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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.

  • Obesity in Critically Ill Patients, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-3
    • Linda Harrington
    • English
    The Obesity in Critically Ill Patients issue, Guest Edited by Linda Harrington, focuses on: Obesity-related risks and prevention strategies; Pulmonary considerations of the obese patient; cardiovascular effects of obesity; Postoperative coronary artery bypass patients; Nutritional needs of critically ill obese patients; Pain management in critically ill obese; Sedation of critically ill obese; Skin integrity in critically ill obese; Trauma in the obese patient; and Impact of obesity on critical care resource utilization.

  • Contrôle continu du DEAP

    Auxiliaires de puériculture
    • 1st Edition
    • Muriel Bénazet + 1 more
    • French
    Centré sur la préparation aux épreuves du diplôme d'État d'auxiliaire de puériculture (DEAP), cet ouvrage répond aux exigences des candidats soucieux d'aborder sérieusement les épreuves de la formation d'auxiliaire de puériculture. Il reflète la diversité des épreuves demandées (QROC, QCM, MSP, cas concret, épreuve pratique, épreuve orale…) et couvre les 8 modules de la formation : - Module 1 : Accompagnement d'un enfant dans les actes d'éveil et de la vie quotidienne. - Module 2 : État clinique d'une personne à tout âge de la vie. - Module 3 : Soins à l'enfant. - Module 4 : Ergonomie. - Module 5 : Relation-communicati... - Module 6 : Hygiène des locaux. - Module 7 : Transmission des informations. - Module 8 : Organisation du travail. Pour une préparation optimale aux épreuves de chacun des 8 modules, l'ouvrage propose : - des conseils méthodologiques pour mieux aborder l'épreuve ; - 2 ou 3 sujets d'annales ou d'entraînement corrigés. Méthodique et complet, cet ouvrage constitue donc un excellent outil pour préparer efficacement et réussir dans les meilleures conditions toutes les épreuves du DEAP.

  • Fallbuch Erwachsener Mensch

    Vernetzt denken, Pflege verstehen - mit pflegeheute.de-Zugang
    • 1st Edition
    • Michael Bossle + 1 more
    • German
    Vernetzt denken - Pflege verstehen Das erste fallorientierte Pflegelehrbuch für die Differenzierungsphas... Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege! Nach Luft ringend und bewusstlos wurde Herr Kerschbaumer auf dem Bahnsteig aufgefunden, nachdem er morgens das Haus mit Fieber verlassen hatte. Der beruflich stark eingespannte Vater von zwei Kindern leidet seit seiner Kindheit unter chronisch-intrinsisc... Asthma. Im Krankenhaus wird er zunächst akut mit Antibiotika über Kurzinfusionen versorgt ........ Doch wie sieht es im weiteren Verlauf aus? Welches Pflegeproblem steht im Vordergrund? Wie kann man den Patienten für den Umgang mit seiner Krankheit im Alltag anleiten? Typische Pflegesituationen wie diese bilden die Basis für jedes Kapitel. Prüfungsrelevante Inhalte aus Pflege und den Bezugswissenschaften werden vernetzt dargestellt: Authentisch, verständlich und praxisnah. Die Pluspunkte: Fälle- von der jungen Mutter bis zum älteren Arbeitnehmer, der demnächst in Rente geht Topaktuell: Anwendung von Pflegediagnosen im Pflegeprozess Inhalte aus den Bezugswissenschaften Recht, Psychologie, Ethik, Organisationsmanagem... Gesundheitsökonomie, Medizin und Soziologie Definitionskästen und Tipps für die Praxis Reflexionsfragen - zum Nachdenken und Diskutieren! Dieses Buch hat mehr! Mit dem Code im Buch erhalten Sie zusätzlich: Weitere Fälle mit Fragestellung und Lösungen- optimal zur Prüfungsvorbereitung... Animationen zum besseren Verständnis von komplexen Inhalten aus Anatomie und Krankheitslehre Die Angebote auf pflegeheute.de werden aktualisiert und erweitert.* * Stand August 2009, Angebot freibleibend

  • Examination Emergency Medicine

    A Guide to the ACEM Fellowship Examination
    • 1st Edition
    • Garry Wilkes + 3 more
    • English
    Examination Emergency Medicine is a detailed fellowship exam guide to assist emergency medicine trainees; it is intended as a guide to supplement material available from ACEM and covers the preferred nature and format of question types that has evolved – for example a shift towards using photos that show clinical problems, rather than equipment or therapies in the VAQ section.

  • Promoting Health

    The Primary Health Care Approach
    • 4th Edition
    • Lyn Talbot + 1 more
    • English
    The new edition will provide readily accessible material for public health educators and practitioners, in a number of professions, who are increasingly being required to address the challenges emerging from the inter-related impacts of the social and environmental factors impacting on health in an era of globalisation.

  • Community Mental Health for Older People

    • 1st Edition
    • Gerard J. Byrne + 1 more
    • English
    Community Mental Health for Older People is the perfect resource for mental health workers as it discuses the ageing population, within the context of community mental health. It provides a comprehensive overview of the important issues and clinical practices that influence mental health care for older people. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective it is suitable for all health workers in community mental health teams (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, clinical psychologists, consumer representatives, medical practitioners, occupational therapists, registered nurses, social workers, etc) as it incorporates the use of case studies to aid in the application of evidence-based practice.

  • Using Evidence to Guide Nursing Practice

    • 2nd Edition
    • Mary Courtney + 1 more
    • English
    Using Evidence to Guide Nursing Practice 2e is an invaluable ‘how-to’ guide for students and experienced nurses alike. Emphasis is placed on how to develop an evidence-based culture in the workplace, support clinicians to make decisions using the best available evidence and translating this evidence into practice. This new edition is divided into five concise sections which guide readers from an examination of evidence, to developing a workplace culture that supports Evidence-Based Practice. It demonstrates how to locate and appraise evidence, how to evaluate practice and finally how to translate evidence into practice with a new applied case study included.

  • Public Health and Community Nursing

    Frameworks for practice
    • 3rd Edition
    • Dianne Watkins + 1 more
    • English
    The third edition of this popular and useful text has been thoroughly updated to reflect the many major changes that have taken place in community nursing, making it an invaluable and up-to-date reference for all community nursing courses. The book covers the current public health landscape, epidemiology, frameworks for practice, with sections on family, and on the different Community Public Health Nurse Specialists.

  • Contexts of Nursing

    • 3rd Edition
    • John Daly + 2 more
    • English
    Contexts of Nursing 3e builds on the strengths of previous editions and continues to provide nursing students with comprehensive coverage of core ideas and perspectives underpinning the practice of nursing. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. New material on Cultural Awareness and Contemporary Approaches in Nursing has been introduced to reflect the realities of practice. Nursing themes are discussed from an Australian and New Zealand perspective and are supported by illustrated examples and evidence. Each chapter focuses on an area of study within the undergraduate nursing program and the new edition continues its discussions on history, culture, ethics, law, technology, and professional issues within the field of nursing.

  • A Nurse's Survival Guide to Critical Care

    • 1st Edition
    • Sharon L. Edwards + 1 more
    • English
    This small, pocket-sized book provides a solid introduction to aspects of care and management in critical care. The book contains not only information on patient assessment, ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, emergencies, critical care interventions, common conditions and pharmacology, all clearly relating to critical care, but also psychological, professional practice issues, palliative care and caring for relatives. It provides the factual information needed to assist nurses in providing holistic care in the critical care environment, in an accessible format.

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