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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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    • Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 5, 2023
      • Debra O'Kane
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Understanding the basics of psychology – what drives human choices and behaviours – underpins good practice in health. Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals presents the latest relevant theories and concepts, as well as their application to specific health issues and clinical practice.Written by Deb O’Kane and other leading experts in the field, this book will help you understand more about why people act in certain ways related to their health and wellbeing, from diagnoses, health interventions and outcomes. For example, why does a person not complete a full course of antibiotics, or how can you expect a someone to respond to stress, loss or pain? Scenarios and reflection questions help to bring important psychology concepts to life.The book is written specifically for health science and nursing students undertaking discreet units of study in psychology, but will also be applicable to practitioners in their daily work.

    • Swearingen's All-in-One Nursing Care Planning Resource

      • 6th Edition
      • August 5, 2023
      • Julie S. Snyder + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      With more than 100 evidence-based, customizable care plans, Swearingen’s All-in-One Nursing Care Planning Resource: Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity, and Psychiatric-Mental Health is an easy-to-use, curriculum-wide reference to guide the development of patient-centered nursing care plans. The only nursing care planning reference book that covers all four core clinical areas, it features care plans for medical-surgical, maternity/OB, pediatrics, and psychiatric‒mental health to help you learn to care for patients in any setting. The interprofessional patient problems focus teaches you how to communicate patient problems using the standard terminology of the health professions rather than in nursing-specific language. Safety icons highlight assessments and interventions that focus on safety measures supported by national patient safety standards and goals. Care plans have been updated throughout to reflect the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines and protocols. Care plan components are now labeled as appropriate with the six cognitive skills identified in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) to help you identify, develop, and implement the clinical judgment skills needed for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) and in clinical practice. With new care plans on Infection, Breastfeeding, and Delirium, a clear, focused approach, an easy-to-use format, and straightforward rationales, this one book will meet your care planning needs throughout your entire nursing program and into clinical practice!

    • Kompetenzbasiertes Lehren und Lernen

      • 1st Edition
      • August 3, 2023
      • Christa Olbrich
      • German
      • Paperback
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      Egal, ob Sie als Lehrende im theoretischen Unterricht oder im Einsatzgebiet in der Praxisanleitung unterwegs sind, Sie sind gefordert die Auszubildenen beim Erwerb der beruflichen Handlungskompetenz zu begleiten, zu unterstützen und zu fördern. Damit Ihnen das erfolgreich gelingt, finden Sie in diesem Buch Inhalte zu: Kompetenzorientierte... Modell der Pflegedidaktik Kompetenzorientierte Praxisanleitung Praxisanleitung: Umsetzung und Erfahrungen aus der Praxis Lernberatung auf der Grundlage der Idiolektik für Lehrende und für Praxisanleiter*innen Kompetenzorientierte Unterrichtsgestaltun... auf der Grundlage des Pflegeberufegesetzes Das Buch eignet sich für: Studierende Pflege- Gesundheits- und Medizinpädagogik Dozierende Pflege- Gesundheitsfachberuf... Praxisanleiuter*inne...

    • Deutsch B1 in der Pflege

      • 4th Edition
      • August 2, 2023
      • Ingrid Peikert
      • German
      • Paperback
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      Praxisnahe Dialoge und fachbezogene Texte bringen Ihnen den Berufsalltag näher und führen Sie in die medizinische Terminologie ein. In vielen Übungen werden Ihnen Wortschatz, Phonetik und die wichtigen grammatikalischen Strukturen bis inkl. B1-Niveau vermittelt. Lebensnahe Hörtexte helfen sowohl das Sprechen als auch das Verstehen zu schulen, damit Sie bei realen Gesprächen in Wohngruppe oder auf Station besser zurechtkommen. Abgedeckt sind viele wichtige Bereiche und Themen, mit denen Sie im Arbeitsalltag konfrontiert werden, wie beispielsweise Häufig auftretende Pflegesituationen bis hin zum schwierigen Umgang mit demenziell Erkrankten Pflegeanamnese, Pflegeplanung und Pflegedokumentation Prophylaxen und Biografiearbeit Fachterminologie rund um den Körper Das Buch ist Ihr optimaler Begleiter für Sprachkurse, kann aber auch autodidaktisch genutzt werden. In der neuen 4. Auflage ist das Buch nun farbig und an die generalistische Ausbildung (z.B. Berufsbezeichnungen) angepasst. Zusätzlich online: Audio-Dateien für Hörverständnis und Phonetikübungen, Transkripte der Hörtexte sowie Lernwortschatz. Das Buch eignet sich für: Nicht-deutschsprachi... Pflegeauszubildende Nicht-deutschsprachi... Pflegende Nicht-deutschsprachi... Pflegehifskräfte

    • 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.

    • Preparing for Doctoral Study in Nursing

      • 1st Edition
      • August 1, 2023
      • Laura A. Taylor + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      **American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 3rd Place in Nursing Education/Profession... Development, 2024**Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Preparing for Doctoral Study in Nursing: Making the Most of the Year Before You Begin helps you make an informed decision about entering doctoral studies and choosing the nursing credential that helps you reach your career goals. Noted educators and doctoral mentors Laura A. Taylor and Mary F. Terhaar — along with a team of nursing leaders and scholars — describe the big picture for nurses educated at the highest level of scholarship, including the rising demand for advanced practice nurses and the future of nursing. The first and only comprehensive guide to preparing for a doctorate in nursing, this book helps you choose your path, make your decision, and develop a plan for success in doctoral study.

    • Principles and Practices of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing I and II

      • 1st Edition
      • July 26, 2023
      • Sudha A. Raddi + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      This is a comprehensive textbook of Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing I and II that offers complete information about normal and abnormal midwifery and gynaecology, along with high-risk labour, pregnancy and newborn care. The textbook provides evidence-based information to undergraduate nursing students; it helps them to prepare how to provide preventive and promotive care to mothers and newborns during pregnancy, labour and postpartum period and to assist mothers and newborns with various complications and gynaecological disorders. It follows the revised competency-based curriculum prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and includes both theory and practical content related to the subject, which lays a strong foundation for higher education.

    • 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.

    • How to be a Successful Nursing Student

      • 1st Edition
      • July 24, 2023
      • Natalie Elliott
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Welcome to nursing! How to be a Successful Nursing Student is the first volume in a new series created especially for you, the nursing student at the start of your nursing journey. It covers the most important elements required to study successfully, prepare effectively and get the most from your nursing degree, in order to excel in your career. You will also get an invaluable introduction to a range of key topics, covered in more detail in other books in the series.The New Notes on Nursing series presents key topics in a highly accessible way, without making assumptions about your existing knowledge. Concise volumes cover critical and emerging areas, including cultural competence, digital professionalism, politics and activism, clinical placements and more. The aim is to make content engaging and easy to absorb, focussing just on what is essential for success on your course. Using a relaxed writing style and an all-new design, these unique books provide personal guidance from experts and students alike. So when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for New Notes on Nursing!

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Gerontology

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