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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.

  • Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives

    • 4th Edition
    • Jane Coad + 2 more
    • English
    This is a new edition of a highly popular textbook which presents the fascinating field of reproductive anatomy and physiology in a style which is ideal for those who are new to the subject. Now with a significantly upgraded artwork program, this helpful volume builds up from the founding principles of human structure and function through to conception, embryological and fetal development and growth, the maternal responses to the growing fetus, parturition and the transition to neonatal life. This book will be suitable for all students of midwifery, as well as qualified midwives ‘returning to practice’ or undertaking post-graduate study.

  • Maternity and Women's Health Care

    • 12th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 4 more
    • English
    Stay up-to-date with the latest in women’s health! Maternity and Women's Health Care, 12th Edition provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. The new edition is thoroughly updated and consistent with the NCLEX® test plan, focusing on prioritization of care and how best to work among interprofessional teams. As in previous editions, this text emphasizes childbearing concerns like newborn care, wellness promotion and the management of women's health problems. The 12th edition integrates the continuum of care throughout, focusing on the importance of understanding family, culture, and community-based care along with new medication alerts, future trends in contraception, human trafficking, the zika virus, and more! Content on many high-risk conditions has been updated to reflect newly published guidelines.

  • Ebersole & Hess' Toward Healthy Aging

    Human Needs and Nursing Response
    • 10th Edition
    • Theris A. Touhy + 1 more
    • English
    Ensure you thoroughly understand the intricate details of providing effective care for adults as they age. Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 10th Edition is the only comprehensive gerontological nursing text that effectively communicates how to provide holistic care, promote healthy lives, and address end-of-life issues and concerns. Grounded in the core competencies recommended by the AACN in collaboration with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, the tenth edition has been extensively revised and updated with shorter, more streamlined chapters and pedagogical features to facilitate learning. It covers the areas of safety and ethical considerations, genetics, communication with the patient and caregiver, promoting health in persons with conditions commonly occurring in later-life world-wide addressing loss and palliative care and much more. Special sections provide an honest look at the universal experience of aging and the nurse’s role in the reduction of health disparities and inequities as a member of the global community. Plus, it contains a variety of new learning features that focus on applying research and thinking critically in when providing care to aging adults across the care continuum.

  • Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

    • 8th Edition
    • Linda Anne Silvestri + 1 more
    • English
    Get the tools and skills you need to prepare for the NCLEX®! Often called the ‘the best NCLEX® exam review book ever,’ Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 8th Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent test plan. This new edition includes 5,200 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and online. A companion Evolve website includes thousands of questions that allow you to decide how you want to practice! Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only Silvestri includes the kinds of questions that consistently test the clinical judgment skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices and test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted name in NCLEX review, this is THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation. But don’t just take our word for it — read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it!

  • Alexander's Nursing Practice

    Hospital and Home
    • 5th Edition
    • Ian Peate
    • English
    New edition of the UK’s most comprehensive textbook on adult nursing now fully revised for a new generation of students! Led by the renowned editor, Ian Peate OBE FRCN, this well-established volume has been fully updated by a team of experienced nurse educationalists and practitioners to meet the needs of today’s undergraduate nursing student. Retaining the popular format – Common Disorders, Core Nursing Issues and Specific Patient Groups – this comprehensive volume is richly illustrated throughout and contains a wide range of helpful learning features to help the reader navigate the demands of the latest NMC educational requirements. Evidenced-based throughout, and with a range of helpful online tools and learning activities, additional features include ‘Real-life’ Case Studies to help readers contextualise and apply new information, relevant pathophysiology to explain disease processes, enhanced discussion of pharmacology and medicines management to assist with ‘prescribing readiness’, and learning features which include Key Nursing Issues and Reflection and Learning – What Next? Fully reflective of the 2018 NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nurses, this volume will be suitable for all undergraduate nursing students, the Trainee Nursing Associate, and anyone returning to practice.

