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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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    • Closing The Theory

      • 1st Edition
      • October 2, 1996
      • Gary Rolfe
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 2 6 1 6 3
      This book focuses on changing approaches to nursing, encompassing current concepts of practice and the ways in which theory is generated and disseminated. Nursing practice has moved from a task orientated discipline to being patient-centred, and from addressing effective ways of nursing groups of patients with similar problems to holistic care. However, methods of research and education have not kept pace. Change has begun, but an even greater leap is required to achieve seamlessness and excellence in the care that is given to patients. This book suggests how it might be achieved. The first part of the book discusses ways of bringing nursing theory closer to practice, integrating models of theory, practice, research and education, and is based on a vision of the nurse as an autonomous professional. The second part presents working examples of initiatives in, amongst other areas, practice, action research and curriculum development.

    • Quality Clinical Supervision in Health Care

      • 1st Edition
      • December 19, 1996
      • Della Fish + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 2 6 1 5 6
      This book explores different approaches to clinical supervision, rooting them firmly in practice, but offering relevant theoretical underpinning. It aims to help supervisors to develop both competence in and a reflective approach to supervision and to practice. It is addressed to members of health care professions across both western and alternative medicine, and specifically those professionals who work with students or colleagues to enable them to learn or refine the practice of their profession.

    • Waterbirth Unplugged

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 30, 1996
      • Beverley Lawrence Beech
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 8 9 8 5 0 7 5 3 6
      It comprises a collection of chapters covering all aspects of waterbirth as well as a look at how waterbirth practices differ around the world.Topics include:* Why a waterbirth? Marsden Wagner, Janet Balaskas and Michel Odent* The physiology of waterbirth. Gerd Eldering and Konrad Selke and Paul Johnson* Waterbirth and the family. Jayn Ingrey and Roger Lichy* Technology and childbirth. Beverley Lawrence Beech and Rosemary Jenkins* Waterbirth and the mid-wife. Caroline Flint, Cass Nightingale and Dianne Garland.* Waterbirth and the obstetician. Jole Muscat, Michael Adam, Patrick Snora, Michael J Rosenthal and Faith Haddad.* Waterbirth internationally. Athena Vassie, Piera Maghella and Anne Uller.* Waterbirth - the way forward.Judy Bothamley, Joanne Chadwick, Yehudi Gordon and Lesley Page.

    • Health Needs Assessment

      • 1st Edition
      • July 22, 1996
      • Jane Robinson + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 5 2 3 3 0

    • Understanding Pain and Its Relief in Labour

      • 1st Edition
      • December 9, 1996
      • Sue Moore
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 5 0 2 6 8
      Midwives in all the developed countries are also taking increased professional responsibility for the management of all aspects of labour including pain control. Alternative methods of pain relief by midwives are being used increasingly, and will continueto be while the use of drugs such as pethidine for controlling labour pain is no longer routine. No book has existed till now which looks at the subject in the light of these changes from the midwife's point of view. Existing titles are very medical and pharmacological in approach. This book looks at all aspects of pain relief in labour, covering the physiological processes involved in the perception of pain and relates them to the physiological process of labour. Management of pain in labour is dealt with from the midwife's point of view and particular emphasis is given to non-pharmacological methods of pain control, including complementary therapies. Pharmacological methods of pain control are also included.

    • Counselling Skills for Nurses

      • 4th Edition
      • July 5, 1995
      • Verena Tschudin
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 1 9 7 2 2
      Effective counselling is a cornerstone of all nursing care. This new edition moves beyond the identification of a problem in order to examine fully the practical nature of counselling concentrating in particular on the potentially highly senstive nature of caring. Topics covered include support systems, the bearing of ethical issues on nurisng practice and the special skills required to give appropriate advice in the case of bereavement.The book's theoretical underpinning is once again the authors's own 'Four Questions Model', which has been expanded for this edition: What is happening? What is the meaning of it? What is your goal? and How are you going to do it?All in all, the book comprises a practical guide for student and practising nurses in all disciplines.

