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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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    • Documentation for Rehabilitation

      • 3rd Edition
      • November 18, 2015
      • Lori Quinn + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 1 2 3 4 9
      Better patient management starts with better documentation! Documentation for Rehabilitation: A Guide to Clinical Decision Making in Physical Therapy, 3rd Edition shows how to accurately document treatment progress and patient outcomes. Designed for use by rehabilitation professionals, documentation guidelines are easily adaptable to different practice settings and patient populations. Realistic examples and practice exercises reinforce concepts and encourage you to apply what you’ve learned. Written by expert physical therapy educators Lori Quinn and James Gordon, this book will improve your skills in both documentation and clinical reasoning.

    • Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

      • 2nd Edition
      • November 3, 2015
      • David J. Magee + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 1 0 7 2 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 1 0 7 3 4
      Design and implement a rehab program on your own with Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition. Part of Magee’s popular Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Series, this pathology text for physical therapists provides clear guidance on patient management relative to specific musculoskeletal pathology, injury, and illness — all based on a sound understanding of basic science and principles of practice. It focuses on the specific pathologies most often seen in the clinic, and discusses the best methods for intervention for the different areas of the body in the context of the tissue-healing model. Each intervention features a rationale, along with the pathology and problem presented; stage of healing; evidence in the literature; and clinical reasoning considerations.

    • Textbook of Nursing Education

      • 1st Edition
      • October 30, 2015
      • Latha Venkatesan + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 8 1 3 1 2 4 0 0 9 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 8 1 3 1 2 4 0 1 9 9
      It was a long-time desire of nursing fraternity to have a textbook on nursing education that has the content for all the units of the INC-prescribed syllabus. This book pointedly deals with all the contents specified by the INC curriculum. The book has been written keeping in mind the requirements of the modern Indian nurse educators—what they need to know and practice in the classroom. This book provides comprehensive study material and practice exercises on Nursing Education the way it is used in day-to-day conversations in the hospital environment.

    • Understanding Pharmacology

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 29, 2015
      • M. Linda Workman + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 3 9 2 1 6
      Pharmacology can be difficult. But with the right text, understanding drugs and how they work doesn’t have to be! Using easy-to-follow language and engaging learning tools — like Memory Joggers, Clinical Pitfalls, Do Not Confuse, and Drug Alerts — the second edition of Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety helps readers really understand how drugs work. In addition to the popular critical thinking activities from the first edition, the second edition also includes more chapter review questions, updated content, and a new organization that centers on the different body systems. For students who have a limited background in the sciences and want complete preparation for licensure exams and clinical practice, there is no better choice than Understanding Pharmacology, 2nd Edition!

    • Pass PCCN!

      • 1st Edition
      • October 20, 2015
      • Robin Donohoe Dennison + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 7 7 2 7 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 7 7 2 8 6
      From the author of the bestselling Pass CCRN! and Pass CEN!, Pass PCCN! applies Dennison's time-tested approach to the Progressive Care Nursing Certification exam and follows the latest PCCN exam test plan, with one or more chapters for each section of the exam. This all-new review book features a thorough review in narrative format for each chapter — and covers all the content you need, including the disorders unique to the PCCN, to master the PCCN exam. Learning Activities interspersed throughout the book, as well as more than 900 review questions on the companion Evolve website, are geared towards progressive care nurses and offer valuable test-taking experience.

    • L'enfant hospitalisé : travailler avec la famille et l'entourage

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 12, 2015
      • Pascale Wanquet-Thibault
      • French
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 4 7 4 1 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 4 9 9 1 9
      L'enfant hospitalisé : travailler avec la famille et l'entourage traite du rôle et de la place de la famille lors de l'hospitalisation d'un enfant. Quels sont les droits de la famille ? Quels sont ses devoirs ? Comment accueillir la famille dans les unités de soins ? Comment utiliser les ressources de la famille pour mieux accompagner l'enfant ? L'auteur répond aux questions que se posent les soignants mais aussi les proches de l'enfant hospitalisé. Il leur apporte les outils indispensables pour les aider à se positionner et mieux accompagner l'enfant lors de son hospitalisation. L'ouvrage propose deux types de contenus : - des apports théoriques : historique, état des lieux, législation, projet d'accueil, formation des professionnels, etc. » de très nombreuses situations professionnelles illustrées par des vignettes cliniques décrivant des situations vécues et commentées dans différentes unités de soins – néonatalogie, réanimation pédiatrique et néonatale, soins palliatifs… Publié initialement sous le titre « Les aidants naturels auprès de l'enfant à l'hôpital », cette 2e édition comporte une mise à jour des apports théoriques – textes législatifs et mesures de certifications notamment – ainsi que l'ajout de nouvelles vignettes cliniques. Très complet et illustré de nombreux exemples, cet ouvrage s'adresse à tous les professionnels de santé amenés à prendre en charge des enfants (auxiliaires de puériculture, puéricultrices, psychologues…) ainsi qu'à la famille et aux proches d'enfants hospitalisés. Il se veut une référence sur un aspect essentiel de la relation de soin.

