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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.

  • Placement Learning in Community Nursing

    A guide for students in practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Jane Harris + 1 more
    • English
    Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.

  • The Student Nurse Handbook

    • 3rd Edition
    • Bethann Siviter
    • English
    This convenient Handbook will be invaluable to students starting out on a pre-registration nursing course. Covering a broad range of topics, from helping understand what tutors and mentors expect, how to plan work, and coping with stress, it will support undergraduates across all aspects of student life.

  • Saunders Q & A Review Cards for the NCLEX-RN® Exam

    • 2nd Edition
    • Linda Anne Silvestri + 1 more
    • English
    With Saunders Q & A Review Cards for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 2nd Edition, you can study anytime and anywhere! The ideal companion to Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, Linda Silvestri’s review cards contain 1,200 practice questions — each including test-taking strategies and detailed rationales for both correct and incorrect answers. Practice questions, organized by clinical area, appear on the front of each card with an icon indicating client need. The reverse side shows answers and rationales, along with Silvestri’s unique test-taking strategies and priority nursing action tips.

  • Fisioterapia en obstetricia y uroginecología

    • 2nd Edition
    • Carolina Walker Chao
    • Spanish
    En esta 2.ª edición del libro "Fisioterapia en Obstetricia y Uroginecología" se ha realizado la actualización de todos los capítulos, modificando incluso, de manera significativa, algunos de ellos, con el objetivo de adaptar el contenido a las últimas evidencias científicas publicadas sobre esta materia. Uno de los capítulos que ha experimentado más modificaciones ha sido el dedicado a fisioterapia obstétrica, el cual incluye más contenidos relacionados con las medidas de prevención de las lesiones de suelo pélvico durante el parto. La obra guarda un perfecto equilibrio entre la parte práctica y la teórica. Para ello, incluye una gran cantidad de propuestas de ejercicios. Aunque la obra está dirigida a fisioterapeutas, tanto profesionales como estudiantes, puede ser de gran interés para otros profesionales de la salud, como matronas, ginecólogos y urólogos. Se incluye material complementario online en www.studentconsult.e...

  • The Midwife's Pocket Formulary

    • 3rd Edition
    • Liz Davey + 1 more
    • English
    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.

  • Santé publique et économie de la santé

    Unité d'enseignement 1.2
    • 1st Edition
    • Gilles Brucker + 2 more
    • French
    L'objectif des Cahiers des Sciences Infirmières est d'offrir aux étudiants en IFSI des ouvrages complets et détaillés couvrant l'ensemble des savoirs définis dans les Unités d'Enseignement (UE) du nouveau référentiel. Ce cahier est consacré à l'unité 1.2, enseignée aux semestres 2 et 3 et intitulée santé publique et économie de la santé correspondant au nouveau programme des études infirmières. Il présente les concepts fondamentaux en santé publique et définit les grands principes en matière d'économie de la santé, en s'appuyant sur différentes disciplines telles que l'épidémiologie, la sociologie, le droit... Il met en avant les connaissances incontournables relatives aux thèmes traités et aborde ainsi : • les concepts en santé publique et en santé communautaire ; • l'épidémiologie de la santé ; • l'économie de la santé axée sur les problématiques de protection • la santé en France ; • la santé dans le monde • le thème de la veille et de la sécurité sanitaire ; • la promotion de la santé ; • l'évaluation des politiques de santé et des actions de santé publique. Chaque chapitre aborde donc une thématique propre associée à une discipline spécifique, éclairés par de nombreux tableaux et figures ainsi que des encadrés relatifs à des notions particulières.

  • Handbook of Anesthesia

    • 5th Edition
    • John J. Nagelhout + 1 more
    • English
    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

  • Foundations of Nursing Practice

    Fundamentals of Holistic Care
    • 2nd Edition
    • Chris Brooker + 1 more
    • English
    This second edition of Foundations of Nursing Practice has been revised and updated specifically to meet the needs of nursing students in all fields of practice The book explains how and why sensitive, safe, evidence-based holistic nursing care is carried out, including topics common to all fields of practice. Core nursing skills are emphasised to reflect the importance of clinical skills as well as the underpinning theory.Aids to learning in each chapter:Learning outcomesInteractive boxes for all age groups and fields of nursing practiceKey words and phrases for literature searchingUseful websites, references and further reading.This book provides a comprehensive introduction to nursing that will meet the needs of students, nurses returning to practice, mentors and other registered nurses.

  • Placement Learning in Older People Nursing

    A guide for students in practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Julie McGarry + 3 more
    • English
    Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.

  • Enhancing the Quality of Care in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-1
    • Robert C Hyzy
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Clinics edited by Dr. Robert Hyzy on Enhancing the Quality of Care in the ICU features topics such as: Taking Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates to Zero, Preventing ICU Delirium, Avoiding Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea, Reducing ventilator associated complications and pneumonia, Can Venous Thromboembolism be avoided?, Preventing urinary catheter associated infections, Improving ICU quality through collaboratives, Do performance measures enhance patient quality in the ICU, and The Future of Quality in the ICU.

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