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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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    • Mosby's Drug Guide for Nursing Students, with 2014 Update

      • 10th Edition
      • July 15, 2013
      • Linda Skidmore-Roth
      • English
      • eBook
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      No nursing student should leave home without this book! Mosby's Drug Guide for Nursing Students, 10th Edition offers the most reliable information, now presented in full color. With an A to Z organization, you have quick access to information on 50 drug classifications and more than 4,000 individual generic and trade name drugs. The newest NANDA-I nursing diagnoses help you write care plans, and data on interactions and therapeutic outcomes help you prevent errors. Detailed illustrations show how drugs work at the cellular level, and a photo atlas depicts physical landmarks and techniques for safe and effective drug administration. Known for its focus on drug safety, this handbook is compiled by Linda Skidmore-Roth, a well-known expert in nursing pharmacology, which means you will ALWAYS find the latest and most trustworthy drug information. An Evolve companion website includes profiles of several drugs commonly encountered in clinicals, vibrant animations of drug actions, comprehensive list of combination products, patient-teaching guides, clinical calculators, and more! 2014 Update includes 23 recently approved drugs.

    • Diabetes, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-1
      • March 1, 2013
      • Celia Levesque
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 1 5 1 6
      This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Celia Levesque RN, MSN, NP-C, CNS-BC, CDE, BC-ADM, from MD Anderson, will focus on Diabetes. Article topics will include Management of Diabetes in the Clinical Setting, Hyperglycemia management after solid organ transplantation, Insulin therapy in the hospitalized patient, Limb salvage for Vetrans with diabetes, and Management of steroid induced hyperglycemia in the ICU.

    • Pediatric Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 29-2
      • April 4, 2013
      • Margaret M. Parker
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 7 1 6 6 0
      This issue of Critical Care Clinics edited by Dr. Margaret Parker on Pediatric Critical Care features topics such as:1. Acute Respiratory Failure,Post-op Cardiac Surgery,Septic Shock, Acute Renal Failure ,Traumatic Brain Injury,Encephalitis,... Asthmaticus ,Status Epilepticus, Bleeding/coagulopath... , and Transfusion.

    • Mentoring, Learning and Assessment in Clinical Practice

      • 3rd Edition
      • May 3, 2013
      • Ci Ci Stuart
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 7 0 3 9
      This is a ‘how to do it’, practice-centred book, providing workable educational strategies to assist busy practitioners supervise and support the learning and assessment of learners during clinical placements, to achieve valid and reliable assessments. All strategies are underpinned by a solid theoretical and evidence base. The complexity and challenges of mentoring, learning and assessing in the clinical setting are specifically addressed.

    • Life-Threatening Infections: Part 1, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 29-3
      • July 28, 2013
      • Anand Kumar
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue is the first of a two-part series on Life-Threatening Infections, edited by Dr. Anand Kumar. Article topics include: Meningitis and other non-viral CNS infections, Encephalitis and viral meningitis, Community Acquired Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired Pneumonia/Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Clostridial gangrene and bacterial myositis, Acute peritonitis and bowel perforations, Post-operative wound and surgical site infections and Fulminant viral hepatitis.

    • Nursing Theory

      • 5th Edition
      • August 13, 2013
      • Martha Raile Alligood
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 9 2 9 2 4
      Nursing Theory: Utilization & Application, 5th Edition covers the development of nursing theory; the application of different nursing theories, models and philosophies; and the expansion of these practices with a look toward the future. This text provides the opportunity for students who have learned the background of nursing theory using the companion title, Nursing Theorists and Their Work, to apply what they have learned to actual nursing practice through various patient scenarios.

    • The Midwife's Pocket Formulary

      • 3rd Edition
      • February 5, 2013
      • Liz Davey + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 6 9 0 2
      In current midwifey practice, one of the competencies covered by midwives is medicines management. Midwives and students are required to have an understanding of the range of medicines used within their sphere of practice.The Midwife’s Pocket Formulary provides both practising midwives and students with key information on the administration and management of medications in midwifery practice.

    • Handbook of Anesthesia

      • 5th Edition
      • February 8, 2013
      • John J. Nagelhout + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 5 0 8 8 7
      Small enough to keep with you on the job, this well organized and fully updated reference created just for nurse anesthetists helps you find important information quickly. Descriptions of surgical procedures include patient monitoring and assessments that happen before, during, and after. Drugs are listed by generic name, and information on trade names, dosages, indications, adverse effects and more is provided with each. Disease descriptions include key lab results, clinical manifestations, and anesthesia implications. Together, these supply you with what you need to provide the best care for your patients. "...The jobbing anaesthetist can open it at any page, and find something of interest"Reviewed by: C. J. R. Parker on behalf of the British Journal of Anaesthesia, Nov 2014

    • Nursing Calculations

      • 9th Edition
      • December 16, 2013
      • John D. Gatford + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      This internationally renowned guide to basic arithmetic for nursing students has been completely revised and updated for a new generation of readers. Now entering its ninth edition, Nursing Calculations comes with a quick-reference card fits in the pocket to remind readers of essential formulae and AN ON-LINE PROGRAM TO ALLOW FURTHER SELF-TESTING VIA THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES.

    • Study Guide for Essentials for Nursing Practice

      • 8th Edition
      • June 27, 2013
      • Patricia A. Potter + 4 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      • eBook
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      Master content from your textbook with this helpful study tool! Corresponding to the chapters in Basic Nursing, 7th Edition, this study guide helps you understand and apply material with chapter review questions, activities, case studies, and more!

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