    • Manual of Critical Care Nursing

      • 7th Edition
      • October 1, 2015
      • Marianne Saunorus Baird
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 1 8 7 9 2 3
      The compact, yet comprehensive, Manual of Critical Care Nursing: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management, 7th Edition is your students’a go-to reference forto help you provide safe, high-quality nursing care in the clinicalcritical care settings. Written in an abbreviated outline format, this easy-to-use Manual presents essential information on more than 75 disorders and conditions, as well as concepts relevant to caring for all critically ill patients and functioning in the critical care environment. Award-winning clinical nurse specialist Marianne Baird separates the content first by body system and then by disorder, with each disorder including a brief description of pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostic testing, collaborative management, nursing diagnoses, desired outcomes, nursing interventions, and patient teaching and rehabilitation. With the latest NANDA-I nursing diagnoses and new sections on Bariatric Considerations and Caring for the Elderly, this practical manual is designed to help critical care nurses and nursing students better care for any critically ill patient.

    • Le burn-out à l'hôpital

      • 5th Edition
      • September 8, 2015
      • Pierre Canouï + 3 more
      • French
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 4 5 8 6 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 4 6 9 9 4
      La résistance au stress et les stratégies d'adaptation sont particulièrement sollicitées dans la relation au patient, mais aussi du fait de conditions d'exercice éprouvantes. La détresse du patient est directement liée aux burn-out des soignants, ou syndrome d'épuisement professionnel des soignants (SEPS), en raison du phénomène de déshumanisation de la relation soignant-soigné. Les auteurs font le point sur les facteurs de stress spécifiques, sur les stratégies d'adaptation et indiquent les instruments d'évaluation d'un burn-out. Ils accordent ensuite une large part aux réponses institutionnelles et individuelles pour remédier au SEPS, débouchant sur les possibilités de prévention. Cette nouvelle édition tient compte de l'évolution de ce syndrome ces 15 dernières années et propose des réponses adaptées, notamment par la médecine du travail.

    • Rural and Other Medically Underserved Populations, An Issue of Nursing Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 50-3
      • September 7, 2015
      • JoAnn S. Oliver
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 9 5 7 3 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 9 5 7 4 8
      This issue will address health care issues and clinical implications of rural and other medically underserved priority populations. The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality identified priority populations to include rural residents, racial and ethnic minorities, low income groups, women, children, older adults, and other individuals who may require chronic care. The editors identified a need for articles focusing on priority populations to help further understand health implications of health disparities among specific populations. A main focus is on identifying useful clinically focused strategies to address racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences that are relevant and influence overall healthcare, access, and quality of life. The articles will provide clinicians and other consumers of Nursing Clinics of North America with a diverse and unique perspective on an array of clinically relevant and population focused topics. Some example topics included are: Tailoring interactive multimedia to improve diabetes self- management; Addressing mental and physical health among older adults; Using mobile devices to access evidence- based information in a rural setting; Identifying family history and development of risk factors for diabetes among underserved preschool children; Addressing smoking cessation, Cancer screening issues, Cardiovascular health, and Obesity.

    • Palliative Care in Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 27-3
      • September 7, 2015
      • Tonja Hartjes
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 9 5 5 9 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 9 5 6 0 1
      Intensive care units (ICUs) provide comprehensive, advanced care to patients with serious or life-threatening conditions and consequently, a significant amount of end-of-life care (EOLC). Indeed, approximately 20% of deaths in the U.S. are associated with an ICU stay, and nearly half of U.S. patients who die in hospitals experience an ICU stay during the last 3 days of life. Despite the commonality of the ICU experience, ICU patients typically suffer from a range of distressing symptoms such as pain, fatigue, anxiety, and dyspnea, causing families significant distress on their behalf. Thus, there is a growing imperative for better provision of palliative care (PC) in the ICU, which may prevent and relieve suffering for patients with life threatening illnesses. Effective palliative care is accomplished through aggressive symptom management, communication about the patient and family’s physical, psychosocial and spiritual concerns, and aligning treatments with each patient’s goals, values, and preferences. PC is also patient-centered and uses a multidisciplinary, team-based approach that can be provided in conjunction with other life-sustaining treatments, or as a primary treatment approach. Failure to align treatment goals with individual and family preferences can create distress for patients, families, and providers. If implemented appropriately, palliative care may significantly reduce the health care costs associated with intensive hospital care, and help patients avoid the common, non-person centered treatment that is wasteful, distressing, and potentially harmful. Due to the success of many PC programs, administrators, providers, and accrediting bodies are beginning to understand that palliative care in the ICU is vital to optimal patient outcomes.

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