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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.

  • Guide pratique infirmier

    • 6th Edition
    • December 16, 2019
    • Gabriel Perlemuter + 1 more
    • French
    Cette 6e édition du guide, qui a connu un grand succès, met en lien les informations médicales et pharmacologiques dont l’infirmier(e) a besoin en pratique quotidienne dans le cadre de son rôle propre comme de son rôle sur prescription : pathologie, médicaments, surveillance.Les auteurs ont procédé à l’actualisation de l’ensemble des fiches maladie, technique, infirmière et pharmacologie.Vérita... livre-outil, il offre un classement par spécialités et propose pour chaque pathologie :• Une fiche maladie avec les informations nécessaires sur la maladie et le patient, le bilan (examens biologiques, d’imagerie, etc.), un rappel sur le traitement (chirurgical et médicamenteux) et le pronostic.• Une fiche infirmière avec la conduite à tenir face au patient, en particulier face à son traitement : surveillance du traitement, de sonefficacité et des effets secondaires, éducation-conseils au malade.• Une fiche technique détaillant, quand nécessaire, les gestes indispensables correspondant à l’activité de l’infirmier(e).• Une fiche pharmacologie reprenant sous forme de tableau : la classe, la DCI, le nom commercial, le mode de prescription, le prix parconditionnement et par unité, le taux de remboursement.Pour chaque classe, les propriétés, les indications et les contre-indications, les précautions d’emploi et les effets indésirables sont indiqués.Véritable « tout en un » et très pratique grâce à son format poche, cet ouvrage s’avère un guide indispensable au quotidien : en cours, en stage, en ville, en clinique ou à l’hôpital.
  • Portfolios for Nursing, Midwifery and other Health Professions

    • 4th Edition
    • December 12, 2019
    • Lynette Cusack + 1 more
    • English
    Portfolios for Nursing, Midwifery and other Health Professions is a practical guide providing detailed strategies for developing a quality portfolio that will assist you to review your professional practice, assess your learning and career planning, direct your continuing professional development and effectively communicate your professional achievements. Written by Lynette Cusack and Morgan Smith, this fourth edition will help you understand the drivers and benefits of portfolios and how to design and evaluate a quality portfolio in order to meet the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) annual registration requirements.
  • Today's Medical Assistant

    Clinical & Administrative Procedures
    • 4th Edition
    • December 11, 2019
    • Kathy Bonewit-West + 1 more
    • English
    Bringing together comprehensive, easy-to-read coverage of medical assisting competencies and a solid foundation of anatomy and physiology, Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures, 4th Edition provides everything you need to successfully begin a career as a medical assistant. This hands-on guide uses easy-to-follow language and detailed visuals to walk you through all the medical knowledge, procedures, and skills you need for success in today's fast-paced medical office. Cutting-edge content is organized around medical assisting standards and competencies, supplemented throughout with a wide assortment of engaging learning tools and activities that help you to fully understand and demonstrate those competencies. The 4th Edition features enhanced coverage of healthcare law, certification, electronic health records, motivational interviewing, office management, and more, as well as additional procedures to address behavior-based competencies and expanded sample certification exams online. For tomorrow’s professional landscape, look no further than Today’s Medical Assistant!
  • Plunkett's Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant

    • 5th Edition
    • December 11, 2019
    • Heather D. Ramsay + 1 more
    • English
    Written in a clear, engaging style, Plunkett’s Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant, 5th Edition provides instruction for all the essential office procedures required by today's medical office administrative assistants in Canada — whether they work in a medical office, a complementary care office, or in a hospital setting. It contains the most current information available in the field, and specifically reflects health care in Canada. Chapters address the diverse skills and knowledge required by a medical office administrative assistant, such as good communication, privacy, customer service, stress management, medical transcription, filing, appointment booking, physical and virtual meetings, billing (ICD-10-CA), and more. This new edition covers Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and features an eye-catching new four colour design and a new Evolve companion site with invaluable instructor and student resources.
  • Concepts for Nursing Practice (with Access on VitalSource)

