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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.

  • The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions

    Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • 2nd Edition
    • Linda Wylie
    • English
    The Midwives’ Guide to Key Medical Conditions is designed to help practitioners manage pregnancy and childbirth in women with systemic disease, recognize the early onset of disease-related pregnancy complications, and determine when it may be necessary to refer patients to another member of the healthcare team. The volume is ideal for all midwives, whether qualified or in training.

  • Sedation and Sleep in Critical Care: An Update, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-2
    • Jan Foster
    • English
    Sedation is a necessary component of care for critically ill and injured individuals. Sedatives assist in coping with mechanical ventilation and other invasive devices, and help patients tolerate procedures and noxious stimuli in the intensive care unit. Sedatives are also useful in the control of agitation and delirium. In addition to fundamental humane reasons, calming patients with sedatives provides physiologic benefits, such as reducing oxygen consumption expended during restlessness, and prevents dislodgement of life-preserving tubes and catheters. When administering sedatives to manage critically ill patients, clinicians must be cognizant of the many complex issues surrounding their use. This issue, edited by Consulting Editor, Dr. Jan Foster, provides current updates in this area, including new guidelines and a focus on delirium.

  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, An Issue of Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 51-2
    • Deborah Antai-Otong
    • English
    Nurses are challenged to understand the scientific bases of psychiatric disorders and treatment implications that modify behavior and improve functional status and quality of life for clients and their significant others. This challenge extends to integration of scientific knowledge into the biological, functional, and psychosocial distress experienced by persons with mental disorders. The primary strength of this issue is its broad focus and synthesis of scientific knowledge into psychiatric mental health practice. The initial section centers on technological advances and the art of psychiatric mental health nursing and legal considerations when caring for persons with mental disorders. The following section provides discussions of various psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and mood disorders, acute psychosis, attention deficit disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, and borderline personality disorder. The remaining section focuses on special populations and treatment concerning children and adolescents and families in crisis, geriatric emergencies, adverse drug reactions, and suicide. Each article integrates innovative treatment modalities, including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapeutic interventions such as psychoeducation, family involvement, and psychosocial rehabilitation. This issue will provide timely updates in these areas and be a go-to source for mental health and psychiatric nurses.

  • L'indispensable en stage de cancérologie - hématologie

    • 3rd Edition
    • Jérôme Alexandre
    • French
    Cet ouvrage spiralé propose, sous forme de fiches claires et synthétiques : • une partie «Connaître votre lieu de stage» avec les situations les plus fréquentes en hospitalisation afin de vous familiariser avec les particularités de vos stages ; • une partie sur les compétences infirmières en lien avec les situations cliniques récurrentes et les prises en charges thérapeutiques ; • une partie « Prérequis » avec les rappels physiopathologiques ; • les pathologies en cancérologie et en hématologie sous forme de fiches, avec : - l’épidémiologie, - l’anatomopathologie, - le diagnostic : examen clinique, examens complémentaires, - le traitement : règles de prescription, - la surveillance ; • une rubrique « Conduite à tenir IDE » qui clôt chaque fiche de pathologie, et expose la prise en charge infirmière (accueil du patient, bilans, surveillance, gestes techniques spécifiques) en mettant en lien la compétence mobilisée ; • des fiches présentant le déroulement des examens complémentaires les plus courants ; • une série de fiches récapitulant tous les médicaments vu dans l’ouvrage. Ce Mémo accompagnera efficacement les étudiants infirmiers tout au long de leur stage en service de cancérologie et d’hématologie.

  • Jarvis's Physical Examination & Health Assessment Pocket Companion

    • 2nd Edition
    • Helen Forbes + 1 more
    • English
    Jarvis’s Physical Examination and Health Assessment Pocket Companion is the perfect clinical placement guide and bedside resource. Written by Helen Forbes and Elizabeth Watts, this must-have text provides the essential steps for health assessment in an user-friendly, pocket size format. This updated second edition highlights the contrast between normal and abnormal findings, focusing on symptom, risk and function.

  • Hilfsmittel in der Pflege

    Rollstuhl, Prothese und weitere Alltagshilfen sicher anwenden
    • 1st Edition
    • Jochen Schickert
    • German
    DAS Buch, um bei der Versorgung kompetent zu beraten und Hilfsmittel richtig anzuwenden Die passende und rechtzeitige Wahl von Hilfsmitteln und die fachgerechte Anwendung und Wartung dieser, hilft Pflegebedürftigen den Alltag besser zu bewältigen und erleichtert allen Pflegebeteiligten das Leben. Der Umgang ist jedoch nicht immer selbstverständlich und manche Technik nicht ganz klar. Pflegende und Mitarbeiter anderer Heilberufe haben mit diesem Buch eine kompakte Hilfe, wenn es darum geht Patienten und Angehörige - bei der Auswahl eines angemessenen Hilfsmittels zu unterstützen - beim Umgang und bei der Bedienung fachgerecht anzuleiten - und bei der Wartung zu beraten. Im Onlinebereich: z.B. Schulungen für den Umgang und die Anwendung ausgewählter Hilfsmittel als Praxishilfe oder für eine Kurzfortbildung.

