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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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    • Checklisten Krankheiten im Alter

      • 4th Edition
      • January 21, 2022
      • Stefanie Gurk
      • German
      • Spiral-bound
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      • eBook
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      Egal, ob im Krankenhaus, in Rehabilitationseinri... in der ambulanten Pflege, in der Psychiatrie oder im Pflegeheim - alle Pflegenden, die hier beschäftigt sind, haben mit älteren Menschen und somit mit ganz spezifischen, komplexen Krankheitsbildern zu tun. Da ist schnelles Nachschlagen gefragt - am besten in den ''Checklisten Krankheiten im Alter''. Denn hier finden Sie: altersspezifische Krankheitsbilder Krankheiten und ihre spezifische Ausprägung im Alter häufige Frakturen des alten Menschen häufige Krebserkrankungen psychiatrische Erkrankungen des Alters Und das in der bewährten Form unserer Checklisten: Informationen auf den Punkt gebracht ohne langes Suchen nur das, was wirklich wichtig ist. Neu in der 4. Auflage: Neue Karten zu COPD und Covid-19 Kapitel Pflegehinweise neu verfasst

    • Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing

      • 10th Edition
      • June 8, 2022
      • Lisa Carroll + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • LooseLeaf
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 1 1 5 4 9
      • eBook
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      Take an exciting journey to success in your LPN/LVN career! Emphasizing leadership and clinical judgment skills, Success in Practical / Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader, 10th Edition helps you navigate your way through nursing school, examinations, the job search, and success in professional practice. It describes the building blocks essential to a successful career, such as critical thinking, ethics, effective communication, and an understanding of your role in the nursing process. Also useful are review questions to help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination. Written by educators Lisa Falgiatore Carroll and Janyce Collier, this edition adds new insight into the ways self-empowerment can help you achieve positive outcomes in class and on the job.

    • Study Guide for Foundations and Adult Health Nursing

      • 9th Edition
      • April 14, 2022
      • Kim Cooper + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Reinforce your understanding of LPN/LVN fundamentals and medical-surgical nursing! Corresponding to the chapters in Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of exercises to help you review, practice, and apply nursing concepts and skills, and care for patients with common disorders. Review questions make it easier to achieve the objectives from the textbook, and critical thinking activities help you develop clinical judgment skills. Now with Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies and questions, this guide helps you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination.

    • Health and Wellbeing at Work for Nurses and Midwives

      • 1st Edition
      • November 23, 2022
      • Holly Blake + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 8 1 7 2 2
      **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Maternal/Child**This important new book provides the first comprehensive compilation of strategies for promoting physical and mental wellbeing, specifically for nurses and midwives.Written by experts on workforce health and wellbeing in conjunction with the Florence Nightingale Foundation, the book emphasises the importance supporting the wellbeing of self and others, even during times of extreme stress such during winter or when dealing with COVID-19. It covers multiple aspects of self-care, including how to tackle shift work, prevent dehydration and cope with moral injury and guilt – all illustrated with real-life case studies from nurses and midwives working at the coalface.Health and Wellbeing at Work for Nurses and Midwives is suitable for students right through to Chief Nursing Officers and is applicable to readers from all countries. It is sure to stand the test of time as a trusted guide to this crucial aspect of the professional lives of nurses and midwives.

    • Health Visiting

      • 3rd Edition
      • March 10, 2022
      • Patricia Burrows + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 8 0 0 7 4
      This popular book encompasses contemporary theory and practice relevant to effective health visiting across all four nations of the United Kingdom, now and into the future. Now in its third edition, the text has been completely rewritten and updated by new editors Patricia Burrows and Jean Cowie to reflect the many changes that have occurred as health visiting practice evolves. These include a strong focus on parental and child emotional and mental health wellbeing; speech, language and communication development for children; the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences; and the relevance of technology to health visiting practice. The book is strongly grounded in evidence and is suitable both for student health visitors as well as qualified practitioners wishing to further their practice and academic development.

    • Community Health and Wellness: Principles of Primary Health Care 7E

      • 7th Edition
      • September 1, 2022
      • Jill Clendon + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 2 9 5 4 4 7 2 6
      The sixth edition of Community Health and Wellness has been fully revised and streamlined to incorporate contemporary thinking and research in community health and wellness from Australia, New Zealand and the global community. Written by Jill Clendon and Ailsa Munns, the new edition provides an easy-to-use text with a strong focus on the foundational principles of primary health care that underpin community health and wellness. The text builds on the unique socio-ecological approach to primary health care of previous editions, guiding readers to consider the health of individuals and populations in their personal, family and community environments.