  • Diagnostics infirmiers 2018-2020

    Définitions et classification
    • 11th Edition
    • NANDA NANDA International + 3 more
    • French
    Entièrement mise à jour et révisée par les auteurs T. Heather Herdman, PhD, RN, FNI, et Shigemi Kamitsuru, PhD, RN, FNI, la onzième édition de Diagnostics infirmiers : Définitions et classification 2018-2020, est la référence en matière de diagnostics infirmiers, revus et approuvés par NANDA International (NANDA-I).Les auteurs ont rédigé les différents chapitres d’introduction pour des étudiants du niveau baccalauréat en soins infirmiers. Cette nouvelle édition offre aussi aux infirmier(e)s l’information essentielle et nécessaire à la compréhension de l’évaluation infirmière, son lien avec le raisonnement clinique et le choix pertinent du diagnostic. Elle reprend également le butde la structure de la taxonomie pour l’infirmier(e) de chevet.Les autres modifications comprennent :- 17 nouveaux diagnostics infirmiers ;- 72 diagnostics révisés ;- la mise à jour de 11 titres de diagnostic infirmier, en veillant à ce qu’ils soient cohérents avec les connaissances actuelles et en adéquation avec la pratique ;- des changements d’une grande partie des définitions des diagnostics infirmiers, notamment les diagnostics de type risque ;- la standardisation des termes des indicateurs qui composent le diagnostic (caractéristiques, facteurs favorisants, facteurs de risque, conditions associées et populations à risque) afin de clarifier la terminologie.Cette 11e édition de Diagnostics infirmiers : Définitions et classification 2018-2020, rigoureusement révisée, est la référence internationale pour les étudiant(e)s infirmier(e)s, les infirmier(e)s professionnel(le)s, les cadres formateurs, les cadres des services et les infirmier(e)s informaticien(ne)s.

  • Trauma Nursing

    From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation
    • 5th Edition
    • Karen A. McQuillan + 2 more
    • English

  • Public Health Nursing

    Population-Centered Health Care in the Community
    • 10th Edition
    • Marcia Stanhope + 1 more
    • English
    Ensure you have a solid understanding of community and public health nursing with this industry standard text! Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 10th Edition provides up-to-date information on issues such as infectious diseases, natural and man-made disasters, and healthcare policies affecting individuals, families, and communities. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect current data, issues, trends and practices presented in an easy-to-understand, accessible format. Additionally, real-life scenarios show examples of health promotion and public health interventions. Ideal for BSN and Advanced Practice Nursing programs, this comprehensive, bestselling text will provide you with a greater understanding of public health nursing!

  • Netter. Bioquímica esencial

    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Ronner
    • Spanish
    Su estilo claro, la atención centrada en las aplicaciones clínicas y unas ilustraciones de gran calidad convierten a esta obra en la opción perfecta para conocer los principios básicos de la bioquímica, repasar la asignatura o complementar las clases. La experiencia del autor, complementada con los conocimientos del equipo de revisores, proporciona continuidad a lo largo del texto, donde se presentan los fundamentos esenciales de la bioquímica paso a paso. Además, los apartados de resumen ayudan a asimilar los conceptos principales con rapidez. Presenta los complejos contenidos de la bioquímica con un enfoque muy visual y asequible para el lector. Así mismo, integra la perspectiva clínica a lo largo de todo el texto, aportando contexto y significado a la bioquímica. Todos los capítulos incluyen sinopsis y resúmenes. Los conceptos clave se ilustran como magníficos dibujos y diagramas de los procesos bioquímicos, complementados con las ilustraciones de la famosa colección Netter, para relacionar las ciencias básicas con la práctica clínica.

  • L'indispensable en stage de pneumologie

    • 3rd Edition
    • Benjamin Planquette
    • French
    Cet ouvrage consacré à la pneumologie propose : • de vous familiariser avec les particularités de ce service grâce à la partie introductive Connaître votre lieu de stage ; • un point sur les compétences infirmières en lien avec les situations cliniques récurrentes et les prises en charge thérapeutiques ; • un rappel des notions d’anatomie et de physiologie de l’appareil respiratoire ; • l’ensemble des pathologies en pneumologie sous forme de fiches avec : - la définition, - l’épidémiologie, - l’étiologie, - le diagnostic : examen clinique, examens complémentaires, - le traitement : règles de prescription, - une rubrique « Conduite à tenir IDE » qui expose la prise en charge infirmière (accueil du patient, bilans, surveillance, gestes techniques spécifiques) en mettant en lien la compétence mobilisée ; • des fiches présentant le déroulement des examens complémentaires les plus courants en pneumologie ; • une série de fiches récapitulant tous les médicaments abordés dans l’ouvrage. Ce Mémo accompagnera efficacement les étudiants infirmiers tout au long de leur stage en service de pneumologie.

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