  • Anatomie de l'appareil locomoteur -Tome 2. Membre supérieur

    • 3rd Edition
    • Michel Dufour
    • French
    L'anatomie est le fondement de la connaissance pratique du corps humain : la pertinence de l'examen clinique, de la palpation et la compréhension fonctionnelle et pathologique en découlent. Son étude représente un long investissement, où les efforts de mémorisation sont intenses. Voici un manuel original qui met d'emblée l'accent sur la compréhension et la finalité du savoir. Il est à l'heure actuelle une référence en matière de pédagogie anatomique. Sa conception facilite l'acquisition des connaissances: - L'auteur a conçu plus de 600 figures en couleurs, toujours placées en regard du texte selon une approche originale où fonctionnalité et intelligibilité de l'information priment. - La structure des chapitres – textes aux plans simples et systématiques, tableaux synthétiques – favorise la mémorisation logique. - Pour chaque structure anatomique, des indications palpatoires et pathomécaniques permettent d'affermir les connaissances en soulignant les intérêts pratiques. Cet ouvrage de référence offre une lecture complète du membre supérieur : ostéologie, arthrologie, myologie, appareil fibreux, neurologie, angiologie, morpho-topographie. Il offre également une auto-évaluation par QROC et chrono-QROC, des clichés de dissection originaux et des planches régionales issues du célèbre atlas de Franck Netter. Premier ouvrage tenant compte de l'ensemble du programme d'anatomie des études de kinésithérapie, il s'adresse avant tout aux étudiants de cette discipline mais également à tous les étudiants concernés par l'anatomie de l'appareil locomoteur, ainsi qu'aux professionnels, kinésithérapeutes ou médecins, qui trouveront là un document facile à consulter. Cette nouvelle édition, entièrement actualisée, offre au lecteur une information toujours plus précise et pertinente et une adéquation optimale entre le texte et les figures. La partie auto-évaluation s'est enrichie de chrono-QROC, élaboration originale et unique de réponses organisées en fonction du temps.

  • Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care

    • 2nd Edition
    • Kathleen Motacki + 1 more
    • English
    With a strong focus on the key areas included on the NCLEX-RN Exam’s "management of care" section, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 2nd Edition prepares you to successfully prioritize, assign, and delegate nursing care to other members of the health care team. It provides the latest information on the roles and responsibilities of the staff nurse related to the management of patient care, the core competencies required of the nurse caring for patients, as well as a wide range of leadership and management concepts nurses need to confidently manage patients within a hospital unit. This new edition is organized according to the new 2014 Magnet Standards of Practice to help you learn the skills and competencies magnet status hospitals require when hiring nurses.

  • Pharmacology Updates, An Issue of Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 51-1
    • Jennifer Wilbeck
    • English
    Pharmacologic options have exploded in recent years, forcing updates and creation of guidelines for their use in a near-simultaneous manner. While some nurses may encounter these new medications at the bedside, drugs with little or no indications in specific arenas may remain unknown to the nurse practicing in a specialized area. This issue of Nursing Clinics of North America offers a broad review of current pharmacologic therapy. Bedside applications (e.g., electronic apps) offering real-time information and updates for clinicians will be highlighted throughout the issue.

  • Drain's PeriAnesthesia Nursing

    A Critical Care Approach
    • 7th Edition
    • Jan Odom-Forren
    • English
    Trusted for 30 years, Drain’s PeriAnesthesia Nursing, A Critical Care Approach, 7th Edition is the only book on the market that provides comprehensive clinical content tailored specifically for perianesthesia nurses. An easy-to-use format with five distinct sections — covering the PACU, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, nursing care, and special considerations — means you get five books in one. Nursing and pharmacologic interventions are integrated with in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, and updated content includes the latest standards and current issues affecting perianesthesia nursing practice. Focusing on research, documentation, and psychosocial considerations, this is the one book that can take you all the way from being a novice nurse in the PACU to preparing for your CPAN® or CAPA® certification!

  • Neuromonitoring and Assessment, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-1
    • Catherine Harris
    • English
    Neuromonitoring is a broad term that essentially accounts for the essence of neuroscience nursing. Nurses working with critically ill, neurologically impaired patients should have a foundation in not only in invasive neuromonitoring, but the more subtle aspects of care. Nurses must understand that they are the most important tool in monitoring patients and interpreting the data. This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will bring together the critical aspects of neuromonitoring in the intensive care units that can be used as a resource for nurses. Some articles included are devoted to Temperature Targeted Management; Refractory Intracranial Pressure Management; Blood pressure monitoring controversies; Invasive Neuromonitoring; Neuroradiology Review; Nursing Monitoring of Critically Ill Neurological Patients; Case Studies in EEG monitoring; and Neuromonitoring in the Operating Room.

  • The Electronic Health Record for SimChart for the Medical Office

    • 1st Edition
    • Education Affiliates
    • English

  • Psychiatric Drugs Explained

    • 6th Edition
    • David Healy
    • English
    Now in its sixth edition, and written by an author internationally recognised in his field, Psychiatric Drugs Explained offers a wealth of information in a handy easy-to-use format. Organised by disorder, and providing a comprehensive review of drug effects, action and side-effects, this fully updated new edition covers the latest drugs on the market, and explores changes in prescribing practice. The author’s approach is distinctive and reader-friendly, to help guide mental health professionals through the benefits and impacts of psychotropic drugs. Additional topics include management of disorders including stimulants and drugs for children, cognitive impairment and sleep disorders.

