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    • Edelman's Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

      • 11th Edition
      • 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.

    • Leitfaden Ambulante Pflege

      • 6th Edition
      • Florian Friedrichs
      • German
      Kurz, klar, praxisnah: Ihr Leitfaden Ambulante Pflege Allein im Einsatz? Ob Alltag oder Ausnahmesituation – mit der 6. Auflage des Leitfaden Ambulante Pflege sind Sie bestens gerüstet. Dieses Buch begleitet Sie bei jedem Hausbesuch und gibt Ihnen Sicherheit, in allen Situationen professionell zu handeln.Was macht diesen Leitfaden so unverzichtbar?Klare Gliederung – neu aufgebaut nach dem Strukturmodell für noch bessere OrientierungStark in den Grundlagen der häuslichen Pflege – alles Wichtige knapp und praxisnah erläutert, z. B. zu Hygiene, Zusammenarbeit mit Angehörigen und Ärzten und Ärztinnen, rechtlichen Aspekten oder Qualitätsanforderung... im Pflegealltag – klar strukturierte Anleitungen für schnelles Handeln in allen Bereichen der häuslichen Pflege, z. B. bei Mobilisation, Körperpflege oder ErnährungPräzise Handlungshilfen – Prophylaxen und Pflegetechniken auf den Punkt gebrachtRat in besonderen Situationen – z. B. bei Notfällen, Schmerz, Beatmung, Demenz, Verwahrlosungstenden... oder PalliativpflegeKrank... von A bis Z – über 75 Krankheitsbilder kompakt und übersichtlich erklärtMedikamenteng... im Überblick – verständlich aufbereitet für den PflegealltagAktuelle... Fachwissen – auf Basis neuester pflegewissenschaftli... ErkenntnisseNeu in der 6. Auflage: Strukturmodell, Pflegeprozess-Modell... Expertenstandards, Haushaltsführung, Beratung nach SGB V, neue Krankheitsbilder (z. B. Allergien, PTBS) und Medikamentengruppen (z. B. Tranquillanzien, orale Tumortherapeutika)Di... Buch richtet sich an: Pflegefachpersonen, die in der ambulanten Pflege arbeiten und Pflegeauszubildende

    • Promoting Health

      The Primary Health Care Approach
      • 8th Edition
      • Jane Taylor + 1 more
      • English
      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
      • Marian Luctkar-Flude + 2 more
      • English
      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.

    • Thinking it Through: Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Judgement, and Decision Making in Canadian Nursing

      • 1st Edition
      • Karin L. Page-Cutrara
      • English
      Written and developed by Canadians with the Canadian nursing context in mind, this new resource is the only fundamental Canadian-focused nursing text to support you in developing clinical reasoning skills and clinical judgement for decision making in nursing practice. Thinking it Through: Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Judgement, and Decision Making in Canadian Nursing moves beyond the nursing process to deliver focused strategies using a unified process for thinking and decision making that is visible, relatable, real — and needed by future nurses. Introducing useful models and practical frameworks as essential nursing tools, this structured guide for nursing cognitive development is a valuable resource throughout every year of your nursing program.

    • A Clinician's Survival Guide to District Nursing

      • 1st Edition
      • Neesha Oozageer Gunowa + 1 more
      • English
      A Clinician’s Survival Guide to District Nursing covers the specialist skills and knowledge nurses need to join the rapidly expanding, increasingly important community nursing workforce.The book is a quick reference guide designed to support autonomous decision making amid the wide range of conditions district nurses are expected to manage, recognising and highlighting the advanced skills of district nurses. It will help the reader understand what it means to work in the community, acquire the fundamental knowledge of clinical skills necessary to ensure best practice, and explore ways of working to ensure optimal care delivery through joined-up health and social services.Written by specialists in community nursing, this indispensable new book is ideal for students exploring district nursing as a career option, as well as nurses transitioning to a district nursing team role.

    • Social Prescribing

      Paradigms, Perspectives and Practice
      • 1st Edition
      • Heather Henry
      • English
      Social prescribing – the connection of people to communities, services and activities to meet their practical, social and emotional needs – has become an increasingly important element of healthcare policy. As debate intensifies over an appropriate national model, this new book provides the first comprehensive overview of the entire concept of social prescribing.Social Prescribing: Paradigms, Perspectives and Practice pulls together arguments, evidence and resources to define social prescribing and analyze how it can change lives. It considers a range of paradigms for improving health and wellbeing through social approaches, and provides real-life examples of where the theory has been realized in practice.The book is well-balanced and easy to understand, making it ideal for healthcare practitioners, researchers and policy makers who are interested in exploring the potential of social prescribing for improving health and wellbeing.Editor Heather Henry is former chair of New NHS Alliance (now The Health Creation Alliance CIC), which influences national health strategy and policy on health inequalities and wellbeing. Her NHS career in primary care as both a practising Queen's Nurse and NHS director, combined with her experience of the voluntary community and social enterprise sector, ideally qualifies her to curate and interpret a wide range of contributions from household names to seldom-heard voices.

    • Public Health Nursing

      Population-Centered Health Care in the Community
      • 11th Edition
      • Marcia Stanhope + 1 more
      • English
      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Community Health**Gain a solid understanding of community and public health nursing with this industry-standard text! Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 11th Edition, provides up-to-date information on issues such as infectious diseases, natural and man-made disasters, and healthcare policies affecting individuals, families, and communities. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect current data, issues, trends, and practices presented in an easy-to-understand, accessible format. Additionally, real-life scenarios show examples of health promotion and public health interventions, and case studies for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination help strengthen your clinical judgment. Ideal for BSN and Advanced Practice Nursing programs, this comprehensive, bestselling text will provide you with a greater understanding of public health nursing!

    • Community/Public Health Nursing

      Promoting the Health of Populations
      • 8th Edition
      • Mary A. Nies + 1 more
      • English
      **American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 3rd Place in Community/Home Health Care, 2023**Master the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in community health nursing! Community/Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition discusses the nurse’s role in population health promotion with a unique "upstream" preventive focus and a strong social justice approach, all in a concise, easy-to-read text. It shows how nurses can take an active role in social action and health policy — especially in caring for diverse and vulnerable population groups. This edition integrates the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to help you prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX®. Clinical examples and photo novellas show how nursing concepts apply to the real world.

    • Preparing Nurses for Disaster Management

      A Global Perspective
      • 1st Edition
      • Joanne Langan
      • English
      Learn how to plan for and respond to disasters! Preparing Nurses for Disaster Management: A Global Perspective helps you build the skills you need to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency situations efficiently and effectively. It includes the personal stories of nurses who have experienced disasters, describing the specific incident, the response, what worked or didn’t work, and the lessons learned. Case studies show how to apply international response guidelines in providing care for those in need. Written by Joanne Langan, an internationally known expert in disaster preparedness, this reference will help you feel more confident in handling the aftermath of both natural and man-made disasters.