    • Foundations of Mental Health Care

      • 8th Edition
      • September 2, 2022
      • Michelle Morrison-Valfre
      • English
      • LooseLeaf
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      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 1 0 2 9 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 1 1 4 3 9
      Gain the knowledge and skills you need to care for clients with mental health disorders! Foundations of Mental Health Care, 8th Edition uses an easy-to-read, multidisciplinary approach to describe the treatment of clients with a wide range of maladaptive behaviors. Ideal for LPN/LVNs and other caregivers, this guide provides concise coverage of issues and principles, therapeutic interventions, mental health problems throughout the lifecycle, and specific psychological and psychosocial conditions. This edition is updated with the latest information on violence, suicide, substance abuse, and more. Written by expert educator Michelle Morrison-Valfre, this resource helps you master skills in mental health assessment, effective communication, and the therapeutic relationship.

    • Pflegeplanung leicht gemacht

      • 9th Edition
      • August 10, 2022
      • Jens Kreikenbaum + 1 more
      • German
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 2 6 9 5 7 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 0 5 0 9 9 2
      Der Klassiker für Unterricht und Praxis in der Pflege! Alles, was Sie zur Pflegeplanung und -dokumentation wissen müssen, erfahren Sie in diesem Lehr- und Praxisbuch. Notwendige theoretische Grundlagen werden Ihnen hier einfach und verständlich erklärt. Neben Basisinformationen, wie z.B. der Rolle von Pflegepädagogik, Management und MDK in der Pflegeplanung, liefert Pflegeplanung leicht gemacht zahlreiche Übungen, Beispiele, Formulierungshilfen und Hilfestellungen für die Umsetzung der Pflegeplanung im Praxisalltag und schafft so die Verbindung zwischen Theorie und Praxis. Ideal für Auszubildende in der generalistischen Pflegeausbildung und als „Update“ für examinierte Pflegende. Neu in der 9. Auflage: Pflegeplanung: • Gemäß den Anforderungen der generalistischen Pflegeausbildung in den verschiedenen Versorgungsbereichen • Zeitgemäß nach dem Modell der Gesundheitspflege (MdG)

    • Praxisanleitung Pflege

      • 1st Edition
      • June 3, 2022
      • Christian Braunschweiger + 1 more
      • German
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 0 5 9 8 1 0
      Praxisnah und mit fundiertem Wissen steht Ihnen das Buch Praxisanleitung immer zur Seite – ob in der Weiterbildung oder zur Auffrischung des Wissens als qualifizierte/r Praxisanleiter/in. Die Herausforderungen in der neuen generalistischen Pflegeausbildung sind schließlich groß. Sie erfahren anschaulich verpackt durch zahlreiche Infografiken und Tabellen, wie Sie Ihrer (zukünftigen) Rolle als Praxisanleiter/in gerecht werden. Themen wie Mentoring, Qualitätssicherung und Ablauf der praktischen Prüfungen sind nur einige der Inhalte, die zu beherrschen sind. Praxisanleitung Pflege vermittelt Ihnen das Know-how für die anspruchsvolle Aufgabe der Begleitung Auszubildender in der Praxis. Von der theoretischen Weiterbildung bis zu Ihrer täglichen Praxis profitieren Sie vom Expertenwissen von Christian Braunschweiger und Carmen Köder. Optimal ist den beiden gelungen ihre Kenntnisse aus Wissenschaft und Praxis so zu kombinieren, dass Praxisanleitung Pflege ein hilfreicher Begleiter für Sie wird. Geeignet für die 3 deutschsprachigen Länder (D, A, CH), inhaltlich orientiert auch an DKG-Empfehlung.

    • Modelos y teorías en enfermería

      • 10th Edition
      • September 15, 2022
      • Martha Raile Alligood
      • Spanish
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      En su décima edición, este libro sigue siendo un homenaje a las teóricas de la enfermería y es un clásico en la literatura sobre teorías enfermeras. Presenta a las principales pensadoras teóricas de la enfermería, revisa las ideas más importantes que han dado lugar a la creación de conocimientos, enumera sus publicaciones e indica a los lectores quiénes utilizan las obras y escriben sobre ellas en sus propias publicaciones teóricas. Se recogen los trabajos de teóricas de la enfermería de todo el mundo, incluidas las obras de teóricas internacionales. Los trabajos de las teóricas presentados en este texto han estimulado un crecimiento extraordinario de la literatura de enfermería y han enriquecido la vida profesional de las enfermeras de todo el mundo al guiar la investigación, la formación, la administración y la práctica de la enfermería. De interés para enfermeras y estudiantes de todas las etapas de formación y de la carrera profesional. Aquellos que acaban de empezar su formación en enfermería encontrarán interesante la vida de las teóricas, su enfoque conceptual, sus definiciones y sus afirmaciones teóricas. Los estudiantes de posgrado, a nivel de máster y doctorado, se sentirán más atraídos por el planteamiento lógico, la aceptación por parte de la comunidad de enfermería, las fuentes teóricas para el desarrollo de la teoría, el uso de datos empíricos y los análisis de cada trabajo. La bibliografía y las lecturas recomendadas son especialmente útiles para los estudiantes de posgrado, ya que les indican las fuentes primarias y secundarias que amplían el conocimiento específico de cada teórica.

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