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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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    • Integrating Complementary Therapies in Primary Care

      • 1st Edition
      • December 13, 2001
      • David Peters + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 6 3 4 5 9
      This book is a practical and readable guide to the integration of complementary therapies into mainstream primary care. Based on the successful experiences of the authors' clinical setting, it offers clinicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals a realistic routemap of the key issues, as well as practical ways in which to ensure close working, appropriate referrals, advice and treatment decisions. Patient information sheets and clinical guidance sheets for key conditions are included in full.The text covers:Practical steps to how complementary therapies may be integrated into mainstream caremodels and issues of research in complementary therapieshow to design an integrated service, with clear examplesfunding, resource and legal issuesissues related to economic evaluationadaptation of the service through a reflective approachclinical treatment option sheetspatient self-help and diet information sheets Of interest and practical help to a wide range of healthcare professionals, this book will be especially valuable to those currently working in primary care, family practice, and any complementary therapy field.

    • Leading Antenatal Classes

      • 2nd Edition
      • May 28, 2001
      • Judith Schott + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 4 9 8 4 1
      Leading Antenatal Classes second edition takes a practical approach to antenatal education. It leads the reader step by step through a range of issues involved with leading classes, including the role of the class leader, planning and monitoring course content, teaching aids and active learning techniques.

    • Forensic Nursing and Mental Disorder

      • 1st Edition
      • March 20, 2001
      • Norman McClelland + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 4 3 0 9 2
      Forensic Nursing and Mental Disorder in Clinical Practice is an ideal companion for qualified mental health nurses and for students on clinical placements. It is designed to be practical and relevant to the everyday realities when nursing patients with mental disorders.

    • Managing Diversity & Inequality in Health Care

      • 1st Edition
      • August 17, 2001
      • Carol Baxter
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 2 5 2 0 4
      This volume focuses specifically on the importance of managing diversity in todays health services. It examines what is meant by managing diversity and outlines the nature of current inequalities in the UK, and their implications for health care professionals. A practicaland practice focussed guide to developing the management skills and understanding required, this book provides an accessible mix of theory and practice, and a unique emphasis on real life applications. These are drawn from all sectors of healthcare, acute and primary, as well as the private and independent sectors. It explicitly and realistically explores the interface between management skills and knowledge and quality, fit-for-purpose practice.

    • Successful Breastfeeding

      • 3rd Edition
      • September 3, 2001
      • Royal College of Midwives
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 5 9 6 7 4
      The new edition of this best selling handbook has been written to help midwives and other health professionals provide more effective advice and support for the breastfeeding women in their care. It offers clear, research-based, and effective guidelines to answer such questions as:Why breastfeed?How does a baby breastfeed?How long and how often should feeds occur?What is the correct positioning and attachment of the baby?What factors are helpful or unhelpful in breastfeeding?What other antenatal and postnatal considerations are there?What if there are problems or special circumstances?The third edition of Successful Breastfeeding has been compiled by the breastfeeding working group at the Royal College of Midwives, which comprises Sally Inch, Chloe Fisher, Sally Garforth, Ellena Salariya and Michael Woolridge, with contributions by Jean Rowe and Margaret Kerr.

    • Clinical Decision-Making and Judgement in Nursing

      • 1st Edition
      • December 14, 2001
      • Carl Thompson + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 0 7 6 1
      The book provides a critical overview of the current research literature regarding the topic of clinical decision making and judgement in nursing. The text helps individuals apply different techniques to practice, aiming for a 'non-academic' style which will be easy for readers to understand. Both the editors are researchers in the field of nurse decision making and have considerable experience teaching the subject on third level diploma/degree, masters level and post-registration nursing courses. This text is therefore unique in drawing together both the research and practical experience of implementing techniques in practice.

    • Ethical Issues in Advanced Nursing Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • August 2, 2001
      • Karen Bartter
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 4 9 5 5 1
      Nursing staff of many specialities are taking on and developing their roles in new and advanced practice areas. Patients will be offered new services from highly skilled advanced nurse practitioners. Such nurses need guidance, direction and information to assist them in their new roles. This book will offer insight and guidance on a variety of issues that are likely to be encountered by the Nurse Practitioner in everyday practice.

    • Infection Prevention in Surgical Settings

      • 1st Edition
      • February 8, 2001
      • Barbara Gruendemann + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 2 1 6 9 0 3 5 3
      Infection Prevention in Surgical Settings is a handbook that provides easy access to guidelines for infection control in various surgical settings. It specifically addresses the needs of nurses practicing in perioperative, PACU, ambulatory surgery, endoscopy, or other surgical settings who need access to current guidelines to meet OSHA and JCAHO requirements.Infecti... Prevention contains procedure guidelines for preparation of the patient, surgical equipment, personnel, and surgical practices. Each procedure contains a brief description, followed by rationales for the principles outlines in the procedure. Each rationale is referenced to AORN standards, CDC guidelines, and other resources.

    • Nursing for Public Health

      • 1st Edition
      • October 25, 2000
      • Pauline M. Craig + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 5 9 4 2 1
      WHO and UK government initiatives have been pushing primary care practitioners to closely consider the wider health needs of populations. This book directly addresses issues of everyday importance to practitioners, and covers core elements of specialist courses for post-graduate students. The book has 14 chapters, split into three sections :Core elements of Public HealthNursing Elements of Public HealthPolicy Issues in Public HealthEach chapter has a coherent structure of theory, application and role in practice. Practical or case examples are used and further reading offered. Subject specialists have written specific chapters such as health economics and informatics.

    • Surgical Nursing

      • 1st Edition
      • February 11, 2000
      • Kim Manley + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 5 4 2 1 1
      This comprehensive book looks at the art and science of surgical nursing. Covering many of the essential issues relevant to the care of adults undergoing surgery in a range of settings, the text explores the nature of surgical nursing in all its guises, addressing challenging contemporary issues and measuring outcomes. It also explains the principles, whichunderlie the nursing care of patients throughout their surgical journey - from assessment and diagnosis, through pre- and intra-operative care, to the post-operative recovery phase and discharge. The physiological and scientific basis of practice is set out clearly and succinctly, while complex issues of care are explored through the use of reflection activities and short case studies. The text addresses issues, which will help nurses develop their role and their philosophy of care and assist in the improvement of patient management.

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