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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.

  • Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions

    • 7th Edition
    • October 6, 2020
    • Regina F. Doherty
    • English
    Build the skills you need to understand and resolve ethical problems! Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions, 7th Edition provides a solid foundation in ethical theory and concepts, applying these principles to the ethical issues surrounding health care today. It uses a unique, six-step decision-making process as a framework for thinking critically and thoughtfully, with case studies of patients to illustrate ethical topics such as conflict of interest, patient confidentiality, and upholding best practices. Written by Regina F. Doherty, an educator and occupational therapist, this book will help you make caring and effective ethical choices that improve patient care and outcomes.
  • Medical-Surgical Nursing

    Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care
    • 10th Edition
    • October 1, 2020
    • Donna D. Ignatavicius + 3 more
    • English
    Master the essential medical-surgical nursing content you’ll need for success on the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) and safe clinical practice! Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 10th Edition uses a conceptual approach to provide adult health knowledge and help you develop the clinical nursing judgment skills that today’s medical-surgical nurses need to deliver safe, effective care. "Iggy" emphasizes three emerging trends in nursing — interprofessional collaborative care, concept-based learning, and clinical judgment and systems thinking — trends that will ground you in how to think like a nurse and how to apply your knowledge in the classroom, simulation laboratory, and clinical settings. A perennial bestseller, "Iggy" also features NCLEX Exam-style Challenge and Mastery questions to prepare you for success on the NGN!
  • Pocket Medical Terminology

    • 2nd Edition
    • September 25, 2020
    • Andrew Hutton
    • English
  • Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives

    CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES
    • 6th Edition
    • September 23, 2020
    • Lynn McCleary + 1 more
    • English
    Get an in-depth look at where nursing’s most timely issues and trends all began with Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing: Issues & Perspectives, 6th Edition. This extensively updated, engaging text examines the latest issues and trends in Canadian nursing, along with the history which laid the groundwork for where nursing in Canada is now and can be in the future. Comprehensive coverage includes everything from the development of the profession of nursing in Canada to discussions of nursing knowledge, nursing research, and the theoretical foundations of modern nursing. The authors also examine issues in the delivery of nursing care as well as nursing education, credentialing, standards of care, entry to practice, informatics, and much more. In addition to its relevant and cutting-edge content additions, this new dual-colour sixth edition boasts a wealth of new reader-friendly learning features, easy-to-follow explanations, consistent chapter formatting, and extensive visual updates to help you better engage with content and apply learning.
  • Examination of the Newborn and Neonatal Health

    A Multidimensional Approach
    • 2nd Edition
    • September 16, 2020
    • Lorna Davies + 1 more
    • English
  • Sheehy. Enfermería de Urgencias

    Principios y práctica
    • 7th Edition
    • September 15, 2020
    • Spanish
    Obra, con un planteamiento global y basado en la evidencia, que cubre todos los temas y las técnicas específicas del servicio de enfermería de urgencias. Esta séptima edición tiene por objetivo perfeccionar la práctica de la enfermería de urgencias. Sintetiza la práctica clínica, la evidencia científica y las directrices clínicas más actuales, proporcionando un recurso que refleja el ejercicio óptimo de la enfermería de urgencias. Incorpora nuevos capítulos dedicados a consideraciones éticas, violencia en el lugar de trabajo, y urgencias y traumatismos en geriatría. Se han actualizado los capítulos sobre práctica de la enfermería de urgencias, enfermedades contagiosas, urgencias relacionadas con el balance hidroelectrolítico, traumatismos obstétricos, y malos tratos y abandono, y se han introducido importantes mejoras en el resto centradas en los retos y prácticas específicos de la especialidad. Los autores de todas las áreas de la enfermería de urgencias, comparten sus conocimientos para mejorar los resultados clinicos de la atención al paciente, apoyándose además en valiosas ilustraciones, muchas de ellas incluidas en una nueva sección de imágenes en color.
  • Anatomía humana para estudiantes de ciencias de la salud

