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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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    • Medical Assisting PDQ

      • 1st Edition
      • November 25, 2008
      • Tracie Fuqua + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Have quick and accessible reference to all of the essential information for administrative and clinical medical assisting! This pocket-sized guide helps you recall and apply key information rapidly when you need it. Tabbed sections highlight everything from basic office and clinical procedures to specimen collection, emergency care, and HIPAA.

    • Examination of the Newborn and Neonatal Health

      • 1st Edition
      • June 10, 2008
      • Lorna Davies + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Examination of the Newborn contains the most up to date and comprehensive information on how to perform a complete assessment of the newborn infant. Specialists from different disciplines provide in-depth information on examination of the body systems, and the book includes discussion of the psychosocial and emotional elements resulting from any unexpected findings. An essential purchase for all health professionals wishing to enhance the quality of care they provide.

    • E-Book - Watson's Clinical Nursing Pocketbook

      • 2nd Edition
      • January 4, 2008
      • Mike Walsh
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      This book is the essential practice companion to Watson’s Clinical Nursing and Related Sciencesand is designed to be carried in the pocket whilst on duty. It is invaluable for quick access to the key facts needed during clinical practice. By incorporating care from the primary health perspective, it is equally useful as a rapid read in community settings.The book is cross-referenced throughout to the relevant sections in Watson’s enabling more detailed follow-up study of patients and nursing care later.

    • Mental Health Nursing

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 29, 2008
      • Rob Newell + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      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.

    • ReadyRN

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 4, 2008
      • Tener Goodwin Veenema
      • English
      • eBook
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      This color-coded, rapid-reference text includes all of the essential information you need to manage any disaster or emergency with mass casualties. Coverage of each category of disaster—weather-rel... public health, infectious disease, chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear... and explosive—offers vital content on dealing with the injuries and nursing protocols for each scenario. Plus, information on disaster sites and clinical management prepares you to take action at the scene or in the hospital setting.

    • Mosby's Expert Physical Exam Handbook

      • 3rd Edition
      • October 6, 2008
      • Mosby
      • English
      • eBook
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      With the most up-to-date information on assessment techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and the assessment of patients with specific diseases and disorders, Mosby’s Expert Physical Exam Handbook: Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments, 3rd Edition is an essential resource for the medical-surgical setting. Detailed instructions and tips help you effectively apply your physical examination skills. From basic examination techniques to step-by-step guides for examining each body region and system, this handbook has everything you need to perform quick and thorough physical examinations.

    • Emergency Nursing Procedures

      • 4th Edition
      • January 24, 2008
      • Jean A. Proehl
      • English
      • eBook
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      Written by expert emergency nurses across the country, EMERGENCY NURSING PROCEDURES, 4th Edition includes 193 step-by-step emergency procedures, including four new procedures — umbilical vessel cannulation, pelvic splinting, peripheral nerve stimulator (twitch monitoring), and methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy. Detailed illustrations visually reinforce techniques and clearly show steps to procedures — making this handbook an essential and comprehensive resource for any emergency professional.

    • Comprehensive Coronary Care

      • 4th Edition
      • May 7, 2007
      • Nigel I. Jowett + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The new edition continues to be a practical, easy to understand, and up to date resource for managing coronary disease. It not only encompasses modern cardiology practice, but also considers how the patient came to arrive on coronary care, and what will happen them after they leave. The combined authorship of doctor and nurse reflects the close teamwork vital to the management of both patients and their families. Management of the cardiac patent is a complex process and this book has a clear approach conveying the necessary information in an easily understood way. It also has an excellent evidence base to ensure best practice and should appeal to staff in every cardiac unit.

    • Pflegehandeln an Qualitätskriterien, rechtlichen Rahmenbestimmungen sowie wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Prinzipien ausrichten

      • 1st Edition
      • January 24, 2007
      • Sandra Herrgesell
      • Angelika Warmbrunn
      • German
      • eBook
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      Die Reihe Werkstattbücher zu Pflege heute ist ein offenes Konzept, das vielfältige theoretische und praktische Inhalte, Ideen und Hilfsmittel für den Unterricht zu den einzelnen Themenbereichen bietet. Es ist die ideale Ergänzung zum Lehrbuch Pflege heute; aber offen genug, um auch in Verbindung mit anderen Lehrbüchern genutzt zu werden. Qualitätskriterien, Recht, Ökologie und Ökonomie begleiten das gesamte pflegerische Denken, Planen und Handeln. Dieses Werkstattbuch bietet Hilfestellungen, wie Schüler dazu befähigt werden, Qualitätskonzepte zu entwickeln und umsetzen zu können.Eine umfassende und einzigartige Darstellung der Relevanz von Wirtschaftlichkeit, Recht, Ökologie und Qualität in der Pflege.

    • Essential Mental Health Nursing Skills

      • 1st Edition
      • May 14, 2007
      • Madeline O'Carroll + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This book will help to identify the skills and resources that students already have and show how these can be developed into the essential skills needed for nursing in the mental health practice environment. Essential Mental Health Nursing Skills draws on the policy and theory underpinning mental health nursing but focusses on the practical aspects, providing an easily understandable guide to what to do and how to do it. It also provides a practical framework that can be applied in any setting. Examples are given to show how skills can be applied across the diversity of modern mental health nursing. Essential Mental Health Nursing Skills is also designed to be taken into the practice environment so that it can easily be referred to it when learning a skill.

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