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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.

  • A Midwife's Handbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Constance Sinclair
    • English
    A Midwife's Handbook is designed to provide nurse midwives with quick access to important clinical information. Within each chapter, topics are arranged alphabetically to further ease the access of the information. The overall objective of this handbook is to provide information for the practitioner that is detailed, generally has not been memorized, or that discusses issues which are encountered infrequently enough that a quick review of the details is helpful when the situation arises. Nurse-midwifery management guidelines are included throughout, such as when to manage independently or when to consult with the physician. This outstanding new resource will also integrate alternative and complementary therapies along with key medical information specific to midwifery practice to provide practitioners with the complete care alternatives.

  • Shiatsu for Midwives

    • 1st Edition
    • Suzanne Yates + 1 more
    • English
    This book provides an in-depth guide to how shiatsu can form part of modern maternity care. Based on traditional Chinese and Japanese approaches to health, shiatsu can be used to alleviate many of the chronic symptoms of pregnancy such as backache, insomnia and morning sickness. It can also help during labour and birth, as well as relieve postnatal problems such as heavy postpartum bleeding or difficulties with lactation. A shiatsu treatment simply encourages the body to balance its own natural energy by gentle stimulation of its energy pathways, the meridians - the same pathways used in acupuncture. The age-old midwifery skills of touching and stroking are an intrinsic part of nurturing and cherishing - the essence of 'being with woman'. Shiatsu takes this simple healing technique one stage further. You will find tips on how to use core midwifery skills of touch, gentle pressure and massage in a more systematic and focused way. The authors also discuss the actions necessary to establish its use in a maternity unit, including training and professional issues.Suzanne Yates is the leading shiatsu teacher world-wide to have made maternity work her main focus. She has been working with midwives and pregnant women for the last 13 years and developed a course of applied shiatsu for midwives that fulfils NMC requirements for training. Tricia Anderson, midwife lecturer and supervisor and past editor of Practising Midwife, has collaborated with her to ensure the content is appropriate to midwives' Code of Practice. This is a key text for anyone wishing to explore this new area.

  • Les infirmières : identité, spécificité et soins infirmiers

    • 1st Edition
    • René Magnon
    • French
    Ce livre dresse un bilan historique des mutations de la profession infirmière et offre un éclairage unique sur l'engagement des infirmières et infirmiers pour la reconnaissance de leur identité et de leur spécificité. Connaître les étapes de l'histoire des soins, comprendre le rôle des pionniers, prendre conscience des influences de la société, autant d'enjeux pour un combat actuel : la santé de l'homme avant tout. L'auteur constate et analyse les évolutions qui ont eu un impact sur la conception de la fonction infirmière et pour la construction de la discipline des soins infirmiers : évolutions de l'enseignement, des pratiques, des organisations, bien sûr, mais aussi évolutions de la littérature, de la recherche, de la réglementation et de l'éthique. De surcroît, afin d'étayer tous les changements mis en évidence dans l'ouvrage, des listes chronologiques originales, s'étendant du XVIe au XXe siècle, sont proposées. Elles recensent les découvertes médicales et scientifiques, les événements de la société et de la profession qui ont participé à la transformation de la profession infirmière et des soins aux personnes malades, et ce pour la première fois. L'auteur met à profit sa longue expérience au sein de la profession infirmière pour dresser ce bilan historique et envisager des perspectives d'avenir.

  • HIV In Pregnancy and Childbirth

    • 2nd Edition
    • Jane Kennedy
    • English
    All those involved in maternity care need to be aware of the issues women face when considering HIV and pregnancy. Since the first reported cases of AIDS two decades ago there has been much research into the HIV virus, and attitudes have changed as knowledge has increased. Today, a much better understanding of HIV and related AIDS conditions has enabled the midwife to apply evidence-based guidelines to everyday practice. It is essential that midwives are aware of the most up-to-date research findings so that they can ensure they offer their clients the best possible care during pregnancy and childbirth.HIV in Pregnancy and Childbirth takes a comprehensive look at the subject in a practical manner, covering epidemiology, transmission, the disease progress and the provision of holistic pregnancy care. Fully referenced with useful appendices and website addresses, this is an essential purchase for all healthcare professionals.

