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Positive Living with HIV/AIDS, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 53-1
  • February 9, 2018
  • Ken Phillips
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Dr. Phillips has assembled well-published authors on optimizing patient outcomes in those living with HIV and AIDS. The clinical reviews in this issue will provide nurses with the current clinical information they need to incorporate best practices into their patient care and manageement. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Exercise and Positive Living in HIV/AIDS; Managing Other Chronic Illnesses in PLWHAl; Nutritional Issues and Positive Living in HIV/AIDS; Spiritual Dimensions/Resilience; Positive Thinking in HIV/AIDS; Health Promotion in HIV/AIDS; Mental Health in HIV/AIDS; Promoting Cardiovascular Health in PLWHA; Pharmacological Considerations in HIV/AIDS; and Sleep Disturbances Associated with HIV/AIDS.

Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination

  • 9th Edition
  • December 21, 2017
  • Jane W. Ball + 4 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 9th Edition offers a uniquely interprofessional, patient-centered, lifespan approach to physical examination and health assessment. This new edition features an increased focus on patient safety, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice, along with an emphasis on the development of good communication skills and effective hands-on examination techniques. Each core chapter is organized into four sections – Anatomy and Physiology, Review of Related History, Examination and Findings, and Abnormalities – with lifespan content integrated into each area. Written by an author team comprised of advance practice nurses and physicians with specialties in the care of adults, older adults, and children, this one-of-a-kind textbook addresses health assessment and physical examination for a wide variety of disciplines.

Guía práctica de Enfermería médico-quirúrgica

  • 10th Edition
  • November 22, 2017
  • Sharon L. Lewis + 6 more
  • Spanish
  • eBook
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Esta referencia de formato bolsillo incluye información de múltiples condiciones y procedimientos médico-quirúrgicos completamente actualizados para reflejar la práctica actual. Está organizada alfabéticamente para facilitar las búsquedas e incluye ilustraciones a todo color y cuadros de resumen para que pueda obtener rápidamente la información solicitada. Se divide en tres secciones: La primera incluye con más de 200 enfermedades (definición, fisiopatología, manifestaciones clínicas, complicaciones, estudios diagnósticos, cuidados Interprofesionales (incluyendo terapia farmacológica, cuando sea relevante) y gestión en Enfermería. La segunda, Tratamientos y Procedimientos, está dedicada a procedimientos diagnósticos y terapéuticos habituales como el soporte vital básico o la nutrición enteral. Por último, el apéndice de consulta contiene un listado de abreviaturas, consejos para evitar errores frecuentes en la práctica clínica, valores gasométricos, hemoderivados, ruidos respiratorios, fórmulas de uso común, características de las arritmias más frecuentes, vigilancia electrocardiográfica, escala de coma de Glasgow, ruidos cardíacos, vigilancia de la presión intracraneal, valores analíticos, volúmenes, etc.

Positionierung: Lagerungen und Positionswechsel

  • 2nd Edition
  • November 9, 2017
  • Uwe Wagner
  • German
  • eBook
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Mobilität fördern, Gesundheit erhalten Das Buch Positionierung hilft Pflegenden bei der sicheren Anwendung von Pflegetechniken zur Lagerung und zum Positionswechsel von Patienten aller Fachrichtungen. In mehr als 180 erläuterten Abbildungen zeigt Ihnen der Autor, wie Sie die richtige Positionierung die eigenständige Beweglichkeit des Patienten bestmöglich fördern. Die vorgestellten Techniken bieten zudem Unterstützung bei Maßnahmen zur Dekubitus- und Kontrakturenprophylaxe. Auch Intensivpflegende erhalten wertvolle Tipps für die Positionierung schwerstkranker Patienten. Ihr Vorteil: Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen zum leichten Nachmachen: Fotoserien aus der Pflegepraxis des Autors zeigen Ihnen, wie es richtig gemacht wird Direkter Bezug zur Praxis: Fallbeispiele illustrieren die theoretischen Inhalte Neu in der 2. Auflage: 2. Aktualisierung des Expertenstandards Dekubitusprophylaxe berücksichtigt Expertenstandard zur Mobilitätsförderung integriert Arbeitsschutzrichtlinien erklärt Ausführliche Informationen zur Bodenpflege und zum „Amberger Bodenbett''

Nurse Anesthesia

  • 6th Edition
  • May 27, 2017
  • Sass Elisha + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Gain a thorough understanding of nursing anesthesia with the most comprehensive text on the market. Written by leading expert, John Nagelhout, CRNA, PhD, FAAN, and new contributing author Sass Elisha, EdD, CRNA, Nurse Anesthesia, 6th Edition features both scientific principles and evidence-based material. Inside you’ll find a solid introduction to the history, education, and legal issues of nurse anesthetist, its scientific foundations, equipment and monitoring, and preoperative evaluation and preparation of the patient. This new edition includes chapters on patient centered care and cultural competence, additional drugs of interest, blood and blood component therapy, anesthesia management for patients with cardiac devices, anesthesia for robotic surgery, anesthesia for transplant surgery and organ procurement, and physiology and management of acute and chronic pain. Not only a key reference for practicing nurse anesthetists, this bestseller prepares you for certification and today's clinical anesthesia practice.

