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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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    • The Nurse Preceptor Toolkit

      • 1st Edition
      • June 25, 2024
      • Beth Heuer + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 7 3 6 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 8 9 5 2
      Develop the skills necessary for precepting RN and APRN students and new orientees! The Nurse Preceptor Toolkit is written by and for RN and APRN clinicians and faculty members from a variety of levels, specialties, and settings. Using real-life examples and practical tips, this comprehensive resource answers the questions preceptors often ask when interacting with students of all levels, as well as new orientees. Within its pages, you’ll find everything you need to develop and solidify the clinical teaching skills essential to becoming an effective preceptor.

    • Méga Guide Pharmaco Infirmier

      • 3rd Edition
      • June 22, 2024
      • Laurent Chouchana + 1 more
      • French
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 8 1 7 3 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 8 4 2 5 5
      Le Méga Guide Pharmaco Infirmier est à la fois un outil clair et didactique pour seformer à la pharmacologie et à la thérapeutique, et un manuel de terrain incontournabledans l’exercice professionnel quotidien.L’ouvrage couvre, pour une quinzaine de spécialités médicales, les classesmédicamenteus... utilisées et les différents rôles de l’infirmier. Tous les médicamentssont présentés sous forme de fiches synthétiques comprenant chacune desrecommandations de « pratique clinique pour l’infirmier » (conduite du traitement,surveilla... modalités d’administration et conseils aux patients/à la famille).Cette 3e édition propose une mise à jour complète afin de fournir aux étudiants en IFSIainsi qu’aux professionnels en soins infirmiers toutes les informations indispensablesà la bonne administration des médicaments et à la surveillance des traitements.Précis et complet, cet ouvrage est structuré en sept parties :1. Généralités sur les médicaments2. Rappels de pharmacologie3. Médicaments et populations particulières4. Pratiques infirmières5. Éducation thérapeutique6. Calcul de doses et de débits7. Médicaments par classe pharmaco-thérapeutiq... par un spécialiste du médicament et de ses effets, l’ouvrage est rédigé parquinze médecins spécialistes pour les classes médicamenteuses, et par deux cadresinfirmières pour les parties en lien avec la pratique infirmière.Laurent Chouchana, pharmacologue, est responsable du Centre Régional dePharmacovigilance et d’information sur le médicament à l’hôpital Cochin à Paris. Ilparticipe également à l’enseignement de la pharmacologie au sein de la faculté demédecine de l’Université Paris Cité et au sein de différentes formations universitaires.

    • Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing

      • 9th Edition
      • June 21, 2024
      • Mary Beth Flynn Makic + 1 more
      • English
      • LooseLeaf
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 1 2 3 7 9
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 1 2 3 6 2
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 1 0 3 6 8
      • eBook
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      **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Critical Care**Develop the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in critical and progressive care nursing! Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition is a concise, easy-to-understand guide to safe, effective, and person-centered critical and progressive care nursing. Its evidence-based approach includes realistic case studies and unpacks the concepts, technologies, and skills used in caring for acutely and critically ill patients. Disorders are conveniently organized by body system or special situation. Content has been updated throughout, including new content on COVID-19, expanded tools for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Exam and clinical judgment, new integration of the 2021 AACN Essentials including a new emphasis on nursing self-care and health equity, and new quick-reference Key Points at the end of each chapter. This concise textbook prepares you for success on the NGN and in your new role as a critical or progressive care nurse.

    • Guide du professionnel de la santé sur la compétence culturelle

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 20, 2024
      • Rani Hajela Srivastava
      • French
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 2 3 4 6 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 2 3 4 7 4
      Développez les compétences pour comprendre et soigner une grande diversité de patients ! Le Guide du professionnel de la santé sur la compétence culturelle, 2e édition explique la prestation de soins interculturels sûrs et efficaces. Ce livre met la théorie en pratique en commençant par un aperçu de la compétence culturelle clinique. Il montre comment appliquer la compétence culturelle à diverses populations et discute des considérations à prendre en travaillant avec des populations précises. Avec cette approche, vous développerez un ensemble de comportements, d’attitudes et de principes grâce auxquels vous travaillerez efficacement dans de nombreux milieux. Rédigé par une équipe d’auteur⋅e⋅s dirigée par Rani H. Srivastava, ce guide améliorera votre prise en charge des Autochtones, des membres de la communauté 2ELGBTQ+I, de personnes racisées, d’immigrants et de réfugiés.