  • Writing Research

    Transforming Data into Text
    • 1st Edition
    • Judith Clare + 1 more
    • English
    The primary aim of Writing Research is to create a frame of reference for writing research from a number of approaches to inquiry; and for a number of purposes. The content is directed to identifying principles for writing from within commonly used methodologies and methods in health research, which will guide writers to transform research data into written forms. The emphasis will be on the writing task, not on how to conduct the research, which follows after research data has been collected. The explanatory aspects of the content of the book will assist researchers in the development of research proposals and those who critique or review research for any purpose.

  • Interpersonal Communication in Nursing

    • 2nd Edition
    • Roger Ellis + 2 more
    • English
    Good communication is fundamental to effective nursing, and the teaching of interpersonal skills is now an established part of all nursing courses, at both pre-and post-registration level. The book meets the student's needs, and is specifically tailored to nurses. It interweaves theoretical concepts of communication into the analysis of everyday nursing situations. This approach makes the book more interesting to read and has the added benefit of encouraging reflective practice.After reading and studying this book, students and qualified staff should be better able to make sense of face-to-face communication and know how their interactions can be improved.

  • Social Inclusion and Recovery

    A Model for Mental Health Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Julie Repper + 1 more
    • English
    Although it is widely agreed that the experiences of service users have much to offer mental health professionals, the majority of books for this group focus on either conditions or different types of service provision (acute, community). This book is different. It takes as its starting point the lived experience of recovery which is the process whereby individuals can be helped to understand and come to terms with their illness. The role and actions of mental health professionals is explored as part of the process of recovery. The major part of the book will focus on ways in which direct care staff can assist people with mental health problems, reflecting the accounts of the nature and type of assistance which have been valuable, and the ways in which such help can best be offered. It addresses two key components of recovery accessand inclusion to life opportunities and acceptance. Each chapter of the book looks at an aspect of recovery and clearly shows how practitioners must accept the individuals needs and work with them towards this goal

  • Ethics in Nursing

    The Caring Relationship
    • 3rd Edition
    • Verena Tschudin
    • English
    This new edition of a highly regarded standard text continues to focus on an ethic of care, while significantly enhancing and strengthening its theoretical basis. Extensively revised and updated in both content and approach, the third edition:o addresses many of the current pressing issues in nursingo emphasises the importance of relationships in health careo examines the process of decision makingo uses an four-questions model for ethical decision makingo offers material to stimulate discussiono consider... the international dimensions of nursing ethicso includes the newly published NMC Code of Professional Conduct 2002For nurses who practise primary nursing and who are therefore in a special relationship with their patients, this book is particularly appropriate. However, any nurse, whether qualified or in training, will find it easy to read, constructive and thought-provoking.

  • The Newborn Child

    • 9th Edition
    • Peter G. B. Johnston + 2 more
    • English
    This is the ninth edition of a well-established, introductory text providing in-depth information on the care of the newborn, both normal and abnormal, full-term and pre-term, from minor to major abnormalities and illnesses. It provides an introduction to neonatology, concentrating on common conditions,for all health professionals concerned with care of the newborn.

  • Home Health Nursing

    Assessment and Care Planning
    • 4th Edition
    • Karen E. Monks
    • English
    This unique, spiral-bound handbook is compact, portable, and written with busy home health nurses in mind! Organized by body system, it offers instant advice on assessment and care planning for the disorders home health nurses are likely to encounter. Providing assessment guides for all body systems, the home environment, and the client’s psychological status, it includes full care plans for over 50 illnesses and conditions most commonly encountered in the home. Each plan lists nursing diagnoses, short- and long-term expected outcomes, nursing interventions, and client caregiver interventions.

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