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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.

  • AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) + 1 more
    • Karen K. Carlson
    • English
    From AACN experts comes a resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting. This comprehensive critical care nursing textbook addresses serious and potentially life-threatening patient conditions with a foundation rooted in the critical thinking process: the comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and application of knowledge.

  • Mosby's Oncology Nursing Advisor

    A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Susan Maloney + 2 more
    • English
    Like getting 7 books in 1, MOSBY'S ONCOLOGY NURSING ADVISOR provides quick access to essential information on a wide range of cancer topics, including types of cancer, treatment options, symptom management, palliative care, and patient teaching. Its user-friendly layout and straightforward coverage make it ideal for use in any clinical setting, offering authoritative guidance to help you provide the best possible oncology nursing care.

  • Applying the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model in Practice

    • 2nd Edition
    • Karen Holland + 3 more
    • Karen Holland
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Applying the RLT Model in Practice has been written to enable students and their teachers in both Higher Education and clinical practice to explore the different dimensions of the model through a variety of case studies and exercises .The case studies can be viewed as ‘triggers’ for student problem-solving skills in using the Model. Many of the exercises are aimed at enabling readers to find evidence to support nursing activities. The authors have incorporated an international perspective throughout the text.

  • Just the Facts

    A Pocket Guide to Basic Nursing
    • 4th Edition
    • Veronica Peterson
    • English
    Just the Facts provides beginning students with all the facts and figures they need to know for their early clinical experiences. It's a portable, concise reference that contains a wealth of information, ranging from definitions and abbreviations to dosage calculations and lab values. It's a valuable tool that students will rely on throughout their nursing career.

  • Guide to Nursing Management and Leadership

    • 8th Edition
    • Ann Marriner Tomey
    • English
    The 8th edition of this popular text has been completely revised and updated to include the latest strategies for improving your nursing leadership and management skills. It offers in-depth coverage and practical management strategies for a wide range of workplace issues such as delegation, diversity, evidence-based practice, stress management, quality improvement, legal issues, and recruitment and retention. A detailed analysis of today’s nursing environment prepares you to successfully manage in the midst of a nursing shortage and an emerging multigenerational workforce.

  • Essential Nursing Skills

    Clinical skills for caring
    • 3rd Edition
    • Maggie Nicol + 5 more
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Easy to use and attractively designed in 2 colours throughout, this clinical manual concentrates on the preparation for each skill, the procedure, and post-procedure guidelines. With over 120 essential skills and procedures, written and produced in a clear, consistent style, this book is invaluable in any clinical setting and suitable for all foundation students regardless of their future specialty.

  • Nursing Research: Designs and Methods

    • 1st Edition
    • Roger Watson + 3 more
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It has been written by nurses for nurses and is research-minded, conceptually and theoretically up-to-date and student-centred. It is a comprehensive introduction to nursing research that will allow readers to build up their understanding of the research process and develop confidence in its practical application.

  • The Newly Qualified Nurse's Handbook

    A Survival Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Bethann Siviter
    • English
    This book has been prepared by professionals working in the UK. It is not a primer on clinical skills but an indispensable handbook and resource for the new nurses who are about to embark on their first job and need to develop nursing judgment and the ability to organise and deliver care. It is about learning how to think like a nurse - developing the judgment and behaviour that is essential in competent practice. With an immensely readable style this book uses a friendly, conversational manner, with realistic hints, tips, and examples from real life, to encourage nurses in the early days of their careers. Issues such as assertiveness, delegation, CVs and interviews, leadership, developing “nursing intuition”, are covered as well as discussion about evidence based and reflective practice, direct entry into the community, and developing confidence in practice. This book will help nurses and students develop into competent and confident practitioners.

  • Guide infirmier des urgences

    • 1st Edition
    • Bernard MARC + 5 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage traite des urgences médicales et chirurgicales de manière exhaustive et sous un angle pragmatique. Il comporte près de 200 fiches et est organisé en 4 parties: - partie 1: des fiches de conduites à tenir qui suivent un plan identique en détaillant la prise en charge infirmière, depuis les premiers gestes et questions au patient jusqu'à la mise en œuvre du traitement et sa surveillance. Dans chaque fiche, les dangers ou mises en garde et les recommandations ou conseils pratiques sont repérables par des pictogrammes. Toutes les grandes pathologies sont abordées telles qu'elles se présentent dans un service d'accueil des urgences : troubles de la conscience, dyspnée, malaise, chocs, intoxications, hémorragies, douleurs non traumatiques, urgences traumatiques, urgences de la femme enceinte et de l'enfant, situations médico-sociales et psychiatriques. - partie 2: des fiches de gestes techniques spécifiques à l'urgence : explorations, soins mais aussi techniques thérapeutiques sont déroulés étape par étape du point de vue infirmier ; - partie 3: des fiches consacrées aux médicaments et solutés de l'urgence ; - partie 4: des scores et échelles d'évaluation utilisés en urgence. Ce livre est un outil indispensable aux professionnels exerçant en service d'urgence et aux étudiants en IFSI. Il est le fruit de la collaboration de plus de 90 auteurs infirmiers et médecins aux expériences diverses et complémentaires en médecine d'urgence.

  • Emergency Nursing Procedures

    • 4th Edition
    • Jean A. Proehl
    • English
    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.

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