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The Nursing & Midwifery subject area provides evidence-based content to support nurses and interprofessional teams in preparation, development, and everyday clinical care. Providing content for nursing students, nurse educators, NPs, LPNs/LVNs, RNs, APRNs, and more, the nursing portfolio covers all areas of nursing including NCLEX & Certification titles, Community Nursing, Nursing Pharmacology, Oncology, Nutrition, Home Health, Case Management, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Gerontology, Critical Care, Pediatric Nursing, Care Planning, Midwifery, Leadership & Management, Nurse Anesthesia, Psychiatric Mental Health, and more.

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    • Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

      • 8th Edition
      • September 30, 2025
      • Frank J. Dowd
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 2 1 6 9 2
      Gain a thorough understanding of how drugs affect patient care! Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 8th Edition, offers comprehensive coverage of pharmacology and provides a pharmacological basis for clinical practice, enabling you to understand drug information and effectively evaluate the clinical use of medications to optimize dental treatment. It explores how to evaluate a patient’s health, the ways that drugs affect the body, and the potential for adverse drug interactions. With revised, concise content, an emphasis on relevance and visualization, and an ebook (included with new print purchase) for enhanced accessibility and interactivity, this edition equips you with the essential tools needed for a successful dental career.

    • Intensiv- und Anästhesiepflege. 1000 Fragen, 1000 Antworten

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 30, 2025
      • Katharina Everts + 1 more
      • German
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 2 5 2 1 5 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 0 6 4 0 2 9
      Intensiv- und Anästhesiepflege: Wissen – erfrischend anders!Sie sind Auszubildende und haben Ihren ersten Einsatz auf der Intensivstation oder in der Anästhesie? Sie haben bereits jahrelang auf einer Normalstation gearbeitet und sind jetzt neu imIntensivbereich tätig? Oder Sie machen eine Fachweiterbildung in diesem Bereich? Dann haben Sie sicher Tausende Fragen – die perfekten Antworten darauf liefert dieses Buch!Was bedeutet Triagierung?Welche Beatmungsformen gibt es?Mit welchen Erkrankungen kommen zu pflegende Menschen auf die Intensivstation?Wie wirken Katecholamine? Was sind volatile Anästhetika?Wie gehe ich mit Stress und schwierigen Situationen, bei denen es um Leben und Tod geht, um?Die Antworten sind kurz, prägnant und praxisnah und bringen den Sachverhalt auf den Punkt. So fühlen Sie sich endlich sicher auf Intensivstation und in der AnästhesieDer ideale Begleiter für die Fachweiterbildung in der Intensivpflege, für die ITA- und ATA- Ausbildung, optimale Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung und ein interessanter "Schmöcker" für die Zeit danach.Neu in der 2. Auflage:ein neues Kapitel zur Ausbildung (und deren Bedingungen) der ATAzahlreiche neue Abbildungen und Algorithmen

    • Patient & Person

      • 8th Edition
      • September 23, 2025
      • Jane Stein-Parbury
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 2 9 5 4 5 2 5 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 9 5 9 9 3 2 0
      Guide to becoming a compassionate, effective nurse Patient & Person: Interpersonal Skills in Nursing 8e teaches nursing students the skills they need to interact with patients as people – an essential component of building an effective therapeutic relationship and providing quality care.This invaluable eBook is designed to equip nurses to manage complex, highly emotional and often challenging interactions with patients and other clinicians. It takes a patient-centred approach, based on the premise that patients’ unique experiences are significant to the care they receive.Readers will learn the interpersonal skills they need for high-quality, safe care, with a focus on listening, understanding, exploring and supporting in situations nurses might encounter in a clinical setting.

    • Pflege Herzchirurgie ... TO GO

      • 1st Edition
      • September 23, 2025
      • Tom-Alexander Jandausch
      • German
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 2 5 2 7 3 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 0 6 5 1 3 2
      Die Anforderungen auf kardiochirurgischen Stationen sind hoch, der Zeitdruck ist enorm und der Wechsel zwischen verschiedenen Fachbereichen während der Ausbildung oder im Studium lässt oft kaum Raum, sich wirklich zu orientieren.In Pflege Herzchirurgie ...TO GO finden Sie daher spezielles Wissen für die Pflege auf einer kardiochirurgischen Station:Schnell und einfach zur Hand, ideal zum Erlernen und Nachschlagen für den beruflichen Alltag, Einstieg in der Ausbildung, frisch nach dem Examen oder beim Wiedereinstieg.Thema... abgedeckt werden:Anatomie: Herz, Blutgefäße, Reizleitungssystem und vieles mehrVerschiedene Krankheitsbilder: z.B. Herzinfarkt, Aneurysma, ArterioskleroseDiagn... Untersuchungen: z.B. Koronarangiografie, PhlebografieSpeziell... Pflege und Management: z.B. MobilisationTipps für das Arbeiten auf einer Herz-Thoraxchirurgie...

    • Nursing Research

      • 11th Edition
      • September 16, 2025
      • Geri LoBiondo-Wood + 1 more
      • English
      • LooseLeaf
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      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 4 6 1 8 0
      • eBook
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      Learn how to understand and apply nursing research to everyday practice with LoBiondo-Wood & Haber’s Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice, 11th Edition. Written by an all-star team of educators and research experts, this book features well-balanced coverage of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, as well as the evidenced-based practice (EBP) process. Its easy-to-read, easy-to-understand approach has made this book a four-time recipient of the American Journal of Nursing Book-of-the-Year award and a reader favorite for more than 40 years! This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most current practices in nursing research and EBP. New examples using recent clinical studies are included throughout each chapter, and new Research Vignettes showcase the work of leaders in the field of nursing research and EBP. LoBiondo-Wood & Haber’s Nursing Research, 11th Edition, is a must-have resource for appraising and using nursing research and quality improvement studies!

