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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Tabbner's Nursing Care

5th Edition
November 20, 2008
Gabby Koutoukidis + 3 more
Gabrielle Koutoukidis + 1 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 5 7 - 8

A vital member of the health care team, the contemporary enrolled nurse faces increasing challenges and an increasing level of responsibility. Written specifically for Australian and New Zealand enrolled nurse students, this long awaited new edition reflects the changes and challenges in contemporary enrolled nurse practice as well as the additions and modifications that are occurring in nursing curricula. Tabbner’s Nursing Care: Theory and Practice 5th edition has been written, reviewed and edited by the people who educate the enrolled nurse and continues to provide enrolled nurse students with the most comprehensive resource available.

Introduction to Public Health

1st Edition
November 17, 2008
Elizabeth Parker
Mary Louise Fleming
English
eBook
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 9 0 - 5

This text introduces students to the core concepts and principles of public health: the nature and scope of public health; its history; an introduction to health determinants and epidemiology; evidence-based practice in public health and understanding public health data plus more.

Midwifery: Best Practice Volume 5

1st Edition
November 12, 2008
Sara Wickham
English
Paperback
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 7 5 4 0 - 6

This is Volume 5 in the Midwifery: Best Practice series. Each of the volumes in this Series is built around the familiar core of four main topic areas relevant to midwifery: pregnancy, labour / birth, postnatal and stories / reflection - and also includes a number of ‘focus on…’ sections. These are different in each volume and reflect a wide range of key and topical issues within midwifery. Each volume builds upon the others to provide a comprehensive library of articles that shows the development of thought in key midwifery areas. Volume 5 offers a range of wholly new topic areas within the ‘focus on…’ sections covering: ‘the birthing environment’, ‘women, midwives and risk’, ‘holistic health’ and ‘working/international stories’.

Bioethics - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource

5th Edition
November 4, 2008
Megan-Jane Johnstone
English
eBook
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 7 3 - 8

The 5th edition of Bioethics provides nursing students with the necessary knowledge and understanding of the ethical issues effecting nursing practice. Groundbreaking in its first edition, Bioethics continues its role as a vital component of nursing education and provides a framework for students to understand the obligations, responsibilities and ethical challenges they will be presented with throughout their careers. This latest edition responds to new and emerging developments in the field and marks a significant turning point in nursing ethics in that it serves not only to inform but also to revitalise and progress debate on the issues presented.

Understanding the Australian Health Care System - E-Book

1st Edition
October 30, 2008
Helen Keleher
Louise Reynolds
English
eBook
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 6 1 - 5

The text provides an overview of the Australian Health Care System at a level suitable for 1st year undergraduate students. It describes the ‘architecture’ of the system and its key components (public hospital sector, private hospital and health insurance, GPs and primary care, community health, public health), some of the things that shape the system and introduces key concepts that underpin it such as the idea of the welfare state or a universal health system.

Perioperative Nursing

1st Edition
October 30, 2008
Brigid M. Gillespie + 3 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 8 7 - 5

This is an introductory level text designed to appeal to a broad-based market from Division 2 ‘Enrolled Nurse’ students through to UG students doing an ‘operating room’ clinical placement, to PG students in specific Perioperative grad cert/diploma courses. It is also designed to be of use to Registered Nurses already working in or preparing to work in this area, and other Operating Room staff such as anaesthetic technicians. It is a standalone text that discusses the roles and responsibilities involved in perioperative nursing, some technical aspects such as wound care, the changing face of perioperative nursing with a greater emphasis on day surgery, anaesthesia, medico-legal aspects and professional development. It is not intended to address surgical procedures which is covered in-depth in existing resources, but rather it is designed to contextualize essential information in the hospital setting.

Mental Health Nursing

2nd Edition
October 29, 2008
Rob Newell + 1 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 0 7 9 - 5

This new edition of Mental Health Nursing: an evidence-based approach has been fully updated to include the latest research-based guidance. A wide variety of client problems is covered with , so that students are assured that what they learn is underpinned by a sound evidence base for treatment, and qualified mental health nurses can be confident that their practice is informed by the most up-to-date research. Skills acquisition is emphasised and experiential exercises encourage connections between theory and practice.

Managing Clinical Processes

1st Edition
October 8, 2008
Roslyn Sorensen + 1 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 2 5 - 7

This book will provide clinicians, clinical managers and corporate managers with a practical guide to managing clinical processes and managing change in health services. It also provides the theory behind the practice.

Anatomie und Physiologie verstehen

1st Edition
October 6, 2008
Rosemarie Gehart
German
eBook
9 7 8 - 3 - 4 3 7 - 1 8 3 2 7 - 0

Ein leicht verständliches Kurzlehr- und Arbeitsbuch für Pflegende und Auszubildende aller Gesundheitsfachberufe. Die Pluspunkte: Übersichtlich durch klare Textstruktur und farbige Abbildungen Vernetzt durch Integration von Gesundheits- und Krankheitslehre Lernfreundlich durch Kurzdefinitionen, Merksätze Praxisnah durch Fallbeispiele im Text und Fälle zur Bearbeitung Umfassend durch Berücksichtigung aller Lebensphasen von der Kindheit bis zum Alter Vollständig durch Behandlung aller prüfungsrelevanten Inhalte

Clinical Companion for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

1st Edition
September 17, 2008
Marilyn J. Hockenberry + 1 more
English
Paperback
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 5 3 5 4 - 9
eBook
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 6 3 3 8 - 8

Carry all of the most essential knowledge on pediatric care in your pocket with the Clinical Companion for Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing! This indispensable guide from the authors of the most trusted pediatric nursing textbook on the market includes need-to-know information for the clinical setting in a quick-reference format. Content on the procedures and diagnostic tests you’re most likely to perform, plus brief discussions of over 130 commonly encountered childhood illnesses and disorders, makes this the perfect companion for practice.

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