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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.

    • Suture and Surgical Hemostasis

      • 1st Edition
      • March 15, 2006
      • Rebecca Pieknik
      • English
      • Spiral-bound
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      • eBook
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      Great for students and professionals, this portable reference offers a complete understanding of suture and hemostasis relating to surgical procedures. Its spiral binding and full-color photos and illustrations make it easy to find the appropriate suture materials and related information needed for any surgical procedure.
    • Massage and Bodywork

      • 1st Edition
      • September 29, 2006
      • Michele Petroni + 3 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 6 6 0
      Ideal for qualified massage and bodywork therapists wanting to expand their knowledge and skills, this unique resource brings together the most common forms of bodywork with a focus on this important and challenging area of practice. Emphasizing the need for safe practice, this book illustrates how massage can be safely adapted for patients and dispels some misconceptions about working with people who have cancer. Key topics include integrative and collaborative working, the psychological aspects of bodywork, therapists as teachers, professionalism, the control of symptoms, working with vulnerability, potency in practice, and the skilful combination of voice and touch.
    • Mosby's Pocket Guide to Pediatric Assessment

      • 5th Edition
      • March 9, 2006
      • Joyce K. Engel
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 4 4 1 2 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 5 9 7 3 2
      Mosby's Pocket Guide to Pediatric Assessment offers a concise but comprehensive approach to health assessment for the pediatric client. It begins with a general description of history taking and includes approaches to children at various ages, nutritional assessment, and measurement and evaluation of vital signs. Emphasis is on "how to" information, including how and what to assess in each body system. Psychosocial, anatomical, and physiological development variations are incorporated as appropriate, as well as normal and abnormal findings. Given the extensive information provided, this reference is ideal for a broad range of nurses and students dealing with pediatric patients.
    • Essential Study Skills for Nursing

      • 1st Edition
      • November 24, 2006
      • Christine Ely + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 3 4 3 5 2 2 8
      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Study skills are essential to nursing and this easy-to-use guide will helps to develop the skills necessary to academic and professional life. This book takes a friendly approach and is written in a straightforward style. Using examples from the real experience of being a student nurse or midwife it covers vital areas such as self-motivation, why attention to detail is important, numeracy skills and how to make the most from the help available at universities and colleges. In addition it shows ways to: manage and plan your time effectively; get the most out of lectures and seminars; read effectively; remember more; make notes and use them to develop understanding; manage and succeed at assignments; develop practical nursing skills; learn from clinical experiences; and develop reflective skills.
    • Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans

      • 5th Edition
      • May 16, 2006
      • Katherine M. Fortinash + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 5 9 7 7 0
      The most comprehensive psychiatric nursing care planning text available assists students and practitioners in providing effective care in a variety of settings. Clear presentation of information, consistent use of the nursing process, correlation of nursing and medical diagnoses, and prioritization of interventions make this text an invaluable resource. Grounded in the latest classification of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) and the most current list of NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses, this text covers a wide range of disorders, their psychopathology, and appropriate nursing interventions with rationales. Care plans use real clinical situations and include therapeutic and nontherapeutic dialogue examples to familiarize nurses with likely scenarios and equip them with the tools they need to feel confident in any clinical setting.
    • Midwife's Guide to Antenatal Investigations

      • 1st Edition
      • July 28, 2006
      • Amanda Sullivan + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 4 1 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 7 4 5
      This book serves as a guide to a comprehensive range of diagnostic screenings and tests used during pregnancy. It links routine antenatal care with specialist investigations, describing when follow up is required and how to interpret the results. Designed for ease of reference, this resource helps midwives make informed, evidence-based clinical decisions. It also provides guidance about how best to discuss sensitive issues with mothers and how to provide support to parents receiving bad news. This book is an essential resource for midwives and other health professionals involved in delivering antenatal care to women and their families. Expert contributors ensure that the information is reliable and up-to-date, and the easy-to-use format guides practitioners through each procedure, interpretation of results, and appropriate interventions.
    • Integrated Care Pathways in Mental Health

      • 1st Edition
      • May 10, 2006
      • Julie Hall + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 7 2 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 5 8 5
      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. As health and social care organisations respond to the health modernisation agenda, the use of integrated care pathways in mental health is fast growing. The combination of knowledgeable discussion and credible experience of the contributors make this is an innovative text which will be of great value to those who are challenged with developing mental health care.
    • The Physiology of Training

      • 1st Edition
      • March 21, 2006
      • Gregory Whyte
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 1 7 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 5 1 5 9
      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. A title in the Advances in Sport and Exercise Science series, it provides valuable, current information for those involved in sports science, coaching science, physical education, and health promotion. Highly respected researchers and practitioners in the field have come together to produce a text containing a wealth of knowledge and experience in dealing with training at the highest level of athletics. Drawing on all available research literature, this book offers a significant contribution to training physiology by providing an in-depth explanation of coaching science using both theoretical and practical models for training across a wide range of coaching disciplines.
    • Palliative and End-of-Life Care

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 12, 2006
      • Kim K. Kuebler + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 1 6 0 3 0 7 9 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 7 8 4 0 5
      Palliative and End-of-Life Care, 2nd Edition provides clinicians with the guidelines and tools necessary to provide quality, evidenced-based care to patients with life-limiting illness. This text describes the care and management of patients with advanced disease throughout the disease trajectory, extending from diagnosis of advanced disease until death. Four units provide the general principles of palliative and end-of-life care, important concepts, advanced disease management, and clinical practice guidelines. Clinical practice guidelines offer in-depth discussions of the pathophysiology of 19 different symptoms, interventions for specific symptom management (including in-depth rationales), and suggestions for patient and family teaching.
    • Anyone, Anything, Anytime

      • 1st Edition
      • September 1, 2005
      • Brian J. Zink
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 5 6 0 5 3 7 1 0 6
      "A wonderful picture of an important period in the practice of medicine in the United States." (from the Foreword by Peter Rosen, MD) Here is the very first book to comprehensively explore the evolution of the field of emergency medicine -- from its origins following World War II, through the sociopolitical changes of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, to the present. First-hand narratives from more than 45 founders and pioneers of emergency medicine provide a vivid portrayal of the important events and viewpoints that have given rise to today's practice.