    • Atención integral de las heridas crónicas

      • 3rd Edition
      • June 14, 2024
      • Francisco Pedro García Fernández + 2 more
      • Spanish
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 8 4 1 3 8 2 5 3 3 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 8 4 1 3 8 2 7 6 0 5
      Atención integral de las heridas crónicas, tercera edición, es un compendio basado en la evidencia científica más reciente y la experiencia clínica más relevante sobre la atención a pacientes con heridas crónicas y complejas. Destacan el respeto escrupuloso a los dictados científicos y el enfoque multiprofesional, en un manual práctico, eminentemente didáctico y de fácil lectura, que constituirá una herramienta de apoyo básico y sostenido para los profesionales involucrados en el cuidado de estos pacientes. Con el objetivo de impulsar acciones de investigación dentro de la comunidad enfermera, se incluyen capítulos sobre metodología de investigación en este entorno de actuación. No en vano, desde hace veinte años, uno de los objetivos primordiales de la obra ha sido poner en valor el impacto de estos lesivos problemas de salud, con la intención de darles la importancia que merecen en el ámbito docente y académico, y mejorar así la atención a los pacientes. La obra va dirigida a enfermeras y otros profesionales de la salud, así como a docentes e investigadores involucrados o interesados en la atención preventiva o terapéutica a pacientes con heridas crónicas y complejas. Los 76 autores que han participado en la obra cuentan con una amplia experiencia clínica y destacan por su relevancia investigadora.

    • Ross & Wilson Pharmacology

      • 1st Edition
      • June 11, 2024
      • Allison Grant
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 8 1 0 0 2
      Ross & Wilson texts are known for their clear, accessible explanations that provide comprehensive information without excessive detail - making them highly sought after by nurses, pharmacy students, students of allied health professions and paramedics.This new title applies the same approach to the discussion of drugs and their use in medicine. Readers will develop a sound scientific understanding about the mechanism of action of drugs and be able to relate this to their clinical uses, as well as appreciate their effects on the body’s physiological systems.Beautifully illustrated and written in a way that is easy to understand, Ross & Wilson Pharmacology is an ideal companion for practitioners, students and prescribers wanting a clear and practical understanding of the fast-changing field of clinical pharmacology.

    • Ethics & Issues In Contemporary Nursing

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 7, 2024
      • Margaret A Burkhardt + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 5 3 0 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 1 6 1 7 9
      • eBook
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      **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Legal/Ethical**Learn how to think beyond the theoretical in any environment. Ethics & Issues in Contemporary Nursing, 2nd Edition examines the latest trends, principles, theories, and models in patient care to help you learn how to make ethically sound decisions in complex and often controversial situations. Written from a global perspective, examples throughout the text reflect current national and international issues inviting you to explore cases considering socio-cultural influences, personal values, and professional ethics. Historical examples demonstrate how to think critically while upholding moral and professional standards, as well as the law. Key topics throughout explore advocacy and rights, diversity, nurse burnout, mass casualty events, effects of the COVID pandemic, health equity, social media, violence in the workplace, medication error prevention, opioid and other substance use, HIPAA, and healthcare reform. In addition, this title contains supplemental case studies and review questions to further challenge and prepare you to make morally sound decisions in any healthcare setting.

    • Maßnahmenplanung und Dokumentation in der Pflege

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 5, 2024
      • Ursula M. Borgiel
      • German
      • Spiral-bound
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      • eBook
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      Planen Sie perfekt! Pflegeplanung – nicht zu viel und nicht zu wenig.Mit diesem Buch gelingt Ihnen diese wichtige Aufgabe. Ob Sie umstellen müssen und bisher ABEDL gewohnt sind oder von Anfang an lernen, mit dem Strukturmodell die Pflegeplanung inklusive der Maßnahmen individuell für einen Bewohner/Patienten zu verfassen, es wird Ihnen leicht fallen, die Zusammenhänge richtig zu verstehen und direkt in die Praxis umzusetzen.Das Buch ist auch geeignet, wenn Sie in der Pflegeausbildung sind und zum ersten Mal in der stationären Langzeitpflege Ihren Einsatz machen oder dort geprüft werden.Neu in der 2. AuflageExpertenstand... MundgesundheitVollst... überprüft in Hinblick auf Aktualisierungen in der PflegeDas Buch eignet sich:Examinierte Altenpflegerinnen und AltenpflegerPflegefa... in Altenpflegeeinrichtu...

    • The Social and Structural Determinants of Health

      • 1st Edition
      • June 5, 2024
      • Teri A. Murray
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Gain the knowledge and skills you need to promote equity in health care! Focused on what nurses can do to address health disparities, The Social and Structural Determinants of Health: Educating Nurses to Advance Health Equity provides a comprehensive look at how factors such as income, education, and race can lead to systemic disadvantage in health and well-being. It shows how nurses can partner with communities and organizations to understand the root causes of inequities in health, develop equity-minded skills, and take action to advance long-lasting progress. Written by Teri A. Murray, a noted nursing educator with rich expertise in health equity, this text makes it easy to learn and apply the principles that can lead to better health outcomes and healthier communities.

    • Pharmacology in Midwifery

      • 1st Edition
      • June 1, 2024
      • Roslyn Donnellan - Fernandez + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Pharmacology in Midwifery has been written specifically for midwives in Australia and New Zealand and focuses on medications and their management – a core subject of the nursing curriculum and an integral part of practice.Written by highly respected experts in both pharmacology and midwifery, the textbook takes the reader through essential information about drugs and their therapeutic effects. It then explores pharmacology in the midwifery scope of practice, considering pregnancy, labour, birth, the postpartum period and neonatal care, both for normal and low risk pregnancies and women with complex needs.This book is a useful foundation text for midwifery students as well as for practising midwives wishing to refresh or augment their skills as prescribers.

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