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    • Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

      • 8th Edition
      • September 30, 2025
      • Frank J. Dowd
      • English
      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.

    • Edelman's Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

      • 11th Edition
      • August 28, 2025
      • Carole Lium Edelman + 1 more
      • English
      Master health promotion for all ages and population groups! Edelman’s Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 11th Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of leading health promotion concepts, from assessment to interventions to application. Its lifespan approach addresses patients’ unique needs with case studies and care plans presented within an assessment framework based on Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. Addressing each age and stage of development, this market-leading text covers the latest research and trends in health promotion and disease prevention for diverse population groups.

    • Pflegeassistenz Heute + E-Book

      • 2nd Edition
      • April 21, 2025
      • Kathrin Altmann + 1 more
      • German
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Sind Sie bereit, Ihre Ausbildung in der Pflege erfolgreich zu meistern? Suchen Sie nach einem generalistischen Lehrbuch, das Sie dabei optimal unterstützt?Dann sind Sie hier richtig!Mit einem Lehrwerk für Pflegehilfsausbildun... – Pflegehilfe, Pflegeassistenz oder Pflegefachassistenz.... Sie die Inhalte undlernen Sie alle wichtigen Bereiche der Pflege kennen – egal, ob Sie Pflegefachpersonen unterstützen oder selbstständig für Bewohner und Bewohnerinnen und Patienten und Patientinnen in stabilen Pflegesituationen sorgen.bekommen Sie eine sehr gute Wissensgrundlage – für die Pflege im stationären und im häuslichen Bereich und mit Pflegebedürftigen aller Altersgruppenlassen Sie sich von Pina, einer angehenden Pflegeassistentin, begleiten: deren Fragen werden durch die Sachinhalte im Buch beantwortet und Pina hilft Ihnen den Stoff zu verstehen.Pflegeassi... Heute unterstützt Sie durch:Lernzielkästen am Anfang der Kapitel – damit Sie wissen, worauf es ankommtMerke, Definitions- und Achtungshinweise – eine hilfreiche GedächtnisstützeZahl... Abbildungen – die Ihnen Handlungsabläufe verdeutlichenWiederh... am Ende der Kapitel - damit Sie kontrollieren können, ob Sie das Gelernte auch wiedergeben könnenNEU in der 2. AuflageBasiskompeten... klar und ausführlich erklärt, sie orientieren sich an der Ausrichtung „Stabile Pflegesituation“Best... Aspekte des Gesetzesentwurfs, die in Zukunft bedeutend bleiben (z. B. allgemeine und kompetenzorientierte Ansätze)Noch mehr pflegepraktische Inhalte und anschauliche Abbildungen zu PflegehandlungenInkl... Ihr E-Book bietet Ihnen zahlreiche wertvolle FunktionalitätenFarb... MarkierungenNotizen einfügenErstellen eigener LernkartenMarkierung... und Notizen teilenVorlesefunktio... BildergalerieOnline- und Offline-NutzungDiese... Titel richtet sich an Auszubildende der Pflegeassistenz, Pflegefachassistenz, Pflegehilfe, Altenpflegehilfe, Krankenpflegehilfe

    • Comprehensive Textbook of Community Health Nursing Including Environmental Science & Epidemiology (Two Volume Set), First Edition

      • 1st Edition
      • April 7, 2025
      • Neerja Sood + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      This book has been written with student nurses’ learning needs in mind, and it fully covers the Indian Nursing Council’s new revised syllabus for nursing degree and diploma courses. Although it primarily intends to cater to the curriculum demands of BSc Nursing and GNM students, it will also be extremely valuable for students of various other streams studying community health courses, MLHP, CCH, and MPH courses. The main principles have been conveyed in clear terms from the students’ perspective. The global and national health scenario and community health nursing principles are considered while explaining the role of community health nurses.

    • Promoting Health

      • 8th Edition
      • March 20, 2025
      • Jane Taylor + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Promoting Health: The Primary Health Care Approach 8e supports a broad range of practitioners to understand the key values, principles, concepts and practices of health promotion in a primary health care context and apply these in their everyday work as health professionals.The book comprehensively explores the role of structural and systemic determinants of health and health equity, and the social, cultural, economic, commercial, political, natural and built environments.Fully updated throughout, the eighth edition addresses current global and local issues that impact on population health, including political and economic instability, climate change and pandemics.

    • Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

      • 2nd Edition
      • February 27, 2025
      • Marian Luctkar-Flude + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Gain the knowledge and skills you need to promote health and prevent disease in Canada! Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, Second Edition describes public health concepts from a Canadian perspective, helping you to improve community health and reduce health inequities within a diverse population. Covering the needs of each age and stage of life, this book discusses care of the individual, family, and community — all based on the latest research and trends in Canadian health promotion. New chapters address the timely topics of Indigenous health and 2SLGTBQI+ health. Written by respected Canadian educators Marian Luctkar-Flude, Shannon Dames, and Jane Tyerman, this book is the only Canadian nursing health promotion text on the market.

    • Today's Medical Assistant

      • 5th Edition
      • February 7, 2025
      • Kathy Bonewit-West + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Gain the professional knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a Medical Assistant! Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical and Administrative Procedures, Fifth Edition helps you master the clinical and administrative procedures performed in this ever-expanding role. With guidelines reflecting the latest CAAHEP competencies, this resource uses videos and step-by-step instructions to help you learn key medical assisting skills such as measuring vital signs, administering medications, bandaging, venipuncture, and assisting with minor office surgery. It also covers administrative skills such as managing medical records, scheduling appointments, and basic medical coding, and provides a solid foundation in A&P. Written by expert educator Kathy Bonewit-West, this book has everything you need to develop competency and prepare for certification.

    • Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant

      • 5th Edition
      • February 3, 2025
      • Kathy Bonewit-West + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Get the most out of your Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical and Administrative Procedures textbook with this practical study guide! With chapters corresponding to those in the textbook, this review provides the extra practice you need to master the clinical and administrative procedures performed by medical assistants. Each chapter includes a wide range of exercises, performance checklists, and a guide to the amount of practice you need to attain competency. Written by the textbook’s author, this review tool provides everything you need to master all of today’s important medical assisting skills!

    • Le vocabulaire médical des AS/AP/AES

      • 6th Edition
      • November 26, 2024
      • Alain Ramé + 1 more
      • French
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Cet ouvrage définit les termes médicaux et les expressions employées par les professionnels paramédicaux dans les établissements de santé. C’est un outil indispensable pour une meilleure maîtrise de leur pratique quotidienne.Le vocabulaire par spécialité médicale constitue le corps de l’ouvrage et permet d’acquérir par le biais de schémas légendés, les connaissances sur l’ensemble des spécialités. Cette partie est complétée par deux autres, très utiles :les affixes, où est présentée la signification des principaux suffixes et préfixes rencontrés dans le domaine paramédical ;un lexique exhaustif, qui garantit un accès rapide et facile aux définitions, y compris celles relatives à la COVID-19La 6e édition de cet ouvrage consiste en :l’actualisation des connaissances et des ajouts de définitions ;une modernisation de maquette et de format ;une mise à jour des schémas d’anatomie de tête de chapitre.PUBLICCet ouvrage s’adresse aux aides-soignants (AS), aux auxiliaires de puériculture (AP), ainsi qu’aux accompagnants éducatifs et social (AES), qu’ils soient étudiants ou déjà des professionnels expérimentés.Alain Ramé était cadre enseignant à l’IFSI-IFAS à l’hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (Paris)

    • Tabbner's Nursing Care 2 Vol Set

      • 9th Edition
      • November 19, 2024
      • Gabrielle Koutoukidis + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Must-have resource for all future Enrolled NursesTabbner’s Nursing Care is the main resource for Diploma of Nursing students and instructors. This well-established and highly respected book provides the knowledge and skills learners need to qualify as Enrolled Nurses.Written by a highly qualified team of editors and contributors, the book equips the learner to provide safe, competent and person-centred care. It teaches and prepares learners to apply critical and reflective thinking to decision-making, use healthcare technology and work as part of a healthcare team in a variety of settings.Complete with an accompanying workbook and a host of features to support and facilitate teaching and learning, Tabbner’s Nursing Care is the ideal contemporary, evidenced-based resource to develop competent and safe Enrolled Nurses of the future.

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