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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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    • Nutrition and Dietetics for Health Care

      • 10th Edition
      • May 30, 2002
      • Helen M. Barker
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 0 2 1 1
      This book provides an introduction to nutrition and dietetics from a health care perspective. It goes beyond what can be found in general nursing texts while remaining at a level suitable for the pre-registration student.The text comprehensively covers the whole area of dietetics and nutrition with the topics divided into three sections:-The science of nutrition, Community Nutrition and Therapeutic nutrition and dietetics. It is therefore useful as a reference text for those already working in the field of patient care.It has been revised completely to include the latest government guidelines on nutrition.

    • Solving Children's Soiling Problems

      • 1st Edition
      • May 23, 2002
      • Jackie Bracey
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 1 4 4 7
      This excellent new title is set to become the first point of reference for all practitioners dealing with children's soiling problems. The author produced this book with the intention of helping the inexperienced practitioner to become more confident in dealing with these clients. The book is aimed at School nurses, health visitors, child branch nursing students, paediatricians and GP's and is designed to be a book can be read front to back, but can also be 'dipped into' when help on a particular aspect of management is required.

    • Pocket Guide to Nutrition and Dietetics

      • 1st Edition
      • May 17, 2002
      • Sarah E. Byrom
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 1 3 6 2
      This is a clinical reference data pocket book. It contains the data most frequently used by dietitians and others in practice and is invaluable for dietetic students during their clinical placements. It is both practical and comprehensive. Data is readily accessible from clearly set out tables, clear diagrams and tabbed sections. As well as the core reference data there are useful appendices on various subjects including the nutritional compositions of foods, a weaning guide, a guide to religious influences on diet, useful addresses for relevant organisations and web sites.

    • Hemodynamic Monitoring

      • 3rd Edition
      • April 3, 2002
      • Gloria Oblouk Darovic
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 1 8 7 3 0
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 2 1 6 9 2 9 3 7
      Praised by nursing students for its straightforward language and readability, this interdisciplinary reference on bedside hemodynamic monitoring covers the technical aspects of clinical monitoring, including diagnostic and management principles for fluid-filled systems, intracranial hemodynamics, open-heart surgery patients, pediatric patients, and more! Well illustrated chapters detail exactly how to insert and manipulate catheters safely, read monitors properly, and interpret readings accurately. Precise illustrations deliver crucial details on delicate techniques. Content on the strengths and shortcomings of various hemodynamic monitoring modalities has been expanded significantly in the third edition, and a new chapter on intra-aortic balloon pumping has been added.TOC.

    • Breastfeeding Special Care Babies

      • 2nd Edition
      • March 27, 2002
      • Sandra Lang
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 2 5 4 4 0
      This is a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of breastfeeding babies with special care needs. The language is clear and direct and the references up to date. The author covers the basics of breastfeeding and lactation, positioning and attachment, milk supply, the impact of common drugs, as well as breast conditions and problems and their resolution. Particular attention is paid to feeding the vulnerable baby and to alternative methods of feeding.

    • The Essential Researcher's Handbook

      • 2nd Edition
      • March 27, 2002
      • Maggie Tarling + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 2 6 3 6 2
      This book contains a wealth of practical guidance about what doing research actually involves for the often hard-pressed and isolated researcher. It bridges the gap and provides 'real-life' insight into undertaking research in nursing. It focuses on the practicality of research and identifies the pitfalls that can so easily undermine even the most carefully planned project.

    • Education for Parenting

      • 1st Edition
      • January 8, 2002
      • Mary L. Nolan
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 2 6 4 1 6
      How can future parents best be prepared for parenting? And what kind of support and help can health professionals really give all parents? This book explores the skills that health professionals need in order to support parents' efforts to be "good enough" . It looks at the basic skills of adult education and how these can be applied, and it also takes a practical approach to the realistic support health professionals can give.The book looks not only at the needs of every parent but also of those with particular needs and issues. It asks and attempts to answer:what are the challenges facing parents who adopt a child?How does it feel to have carried, given birth to and parent a child whose genetic material is not your own?What are the most effective ways of communicating with parents who have learning difficulties?How can you help the parent of a child with a disability to celebrate the child rather than focus on the disability?How can women in prison be helped to make the transition to motherhood?

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

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