  • Skills for Midwifery Practice

    • 4th Edition
    • Ruth Bowen + 1 more
    • English
    Now with a new design, the ever popular Skills for Midwifery Practice continues to provide the ideal level of instruction and guidance for a wide range of clinical skills, each one of which is presented in a unique, template format to help make learning easy. Step-by-step guidance is given on a range of topics including abdominal examination, taking of maternal and neonatal vital signs, infection control, mother and baby hygiene, elimination and drug administration. Childbearing and intrapartum skills are also extensively covered as are neonatal assessment and nutrition, principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy, moving and handling, wound management and CPR. Skills for Midwifery Practice is invaluable to midwives in training, qualified midwives returning to practice, as well as other members of the obstetric healthcare team.

  • Kinesiology

    Movement in the Context of Activity
    • 3rd Edition
    • David Paul Greene + 1 more
    • English
    Enhance your OT skills with the only book to focus on activity demands of occupation and the biomechanics of sensory organs! Greene and Roberts’ Kinesiology: Movement in the Context of Activity, 3rd Edition uses a comprehensive, client-centered approach to occupational therapy, including sensory-motor performance skills and socio-cultural contexts related to solving a clinical problem. It covers kinesiologic and biomechanical principles, and shows techniques for producing positive outcomes when clients face challenging activity demands in all areas of occupation. Written by OTs for OTs, this reference helps you learn how to treat clinical diagnoses as personal experiences encountered in real-life situations.

  • Oral Pathology

    Clinical Pathologic Correlations
    • 7th Edition
    • Joseph A. Regezi + 2 more
    • English
    Diagnose oral diseases quickly and accurately! Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations, 7th Edition presents diseases and conditions by appearance and presentation, so that you can easily identify and plan treatment for common oral and paraoral problems. An atlas-style overview of pathologic conditions opens the book, and then each chapter describes pathologies in detail — depicting each with full-color clinical photos and photomicrographs. In addition to covering the latest advances in oral pathology, this edition includes new radiographic images demonstrating advanced imaging techniques. Expert educators Joseph Regezi, James Sciubba, and Richard Jordan provide a quick reference that’s ideal for the lab, NBDE review, or chairside use!

  • Study Guide for Understanding Pharmacology

    Essentials for Medication Safety
    • 2nd Edition
    • M. Linda Workman + 2 more
    • English
    Corresponding to the chapters in Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition, this study guide offers content review, a wide range of engaging activities, and medication safety practice questions to help users master pharmacology concepts, learn drug safety, and practice dosage calculation.

  • Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing

    Concepts and Practice
    • 3rd Edition
    • Susan C. deWit + 2 more
    • English
    Take your studying to another level with this trusted medical-surgical nursing learning tool! The Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 3rd Edition reinforces your mastery of the terms and concepts from deWit’s text and provides you with practice for the Boards. It includes updated exercises and creative activities that help you set priorities, apply the nursing process, and think critically — and a unique Steps Toward Better Communication section in each chapter that improves your communication and vocabulary skills.

  • Enfermería clínica II

    Cuidados críticos y especialidades médico-quirúrgicas
    • 1st Edition
    • Javier Morillo Rodríguez + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Obra que describe los procesos y los principales cuidados enfermeros que se aplican a pacientes con alteraciones médicas y quirúrgicas desde una perspectiva integral. La obra cubre el vacío existente de textos orientados al estudiante de Enfermería sobre esta materia, dándole soporte a lo largo del grado, y sirve como guía para la docencia de las distintas asignaturas clínicas. En este título el lector encontrará información sobre la atención a situaciones críticas o de cuidados especiales, así como los principales procedimientos enfermeros en patologías médico-quirúrgicas. La obra cuenta con acceso en línea a la plataforma www.studentconsult.e... donde se incluyen casos clínicos y preguntas de autoevaluación.

  • Procedures for the Primary Care Provider

    • 3rd Edition
    • Marilyn Winterton Edmunds
    • English
    Confidently perform the most common office procedures with Procedures for the Primary Care Provider, 3rd Edition. This practical, spiral-bound reference provides step-by-step illustrated guidelines for basic and advanced office procedures commonly performed by Nurse Practitioners and Physician’s Assistants. Each procedure follows a consistent format including a brief description of the procedure, a review of relevant anatomy and physiology, indications and contraindications, precautions, assessment, patient preparation, treatment alternatives, a list of equipment needed, and a step-by-step illustrated procedure. This third edition features nine new procedures, new illustrations, a more user-friendly full-color design, and much more.

  • Mosby's PDQ for LPN

    • 4th Edition
    • Mosby
    • English
    Find essential nursing information at a glance! Mosby’s PDQ for LPN: Practical, Detailed, Quick, 4th Edition is an easy-to-use, pocket-sized guide to important facts, formulas, and procedures used in the clinical setting. It offers quick access to details you need but don’t usually memorize, such as signs and symptoms, medications, conversions, abbreviations, and normal/abnormal ranges for lab tests. Durable pages and spiral binding can withstand the wear and tear of daily use on the job. When in doubt, check this handy reference!

