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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.

  • Labour Ward Manual

    • 4th Edition
    • David T. Y. Liu
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Liu's Labour Ward Manual has for many years been the standard work for all personnel working on the labour ward. It gives instruction on the best application of technical procedures employed in the labour ward whilst promoting the ethos that the labouring mother and the unborn child must be the prime focus of attention.
  • Diabetes

    A Handbook for the Primary Healthcare Team
    • 1st Edition
    • Joan R. S. McDowell + 2 more
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. As one of the three major diseases in the Western world, and one that is on the increase, care of people with diabetes is crucial to the entire healthcare team. This book provides a comprehensive text on the management of the person with diabetes in the community and will be invaluable to dietitians, podiatrists and GPs and especially to practice nurses, district nurses and health visitors. It has been written from a community perspective by a multiprofessional team and advocates principles of care based on the latest research. It focuses on the role of the professional in assisting in self-care of the individual with diabetes. It also includes caring for the person in long-term care settings, for example, nursing homes.
  • Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists

    Synergy for Best Practices
    • 1st Edition
    • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
    • Mary G McKinley
    • English
    2007 AJN Book of the Year Award WinnerAcute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists: Best Practices presents the knowledge and tools the CNS needs to provide the best standards of practice and performance. It focuses on the role of the CNS in acute and critical care, emphasizing the relationship between critical care nursing, the patient, and the environment of care. Divided into 3 main sections, the framework of the book is based on the Scope and Standards of Practice for the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Acute and Critical Care and the AACN's synergy model. This book delivers up-to-date information for today's health care along with practical tools for the CNS in acute and critical care settings.
  • Essential Mental Health Nursing Skills

    • 1st Edition
    • Madeline O'Carroll + 1 more
    • English
    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.
  • Praxiswissen Arbeitsrecht für die PDL

    Rechtssicherer Umgang mit Mitarbeitern in der Pflege
    • 1st Edition
    • Elke Bachstein
    • German
    Ob im Krankenhaus, in der häuslichen Pflege oder im Pflegeheim - mit dem Thema Arbeitsrecht muss sich jede leitende Pflegefachkraft auseinandersetzen. In diesem Buch finden Sie alle Informationen, die eine Leitungsperson in der Pflege braucht, z. B.: Abmahnung Stellenausschreibung Mutterschutz und Elternzeit Probezeit Vorlagen für Stellenbeschreibunge... Abmahnungen, Kündigungen und Arbeitszeugnisse machen dieses Buch für den Pflegealltag unverzichtbar. Die Autorin ist Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegerin sowie Juristin und kennt den Alltag in der Pflege ebenso gut wie das Arbeitsrecht.
  • Skills Performance Checklists for Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills

    • 4th Edition
    • Martha Keene Elkin + 2 more
    • English
    Designed to accompany Elkin's Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 4th edition text, these handy checklists serve as a valuable assessment tool for each skill presented in the textbook.
  • Comprehensive Coronary Care

    • 4th Edition
    • Nigel I. Jowett + 1 more
    • English
    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.
  • Neuroscience Nursing

    A Spectrum of Care
    • 3rd Edition
    • Ellen Barker
    • English
    Neuroscience Nursing: A Spectrum of Care, 3rd Edition addresses the complicated needs of neuroscience patients and equips providers with in-depth knowledge of neurophysiology, neuroassessment, and neuromanagement to help provide the best patient care. This 3rd edition's carefully refined features enhance the book's readability, and the new 8-page color insert with 40 plates features important information on neurophysiology, diagnostics scans, and disorders such as aneurysms. Readers will find comprehensive information on foundations in neuroanatomy and data collection; thorough discussions of neurologic disorders; management considerations for frequently encountered neurologic conditions; and legal and ethical issues relevant to life care planning for the neuroscience patient.
  • Recovery

    A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners
    • 1st Edition
    • Peter N Watkins
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. In this book the author charts the journey of recovery from severe and disabling mental health problems. The book's optimistic tone challenges the prevailing notion that recovery is an outcome open only to a minority. It describes the necessary transformation of mental health services into a recovery culture. At the heart of the book are five recovery stories which are a testament to the indomitable nature of the human spirit that enables us to rise above adversity. It is these themes that mental health professionals must engage with if they are to be guides and companions to people on their recovery journeys.
  • Soins et cultures

    Formation des soignants à l'approche interculturelle
    • 1st Edition
    • Brigitte Tison
    • French
    Cet ouvrage propose une initiation pratique aux soins infirmiers interculturels, c'est-à-dire à la prise en charge du patient d'origine étrangère. Il fournit d'abord des fondements théoriques en définissant les concepts à l'œuvre dans cette relation interculturelle soignant-soigné (communication, culture, acculturation, identité culturelle, identité du soignant, etc.), puis dans un second temps donne des clés de compréhension pour la prise en charge du patient migrant, en déroulant les situations de soins selon les différents moments de la vie et les classes d'âge, selon les différentes cultures : - la maternité et la naissance ; - l'enfant et l'adolescent, l'éducation et le passage à la vie adulte mais aussi les conduites à risque ; - l'adulte malade et le rapport au corps, à l'hygiène ; - la personne âgée et la mort. L'ouvrage se termine enfin par un aperçu de la pratique des soins infirmiers dans d'autres cultures, à l'occasion par exemple de missions humanitaires.