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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.

    • Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing

      • 12th Edition
      • Patricia A. Potter + 4 more
      • English
      Make this portable pocket reference your constant companion in the clinical setting! The Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition, includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of a nursing fundamentals course, this text features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever!
    • Medical-Surgical Nursing

      Concepts and Practice
      • 6th Edition
      • Holly K. Stromberg
      • English
      Build your clinical judgment skills and prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) examination! Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 6th Edition provides a solid foundation in nursing concepts and skills essential to the LPN/LVN role. Complete coverage of common adult medical-surgical conditions includes all body systems and their disorders, addressing patient care in a variety of settings. Special attention is given to care of older adults, those with chronic illnesses, and residents in long-term care settings. Emphasizing evidence-based practice, this text reflects the expanding scope of practice for LPN/LVNs. What’s more, it makes exam prep easier with new NGN case studies and an emphasis on developing critical thinking and clinical judgment.
    • Pflege lernen durch Kombinieren

      Inhalte richtig zuordnen
      • 1st Edition
      • Sarah Micucci
      • German
      Lernen mit Spaß und Abwechslung! Gegliedert nach den wichtigsten Themen für Praxis und Prüfung wiederholen Auszubildende in der Pflege mit diesem Buch alle wichtigen Inhalte: Pflegetechniken, Pflege bei speziellen Erkrankungen in Verbindung mit Anatomie, Kommunikation, Beratung und vieles mehr. Die Aufgabe ist es, Inhalte und Abbildungen richtig zuzuordnen. Dabei gibt es immer Fallsituationen, die den Lernstoff mit dem beruflichen Alltag verbinden. So werden spielerisch gelernte Inhalte wiederholt und das Wissen anhand des Lösungsteils überprüft.Das Buch richtet sich an Auszubildende zur Pflegefachfrau, zum Pflegefachmann bzw. zur Pflegefachperson.
    • Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

      • 2nd Edition
      • Marian Luctkar-Flude + 2 more
      • English
      Gain the knowledge and skills you need to promote health and prevent disease in Canada! Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, Second Edition describes public health concepts from a Canadian perspective, helping you to improve community health and reduce health inequities within a diverse population. Covering the needs of each age and stage of life, this book discusses care of the individual, family, and community — all based on the latest research and trends in Canadian health promotion. New chapters address the timely topics of Indigenous health and 2SLGTBQI+ health. Written by respected Canadian educators Marian Luctkar-Flude, Shannon Dames, and Jane Tyerman, this book is the only Canadian nursing health promotion text on the market.
    • Certification Review for PeriAnesthesia Nursing

      • 5th Edition
      • ASPAN
      • English
      Prepare for success on the CPAN® and CAPA® certification exams with this Q&A review! Certification Review for PeriAnesthesia Nursing, Fifth Edition is written by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) — the leading organization for perianesthesia nursing education, research, and practice standards. Reflecting the format of the CPAN and CAPA exams, this book provides more than 800 multiple-choice questions including case study and clinical application questions to test your knowledge and critical thinking skills. It also includes answers, rationales, references to current literature, and an online review tool with 175 additional questions for timed test-taking practice. This ASPAN review is the most effective way to prepare for certification exams in perianesthesia and postanesthesia nursing!
    • Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing

      • 12th Edition
      • Geralyn Ochs
      • English
      Get the most from your fundamentals course with the Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition, this completely updated study guide helps reinforce your understanding of key nursing concepts through review questions, exercises, and learning activities. Next Generation NCLEX®-style question types and brief case studies help you study and prepare for your exams — at the same time.
    • Fachpflege Nephrologie und Dialyse

      • 7th Edition
      • Gerd Breuch + 1 more
      • German
      Fachwissen für die FachpflegeFachpflege Nephrologie und Dialyse vermittelt sowohl Einsteigern als auch erfahrenen Fachkräften in der Pflege sowie Ärzten und Ärztinnen in der Fachweiterbildung das umfassende Wissen, das für die Arbeit in diesem spezialisierten Bereich erforderlich ist. Die Inhalte des Buches orientieren sich am Curriculum zur pflegerischen Weiterbildung in Dialyse und Nephrologie und werden durch zahlreiche Abbildungen und Tabellen verständlicher gestaltet.Grundlagen der Nephrologie und Dialyse: von der Anatomie bis zur WasseraufbereitungBe... aller Patientengruppen: von der Akutversorgung bis zur Vorbereitung auf eine TransplantationDialy... im Detail: von der Hämodialyse bis zur PeritonealdialyseNep... Krankheitsbilder: Ursachen, Symptome und TherapieansätzeZusam... mit anderen Erkrankungen und Symptomen: beispielsweise Diabetes und DialysePflege von Dialysepatienten: Kinder in der Dialyse, soziale Betreuung und rechtliche MöglichkeitenNeu in der 7. Auflage:Algorithmen zur Therapie kardiopulmonaler ProblemeInnovative Nierenersatztherapie... zur Organtransplantation... Dialysematerialien
    • Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing

      Concepts and Practice
      • 6th Edition
      • Holly K. Stromberg
      • English
      Reinforce your understanding of medical-surgical nursing concepts and skills! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Stromberg’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 6th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of exercises to help you master the role of the LPN/LVN. Review questions help you understand terms and apply concepts to patient care settings, and realistic activities provide practice with critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Next Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN)-style practice questions and case studies ensure that you will be ready to pass the NGN exam.
    • Today's Medical Assistant

      Clinical and Administrative Procedures
      • 5th Edition
      • Kathy Bonewit-West + 1 more
      • English
      Gain the professional knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a Medical Assistant! Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical and Administrative Procedures, Fifth Edition helps you master the clinical and administrative procedures performed in this ever-expanding role. With guidelines reflecting the latest CAAHEP competencies, this resource uses videos and step-by-step instructions to help you learn key medical assisting skills such as measuring vital signs, administering medications, bandaging, venipuncture, and assisting with minor office surgery. It also covers administrative skills such as managing medical records, scheduling appointments, and basic medical coding, and provides a solid foundation in A&P. Written by expert educator Kathy Bonewit-West, this book has everything you need to develop competency and prepare for certification.
    • Advances in Wound Care and Wound Management, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 60-1
      • Melania Howell + 2 more
      • English
      In this issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, guest editors Melania Howell, Tuba Şengül, and Holly Kirkland-Kyhn bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Wound Care and Wound Management. Top experts explore cutting-edge technologies, innovative treatment approaches, and evidence-based practices to provide readers with insights into the most recent developments in this fast-changing field. Articles emphasize the significance of these advancements, and why they are crucial in the medical world and healthcare services.