  • Heart Failure, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-4
    • Jennifer Kitchens
    • English
    Heart failure is the only cardiovascular disease that is increasing. The impact on the critical care environment and the health care system, as a whole, is significant from both a cost and burden to the system perspective. There are 6.5 million hospital days a year and nearly $40 billion dollars in yearly health care costs attributed to heart failure in the United States. There are more Medicare monies spent for diagnosing and treating heart failure than any other Diagnosis Related Group. There is a 24% hospital re-admission rate for this diagnosis which leads to financial implications for health care systems.The human cost is also significant. Less than half of Americans diagnosed with heart failure survive greater than 5 years. The ongoing health care needs and cost of this chronic disease takes a significant toll on patients’ finances, time and quality of life. Over $2.9 billion dollars is spent annually on the pharmaceutical management of heart failure in the United States. This diagnosis is the leading cause of hospitalization for patients who are 65 years of age and older. Few health care providers in the critical care environment are not affected by heart failure on a routine basis. Caring for these patients and their families is both a challenging and yet a rewarding experience. This edition will provide critical care nurses with a comprehensive heart failure review which is essential in caring for this challenging population given the dynamic health and critical care environments.

  • Acute and Chronic Wounds

    Current Management Concepts
    • 5th Edition
    • Ruth Bryant + 1 more
    • English
    Prevent and manage wounds with this expert, all-inclusive resource! Acute & Chronic Wounds: Current Management Concepts, 5th Edition provides the latest diagnostic and treatment guidelines to help you provide quality care for patients with wounds. This textbook presents an interprofessional approach to maintaining skin integrity and managing the numerous types of skin damage including topics that range from the physiology of wound healing, general principles of wound management, vulnerable patient populations, management of percutaneous tubes, and specific care instructions to program development. Written by respected nursing educators Ruth Bryant and Denise Nix, this bestselling reference also provides excellent preparation for all wound certification exams.

  • Mosby's PDQ for RN

    Practical, Detailed, Quick
    • 4th Edition
    • Mosby
    • English
    Find essential nursing information at a glance! Mosby’s PDQ for RN: Practical, Detailed, Quick, 4th Edition is an easy-to-use, pocket-sized guide to important facts, formulas, and procedures used in the clinical setting. It offers quick access to details you need but don’t usually memorize, such as signs and symptoms, medications, conversions, abbreviations, and normal/abnormal ranges for lab tests. Durable pages and spiral binding can withstand the wear and tear of daily use on the job. When in doubt, check this handy reference!

  • Documentation for Rehabilitation

    A Guide to Clinical Decision Making in Physical Therapy
    • 3rd Edition
    • Lori Quinn + 1 more
    • English
    Better patient management starts with better documentation! Documentation for Rehabilitation: A Guide to Clinical Decision Making in Physical Therapy, 3rd Edition shows how to accurately document treatment progress and patient outcomes. Designed for use by rehabilitation professionals, documentation guidelines are easily adaptable to different practice settings and patient populations. Realistic examples and practice exercises reinforce concepts and encourage you to apply what you’ve learned. Written by expert physical therapy educators Lori Quinn and James Gordon, this book will improve your skills in both documentation and clinical reasoning.

  • Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

    • 2nd Edition
    • David J. Magee + 3 more
    • English
    Design and implement a rehab program on your own with Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition. Part of Magee’s popular Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Series, this pathology text for physical therapists provides clear guidance on patient management relative to specific musculoskeletal pathology, injury, and illness — all based on a sound understanding of basic science and principles of practice. It focuses on the specific pathologies most often seen in the clinic, and discusses the best methods for intervention for the different areas of the body in the context of the tissue-healing model. Each intervention features a rationale, along with the pathology and problem presented; stage of healing; evidence in the literature; and clinical reasoning considerations.

  • Textbook of Nursing Education

    • 1st Edition
    • Latha Venkatesan + 1 more
    • English
    It was a long-time desire of nursing fraternity to have a textbook on nursing education that has the content for all the units of the INC-prescribed syllabus. This book pointedly deals with all the contents specified by the INC curriculum. The book has been written keeping in mind the requirements of the modern Indian nurse educators—what they need to know and practice in the classroom. This book provides comprehensive study material and practice exercises on Nursing Education the way it is used in day-to-day conversations in the hospital environment.

  • Understanding Pharmacology

    Essentials for Medication Safety
    • 2nd Edition
    • M. Linda Workman + 1 more
    • English
    Pharmacology can be difficult. But with the right text, understanding drugs and how they work doesn’t have to be! Using easy-to-follow language and engaging learning tools — like Memory Joggers, Clinical Pitfalls, Do Not Confuse, and Drug Alerts — the second edition of Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety helps readers really understand how drugs work. In addition to the popular critical thinking activities from the first edition, the second edition also includes more chapter review questions, updated content, and a new organization that centers on the different body systems. For students who have a limited background in the sciences and want complete preparation for licensure exams and clinical practice, there is no better choice than Understanding Pharmacology, 2nd Edition!

  • Pass PCCN!

    • 1st Edition
    • Robin Donohoe Dennison + 1 more
    • English
    From the author of the bestselling Pass CCRN! and Pass CEN!, Pass PCCN! applies Dennison's time-tested approach to the Progressive Care Nursing Certification exam and follows the latest PCCN exam test plan, with one or more chapters for each section of the exam. This all-new review book features a thorough review in narrative format for each chapter — and covers all the content you need, including the disorders unique to the PCCN, to master the PCCN exam. Learning Activities interspersed throughout the book, as well as more than 900 review questions on the companion Evolve website, are geared towards progressive care nurses and offer valuable test-taking experience.

