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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.

  • Pharmacology for Health Professionals

    • 5th Edition
    • August 22, 2018
    • Kathleen Knights + 2 more
    • English
    Pharmacology for Health Professionals, fifth edition, introduces essential pharmacology principles and concepts required to understand the therapeutic effects and clinical uses of current drugs and medicines. Written for allied health sciences and nursing students and underpinned by current evidence-based medicine, this substantially updated edition continues to cover topics vital to a holistic understanding of pharmacology. These topics include historical, legal and ethical considerations, pharmacokinetics, and the therapeutic applications and adverse effects of current Australian and New Zealand drugs.

  • Syndromes in Organ Failure, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-3
    • August 19, 2018
    • Benjamin A Smallheer
    • English
    With collaboration of Dr. Stephen Krau, Consulting Editor, Dr. Benjamin Smallheer has created an issue of Nursing Clinics that provides a unique look at syndromes that cause organ failure or dysfunction. Expert authors contributed clinical reviews with up-to-date content in the following areas: Hyperglycemic Syndromes; Immunocompromised/Au... Syndromes; Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome; Fat Embolism Syndrome; Generalized Pain Syndromes; Malabsorptive syndromes; Munchausen/Munchause... by Proxy Syndrome ; Pickwickian Syndrome; Adrenal Syndromes; Male & Female Hypogonadism; Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; Chest pain Syndromes (non-cardiac); Restless Leg syndrome; Degenerative/Debilit... Neurologic Syndromes; and Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity Syndrome. Readers will come away with the clinical knowledge they need to improve patient outcomes.

  • Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-3
    • August 11, 2018
    • Jennifer L. Martin + 1 more
    • English
    In Collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Jan Foster, Drs. Martin and Badeaux have created an issue where top authors in critical care nursing provide current updates on sepsis care and management. Authors have written clinical reviews on the following topics: International Sepsis Guidelines 2016; Pros and Cons of Early Administration of Intravenous Fluids; PTSD After ICU Stay; Role of Vitamin C and Carbon Monoxide in Sepsis; Neonatal Sepsis; Use of Etomidate in the Septic Patient; Simulation to Manage the Septic Patient in the ICU; Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Sepsis management; Hospital Costs associated with Sepsis Compared to other Medical Conditions; Special Considerations for the Septic Patient Going to the Operating Room; Management of the Septic Patient in the Emergency Room; and Management of Sepsis in the Obstetrical Patient. Reader will come away with the information they need to improve patient outcomes.

  • Regional Anesthesia, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-3
    • August 11, 2018
    • Nabil Elkassabany + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, edited by Dr. Nabil Elkassabany and Dr. Edward Mariano, focuses on Regional Anesthesia, with topics including: Current evidence related to regional analgesia and hip surgery; Updates on billing and coding and establishing an acute pain service in private practice; Establishing a home catheter program for orthopedic surgery in pediatric patients or more broadly: updates on regional anesthesia for pediatric orthopedic surgery; Enhanced recovery after shoulder arthroplasty; Perioperative management of patient on opioid agonist antagonist therapy; Outcome metrics to be considered for regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine; Updates on multimodal analgesia (intransal ketorolac, IV acetmenophen, newer NSAIDS) for orthopedic surgery; Updates in enhanced recovery pathway for knee replacement versus updates outpatient knee replacement; Updates on new technology for regional anesthesia (peripheral nerve stimulators and cryotherapy); and Regional anesthesia and analgesia for the poly trauma patients.

  • Bien débuter - Plaies, cicatrisation et pansements

    • 1st Edition
    • August 8, 2018
    • Lucinda Brigas-Dos Santos + 3 more
    • French
    Comment s’y prendre dans une situation donnée ?Quelles compétences pour prendre en charge le patient ?Cet ouvrage est destiné aux étudiants et aux professionnels infirmiers amenés à prendre en charge le patient porteur d’une plaie. En trois grandes parties :1 – Les prérequis fournissent les notions indispensables de physiologie des plaies et de classification des pansements pour aborder sereinement les situations cliniques prévalentes.2 – Les situations cliniques prévalentes permettent de se familiariser avec la prise en charge globale des patients et la pratique terrain. En partant d’un cas clinique, les liens entre la symptomatologie du patient et sa prise en charge sont expliqués. La conduite infirmière et/ou conseils aux patients, ainsi que le rôle propre et le rôle prescrit infirmiers, sont clairement identifiés.3 – La boîte à outils détaille les aspects légaux, les techniques détaillées des pansements, les traitements et les outils de la pratique quotidienne, abordés dans les situations cliniques. La compréhension est facilitée par une présentation sous forme de fiches en couleurs, et par de nombreux tableaux, photographies et illustrations.Enfin une collection centrée sur le rôle inf irmier !