    • Toohey's Medicine

      • 15th Edition
      • December 27, 1994
      • Arnold Bloom + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 4 7 0 4 6
      In spite of recent changes in nurse education, nurses still need to know about medicine to understand their work with patients. This is the latest edition of what has become a popular and enduring nursing textbook. It is a short textbook of medicine written by medical experts, but read by nurses. Nurses have consistently found this book invaluable because of the level at which the text is pitched. It has been written in consultation with nurses and covers exactly the medical knowledge that they require.These features make it still an ideal medical text for nurses: Includes the medical knowledge nurses need New team of contributors to widen input Written in consultation with nurses to ensure appropriateness of information New format and typeface - to increase readability

    • A Guide for International Nursing Students in Australia and New Zealand

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 1988
      • Bernadette Hally
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 2 9 5 7 8 7 9 0
      This new book is an essential resource for overseas nurses and international students studying nursing in Australia and New Zealand. It provides clear, concise information about health care and nursing practice in our region, and assists the reader to develop essential communication skills for practice.

    • 80 fiches techniques aide-soignant

      • 2nd Edition
      • January 1, 1900
      • Alain Ramé + 1 more
      • French
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 3 3 2 4 6
      L'aide-soignant, par les compétences et les spécificités acquises au cours de sa formation, se trouve au cœur de l'équipe soignante, il est le collaborateur indispensable de l'infirmier et la première aide du malade.Conçu par un un infirmier (ancien aide-soignant) et un un cadre de soins enseignant, 80 fiches techniques – Aide-soignant décline, à travers une série de fiches (soins, animation…) les pratiques essentielles, que se doit de maîtriser l'aide-soignant dans le cadre de sa future fonction. Il est découpé en 8 parties, correspondant aux 8 modules de formation (l'accompagnement d'une personne dans les actes de la vie quotidienne, l'état clinique d'une personne, les soins, l'ergonomie, la communication et la relation, l'hygiène des locaux hospitaliers, la transmission des informations et enfin l'organisation du travail).Présentée de manière claire et synthétique, le futur aide-soignant trouvera pour chaque fiche : - Le but ou les objectifs de la technique à acquérir ; - Les indications ou contre-indications ; • La préparation du matériel si nécessaire ; • Le déroulement très détaillé du soin ou de l'animation ; • L'évaluation et la transmission. Par ailleurs, une rubrique finale « étape par étape » pour chaque fiche fait toute l'originalité de cet ouvrage pratique, puisque celles-ci sont détaillées à travers une série de planches-photos, afin de bien visualiser, et comprendre, les soins ou animations. Destiné plus particulièrement à l'élève aide-soignant, cet ouvrage peut également s'avérer utile aux formateurs ainsi qu'aux professionnels en activité soucieux d'actualiser leurs connaissances.

    • Atlas de techniques articulaires ostéopathiques. Tome 1. Les membres

      • 2nd Edition
      • January 1, 1900
      • Serge Tixa + 1 more
      • French
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 9 9 4 1 0 0 4 5 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 1 7 0 4 8
      Les techniques articulaires ostéopathiques s'imposent par leur capacité à soulager rapidement le patient : leur pratique est en plein essor. Cet atlas en constitue un véritable guide méthodologique. Il propose des techniques originales et consacre une place importante à des régions peu décrites par ailleurs. Pour chaque articulation (épaule, coude, poignet et main, hanche, genou, cheville et pied), les restrictions de mobilité font l'objet d'un diagnostic : le test de mobilité - accompagné de photographies - est suivi de l'exposé des points essentiels du tableau clinique, ainsi que des causes principales de la dysharmonie articulaire. Les techniques sont illustrées par plus de 400 photographies du patient en situation, selon une séquence rigoureuse et pédagogique : – positions du praticien et du patient ; – positionnement des mains ; – mise en place précise des paramètres de réduction ; – réduction. De surcroît, des conseils et astuces permettent d'aboutir à une mobilisation optimale (avec ou sans impulsion). Cette nouvelle édition actualisée et augmentée permet de préciser certaines approches dans les tests de diagnostic des régions anatomiques mais donne aussi des astuces supplémentaires pour les techniques de réduction, issues de l'expérience professionnelle et didactique des auteurs.

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