  • L'enfant hospitalisé : travailler avec la famille et l'entourage

    La place des aidants naturels dans la relation de soins
    • 2nd Edition
    • Pascale Wanquet-Thibault
    • French
    L'enfant hospitalisé : travailler avec la famille et l'entourage traite du rôle et de la place de la famille lors de l'hospitalisation d'un enfant. Quels sont les droits de la famille ? Quels sont ses devoirs ? Comment accueillir la famille dans les unités de soins ? Comment utiliser les ressources de la famille pour mieux accompagner l'enfant ? L'auteur répond aux questions que se posent les soignants mais aussi les proches de l'enfant hospitalisé. Il leur apporte les outils indispensables pour les aider à se positionner et mieux accompagner l'enfant lors de son hospitalisation. L'ouvrage propose deux types de contenus : - des apports théoriques : historique, état des lieux, législation, projet d'accueil, formation des professionnels, etc. » de très nombreuses situations professionnelles illustrées par des vignettes cliniques décrivant des situations vécues et commentées dans différentes unités de soins – néonatalogie, réanimation pédiatrique et néonatale, soins palliatifs… Publié initialement sous le titre « Les aidants naturels auprès de l'enfant à l'hôpital », cette 2e édition comporte une mise à jour des apports théoriques – textes législatifs et mesures de certifications notamment – ainsi que l'ajout de nouvelles vignettes cliniques. Très complet et illustré de nombreux exemples, cet ouvrage s'adresse à tous les professionnels de santé amenés à prendre en charge des enfants (auxiliaires de puériculture, puéricultrices, psychologues…) ainsi qu'à la famille et aux proches d'enfants hospitalisés. Il se veut une référence sur un aspect essentiel de la relation de soin.

  • Manual of Critical Care Nursing

    Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management
    • 7th Edition
    • Marianne Saunorus Baird
    • English
    The compact, yet comprehensive, Manual of Critical Care Nursing: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management, 7th Edition is your students’a go-to reference forto help you provide safe, high-quality nursing care in the clinicalcritical care settings. Written in an abbreviated outline format, this easy-to-use Manual presents essential information on more than 75 disorders and conditions, as well as concepts relevant to caring for all critically ill patients and functioning in the critical care environment. Award-winning clinical nurse specialist Marianne Baird separates the content first by body system and then by disorder, with each disorder including a brief description of pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostic testing, collaborative management, nursing diagnoses, desired outcomes, nursing interventions, and patient teaching and rehabilitation. With the latest NANDA-I nursing diagnoses and new sections on Bariatric Considerations and Caring for the Elderly, this practical manual is designed to help critical care nurses and nursing students better care for any critically ill patient.

  • Le burn-out à l'hôpital

    Le syndrome d'épuisement professionnel des soignants
    • 5th Edition
    • Pierre Canouï + 3 more
    • French
    La résistance au stress et les stratégies d'adaptation sont particulièrement sollicitées dans la relation au patient, mais aussi du fait de conditions d'exercice éprouvantes. La détresse du patient est directement liée aux burn-out des soignants, ou syndrome d'épuisement professionnel des soignants (SEPS), en raison du phénomène de déshumanisation de la relation soignant-soigné. Les auteurs font le point sur les facteurs de stress spécifiques, sur les stratégies d'adaptation et indiquent les instruments d'évaluation d'un burn-out. Ils accordent ensuite une large part aux réponses institutionnelles et individuelles pour remédier au SEPS, débouchant sur les possibilités de prévention. Cette nouvelle édition tient compte de l'évolution de ce syndrome ces 15 dernières années et propose des réponses adaptées, notamment par la médecine du travail.

  • Rural and Other Medically Underserved Populations, An Issue of Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50-3
    • JoAnn S. Oliver
    • English
    This issue will address health care issues and clinical implications of rural and other medically underserved priority populations. The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality identified priority populations to include rural residents, racial and ethnic minorities, low income groups, women, children, older adults, and other individuals who may require chronic care. The editors identified a need for articles focusing on priority populations to help further understand health implications of health disparities among specific populations. A main focus is on identifying useful clinically focused strategies to address racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences that are relevant and influence overall healthcare, access, and quality of life. The articles will provide clinicians and other consumers of Nursing Clinics of North America with a diverse and unique perspective on an array of clinically relevant and population focused topics. Some example topics included are: Tailoring interactive multimedia to improve diabetes self- management; Addressing mental and physical health among older adults; Using mobile devices to access evidence- based information in a rural setting; Identifying family history and development of risk factors for diabetes among underserved preschool children; Addressing smoking cessation, Cancer screening issues, Cardiovascular health, and Obesity.

