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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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    • Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care

      • 12th Edition
      • December 14, 2023
      • Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Pharmacology**Master an understanding of pharmacology — and apply that understanding to nursing practice! With an engaging approach that actually makes learning nursing pharmacology enjoyable, Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Edition makes it easier to understand difficult pharmacologic principles and the clinical use of drugs. The book discusses physiology and pathophysiology for each of the major drug families, using drug prototypes to simplify learning. What’s more, it focuses your attention on the most important content, limiting discussions of drug interactions and adverse effects to those that matter most. Written by nursing educators Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum and Laura D. Rosenthal, this text emphasizes the understanding of drugs and drug therapy as opposed to simply memorizing drug facts.

    • Applied Nutrition and Dietetics for Nurses, 2e

      • 2nd Edition
      • May 10, 2023
      • Sreemathy Venkatraman
      • English
      • Paperback
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      　 The second edition of this book has been updated as per revised guidelines of Indian Nursing Council (INC). It not only provides complete information on all nutrients, but also provides sufficient coverage of applied aspects of the subject. It is useful for B.Sc. Nursing students, professional nurses in hospitals and community settings, practising dietitians, and nutrition lecturers.

    • Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics

      • 4th Edition
      • August 1, 2023
      • Kate Curtis + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. Now in its fourth edition, it provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of emergency and trauma care.The text spans prehospital and hospital care, enabling students to understand the patient journey and equipping them for their role in a multidisciplinary team. Coverage includes assessment, triage and management of trauma, physiology of emergency care, and the recognition and management of specific body system emergencies, as well as the fundamentals of emergency care such as quality and safety, ethics, leadership, research and patient education.Fully revised to reflect the dynamic and evolving nature of emergency and trauma care, this book is ideal for students, prehospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency and trauma care nurses, and other disaster management clinicians.

    • Delir

      • 1st Edition
      • June 1, 2023
      • Carsten Hermes
      • German
      • Paperback
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      Informieren Sie sich über die ganze Bandbreite des Themas Delir. Wie bei Patient*innen im Umfeld der Intensiv- und Überwachungsbereiche ein Delir erkannt und behandelt – am besten sogar verhindert – werden kann, wird in diesem Buch aus verschiedenen Perspektiven beschrieben. Aus dem Inhalt: Entstehung Screening, Scores und Assessments Delir in spezifischen Settings Folgen des Delirs Prävention und therapeutische Maßnahmen Psychologische Aspekte Delir-Management Der Autor verfolgt einen interdisziplinären Ansatz und geht auch auf die jeweiligen Möglichkeiten der unterschiedlichen Behandler ein. Mit einer immer älter werdenden Bevölkerung wird auch das Thema Delir immer relevanter. Ein Blick auf die Zahlen: (aus Kapitel 1.2 des Buches):Unter den über 65-Jährigen leiden bereits 11–25 % der Patientinnen und Patienten bei Spitaleintritt an einem Delir. Zusätzliche 30 % entwickeln während des Spitalaufenthalts ein Delir (Vasilevskis et al., 2012). Zudem stellt das Delir eine der häufigsten Komplikationen nach chirurgischen Eingriffen wie Hüftgelenksersatzope... (bis zu 65 %) und elektiven herzchirurgischen Eingriffen (bis zu 50 %) dar (Rudolph & Marcantonio, 2011). Patientinnen und Patienten, welche auf einer Intensivstation behandelt werden, erleiden in 20–80 % der Fälle ein Delir (Vasilevskis et al., 2012). Das Buch eignet sich für: Intensivmediziner*in... OP-Pflegende Geriater*innen Pflegende in Fach- und Funktionsbereichen Physio- und Atmungstherapeut*inn...

    • The Electronic Health Record for the Physician’s Office

      • 4th Edition
      • July 19, 2023
      • Julie Pepper
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Get realistic, hands-on practice with performing EHR tasks! Combining a print textbook with online SimChart for the Medical Office software, The Electronic Health Record for the Physician’s Office, 4th Edition uses real-world examples and screenshots to walk you through each EHR task. Clear, step-by-step guidelines simplify the exercises in each simulation, so you master all the EHR skills required of a medical office professional. You’ll learn how to use EHR in patient care and reimbursement as you perform tasks in administrative use, clinical care, and coding and billing. Written by Medical Assisting educator Julie Pepper, this manual also helps you prepare for success on the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) examination.

