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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.

  • Medical Devices

    Use and Safety
    • 1st Edition
    • Bertil Jacobson + 1 more
    • English
    Patient safety is important to all health professionals, but fatal accidents occur with medical devices every year. This is the first book for people who use medical equipment, rather than for engineers or technicians. It will help personnel within healthcare to avoid accidents by bridging the gap between the design principles and the user. The book encourages safe use of a wide range of equipment, from simple thermometers and blood-pressure cuffs to complex equipment such as pacemakers, ventilators and patient monitors.
  • Practising Clinical Supervision

    A Reflective Approach for Healthcare Professionals
    • 2nd Edition
    • John Driscoll
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. With contributors from the UK and Australia, the second edition builds on the success of the original, which was praised for engaging readers and being a pragmatic and practice-orientated addition to the literature on clinical supervision. This edition is written in accessible style and will appeal to those both new to clinical supervision or experienced. It provides a thought-provoking, user friendly and practical guide to the subject.
  • Essential Study Skills for Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • Christine Ely + 1 more
    • English
    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.
  • Leg Ulcers

    A Problem-Based Learning Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Moya Morison + 2 more
    • English
    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.
  • Unterstützung, Beratung und Anleitung in gesundheits- und pflegerelevanten Fragen fachkundig gewährleisten

    Werkstattbücher zu Pflege heute Themenbereich 2: Analyse und Vorschläge für den Unterricht
    • 1st Edition
    • Meike Schwermann
    • Angelika Warmbrunn
    • German
    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. Diese Reihe lehnt sich an kein bestimmtes Curriculum an und ist deshalb bundesweit einsetzbar. Pflegemaßnahmen auswählen, durchführen und auswerten - das sind wesentliche pflegerische Tätigkeiten im Rahmen des Pflegeprozesses, für die Pflegende umfassende Kompetenzen benötigen. Bereits im Unterricht sollen Auszubildende methodisches und reflektiertes Vorgehen bei der Pflege lernen. Dazu liefert dieses Buch die umfangreiche didaktische Aufbereitung einer Lernsituation zum Thema "Palliative Care" . Anhand von zahlreichen Fallbeispielen wird der Themenbereich 2 pflegewissenschaftli... fundiert und zugleich praxisnah erarbeitet. Detaillierte Arbeitsvorschläge, praktische Kopiervorlagen zum sofortigen Einsatz sowie sinnvolle Evaluationsangebote ermöglichen eine kompetente und schülerorientierte Unterrichtsvorbereit... Dieses Buch bietet Lehrern die optimale Basis für einen abwechslungsreichen, berufsbezogenen und reflektierten Unterricht!
  • Research Ethics in the Real World

    Issues and Solutions for Health and Social Care Professionals
    • 1st Edition
    • Tony Long + 1 more
    • English
    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.
  • Emergency Care and First Aid for Nurses

    A Practical Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Philip Jevon
    • English
    This portable, quick reference provides comprehensive coverage of first aid procedures and is highly illustrated. Its aim is to enable nurses to effectively and safely provide first aid outside their clinical working environment. However, the principles described will also be useful within the hospital setting and a section at the end of each chapter will describe the appropriate treatment once the patient reaches A&E.
  • ACCCN's Critical Care Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • Leanne Aitken + 2 more
    • English
    Developed in conjunction with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN), the text has been written and edited by the most senior and experienced critical care nursing clinicians and academics across the region. ACCCN's Critical Care Nursing is a resource that will foster the development of skilled and confident critical care nurses. This comprehensive text provides detailed coverage of a number of specialty areas within critical care nursing including intensive care, emergency nursing, cardiac nursing, neuroscience nursing and acute care. It will encourage students to be reflective practitioners, ethical decision-makers and providers of evidence-based care.
  • Core Curriculum for Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

    • 1st Edition
    • National Association of Pediatric Nurse + 1 more
    • Nancy A. Ryan-Wenger
    • English
    2007 AJN Book of the Year Award WinnerWritten by expert pediatric nurse practitioners, this resource is a fully endorsed compendium of essential information. Using an easy-to-use outline format, it defines the parameters of the specialty by outlining the entire scope of PNP practice and covers everything in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNP) certification exams. In light of the increase in the number of PNP programs and students seeking certification, Core Curriculum for Primary Pediatric Nurse Practitioners offers the big-picture view that every PNP needs.
  • The New Midwifery

    Science and Sensitivity in Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • Lesley Ann Page + 1 more
    • English
    Practicing as a midwife today requires not only good clinical skills but also a broad understanding of the social and emotional changes a woman experiences before and after birth. This book combines scientific knowledge with the more intangible skills needed for sensitive communication to provide the best possible care to the mother and her family. The second edition of this celebrated text vividly explores the various skills and approaches that lead to successful midwifery practice and uses care stories to bring these to life.