  • Palliative Care in Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-3
    • Tonja Hartjes
    • English
    Intensive care units (ICUs) provide comprehensive, advanced care to patients with serious or life-threatening conditions and consequently, a significant amount of end-of-life care (EOLC). Indeed, approximately 20% of deaths in the U.S. are associated with an ICU stay, and nearly half of U.S. patients who die in hospitals experience an ICU stay during the last 3 days of life. Despite the commonality of the ICU experience, ICU patients typically suffer from a range of distressing symptoms such as pain, fatigue, anxiety, and dyspnea, causing families significant distress on their behalf. Thus, there is a growing imperative for better provision of palliative care (PC) in the ICU, which may prevent and relieve suffering for patients with life threatening illnesses. Effective palliative care is accomplished through aggressive symptom management, communication about the patient and family’s physical, psychosocial and spiritual concerns, and aligning treatments with each patient’s goals, values, and preferences. PC is also patient-centered and uses a multidisciplinary, team-based approach that can be provided in conjunction with other life-sustaining treatments, or as a primary treatment approach. Failure to align treatment goals with individual and family preferences can create distress for patients, families, and providers. If implemented appropriately, palliative care may significantly reduce the health care costs associated with intensive hospital care, and help patients avoid the common, non-person centered treatment that is wasteful, distressing, and potentially harmful. Due to the success of many PC programs, administrators, providers, and accrediting bodies are beginning to understand that palliative care in the ICU is vital to optimal patient outcomes.

  • Processus psychopathologiques

    UE 2.6 - Semestres 2 et 5
    • 2nd Edition
    • Isabelle Lim-Sabbah
    • French
    Cet ouvrage traite les grands thèmes du programme de l'UE 2.6 : les troubles névrotiques, les troubles de l'humeur, les psychoses, les troubles de la personnalité et du comportement, les troubles des conduites alimentaires, les troubles du comportement chez l'enfant, les troubles envahissants du développement, les psychoses et névroses infantiles. Après un rappel sur le dispositif de soin en psychiatrie et les psychothérapies, il propose pour chaque fiche le plan suivant : définition, épidémiologie, étiologie, diagnostics, évolution, traitement, conduite à tenir IDE. Cette deuxième édition comporte une mise à jour de l'épidémiologie, de la terminologie des pathologies à la lumière du DSM-5, des fiches sur les troubles de l'humeur, les troubles bipolaires et la schizophrénie. En psychiatrie adulte, les troubles psychiques du post-partum, les pathologies post-traumatiques, les soins psychiatriques sans consentement, la psychoéducation et les nouvelles thérapeutiques ont été ajoutés. En pédopsychiatrie, l'actualisation porte sur le trouble de l'attention et sur les traitements médicamenteux disponibles avec l'ajout d'un chapitre sur les troubles envahissants du développement (ou troubles du spectre autistique). La dernière partie est dédiée à l'auto-évaluation avec des QCM, des QROC, des schémas muets et des situations cliniques suivis de leurs corrigés complets.

  • Réflexothérapie occipito-podale

    • 1st Edition
    • Guy Boitout + 1 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage fondateur énonce les bases scientifiques et l'originalité de la réflexothérapie occipito-podale. Le potentiel réflexogène récepteur et émetteur de la peau du pied et d'une partie de l'occiput est abordé en première partie. S'appuyant sur l'embryologie et la neurophysiologie, les auteurs démontrent comment, dès qu'un organe innervé est en dysfonction, les informations sont réceptionnées et enregistrées de manière topique sur les centres nerveux supérieurs qui les « réverbèrent » sur l'écran occipital, témoin de l'activité de la formation réticulaire, et sur l'écran podal, prolongement embryologique de notre cerveau archaïque. Les zones réflexes sont objectivables à la palpation par une modification de la texture de la peau, dont la vasomotricité et la trophicité sont régulées par le système orthosympathique. Une fois les zones réflexes de toutes les régions anatomiques du corps reformatées, l'image globale est celle d'un nouveau-né en siège décomplété. Cette représentation tridimensionnelle du corps sur les pieds prenant la forme d'un nouveau-né en siège décomplété constitue une découverte majeure. La deuxième partie est consacrée aux zones réflexes occipitales et podales. Chaque région anatomique est visualisée avec une iconographie originale modélisée. La technique de massage cible la couche épidermo-dermique des claviers occipital et podal, point de départ des voies de la sensibilité tactile, fine et épicritique du système lemniscal choisi pour solliciter les centres nerveux supérieurs chargés de donner les ordres correctifs nécessaires aux organes en dysfonction.

  • Cardiovascular Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-3
    • Semhar Z. Tewelde
    • English
    Drs. Tewelde and Reynolds have put together an excellent issue on Cardiovascular Emergencies. Articles include: Pregnancy Related Coronary Artery Disease, Decompensated Cyanotic Heart Disease, Blunt Cardiac Injury, Blunt Cardiac Injury, STEMI Chameleons, Hypertensive Emergency, Troubleshooting the Pacer/ICD, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiac Arrest, and more!

  • Public Health Mini-Guides: Diabetes

    • 1st Edition
    • Josie Evans + 1 more
    • English
    Public Health Mini-Guides: Diabetes provides up-to-date, evidence-based information in a convenient pocket-sized format. Diabetes is a worldwide public health concern and is being referred to as the ‘global epidemic of diabetes’, the ‘silent epidemic’ and the ‘diabetes timebomb’. The increasing incidence of diabetes, the heavy burden of morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes, and its spiralling healthcare costs, underpin the importance of a public health approach to its prevention and management. This Mini-Guide explores in more detail how public health practice might address some of these issues.