    • Leadership and Nursing Care Management

      • 8th Edition
      • September 16, 2025
      • M. Lindell Joseph + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 2 7 3 7 3
      Develop and strengthen your nursing leadership and management skills! Leadership and Nursing Care Management, 8th Edition, focuses on best practices for effectively managing interdisciplinary teams, client needs, and systems of care. A research-based approach includes realistic cases studies showing the application of management principles to nursing practice. Arranged by American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) competencies, the text addresses topics such as staffing and scheduling, budgeting, team building, legal and ethical issues, and measurement of outcomes. This new edition is enhanced with AACN Essentials competencies, post-COVID insights for nurse managers, and exercises to prepare you for the Next-Generation NCLEX® exam.

    • Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care

      • 10th Edition
      • September 16, 2025
      • Mary I. Enzman-Hines + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 3 0 6 6 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 3 1 7 7 9
      Co-edited by a team of physicians and nurses, Merenstein & Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care: An Interprofessional Approach, Tenth Edition, is the leading resource for interprofessional collaborative care of critically ill newborns. Now printed in full color, it offers comprehensive coverage with a unique interprofessional collaborative approach and a real-world perspective that make it a practical guide for both nurses and physicians. This edition features updated content throughout to reflect the latest evidence-informed/ev... practice, national and international guidelines, and current protocols; a new Interprofessional Collaborative Practice chapter that provides a foundation for the team approach applied throughout the book; an expanded focus on parent teaching that reflects today’s diversity of family structures; an enhanced focus on gender and racial/ethnic inclusivity; and much more!

    • Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care

      • 8th Edition
      • September 15, 2025
      • Diane M. Birnbaumer
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Covering everything from airway management and ventilation, wound care, and cardiac procedures to resuscitation, diagnostic imaging, and sedation, Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, Eighth Edition, provides the practical, highly visual information you need in emergency medicine and acute care practice. Comprehensive, detailed, and up to date, this copiously illustrated reference describes in detail both the common and uncommon procedures you’re likely to consider (how, why, when to, and when not to perform them), as well as recommends other emergency or acute care procedures that may be an option. For clinicians at all levels of experience, this fully revised 8th Edition remains the most well-known and trusted procedures manual in its field.

    • Perioperative Nursing

      • 4th Edition
      • September 15, 2025
      • Brigid M. Gillespie + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 9 5 9 9 4 8 1
      Indispensable resource for the novice perioperative nurse The most up-to-date resource about perioperative nursing in Australia and New Zealand. Perioperative Nursing: An Introduction provides an in-depth, standards-based overview for those undertaking specialist training.The text examines the roles and responsibilities of nurses working in perioperative care, including specialty areas such as anaesthesia, intraoperative patient care, post-anaesthesia care and day surgery. It brings theory to life by following the patient experience along their surgery journey.The fourth edition of this invaluable book has been updated by clinical experts to incorporate the most current national and international standards and guidelines around perioperative nursing in Australia and New Zealand.

    • STAPS : anatomie, physiologie, neurosciences et biomécanique

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 3, 2025
      • Paul Delamarche + 3 more
      • French
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 8 5 8 9 4
      La licence STAPS (sciences et techniques des activités physiques et sportives) exige à la fois un bon niveau sportif, mais aussi scientifique. Cet ouvrage se veut être le manuel de référence pour les étudiants et les enseignants de la filière STAPS.Découpé en 5 parties, il reprend le programme complet de la formation :anatomie,physiologi... de l’exercice,neuroscie... de la performance motrice,applications et mise en œuvre.Cette deuxième édition actualisée s’est enrichie d’une nouvelle partie constituée d’un chapitre sur les mesures de l’activité motrice et d’un chapitre sur le sport santé.300 figures et de nombreux encadrés « points clés » constituent des outils didactiques et visuels pour aider à la mémorisation. Ce manuel donne les éléments nécessaires pour aller plus loin dans l’apprentissage et comprendre, avec l’éclairage des sciences de la vie, les fondamentaux du mouvement humain dans toute sa complexité. Paul Delamarche est professeur émérite à l’université Rennes 2. D’abord professeur d’EPS, puis CTR de handball, il obtient un doctorat de biomécanique du mouvement à Paris-Orsay, puis un doctorat de biologie humaine, option physiologie de l’exercice à l’université Lyon 1. Il reçoit en 1993 le prix international Albert Creff pour ses travaux sur l’enfant. Créateur et directeur, de 1990 à 2014 du laboratoire M2S « Mouvement, Sport, Santé », il a été 10 ans directeur des STAPS de Rennes et 4 ans Président de la Conférence nationale des directeurs de STAPS (C3D).Thierry Horrut est cadre kinésithérapeute, titulaire d’un master STAPS « Mouvement, Sport et Santé ». Il est enseignant en institut de formation en masso-kinésithérapie et chargé d’enseignement à l’UFR APS de l’université Rennes 2.Franck Multon est directeur de recherche Inria, il a été professeur à l’université Rennes 2, en STAPS, de 1998 à 2023. Il a co-construit les contenus de cours de biomécanique en STAPS à Rennes, et a été responsable de l’équipe de biomécanique du laboratoire M2S « Mouvement, Sport, Santé ».Vincent Nougier est professeur émérite de l’université Grenoble-Alpes. Il a été responsable de l’équipe de recherche « Santé, Plasticité, Motricité » au sein du laboratoire TIMC et du master STAPS de l’université Grenoble-Alpes. Il a été président de la 74e section du Conseil national des universités (CNU), de 2008 à 2019, et chargé de mission « Sport » au CNRS de 2019 à 2024.

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