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    • Mastering Concept-Based Teaching

      A Guide for Nurse Educators
      • 2nd Edition
      • Jean Foret Giddens + 2 more
      • English
      Get all the strategies and guidance you need successfully implement conceptual learning with Mastering Concept-Based Teaching, 2nd Edition. Written specifically for nursing faculty, renowned educators Dr. Jean Foret Giddens, Dr. Linda Caputi, and Dr. Beth Rodgers walk you through the background and benefits of using a concept-based learning approach; how to plan, develop, and deliver an effective concept-based course; and how to improve and evaluate student learning with concepts. This new second edition also features two new chapters — one on how to conduct concept-based clinical experiences and another chapter on the future of concept-based interprofessional learning. You’ll also find updated content, more of the highly helpful Misconceptions and Clarifications boxes, and a more streamlined design with added color and larger type. So whether you’re teaching in an LPN, ADN, BSN, or MSN program, this insightful book is here to ensure a smooth execution concept-based teaching.

    • Fundamentals of Nursing

      Active Learning for Collaborative Practice
      • 2nd Edition
      • Barbara L. Yoost + 1 more
      • English
      Yoost and Crawford’s Fundamentals of Nursing is back for a second-edition encore! The text that made its name by focusing on simple language and active learning continues its focus on helping you truly understand, apply, and retain important nursing information and concepts. Using a warm and conversational style, this new second edition guides you towards a basic understanding of the nursing profession and then logically progresses through the nursing process and into the safe and systematic methods of applying care. Each chapter features realistic and complex case studies and critical thinking exercises woven throughout the content to help you continually apply what you've learned to actual patient care. A conceptual care mapping approach — created by Yoost and Crawford themselves — further your ability to make clinical judgments and synthesize knowledge as you develop plans of care after analyzing and clustering related patient assessment data. All of this paired with a wealth of student-friendly learning features and clinically-focused content offers up a fundamentally different — and effective — way for you to easily master the fundamentals of nursing.

    • Study Guide for Foundations of Nursing

      • 8th Edition
      • Kim Cooper + 1 more
      • English
      Corresponding to the chapters in Cooper and Gosnell’s Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition, this study guide helps you learn, understand, and apply the fundamentals of LPN/LVN nursing. Hundreds of labeling, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions are included. It also includes critical thinking questions based on clinical scenarios, and multiple-choice and alternate-format questions to help you review for the NCLEX-PN® examination.

    • Foundations of Nursing

      • 8th Edition
      • Kim Cooper + 1 more
      • English
      Make sure you have the foundation you need to begin a successful nursing career! Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition covers the skills needed for clinical practice, from nursing interventions to maternity, neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community health care. Guidelines for patient care are presented within the framework of the nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help you develop skills in clinical decision-making. The accessible, friendly overall style and clearly written review questions also helps you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination!

    • Study Guide for Understanding Nursing Research

      Building an Evidence-Based Practice
      • 7th Edition
      • Susan K. Grove + 2 more
      • English
      Designed to reinforce your understanding through hands-on work with high-quality published studies, the Study Guide for Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition, provides both time-tested and innovative exercises for each chapter in the Grove & Gray textbook. This new edition includes an expanded focus on evidence-based practice, with each chapter featuring Terms and Definitions, Linking Ideas, Web-Based Activities, and Conducting Critical Appraisals to Build an Evidence-Based Practice. The Study Guide is built around three high-quality published research studies located in the appendices and referenced throughout the book. These full-text articles, selected for particular relevance to you, will help you better understand the research and evidence-based practice processes and help you learn to appraise and apply research findings to clinical settings.

    • Praxisanleitung in der Altenpflege

      In Altenpflegeeinrichtungen kompetent ausbilden
      • 4th Edition
      • Susanne Lunk
      • German
      Das Buch beantwortet Ihnen Fragen wie z.B.: Welche gesetzlichen und organisatorischen Rahmenbedingung spielen in der praktischen Ausbildung eine Rolle? Welche Inhalte müssen den SchülerInnen vermittelt werden? Wie ist eine Anleitung durchzuführen? Welche Inhalte sind für welches Ausbildungsjahr geeignet? Wie geht man mit Konflikten und schwierigen Anleitesituationen um? Die wichtigsten Lernsituationen sind für Sie tabellarisch durchgeplant.

    • Understanding Nursing Research

      Building an Evidence-Based Practice
      • 7th Edition
      • Susan K. Grove + 1 more
      • English
      Edition after edition, Burns & Grove’s Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice has been known as a leading textbook of nursing research for evidence-based practice (EBP). Now under the authorship of Drs. Grove and Gray, this streamlined and enhanced 7th edition gives you even sharper insights into understanding, appraising, and applying published research for evidence-based nursing practice. Known for its authoritative content, time-tested systematic approach, and unique research example format — the new edition of this bestselling textbook includes an enhanced EBP focus, new content on the emerging trend of mixed-methods research, and a spotlight on need-to-know information to equip you to apply the latest evidence to your clinical practice.

    • Ross & Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

      • 13th Edition
      • Anne Waugh + 1 more
      • English
      The new edition of the hugely successful Ross and Wilson Anatomy & Physiology in Health and Illness continues to bring its readers the core essentials of human biology presented in a clear and straightforward manner. Fully updated throughout, the book now comes with enhanced learning features including helpful revision questions and an all new art programme to help make learning even easier. The 13th edition retains its popular website, which contains a wide range of ‘critical thinking’ exercises as well as new animations, an audio-glossary, the unique Body Spectrum© online colouring and self-test program, and helpful weblinks. Ross and Wilson Anatomy & Physiology in Health and Illness will be of particular help to readers new to the subject area, those returning to study after a period of absence, and for anyone whose first language isn’t English.

    • Ross en Wilson Anatomie en Fysiologie in gezondheid en ziekte

      • 12th Edition
      • Anne Waugh + 1 more
      • Dutch
      Ross en Wilson is de eerste keuze van reeds meer dan een miljoen studenten sinds de eerste publicatie meer dan 50 jaar geleden. Als een van de meest populaire handboeken voor anatomie en fysiologie introduceert het de systemen en functies van het menselijk lichaam en de effecten van ziektes en aandoeningen op het normaal functioneren van het lichaam. Meer dan eender welk handboek is Ross and Wilson gekenmerkt door het gebruik van heldere taal aangevuld met kleurrijke illustraties en een groot aanbod van interactieve online-activiteiten voor een boeiende leerervaring. Ross and Wilson is noodzakelijk studie en leesmateriaal voor ieder in de ziekenzorg en vooral voor professionelen in opleiding in de verpleging en aanverwande beroepen, complementaire/alter... geneeskunde of voor paramedici en ambulancepersoneel.

    • Reading Research

      A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals
      • 6th Edition
      • Barbara Davies + 1 more
      • English
      Ideal for both students and health professionals alike, Reading Research: A User-Friendly Guide for Nurses and Health Professionals, 6th Edition is a practical beginner-level introduction to health sciences research. The text is written in a manner that assumes you have little or no experience with analyzing published research, and provides guidelines for reading and understanding research articles. It also covers important elements of published research, such as research methods, common terminology, data analysis and results. All chapters have been updated. The book also briefly discusses common barriers to the application of research results in practice.

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