  • Autoevaluación en enfermería médico-quirúrgica

    Test razonados para la preparación del acceso por vía excepcional al título de especialista
    • 1st Edition
    • Juan Luis Soto de Lanuza + 3 more
    • Spanish
    Valiosa herramienta de apoyo para todos aquellos que se preparen para el acceso a la especialidad de enfermería médico-quirúrgica por la vía extraordinaria. Obra escrita por profesionales con experiencia como enfermeros y que tienen también una larga trayectoria en el ámbito de la formación, coordinados por Juan Luis Soto de Lanuza, diplomado en Enfermería por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y en Psicología por la Universidad de Comillas. Incluye un primer capítulo de técnicas de estudio que facilita un abordaje más eficaz de los temas que se pretende estudiar, de modo que se logra un mayor rendimiento y un apartado de consejos para realizar exámenes tipo test.

  • Nursing Leadership and Healthcare Policy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

    • 1st Edition
    • Mount Saint Mary's University
    • English

  • Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-3
    • Vipin Malik
    • English
    This issue provideds a comprehensive update to Sleep Medicine in the Intensive Care Unit, with editor Vipin Malik assembling a line-up of key topics such as:Sleep Neurobiology and Critical Care Illness,Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Respiratory Failure,Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Non-Invasive Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients,Restless Leg Syndrome,Sleep and Endocrine System,Congestive Heart Failure and Central Sleep Apnea,Circadian Dysrhythmias,Neuromu... Disorders and Sleep in Critically Ill Patients, Perioperative Issues and Sleep Disordered Breathing, Seizures, and more!

  • Anatomie et physiologie pour les AS et AP

    Avec cahier d'apprentissage et lexique
    • 3rd Edition
    • Alain Ramé + 1 more
    • French
    Conçu sur mesure pour les aides-soignants et les auxiliaires de puériculture, cet ouvrage reprend les bases fondamentales de l'anatomie et de la physiologie. À travers plus de 200 illustrations tout en couleurs et schémas simples, ce guide permet à l'étudiant d'acquérir toutes les connaissances indispensables à l'exercice de sa future profession. Dans un style clair et synthétique, chaque chapitre est conçu pour permettre une assimilation progressive des connaissances, suivant un schéma type : - Anatomophysiologie de chaque appareil ou système. - Éclairage particulier sur les principales pathologies. - Informations générales en rapport avec la notion abordée. - Mise en exergue des signes pathologiques. - Explication des mots-clés du vocabulaire médical. Dans cette 3e édition, les données cliniques ont été entièrement actualisées, les schémas ou infographies ont été en grande partie renouvelés, le vocabulaire médical a été enrichi. En fin d'ouvrage, un cahier d'apprentissage permet de s'entraîner et de s'auto-évaluer avec des questions ludiques et des schémas muets à compléter. Un lexique rassemble tous les termes abordés.

  • Mensch Körper Krankheit

    enhanced ebook
    • 7th Edition
    • Renate Huch + 1 more
    • German
    Anatomie – Physiologie – Krankheitslehre – vereint in einem Buch! Wie funktioniert der gesunde Körper des Menschen? Warum wird er krank? Und was geht in ihm vor, wenn er krank ist? Kompetente Antworten auf diese Fragen brauchen alle Auszubildenden in medizinischen Berufen. Dieser Lehrbuch-Klassiker enthält: alles zur Anatomie des menschlichen Körpers, eng vernetzt mit den physiologischen Prozessen, die jeweils häufigsten Krankheitsbilder und die entsprechenden pathologischen Organ- und Funktionsveränderung... sowie über 900 farbige Abbildungen und Tabellen Sie lernen schnell und effektiv, denn der Inhalt ist ideal aufbereitet: Textkästen zu den unterschiedlichen Wissensgebieten strukturieren das Buch und vermitteln Ihnen gezielt die wichtigsten Informationen. Geläufige Fachbegriffe werden Ihnen einfach vermittelt. Außerdem sind die Texte verständlich aufbereitet - Verweise vernetzten die Inhalte untereinander auf ideale Weise. Durch die über 5000 Registereinträge finden Sie sich schnell im Buch zurecht. Neu in der 7. Auflage: der Inhalt wurde gründlich überarbeitet Abbildungen wurden revidiert und modernisiert im attraktiven Biologie-Anatomie-Ph... wichtige Aspekte wurden hinzugefügt, z.B. individualisierte Medizin, Prävention, Transplantation, Geruchssinn, Behandlung von Typ-2-Diabetes, Resistenzen, Venenpunktion Über ein ergänzendes Online-Portal hat der Leser Zugriff auf: Dieses eBook kann mehr! Es bietet iPad-Lesern tolle zusätzliche Features: zum einen werden Sie mit dem Farbleitsystem noch einfacher durch das Buch geführt. Zum anderen überprüfen Sie aktiv Ihr Wissen mit den interaktiven Wissensfragen nach jedem Kapitel. Lernen und Wissen überprüfen in einem eBook!

  • L'anatomie et la physiologie pour les infirmier(e)s

    • 2nd Edition
    • Sophie Dupont
    • French
    Cet ouvrage novateur présente l'ensemble des connaissances indispensables à maîtriser en anatomie et en physiologie du corps humain pour les étudiants en soins infirmiers. Il offre un face à face entre des illustrations en couleurs issues du célèbre manuel Gray's Anatomy pour les étudiants et un texte concis et pédagogique, permettant ainsi de comprendre et retenir les grandes notions. De plus, des encadrés permettent de faire le lien avec la pratique des soins infirmiers ou la pathologie. Les onze chapitres couvrent l'ensemble du programme : cellule, tissus, peau ; appareil locomoteur ; appareil cardiovasculaire ; appareil respiratoire ; appareil digestif ; appareil urinaire ; appareil génital, reproduction ; système nerveux ; organes des sens ; endocrinologie ; sang et système immunitaire. Chaque chapitre détaille clairement l'anatomie puis la physiologie de l'appareil concerné. Cette nouvelle édition s'enrichit d'une rubrique consacrée aux bases anatomiques des gestes infirmiers et d'une série d'exercices didactiques : QCM, et schémas muets à légender. En annexe, le lecteur trouvera un tableau de correspondance des différents appareils avec les UE du programme.