    • 3rd Edition
    • November 22, 2019
    • Jean Foret Giddens
    • English
    Learn the core concepts of nursing care and apply them to the clinical setting! Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition uses a simplified, intuitive approach to describe 57 important concepts relating to all areas of nursing practice. For easier understanding, this book also makes connections among related concepts and links you to other nursing textbooks. Exemplars for each concept provide useful examples and models, showing how concepts are successfully applied to practice. New to this edition are updated research evidence and a new Population Health concept. Written by conceptual learning expert Jean Giddens, this text will help you build clinical reasoning skills and prepare confidently for almost any clinical nursing situation.
  • The Art and Science of Patient Education for Health Literacy

    • 1st Edition
    • November 20, 2019
    • Melissa Stewart
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Patient Education**Most healthcare providers know that health literacy is a major barrier to positive health outcomes, but regardless of good intentions they continue to simply present health information rather than promote deep patient learning. With Dr. Melissa N. Stewart’s unique, research-driven approach, The Art and Science of Patient Education for Health Literacy helps you make the shift from simply presenting health information to activating deep patient learning. Revised and thoroughly updated from Dr. Stewart’s Practical Patient Literacy: The MEDAGOGY Model, The Art and Science of Patient Education for Health Literacy equips both students and healthcare providers with the skills needed to engage patients' brains in order to help them understand their conditions and promote long-lasting behavior change. Based on the neuroscience of learning, this groundbreaking book is packed with abundant tools to teach students and practitioners how to negotiate effectively with patients about what they will and won't do to maintain and improve their health. Equipped with enhanced levels of health literacy, your patients will better understand their illnesses and become their own best healthcare advocates.
  • Cuidados materno-infantiles en Emergencias

    Guías de enfermería obstétrica y materno-infantil
    • 1st Edition
    • November 15, 2019
    • Helen Baston + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Estas monografías constituyen una práctica fuente de información, y están completamente actualizadas para reflejar la praxis diaria basada en la evidencia. Con un diseño mejorado, que facilita aún más el aprendizaje, cada volumen de la colección destaca la importancia de la comunicación y la atención centrada en la mujer y presenta situaciones útiles para fomentar el debate y la reflexión. Enfoque en forma de "rompecabezas", que permite a los lectores analizar temas específicos desde diversas perspectivas como, por ejemplo, la comunicación eficaz, el trabajo en equipo y la promoción de la salud. Colección ideal para todas las matronas -tanto para las ya diplomadas como para las que aún están en formación- y también resultará útil para el resto del personal de enfermería y para los asistentes de salud que trabajen en el ámbito de la maternidad.
  • Burns' Pediatric Primary Care

    • 7th Edition
    • November 13, 2019
    • Dawn Lee Garzon + 5 more
    • English
    Get a comprehensive foundation in children’s primary care! Burns' Pediatric Primary Care, 7th Edition covers the full spectrum of health conditions seen in primary care pediatrics, emphasizing both prevention and management. This in-depth, evidence-based textbook is the only one on the market written from the unique perspective of the Nurse Practitioner. It easily guides you through assessing, managing, and preventing health problems in children from infancy through adolescence. Key topics include developmental theory, issues of daily living, the health status of children today, and diversity and cultural considerations. Updated content throughout reflects the latest research evidence, national and international protocols and standardized guidelines. Additionally, this 7th edition been reorganized to better reflect contemporary clinical practice and includes nine new chapters, revised units on health promotion, health protection, disease management, and much, much more!
  • Primary Care

    A Collaborative Practice
    • 6th Edition
    • November 4, 2019
    • Terry Mahan Buttaro + 3 more
    • English
  • Psychologic Issues in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-4
    • November 4, 2019
    • Deborah W Chapa
    • English
    Dr. Chapa has assembled top-notch authors to write clinical reviews on the important topic of psychologic issues in the ICU. The issue focuses not only psychologic issues of patients in the ICU but also on issues facing critical care nurses working in the ICU. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Caring for the Caregiver in the ICU; Delirium vs. Dementia in ICU; Pediatric Delirium in ICU; Sarcopenia and Psychosocial Variables in ICU; Impact of Early Mobility in ICU on Psychological Issues; Intensive Care Syndrome; PTSD in ICU Nurses; Burnout Syndrome; Management Strategies in the ICU to Improve Psychosocial outcomes; and Psychologic Issues of Patient Transition from Intensive Care to Palliative Care. Readers will come away with current information they need to provide quality care with positive patient outcomes.