Fluids and Electrolytes, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 52-2
  • May 24, 2017
  • Joshua Squiers
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Dr. Squiers has assembled the leading nurses in the country on the management of fluids and electrolytes to write state-of-the-art reviews on this important topic. Readers will come away with current knowledge and management strategies to improve patient outcomes in the following areas: Colloids vs crystalloids in trauma resuscitation; Colloids vs crystalloids in post cardiopulmonary bypass patients; Potassium and magnesium serum levels in Aifb prophalxysis; Review of outcomes in hypernatremia in ICP management; Does evidence drive fluid volume restriction in chronic HF; Assessment of volume status in patients with mechanical cardiac support devices; Assessment of volume status utilizing ultrasounds examination; Managing electrolyte disturbances in tumor lysis syndrome; Post-cystectomy electrolyte issues with neobladder hypophosphatemia effects on weaning mechanical ventilation; and Does fluid resuscitation affect long-term cognitive function in sepsis?

Enfermería clínica II

  • 1st Edition
  • July 26, 2016
  • Javier Morillo Rodríguez + 1 more
  • Spanish
  • eBook
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Obra orientada al estudiante de enfermería del siglo XXI, pero también un referente de consulta para el profesional, ya que de manera sucinta pero rigurosa describe cada proceso y los principales cuidados que se pueden aplicar a pacientes con alteraciones tanto médicas como quirúrgicas. Cubre el programa de la asignatura de Enfermería Médico-quirúrgica o Enfermería Clínica y el estudiante encontrará en ella desde un recuerdo básico del sistema alterado a una descripción clara de las pruebas diagnósticas y su atención, para después detallar y explicar los cuidados más relevantes de esas alteraciones.  Los dos volúmenes, en los que se ha dividido, han sido elaborados por más de 50 autores, teniendo en cuenta de manera transversal todas las perspectivas del cuidado enfermero. El profesional, en este segundo volumen encontrará la atención a aquellas situaciones más críticas o de cuidados especiales. Incluye contenidos adicionales en studentconsult.con que consisten en ejercicios de autoevaluación y casos clínicos.

Perioperative Nursing

  • 2nd Edition
  • March 15, 2016
  • Sally Sutherland-Fraser + 3 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Perioperative Nursing 2e has been written by local leaders in perioperative nursing and continues to deliver a contemporary, practical text for Australian and New Zealand perioperative nurses. Appropriate for nursing students and graduates entering the perioperative environment, Perioperative Nursing, 2e offers a sound foundational knowledge base to underpin a perioperative nursing career. This unique text will also be of value to those undertaking postgraduate perioperative studies, as well as to more experienced perioperative nurses seeking to refresh their knowledge or expand their nursing practice.This essential title examines the roles and responsibilities of nurses working within a perioperative environment, providing an overview of key concepts in perioperative care. The scope of this book addresses anaesthetic, intraoperative and postanaesthetic recovery care, as well as day surgery and evolving perioperative practices and environments.

Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing

  • 3rd Edition
  • February 15, 2016
  • Susan C. deWit + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Take your studying to another level with this trusted medical-surgical nursing learning tool! The Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 3rd Edition reinforces your mastery of the terms and concepts from deWit’s text and provides you with practice for the Boards. It includes updated exercises and creative activities that help you set priorities, apply the nursing process, and think critically — and a unique Steps Toward Better Communication section in each chapter that improves your communication and vocabulary skills.

Acute and Chronic Wounds

  • 5th Edition
  • December 7, 2015
  • Ruth Bryant + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Prevent and manage wounds with this expert, all-inclusive resource! Acute & Chronic Wounds: Current Management Concepts, 5th Edition provides the latest diagnostic and treatment guidelines to help you provide quality care for patients with wounds. This textbook presents an interprofessional approach to maintaining skin integrity and managing the numerous types of skin damage including topics that range from the physiology of wound healing, general principles of wound management, vulnerable patient populations, management of percutaneous tubes, and specific care instructions to program development. Written by respected nursing educators Ruth Bryant and Denise Nix, this bestselling reference also provides excellent preparation for all wound certification exams.

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