    • Study Guide for Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care

      • 12th Edition
      • December 6, 2023
      • Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Master nursing pharmacology with this practical study guide that incorporates the latest NCLEX® item types! Corresponding to the chapters in Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Edition, this comprehensive workbook provides a thorough review of the most important textbook content. Clinical judgment and study questions help you apply your drug knowledge to nursing care, prioritize tasks, and develop clinical decision-making skills; patient teaching scenarios help you learn effective patient education. With a Case Study for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) in each unit, this study guide provides an excellent review for the NGN and for safe clinical practice.

    • Quick Review Series For B.Sc. Nursing: Semester I and II

      • 2nd Edition
      • May 25, 2023
      • Annu Kaushik
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Quick Review Series (QRS) for BSc Nursing Semester I and II, 2nd edition is an extremely exam-oriented book. The content has been developed and arranged in a manner so the entire INC syllabus has been covered. The subject content has been divided unit wise and according to the weightage of marks in each unit. It is well-illustrated with simple reproducible diagrams and flow charts. To aid in quick learning before examinations, memory aides and mnemonics have also been added. The book will serve the requirements of BSc Nursing Semester I and II students to prepare for their examinations.

    • Textbook of Professionalism, Professional Values and Ethics including Bioethics

      • 1st Edition
      • July 26, 2023
      • Sonali Banerjee
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The book is a one-stop, comprehensive and compact repository of information ranging from the evolution of thenursing profession to the latest professional context. It is the first of its genre, accelerating the learning journey of fourthsemester students of the BSc Nursing curriculum. It encompasses the topics of the new subject titled ‘Professionalism,Pro... Values and Ethics, including Bioethics’. This custom-designed book complies with the new syllabusprescribed by the Indian Nursing Council in 2021. The book is intended to develop cognizance about professionalbehaviou... values and work ethics among nursing students and professionals. Further, it will aid in identifying ethicalissues encountered in the practice and ensuring ethical decision for common and specific dilemmas. The highlight ofthe book is the section detailing patients’ rights that will help readers take informed decisions and safeguard themselvesunder all circumstances. It details the governance of the profession, providing a framework for proper conduct andpractice. This book will undoubtedly nurture nursing students as competent clinical nurses, helping them put theirknowledge into practice, demonstrate a higher level of professionalism and back them with strong ethical principles.It has a wide-ranging reader coverage, i.e. the content of the book fulfils not only the learning needs of the undergraduatenursing students but also is relevant for post-basic and postgraduate nursing students. It will also help academiciansand nursing professionals working in clinical areas. The book is targeted for readers and the user base in India as wellas in South Asian countries. It is particularly helpful for the scenario-based writing station of the Objective StructuredClinical Examination (OSCE) pertaining to professional values, behaviour and ethics. It will also cater to studentsenrolled in the Allied Health Sciences curriculum.

    • Le raisonnement clinique infirmier

      • 2nd Edition
      • July 24, 2023
      • Emmanuelle Cartron + 3 more
      • French
      • Paperback
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      Le raisonnement clinique, colonne vertébrale de l’activité infirmière, est fortement valorisé dans le référentiel de formation en soins infirmiers actuel et à venir, il est indispensable pour atteindre les objectifs de soins du patient.Dans cet ouvrage, l’auteur propose une approche ludique novatrice du raisonnement clinique en s’inspirant des piliers facilitateurs de l’apprentissage : il place le soignant dans le rôle d’un détective qui collecte les données médicales et paramédicales indispensables à l’identification des problèmes de santé du patient. Pour apprendre au soignant à établir un bon raisonnement clinique, il utilise de nouveaux outils comme Louis et ses 14 catégories qui permet d’avoir une vision globale de la situation clinique et une analyse rapide des données médicales de celle-ci.Cette 2e édition remise à jour est composée de six parties : les cinq premières abordent les fondements du raisonnement clinique et la dernière propose une synthèse en images des bases fondamentales à acquérir dans le raisonnement clinique infirmier. La principale nouveauté de cette édition est l’intégration d’un chapitre attractif sur les modèles conceptuels et les théories de soins. L’ensemble constitue un contenu synthétique et efficace qui fait de l’ouvrage un outil indispensable à tout étudiant infirmier, mais aussi aux tuteurs et aux encadrants de proximité.

    • Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment

      • 9th Edition
      • January 2, 2023
      • Carolyn Jarvis + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 9th Edition gives you the tools you need to master physical examination and health assessment skills in the lab and in clinical practice. Corresponding to the bestselling Jarvis textbook, this guide features terminology reviews, application activities, clinical judgment questions, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers to study questions at the back of the book to facilitate both learning and review. The 9th edition has been thoroughly updated with a fresh focus on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN), with case studies featuring new NGN question formats to prepare you not only for the skills laboratory, but for success on the NCLEX® and in interprofessional collaborative practice.

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