    • 2nd Edition
    • September 15, 2020
    • Juan Antonio Suárez Quintanilla + 3 more
    • Spanish
    Segunda edición de una guía de estudio que describe las bases anatómicas de los aparatos y los sistemas del cuerpo humano con rigor y claridad, conocimiento imprescindible para el resto de asignaturas, preclínicas y clínicas, y el ejercicio profesional. Destacan las sobresalientes ilustraciones Netter, que facilitan la comprensión del contenido a lo largo de todo el libro. Además, es esta segunda edición se incorporan ilustraciones nuevas y cuadros que recogen los detalles del tronco y las extremidades. Otro de los puntos a resaltar de la obra es que incluye terminología adaptada a la Nómina Anatómica. Los autores, gracias a su amplia experiencia en la docencia uni versitaria de la Anatomía,han conseguido armar una herramienta útil y de fácil manejo que da perfecta respuesta alas necesidades de los estudiantes de los grados de ciencias de la salud que se inician en el estudio de esta especialidad, ofreciéndoles una anatomía aplicada a su futura profesión.
  • Essential Enrolled Nursing Skills for Person-Centred Care WorkBook

    • 2nd Edition
    • September 3, 2020
    • Gabby Koutoukidis + 1 more
    • English
    Supporting Tabbner’s Nursing Care: Theory and Practice, 8th edition, the skills workbook is an essential, up-to-date resource reflecting contemporary Enrolled Nursing scope of practice and recent changes to guidelines. The workbook guides students with step-by-step, evidence based, practical skills and rationales for each skill activity. Written by Gabby Koutoukidis and Kate Stainton, Essential Enrolled Nursing Skills for Person-Centred Care 2nd edition addresses the core skills of Enrolled Nursing practice and introduces the Nursing informatics competency skill to prepare students for the requirements of digital health and adapt to changing health care environments.
  • Leitfaden Geriatrie Pflege

    Interprofessionelles Arbeiten in Medizin Pflege Physiotherapie
    • 1st Edition
    • September 1, 2020
    • Siegfried Huhn
    • German
    Vom notwendigen Wissen über Veränderungen im Alter, den Faktoren für eine verbesserte Lebensqualität und die Versorgung alter Menschen bis zu den 15 wichtigsten akutgeriatrischen Fällen und detaillierten Informationen zu den häufigsten Erkrankungen des geriatrischen Patienten, bleibt keine Frage offen.Ausgerichtet auf den Pflegealltag erhalten Sie genau das Wissen, das Sie brauchen, um geriatrische Patienten bestmöglich zu behandeln.Dabei spielt die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Pflegefachpersonen, Ärzten und Physiotherapeuten eine entscheidende Rolle. In „interprofessionelle... Kästen, den sog. "Blickpunkt-Kästen" erfahren Sie Wichtiges aus Sicht der Medizin/Physiotherap... Dies unterstützt das vernetze Denken und Handeln.Das Ziel: das Handeln der anderen Berufsgruppen zu verstehen, sich abzustimmen, auszutauschen und zusammenzuarbeiten.D... titelübergreifende Grundkonzept und die interprofessionell arbeitenden Herausgeber garantieren einheitliche Inhalte. Gleichzeitig sorgen ausgewiesene Fachleute als Autoren für höchste fachliche Ansprüche im jeweiligen Bereich.Mit praktischem, abwischbarem PVC-Umschlag.Außerde... erhältlich: Leitfaden Geriatrie Medizin und Leitfaden Geriatrie Physiotherapie
  • Study Guide for Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice

    • 4th Edition
    • August 29, 2020
    • Kara Sealock + 1 more
    • English
    Ensure your mastery of need-to-know Canadian pharmacology nursing principles with Study Guide for Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition. Designed to accompany the Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Practice 4th Edition textbook, this dynamic study guide helps you better understand, retain, and apply the information and concepts from each chapter of the text. Worksheets for each chapter include multiple-choice questions, critical thinking and application questions, case studies, plus a wealth of other learning activities to fully prepare you for your credentialing exams.