenta como la referencia en la disciplina. Se ofrece un repaso exhaustivo de la investigación sanitaria en un formato conciso y fácil de leer, con ejemplos directamente relacionados con las ciencias de la salud. Esto ayuda a los estudiantes a comprender los modelos de investigación sanitaria y comprobar cómo la investigación fundamenta y mejora la práctica clínica basada en la evidencia. Se organiza en un total de 7 Secciones que inclyen un total de 24 capítulos, junto con un glosario y apéndices. Cubre los aspectos cualitativos y cuantitativos de la metodología de investigación desde un enfoque muy práctico. Incluye un extenso glosario que facilita la comprensión de los términos utilizados en investigación. A destacar: - Abordaje "centrado en el paciente", -Nuevo capítulo de Medicina Traslacional, -Nuevos contenidos pertenecientes a metodologías "mixtas", -Inclusión de las referencias a las publicaciones más recientes y punteras en investigación, -Impacto en la salud pública y un mayor grado de "discusión" de las guías clínicas, así como de los métodos de revisión sistemática. Al final de la obra se incluyen 3 Apéndices en los que se incluyen las tablas de valores correspondientes a los Valores z y áreas asociadas entre z y la media, y por encima de la media, los valores correspondientes a la distribución t y los correspondientes a la Ji cuadrado.

  • Survey Methods for Medical and Health Professions Education

    A Six-Step Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Andrew W. Phillips + 2 more
    • English
    Offering a practical, six-step approach to effective survey design, delivery, and analysis, Survey Methods for Medical and Health Professions Education provides a real-world framework for successful research and evaluation using surveys. Focused on medical and other health professional education research, this unique text features quick-reference checklists, high-yield explanations, and case examples throughout, making it both a foundational reference and a go-to resource for all health professions educators and researchers who use surveys.

  • Student Success in Medical School

    A Practical Guide to Learning Strategies
    • 1st Edition
    • Raman Mehrzad
    • English
    Using proven methods of studying, learning, and reading, Student Success in Medical School delivers the practical, real-world information you need to optimize your learning and analytic abilities in medical school and beyond. Written by a medical doctor who understands exactly what it takes to increase educational performance, this comprehensive guide covers all the important elements involved in learning new knowledge, how to balance your studies and clinical rotations, and most importantly, how to apply knowledge in clinical practice.

  • Elsevier's Faculty Development

    An Interactive Solution
    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier Inc + 1 more
    • English
    There’s no better way to build your teaching skills! Elsevier’s Faculty Development: An Interactive Solution provides a comprehensive, one-stop solution to help you improve your effectiveness in the classroom and advance your career. A combination handbook and self-guided online course make it easy to progress through the material at your own pace. You will study topics such as learning theories, course planning, classroom management, assessment writing, and best-practice instruction methods for a variety of settings, supplemented throughout with interactive exercises, case scenarios, and critical thinking questions to help you put it into practice. Elsevier’s Faculty Development contains the tools you need to prioritize student success and become a master teacher!

  • Clinical Skills for Paramedic Practice ANZ

    • 1st Edition
    • Dianne Inglis + 1 more
    • English
    Written by Dianne Inglis and Jeffrey Kenneally, the workbook includes more than 70 paramedic-focused clinical skills that link underpinning theory and knowledge with expectations for contemporary clinical practice. To ensure the skills are performed correctly and to standard, the resource is further strengthened with a ready-made assessment tool, ideal for both self-directed learning and instructor use. The text is designed for practising skill development, and preparation for assessment and clinical placement. Clinical Skills for Paramedic Practice 1e includes two key components: practical skill instruction and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessment checklist. The skills sections contain clear step-by-step written and photographic instruction in basic to advanced clinical skills, with rationales provided to enhance knowledge acquisition and clinical decision-making. The OSCE checklists allow students and instructors to easily track and assess progress in skill development.

  • Pudner's Nursing the Surgical Patient

    • 4th Edition
    • Ian Peate + 1 more
    • English
    Contemporary and fully updated, the new edition of this accessible guide builds on the success of previous editions to bring together all the key principles of nursing care for surgical patients. Split into two sections, the first section explains the basis of surgical care. The second section has comprehensive coverage of all major areas of surgical practice, providing both a theoretical and practical understanding across a wide range of procedures. Written from a patient-centred perspective but with an added emphasis on safety and the role of the nurse in relation to current legislation, the new Pudner’s Nursing the Surgical Patient offers all you need to provide the best care. Its user-friendly format will make it invaluable not only to nurses but to a range of health care practitioners.

