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Infusion Nursing

  • 3rd Edition
  • May 8, 2009
  • Infusion Nurses Society + 5 more
  • Mary Alexander
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 1 6 0 - 6 4 1 0 - 7
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 1 0 0 6 - 5
With a new focus on evidence-based practice, the 3rd edition of this authoritative reference covers every aspect of infusion therapy and can be applied to any clinical setting. Completely updated content brings you the latest advances in equipment, technology, best practices, guidelines, and patient safety. Other key topics include quality management, ethical and legal issues, patient education, and financial considerations. Ideal as a practical clinical reference, this essential guide is also a perfect review tool for the CRNI examination.

A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • April 21, 2009
  • Ann Richards
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 0 8 2 - 5
The 'Nurses’ Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice' is a handy pocketbook designed to provide succinct information on a wide variety of drugs that nurses need to look up quickly. It provides an understandable and detailed account of common drugs and their actions. The level is suitable for all nurses in practice, including qualified and student nurses, as well as those taking Supplementary Prescribing Courses and will also be useful to other healthcare professionals . Pocket sized and easily transportable, it will become a constant companion both in ward and community environments. As well as the more routine use of drugs in clinical practice it covers emergency situations, such as cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis.

Patient and Person

  • 4th Edition
  • January 5, 2009
  • Jane Stein-Parbury
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 9 1 - 2
Patient & Person provides a practical guide to establishing and building relationships in nursing practice. It systematically addresses the theoretical, practical and personal dimensions of relating to patients and provides guidelines for determining when and how to act. It encourages meaningful nursing practice by focusing on patients as individuals.

Chronic Illness and Disability

  • 1st Edition
  • November 20, 2008
  • Esther Chang + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 6 8 - 4
This text provides evidence-based principles for practice for chronic illness and disability. It provides a solid theoretical and practical foundation for students in their 2nd and 3rd years. The book will included a holistic framework for major and common chronic illness and disability.

Tabbner's Nursing Care

  • 5th Edition
  • November 20, 2008
  • Gabby Koutoukidis + 3 more
  • Gabrielle Koutoukidis + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 5 7 - 8
A vital member of the health care team, the contemporary enrolled nurse faces increasing challenges and an increasing level of responsibility. Written specifically for Australian and New Zealand enrolled nurse students, this long awaited new edition reflects the changes and challenges in contemporary enrolled nurse practice as well as the additions and modifications that are occurring in nursing curricula. Tabbner’s Nursing Care: Theory and Practice 5th edition has been written, reviewed and edited by the people who educate the enrolled nurse and continues to provide enrolled nurse students with the most comprehensive resource available.

Handbook of Home Health Standards

  • 5th Edition
  • September 3, 2008
  • Tina M. Marrelli
  • English
  • eBook
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Handbook of Home Health Standards: Quality, Documentation, and Reimbursement includes everything the home care nurse needs to provide quality care and effectively document care based on accepted professional standards. This handbook offers detailed standards and documentation guidelines including ICD-9-CM (diagnostic) codes, OASIS considerations, service skills (including the skills of the multidisciplinary health care team), factors justifying homebound status, interdisciplinary goals and outcomes, reimbursement, and resources for practice and education. The fifth edition of this “little red book” has been updated to include new information from the most recently revised Federal Register Final Rule and up-to-date coding. All information in this handbook has been thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated.

Manual of School Health

  • 3rd Edition
  • June 23, 2008
  • Keeta DeStefano Lewis + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 1 2 2 6 - 7
Completely updated, the 3rd edition of this practical, highly portable manual offers quick access to the most relevant health and wellness information for children -- from birth through age 21 – in the school setting. You’ll find valuable guidance on developmental stages, learning domains, acute and chronic illnesses, first aid, medical syndromes, special education, and emergency illness. This edition also addresses the growing array of issues affecting today’s children, including mental health disorders, disaster management, substance abuse, and school violence, as well as new threats such as West Nile virus, dermatological conditions, and the reemergence of tuberculosis. Ideal for use in school and community settings, this manual is a must-have resource for anyone who works with children.

Examination of the Newborn and Neonatal Health

  • 1st Edition
  • June 10, 2008
  • Lorna Davies + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 3 3 0 4 - 9
Examination of the Newborn contains the most up to date and comprehensive information on how to perform a complete assessment of the newborn infant. Specialists from different disciplines provide in-depth information on examination of the body systems, and the book includes discussion of the psychosocial and emotional elements resulting from any unexpected findings. An essential purchase for all health professionals wishing to enhance the quality of care they provide.

Essential Nursing Skills

  • 3rd Edition
  • February 22, 2008
  • Maggie Nicol + 5 more
  • Maggie Nicol
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 3 4 - 3 5 3 5 - 8
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Easy to use and attractively designed in 2 colours throughout, this clinical manual concentrates on the preparation for each skill, the procedure, and post-procedure guidelines. With over 120 essential skills and procedures, written and produced in a clear, consistent style, this book is invaluable in any clinical setting and suitable for all foundation students regardless of their future specialty.

The Newly Qualified Nurse's Handbook

  • 1st Edition
  • February 14, 2008
  • Bethann Siviter
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 7 9 8 - 5
This book has been prepared by professionals working in the UK. It is not a primer on clinical skills but an indispensable handbook and resource for the new nurses who are about to embark on their first job and need to develop nursing judgment and the ability to organise and deliver care. It is about learning how to think like a nurse - developing the judgment and behaviour that is essential in competent practice. With an immensely readable style this book uses a friendly, conversational manner, with realistic hints, tips, and examples from real life, to encourage nurses in the early days of their careers. Issues such as assertiveness, delegation, CVs and interviews, leadership, developing “nursing intuition”, are covered as well as discussion about evidence based and reflective practice, direct entry into the community, and developing confidence in practice. This book will help nurses and students develop into competent and confident practitioners.

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