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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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    • Nursing Education in the Clinical Setting

      • 1st Edition
      • September 19, 2006
      • Roberta J. Emerson
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 3 6 0 8 5
      2007 AJN Book of the Year Award WinnerNursing Education in the Clinical Setting provides a practical approach to clinical nursing instruction. Although grounded in adult learning theory, this unique resource provides practical suggestions and addresses common questions and issues. The text incorporates illustrative scenarios, discussion questions, and reflection exercises designed to facilitate thoughtful application of the content.

    • Research Ethics in the Real World

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2006
      • Tony Long + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 6 5 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 6 4 6
      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It departs from the usual principles-based approach and instead takes a predominantly consequentialist (harms and benefits) approach. It aims to be free of abstract philosophy, but will use the analysis of cases and a reasoned approach to examine alternative arguments. Whilst the book deals with issues in some depth it uses plain language and many clear examples of good and less good practice to illustrate points. It is at a level useful to both beginning and more experienced researchers.

    • Key Debates in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

      • 1st Edition
      • August 11, 2006
      • John R Cutcliffe + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 3 9 1 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 4 4 8
      This book is unique, because no other psychiatric/mental health nursing text has ever brought together 'opposing' or contrasting views of the same issue, and subsequently invited two seperate chapters to be written in order to articulate the different perspectives in the debate. Further, no book has then followed up such a wide and thorough discussion by inviting a third party to offer commentary. The purpose of this book is to present a range of key issues that psychiatric/mental health nurses face. They are practice, policy, research and education related issues. The purpose then is to present the most complete, balanced arguments possible in order to inform, educate, and stimulate psychiatric/mental health nurses.Furthermore the purpose of the book is to make psychiatric/mental health nurses more aware of the, often, uncertain nature of much of psychiatric/mental health nursing practice and knowledge. Psychiatric/mental health nursing is not characterised by 'black and white', easily delineated issues, and is perhaps characterised by various 'shades of grey'. Indeed, it is often stated as axiomatic that psychiatric/mental health nurses can be described as a 'broad church'. Consequently, the purpose of this book is to help psychiatric/mental health nurses appreciate this broad church, be able to understand the various 'shades of grey', be able to understand that, often, there are differing views, inconclusive arguments and contentious debates and for this to influence their clinical practice. As the international range of contributors illustrates, these debates (to a greater or lesser extent) are issues and debates that psychiatric/mental health nurses face the world over; these are matters of real international importance and significance. These issues have been touched upon, and to a limited extent, debated at psychiatric/mental health nursing conferences and, to an even lesser extent, within some psychiatric/mental health nursing journals. Thus, they are real issues that many nurses are facing, talking about and trying to resolve.

    • Management of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient

      • 2nd Edition
      • July 24, 2006
      • Lynelle N. B. Pierce
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 2 1 6 0 3 9 7 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 3 5 6 0 4
      The second edition of Management of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient functions as both an educational manual and a clinical reference for those involved in monitoring, managing, and delivering care to patients requiring respiratory intervention or mechanical ventilatory support. The range of coverage and practical approach in this easy to understand guide provides the nurse and other health care professional the clinical practice information needed to deliver safe and effective respiratory care.

    • Neuropsychology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

      • 1st Edition
      • September 6, 2006
      • Chris Green
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 0 6 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 5 4 7
      Neuropsychology offers a broad introduction to neuropsychology, functional neuroanatomy, neuropathology, clinical assessment, and the behavioural sequelae associated with neurological disturbance. It provides understanding of the common neurological disorders and enables informed choices in care. Important insight into differential diagnosis is given, as well as help to extend and support the health care role through an introduction to basic bed-side assessment techniques and their interpretation. It provides knowledge to assist health professionals in empowering patients in their recovery or rehabilitation and is an essential workplace manual.

    • Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference

      • 4th Edition
      • April 4, 2006
      • Susan B. Stillwell
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 6 0 8 9 9
      Developed to provide nurse clinicians with a resource for the management of adult critical care patients, Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference condenses the most essential information needed by nurses working in the ICU. This valuable, pocket-sized reference provides information on broad topics that apply to a variety of critically ill patients, as well as detailed information on organ diseases. Chapters are dedicated to psychosocial concerns, complementary therapies, and the unique needs of a pediatric patient in an adult ICU. Therapeutic modalities and pharmacology are both examined, with information that is useful for the student, the new nurse, and the experienced professional.

    • Nursing Practice

      • 3rd Edition
      • April 28, 2006
      • Josephine (Tonks) N. Fawcett
      • Margaret F. Alexander + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 3 5 7 5
      The most comprehensive UK Adult Nursing core text, now in its third edition, for the next generation of nurses.This best selling textbook has been revised and updated to present the knowledge and skills required for competent, evidence-based nursing practice, whilst maintaining the thorough approach that was welcomed in the first two editions. The book remains the core text of choice for students of adult nursing.The third edition continues to reflect the issues and challenges for nursing practice in an era of rapid developments in diagnosis, therapy and care. As always, the importance of the patient as partner in care is emphasised. The three section format which has proved so effective is retained, progressing from a broad systems approach to more detail on specific patient concerns and nursing issues. Ample cross-referencing encourages links between the sections: • Section One - Care of patients with common disorders• Section Two - Common patient problems and related nursing care • Section Three - now entitled - Nursing patients with special challenges. This text is an invaluable resource, not only for student nurses, but also for qualified nurses, those returning to practice and nurse educators.

    • Leg Ulcers

      • 1st Edition
      • November 23, 2006
      • Moya Morison + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 3 4 3 5 2 4 2
      Using a unique problem-based learning approach, this comprehensive, full-color reference features case studies that link theory to practice. Chapters are written by an international group of 35 contributors and edited by a team of U.K. experts. The depth and scope of the material makes this an ideal core reference text, and an excellent resource for both nurses and medical staff involved in the management of leg ulcers.

    • Essentials of Teaching and Learning in Nursing Ethics

      • 1st Edition
      • February 22, 2006
      • Anne Davis + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 4 8 0 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 4 5 5
      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This book aims to fill a gap with an in-depth exploration of nursing ethics content from the western philosophical tradition and some of the methods used in teaching this content. It addresses cross-cultural issues in using specific ethics content. It also reveals the poverty of the present dualism model in nursing ethics and replace this with a more complex and more useful model that invites debate. Its scope is both wide and deep but that is needed to enrich the basis for teaching nursing ethics.

    • The Practice of Patient Education

      • 10th Edition
      • June 30, 2006
      • Barbara Klug Redman
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 3 9 0 5 5
      With patients leaving the hospital sicker and more care being done in outpatient settings or at home, patients need to become active, informed participants on their health care team. This one-of-a-kind text provides unique advice to help nurses apply their knowledge and skills to teaching patients in the clinical setting with specific diseases, including special populations. The book is organized into two basic sections - the first describes the theories and process of learning and teaching, and the second focuses on the major fields of patient education practice in place today. The new case study approach also makes it easy for students to understand how to apply teaching strategies to specific patient types resulting in better informed patients and a more positive teaching/learning experience.

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