  • Job Readiness for Health Professionals

    Soft Skills Strategies for Success
    • 3rd Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Gain an edge in the competitive job market with the tools you need to develop the personal qualities, habits, attitudes, and social graces to work successfully in healthcare settings. Job Readiness for Health Professionals: Soft Skills Strategies for Success, 3rd Edition provides an easy-to-read, easy-to-follow format that guides you through essential entry-level soft skills, such as how to dress, speak, and collaborate in a highly professional manner.

  • Communication

    Core Interpersonal Skills for Healthcare Professionals
    • 4th Edition
    • Gjyn O'Toole
    • English
    Written by Gjyn O’Toole, Communication: Core Interpersonal Skills for Healthcare Professionals 4e is an essential guide to clear and effective communication in a multidisciplinary healthcare setting. Divided into four sections, the fourth edition challenges the reader to reflect upon their personal communication style and habits; introduces strategies and skills to enhance future practice, and encourages the development of confidence through activities, scenarios and case studies. This fully revised fourth edition will appeal to health science students and clinicians seeking to communicate more effectively in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.

  • Buck's 2020 HCPCS Level II

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier
    • English
    For fast, accurate, and efficient coding, pick this practical HCPCS reference! Buck’s 2020 HCPCS Level II provides an easy-to-use guide to the latest HCPCS codes. It helps you locate specific codes, comply with coding regulations, manage reimbursement for medical supplies, report patient data, code Medicare cases, and more. Spiral bound, this full-color reference simplifies coding with Netter’s Anatomy illustrations and ASC (Ambulatory Surgical Center) payment and status indicators.

  • Buck's Workbook for Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2020 Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier
    • English
    Build your coding skills with this practical workbook! Matching the chapters in the bestselling Buck’s Step-by-Step Medical Coding, this workbook offers coding review and practice with more than 1,200 theory, practical, and reporting exercises. Included are 100 original source documents to familiarize you with reports similar to those you will encounter on the job. It’s a complete review of all the code sets covered in the text, including ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding!

  • Effective Communication for Health Professionals

    • 2nd Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Ensure you have the skills to effectively communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals! With its easy-to-read style, Effective Communication for Health Professionals, 2nd edition, is loaded with useful tips and exercises to help you learn the universal (and necessary) practice of communication. This full-color second edition reflects current therapeutic techniques, including Communication Guidelines feature boxes, Words at Work dialogue boxes, added case studies, and all-new content exploring the most current communication tools in the modern health care setting. In addition, interactive exercises on the Evolve companion website encourages you to practice therapeutic communication techniques in real-life situations.

  • Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences

    • 7th Edition
    • Stephen Polgar + 1 more
    • English
    Now in its 7th edition this textbook is a must have for any health professional student. It provides a comprehensive overview of health research, in a concise and easy to read format using examples directly related to the health sciences. It helps students understand health research models, and how research goes on to inform and improve evidence-based clinical practice. For practitioners it provides guidance on published research in journals, providing an essential tool to keep their practice evidence based.

  • Buck's 2020 ICD-10-PCS

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier
    • English
    Choose the book designed by coders for coders! Buck's 2020 ICD-10-PCS includes all the ICD-10-PCS codes you need to know to ensure the most accurate billing and reimbursement for in-patient medical procedure coding. As coders need extensive knowledge to code with ICD-10-PCS — and to choose from the thousands of possible codes — this edition provides colorful Netter’s Anatomy illustrations and tables organized to simplify the process of choosing and building procedure codes. It comes with durable spiral binding and includes a companion website with the latest coding news and updates.

  • Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada

    • 3rd Edition
    • Valerie Thompson
    • English
    Prepare for a career in Canadian health care with the only text of its kind! Written in a manageable, student-friendly style, Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada, 3rd Edition makes it easy to understand the nation’s approach to health, wellness, and illness. Set entirely within a Canadian context, this text includes coverage of individual and population health, the role of federal agencies and provincial governments, health care funding, and current issues and future trends in health care. This new edition includes updated coverage on mental health care, Indigenous Peoples, palliative and end-of-life care (including MAID), the legalization of marihuana, and the COVID-19 pandemic (on Evolve). With enhanced online resources and updated review questions, it’s ideal for all Canadian students considering a career in health care!