  • Management of Patients with Traumatic Injuries, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-2
    • Karen Bergman
    • English
    Special considerations arise as critical care nurses care for victims of trauma and violence. This issue highlights the recent advances in the care of these patients, including victims of street crime and domestic violence. As a result of the wars in Afganistan and Iraq, changes in the echelons of care have been brought to U.S. trauma centers in order to better triage, manage, and provide post-surgical care to trauma patients. Articles in this issue address the advances in this field.

  • Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2016

    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Kizior + 1 more
    • English
    Get instant access to the latest information on more than 1,000 generic and 4,000 trade name drugs with Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2016. With its alphabetical organization and user-friendly design, it gives you all the expert drug information you need right in the palm of your hand. Plus, addition to its thorough drug coverage, this convenient handbook also features the precautionary information nurses need to provide safer patient care — such as guidance on clinical priorities in the practice setting and IV drug administration. No other drug handbook on the market is as perfectly tailored to the practicing nurse’s needs as Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2016!

  • Gray's Fiches d'anatomie

    • 2nd Edition
    • Richard Drake + 3 more
    • French
    Cette nouvelle édition de près de 400 fiches en couleurs, dont nombre d'illustrations exceptionnelles sont issues de la 3e édition du Gray's Anatomie pour les étudiants, offre un moyen incomparable d'évaluer ses connaissances sur les structures anatomiques essentielles et leurs rapports réciproques. Classées par région, les fiches présentent l'anatomie et l'imagerie du dos, du thorax, de l'abdomen, du pelvis et du périnée, du membre supérieur, du membre inférieur, de la tête et du cou, ainsi que l'anatomie de surface et l'anatomie générale. • Le système de question-réponse favorise la stimulation et la mémorisation : le recto de chaque fiche offre une illustration anatomique détaillée comportant les structures à reconnaître ; le verso identifie ces structures en y apportant des précisions sur leurs fonctions, leurs corrélations cliniques, etc. Des schémas synoptiques détaillent l'innervation des organes et des régions du corps. Une nouvelle section entièrement dédiée à des exemples d'imagerie diagnostique (IRM et TDM) permet de visualiser leur aspect radiologique. En fin d'ouvrage, des fiches d'auto-évaluation permettent d'approfondir ses connaissances cliniques. Par leur approche clinique et la qualité de leurs illustrations, ces Fiches d'anatomie sont un outil indispensable de révision et d'entraînement pour réussir aux examens des études de santé et un atout majeur pour la préparation des questions d'anatomie des épreuves classantes nationales (ECNi).

  • Pharmacologie et thérapeutiques

    UE 2.11 - Semestres 1, 3 et 5
    • 2nd Edition
    • Thibaut Caruba + 1 more
    • French
    Ce mémo spiralé traite sous forme de fiches claires et synthétiques, les grands thèmes du programme avec de nombreux tableaux pharmacologiques. - Modalités, risques et dangers de l'administration médicamenteuse (S1) : principes de chimie, pharmacocinétique et pharmacodynamie, formes galéniques et dosage, préparation et dilutions, risques et dangers de la médication. - Les familles thérapeutiques et les effets des médicaments (S3) : classes thérapeutiques, effets iatrogènes, intoxications médicamenteuses, pharmacodépendance, médicaments chez l'enfant et dispensation des médicaments chez les personnes âgées. - Responsabilité infirmière dans le circuit du médicament et dans la prescription de produits thérapeutiques (S5) : responsabilité infirmière en pharmacothérapie, prescription médicale et prescription infirmière, réglementation concernant les médicaments listés et les stupéfiants, circuit du médicament à l'hôpital, mise sur le marché des médicaments et des dispositifs médicaux, essais thérapeutiques. Des encadrés Pratique infirmière détaillent la prise en charge infirmière (suivi du traitement par l'IDE et conseils aux patients) et signalent les points délicats dans l'administration de certains médicaments. Cette deuxième édition propose une mise à jour des chapitres consacrés aux antibiotiques (ajout de nouvelles classes d'antibiotiques), aux chimiothérapies cancéreuses (notamment les médicaments par voie orale), et aux nouveaux anticoagulants oraux et antiagrégants plaquettaires.

  • Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses

    • 2nd Edition
    • Venkatraman Sreemathy + 1 more
    • English
    Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses has been designed to meet the requirements of B.Sc. Nursing students. The text has been written keeping in view the curriculum framed by the Nursing Council of India. Besides nursing students, it will also be useful to dental, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and pharmacy students.

  • Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing

    • 5th Edition
    • AWHONN
    • English
    AWHONN’s Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 5th Edition provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today’s maternal-newborn nursing practice. Its concise outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and newborn, and ethical issues. With a fresh focus on patient safety and revised case studies, this clinical guide and certification prep tool features AWHONN-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing.

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