  • Bien débuter - Cardiologie

    • 1st Edition
    • August 8, 2018
    • Sandrine Dias + 2 more
    • French
    Comment s’y prendre dans une situation donnée ? Quelles compétences pour prendre en charge le patient ?Cet ouvrage est destiné aux étudiants et aux professionnels infirmiers amenés à prendre en charge le patient atteint de pathologies cardio-vasculaires. En trois grandes parties : 1 – Les prérequis fournissent les notions indispensables de la cardiologie pour aborder sereinement les situations cliniques prévalentes. 2 – Les situations cliniques prévalentes permettent de se familiariser avec la prise en charge globale des patients et la pratique terrain. En partant d’un cas clinique, les liens entre la symptomatologie du patient et sa prise en charge sont expliqués. La conduite infirmière et/ou conseils aux patients, ainsi que le rôle propre et le rôle prescrit infirmiers, sont clairement identifiés. 3 – La boîte à outils détaille les aspects légaux, les aspects relationnels, les techniques de soin, les traitements et les examens complémentaires abordés dans les situations cliniques. La compréhension est facilitée par une présentation sous forme de fiches en couleurs, et par de nombreux tableaux, photographies et illustrations. Enfin une collection centrée sur le rôle infirmier !

  • Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing in Ambulatory Care

    A Guide for Health Care Professionals
    • 4th Edition
    • August 7, 2018
    • Martha (Marti) Garrels + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Ambulatory**Learn to master the latest lab testing techniques! Ideal for Medical Assisting and Medical Laboratory Technician programs, Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing in Ambulatory Care: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals, 4th Edition, covers the procedures and techniques of commonly used and new CLIA-waived, point-of-care tests, along with some moderately complex tests. Clear, step-by-step instructions and nearly 600 full-color photographs make it easy for you to learn each test and procedure. This edition includes a focus on new technology and the resulting significant advancements in testing.. Expanded coverage of electrocardiography and spirometry reflect the expanding roles of Medical Assistants and Medical Laboratory Technicians. Review questions in the book are accompanied by practice quizzes and videos online to help you master content and hone skills.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Emergency Maternity Care

    Volume 6
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • July 26, 2018
    • Helen Baston + 1 more
    • English
    New title in the popular Midwifery Essentials series originally published in conjunction with The Practising Midwife journal. The series covers core topics in midwifery education in an engaging and friendly format using a helpful ‘jigsaw’ approach which encourages readers to explore topics from a variety of perspectives e.g. effective communication, team working and health promotion. Helpful ‘scenarios’ throughout each volume encourage debate and reflection, core elements of midwifery education.

  • 70 fiches de soins pour l'auxiliaire de puériculture

    Prise en charge de l'enfant en maternité, crèche et PMI
    • 3rd Edition
    • July 25, 2018
    • Muriel Bénazet + 1 more
    • French
    Dans la prise en charge spécifique du nourrisson et dans celle de l’enfant, l’auxiliaire de puériculture doit maîtriser une très grande variété de soins, que ce soit en crèche ou en services hospitaliers. Ainsi, cet ouvrage présente l’intégralité des gestes techniques et de soins réalisés par l’auxiliaire de puériculture sous la forme de 70 fiches pédagogiques illustrées. Classées selon les premiers modules de la formation, les fiches reprennent dans un style clair et synthétique l’essentiel des connaissances et des gestes à maîtriser. Chaque fiche, ponctuée d’encadrés « Mémo » et de tableaux récapitulatifs, précise : - les objectifs et les indications du soin ou du geste ; - les compétences requises ;- la démarche d’observation préparatoire ;- la réalisation du soin et les transmissions. Cette nouvelle édition offre des fiches entièrement actualisées et rendues encore plus pratiques grâce à une nouvelle présentation en couleur. L’ouvrage s’adresse en priorité aux AP (étudiants et professionnels), ainsi qu’à l'ensemble des professionnels de la petite enfance (ATSEM, AM, puéricultrices, CAP AEPE…) qui y trouveront des outils précieux pour leur pratique quotidienne.

  • Understanding Nursing Research

    Building an Evidence-Based Practice
    • 7th Edition
    • July 15, 2018
    • 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.

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