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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.

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    • 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.

    • Essential Nursing Skills

      • 3rd Edition
      • February 22, 2008
      • Maggie Nicol + 5 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 3 4 3 5 3 5 8
      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Easy to use and attractively designed in 2 colours throughout, this clinical manual concentrates on the preparation for each skill, the procedure, and post-procedure guidelines. With over 120 essential skills and procedures, written and produced in a clear, consistent style, this book is invaluable in any clinical setting and suitable for all foundation students regardless of their future specialty.

    • Einzel- und Gruppenaktivitäten in der psychiatrischen Pflege

      • 1st Edition
      • August 11, 2008
      • Martina Gühne + 1 more
      • German
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 2 9 6 6 8 0
      Welche Pflege brauchen Patienten in der Psychiatrie? Wie können Sie den Gesundheitszustand durch Kommunikation ergründen oder sogar beeinflussen? Was können Sie tun, damit Patienten sich auf der Station wohl fühlen? Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen die verschiedenen Facetten von Aktivierung und Beschäftigung, die Sie gezielt in Ihr pflegerisches Handeln integrieren können. Es greift das Modell der Selbstfürsorge nach Dorothea Orem auf und erläutert häufige und relevante pflegerische Angebote: - Lebenspraktisches Training - Soziale Kompetenz und Kommunikation - Freizeitgestaltung - Umgang mit Erkrankungen - Persönliches Wohlbefinden und Hygiene - Geistige Aktivierung Auf medizinische Details verzichtend, werden nur reine Arbeitstechniken – die Einzel- oder Gruppenaktivitäten - aufgezeigt.

    • Building Your Nursing Career

      • 3rd Edition
      • July 7, 2008
      • Gail J. Donner + 2 more
      • English
      • Spiral-bound
        9 7 8 1 8 9 7 4 2 2 1 5 1
      The only career planning book available in Canada developed specifically for nursing students!This specialized workbook has been written specifically for nursing students as a tool to assist them in the process of planning their future career. Following the Donner-Wheeler "Career Planning and Development Model", the book aims to provide students with practical advice on how to get the most from their education, and subsequently, their careers. Students will learn how to: Develop a clinical learning plan Appropriately select courses Determine a foci for course assignments Balance extracurricular activities Establish a sense of control and direction over their academic career Develop a plan for future success Building on the success of the previous two editions, the fully-updated Third Edition of Building Your Nursing Career will serve as a valuable aid to any nursing student, no matter if they are just entering school or are close to graduating. "This inexpensive text is used from year one to fourth year...The self-assessment and reality check are great for preparing the students and compiling the work they've done in the program. When students interview, I get phone calls and rave reviews on the students because they are interviewing so well. Students are being offered jobs six weeks into senior practicum! Students have said this book is the most valuable book to have!" - Nursing instructor Kathryn Hyndman, Brandon University "I spent hours trying to decide what area of nursing I wanted to go into, as well as where I wanted my career to lead me. These have always been questions that I have found hard to answer. With so many different career options how could I choose? [This book] uses questions to encourage you to reflect about the things that you enjoy most, and ways in which you currently spend your time. This challenges you to consider ways in which you want to progress through your nursing education to gain the end result of a career that is right for you. It asks you many questions, with plenty of space to write your answers. The final chapter contains information about choosing your first job as a registered nurse, as well as interview technique and some of the possible questions that you may be asked. As a 3rd year approaching interview time I have certainly found this section handy! This is a good, valid resource tool, which is very useful when considering and challenging your personal future nursing career." - Nursing student Helen Rowe, Bournemouth University

    • Midwifery Continuity of Care

      • 1st Edition
      • May 21, 2008
      • Caroline Homer + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 9 5 7 8 4 4 8
      The many pressures on maternity services such as escalating intervention rates, rising costs, and midwife and doctor shortages has resulted in a growing interest in how midwifery continuity of care can be provided. Midwifery Continuity of Care provides a robust and well structured ‘how to’ guide to this topic by discussing the development, implementation and evaluation of differing ways of providing continuity. This new book includes practical advice on engagement with stakeholder as well as outlining ways of receiving and acting on feedback in relation to development, implementation and ongoing evaluation. Midwifery Continuity of Care includes summaries and vignettes which bring midwifery continuity of care to life and make them relevant to practising midwives, managers and others working within maternity services. Written by an international team of contributors, this book highlights the lessons learned by others to help develop new ways of thinking and practising. It will be an invaluable practical guide to all midwives, midwifery managers, student midwives and educators, and will also be of interest to policy makers and health service executives.

    • The Student Nurse Handbook

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 25, 2008
      • Bethann Siviter
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 7 9 1 6
      This book is an indispensable guide on how to get into and survive a pre-registration nursing course. With an immensely readable style this book inspires and encourages students to complete their course and become a nurse. Covering a wide range of topics it helps students to• Make the most of clinical placements• Make drug dosage calculations and administer medicationWrite assignments• Avoid plagiarism• Cope with stress • Create a portfolio• Reflect on practice• Understand nursing models, theories and philosophies• Unders... medical terminology and nursing jargon• Deal with legal and ethical issuesThis unique book will be useful to those of any age considering a career in nursing, with or without previous experience in healthcare. It helps students to understand exactly what tutors and mentors expect from them and helps to plan for and cope with the inevitable stresses and frustrations. The Student Nurse Handbook is an essential companion to the pre-registration nursing course.

    • Mental Health Practice

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 29, 2008
      • Peter N Watkins
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 8 8 8 1 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 1
      "Mental Health Practice: a guide to compassionate care" examines the relationship between mental health professionals and people using services during the recovery process. The disabling distress experienced by many people with mental health problems is viewed from a holistic, person-centred perspective with the road to recovery being seen as the result of true collaboration between professionals and service users.

    • Chronic Illness and Disability

      • 1st Edition
      • November 20, 2008
      • Esther Chang + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 9 5 7 8 6 8 4
      This text provides evidence-based principles for practice for chronic illness and disability. It provides a solid theoretical and practical foundation for students in their 2nd and 3rd years. The book will included a holistic framework for major and common chronic illness and disability.

    • The Flesh and Bones of Medical Pharmacology

      • 1st Edition
      • January 8, 2008
      • Domenico Spina
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 2 3 4 3 3 5 3 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 3 4 3 7 1 6 1
      A concise, accessible account of pharmacology, covering all the key concepts you need with no gaps. It can be used either as an introduction to a topic, or as a revision aid.

    • 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
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 0 7 7 1
      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/internation... stories’.

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Issues and trends

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