  • Ross & Wilson Self-Assessment in Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

    • 1st Edition
    • Anne Waugh + 1 more
    • English
    This handy self-assessment paperback contains over 500 multiple-choice-ques... to help readers evaluate their understanding of introductory level human biology. Fully indexed, with helpful explanations given throughout the answer section, the book will be ideal for students of nursing and allied health professions, biomedical and paramedical science, operating department practice, and complementary therapy and massage therapy.

  • Health Careers Today - Custom E-Book

    • 6th Edition
    • Northeast Technical Northeast Technical Institute
    • English

  • Ebersole &Hess’ Toward Health Aging: Human Needs & Nursing Response - Custom E-Book

    • 9th Edition
    • Theris A. Touhy + 1 more
    • English

  • Learning and Teaching in Clinical Contexts

    A Practical Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Clare Delany + 1 more
    • English
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    • Jim Richards
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    • 6th Edition
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    • English

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    • 7th Edition
    • Angela Scriven
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    • 5th Edition
    • Nicola J. Petty + 1 more
    • English
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    • 4th Edition
    • Jane Wills + 1 more
    • English
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  • Workbook for Health Careers Today

    • 6th Edition
    • Judith Gerdin
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of health care skills and careers with practical exercises! Corresponding to the chapters in Health Careers Today, 6th Edition by Judith Gerdin, this workbook includes fun and engaging activities to support important concepts. With vocabulary and abbreviations exercises, concept applications, laboratory exercises, coloring and labeling, online activities, and more, Workbook for Health Careers Today is an excellent tool for mastering textbook material and preparing for exams.

  • Health Careers Today

    • 6th Edition
    • Judith Gerdin
    • English
    Find the health career that’s right for you! Health Careers Today, 6th Edition offers a practical overview to help you make an informed decision in choosing a profession. Not only does this book discuss the roles and responsibilities of various occupations, it provides a solid foundation in the skills that each health career requires. Clear explanations of anatomy and physiology provide essential knowledge of the human body and show how A&P applies to different careers. From experienced educator Judith Gerdin, this edition adds three new chapters, and an Evolve companion website includes exercises and competency skill sheets.

  • Facility Coding Exam Review 2016

    The Certification Step
    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Prepare to succeed on your facility coding exam with Facility Coding Exam Review 2016: The Certification Step! From leading coding author and educator Carol J. Buck, this exam review provides complete coverage of all topics included on the facility coding certification exam — including anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each body system; reimbursement issues; CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM/PCS coding (with ICD-9-CM posted on Evolve companion website); and more. Two full practice exams simulate the testing experience, include answers and rationales, and provide enough practice to reassure even the most insecure exam-taker. It’s the only facility coding exam review you need!

  • Public Health Mini-Guides: Diabetes

    • 1st Edition
    • Josie Evans + 1 more
    • English
    Public Health Mini-Guides: Diabetes provides up-to-date, evidence-based information in a convenient pocket-sized format. Diabetes is a worldwide public health concern and is being referred to as the ‘global epidemic of diabetes’, the ‘silent epidemic’ and the ‘diabetes timebomb’. The increasing incidence of diabetes, the heavy burden of morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes, and its spiralling healthcare costs, underpin the importance of a public health approach to its prevention and management. This Mini-Guide explores in more detail how public health practice might address some of these issues.

  • Career Development for Health Professionals

    Success in School & on the Job
    • 4th Edition
    • Lee Haroun
    • English
    Master the skills you need to succeed in the classroom and as a health care professional! Filled with tips and strategies, Career Development for Health Professionals, 4th Edition provides the skills required to achieve four important goals: 1) complete your educational program, 2) think like a health care professional, 3) find the right jobs, and 4) attain long-term career success. This edition includes a new chapter on professionalism and online activities challenging you to apply what you’ve learned. Written by respected educator Lee Haroun, this practical resource helps you maximize your potential and grow into a competent, caring, well-rounded member of the health care team.

  • Healthy China 2020 Strategic Research Report

    • 1st Edition
    • Zhu Chen
    • English
    Healthy China 2020: Strategic Research Report documents China’s healthcare developments over the last six decades and includes candid discussions on major healthcare, medical and clinical issues and challenges faced by the country. The book also comprehensively reviews strategic priorities and practical policy framework that became the foundation of China’s healthcare infrastructure today.

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