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Books in Nursing and midwifery

The Nursing & Midwifery subject area provides evidence-based content to support nurses and interprofessional teams in preparation, development, and everyday clinical care. Providing content for nursing students, nurse educators, NPs, LPNs/LVNs, RNs, APRNs, and more, the nursing portfolio covers all areas of nursing including NCLEX & Certification titles, Community Nursing, Nursing Pharmacology, Oncology, Nutrition, Home Health, Case Management, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Gerontology, Critical Care, Pediatric Nursing, Care Planning, Midwifery, Leadership & Management, Nurse Anesthesia, Psychiatric Mental Health, and more.

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    • Prevención y promoción de la salud mental en centros educativos

      • 1st Edition
      • Lucía Santonja Ayuso
      • Spanish
      Prevención y promoción de la salud mental en centros educativos es una herramienta elaborada por profesionales expertos que se dirige al profesorado, al servicio de orientación y a todas aquellas personas que desempeñan funciones relacionadas con la atención a la infancia y la juventud, y que ayudan en la prevención, la identificación y el manejo de problemas de salud mental en las personas jóvenes, promoviendo un entorno educativo saludable. Ofrece recursos útiles para la realización de talleres que aborden la salud mental, aplicables en tutorías, de forma transversal o como parte de dinámicas incluidas en las semanas de la salud.

    • The Leadership Trajectory

      Developing Legacy Leaders-Ship
      • 2nd Edition
      • Patricia S. Yoder-Wise + 2 more
      • English
      Designed to help you excel at every stage of your leadership path, The Leadership Trajectory: Developing Legacy Leaders-Ship, 2nd Edition, follows a five-element framework that addresses the core attributes of a leader — character, commitment, connectedness, compassion and confidence. This unique and practical text offers strategic guidance on the actions you need to take to become more influential in any environment to move yourself and your team to greater contributions. You’ll learn how to develop the skills, mindset, and aptitude to succeed regardless of where you are in your position, setting or education journey.

    • Paediatric Clinical Examination Made Easy

      • 7th Edition
      • Adrienne Foran + 1 more
      • English
      Now in its seventh edition, Paediatric Clinical Examination Made Easy is a much-loved, no-nonsense guide to medical practice for babies, children and adolescents.The new edition offers friendly and entertaining advice on the basics of paediatric medicine and the nuances of history taking, examination, and developmental assessment. Fully revised and updated, it’s full of great illustrations and practical advice on interacting with young patients as well as their guardians and families.Complete with short, manageable chapters, clinical examples, checklists and tips, this book will be an ideal companion for anyone who examines children, including medical students, paediatric trainees, GP trainees, paediatric nurses and paramedics.

    • Fundamentals of Nursing

      Active Learning for Collaborative Practice
      • 4th Edition
      • Barbara L. Yoost + 1 more
      • English
      Build a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a nurse! Designed specifically for today’s healthcare environment, Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition, takes a fresh, conversational approach that is friendlier than typical books on nursing fundamentals. To make understanding easier, the book introduces basic information first and then follows with progressively more nuanced and complex nursing concepts. Practical exercises provide a unique kind of active learning, allowing you to apply concepts to actual patient care. Even care planning is different, as authors Barbara L. Yoost and Lynne R. Crawford are pioneers of conceptual care mapping — a visual, holistic way of making clinical judgments and planning patient care. Essentially, this text offers an easier, fundamentally different way to learn the nursing profession!

    • Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research

      Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence
      • 10th Edition
      • Jennifer R. Gray + 2 more
      • English
      2021 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year winner — 1st place in Nursing Research/Evidence-Ba... Practice! Burns & Grove’s The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence, 10th Edition, is the trusted resource for mastering the research methods that are foundational to evidence-based practice. This highly respected textbook covers how to appraise and apply existing research evidence, as well as how to participate in research and quality improvement projects. This edition has been extensively updated to reflect the most current research tools and techniques used in the digital era, and includes clear, step-by-step guidelines for all major quantitative and qualitative research approaches — including supporting examples from the latest high-quality literature.

    • Brown and Mulholland’s Drug Calculations

      Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice
      • 13th Edition
      • Ann Tritak-Elmiger + 1 more
      • English
      Learn how to safely, accurately, and confidently calculate medication dosages! Brown and Mulholland’s Drug Calculations: Ratio and Proportion Problems for Clinical Practice is recognized for its realistic practice problems and unique “proof” step in the answer key, which allows you to double-check your answers and avoid medication errors. Helpful worksheets and assessment tests allow you to gauge your progress, while Clinical Alerts call attention to situations in actual practice that have resulted in drug errors. This edition continues to promote critical thinking, clinical judgment, and patient safety with updates related to safe medication administration, new medications and drug labels, and updated Next-Generation NCLEX® practice problems and case studies.

    • Study Guide for Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals

      Administrative and Clinical Competencies with Anatomy and Physiology
      • 3rd Edition
      • Brigitte Niedzwiecki
      • English
      Get the review and practice you need to master essential medical assisting skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals, 3rd Edition, this study guide offers a wide range of exercises to reinforce your understanding of administrative and clinical competencies. Review questions test your proficiency with subjects such as anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, math basics, and key administrative and clinical concepts. Hands-on activities and competency checklists help you apply your knowledge to patient care. With this practical workbook, you’ll have all the review and practice you need to succeed in the classroom and begin preparing for a successful and rewarding career as a Medical Assistant.

    • Advances in Comprehensive Pain Management, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 60-4
      • Brett Morgan + 1 more
      • English
      In this issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, guest editors Brett Morgan and Jackie Rowels bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Comprehensive Pain Management. Top experts provide a comprehensive overview of adult and pediatric pain management, emphasizing the importance of pain epidemiology, treatment, and patient management. Bedside nurses will benefit from evidence-based strategies for pain assessment and management, with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

    • Study Guide for Pharmacology and the Nursing Process

      • 11th Edition
      • Linda Lane Lilley + 2 more
      • English
      Get more out of Lilley’s Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 11th Edition, with this practical study guide! Matching the chapters in the textbook, this workbook helps you review and understand the key terms, key concepts, and pharmacology that nurses need to know. Exercises include NCLEX Examination-style review questions, critical thinking and application questions, and case studies. It provides the review and practice you need to master the nursing process and nursing pharmacology!

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