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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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    • Calculation of Drug Dosages

      • 11th Edition
      • December 29, 2018
      • Sheila J. Ogden + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 9 6 1 6 9
      Covering the ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis methods of drug calculation, Calculation of Drug Dosages, 11th Edition is designed to help you master these methods. A basic review of mathematics serves to refresh your skills if you are weak or inexperienced in math, and plenty of practice problems help you become competent in making drug calculations. Known for its worktext format, this text offers multiple worksheets pre-and post-tests and a comprehensive post-test - making it ideal to be used in the classroom or for individual study. Streamlined and updated to reflect current practice, this resource helps you learn to calculate drug dosages accurately and with confidence.

    • Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants

      • 8th Edition
      • December 28, 2018
      • Clare Kostelnick
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 3 0 7 1 2
      With its highly visual format, topical information, and easy-to-follow guidance, Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition is the perfect resource to help you master the ins and outs of long-term care. One hundred step-by-step procedures — all written at the sixth-grade reading level — provide clear instructions for completing skills. Helpful spotlight boxes and realistic patient scenarios reinforce the nursing assistant’s roles and responsibilities that are needed in today’s long-term care settings. New features in this edition include an all-new chapter on culture and religion; a new chapter on career management and getting hired; new procedures; and updated content on topical issues like confusion and dementia, hypertension, American Heart Association CPR, cancer, and more. As with previous editions, the focus on OBRA content and patient quality of life will underscore competent and respectful care.

    • Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing

      • 7th Edition
      • December 24, 2018
      • Mariann M. Harding + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 2 5 1 2 1
      **Awarded second place in the 2019 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Medical-Surgical category**Hone your ability to make sound clinical nursing judgment via a conceptual approach to teaching and learning with Harding & Snyder’s Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing, 7th Edition. This time-tested case study approach is highly regarded for its clinically relevant and thought-provoking cases. With each adoption, you’ll be able to tap into 150 unique case studies covering all four clinical practice areas: medical-surgical, pediatric, OB/maternity, and psychiatric nursing, all newly organized to facilitate a conceptual approach to teaching and learning. Each case covers a common patient problem, drawn from actual clinical experiences and written by nurses who are clinical experts. Cases include integrated content on pharmacology, nutrition, and diagnostic/laborator... tests to encourage you to think critically about all aspects of patient care. The 7th edition features a new concept-based organization, an enhanced focus on interprofessional collaboration and QSEN, 20 all-new case studies, and updated content throughout to reflect the most current standards of clinical practice.

    • Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care

      • 6th Edition
      • December 22, 2018
      • Joyce E. Dains + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 9 4 5 4 7
      Awarded second place in the 2019 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Adult Primary Care category. Learn to accurately diagnose the majority of patients seen in today’s primary care settings! Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 6th Edition goes beyond basic history and physical examination skills to help you learn the diagnostic reasoning process. You will develop this key skill by following assessment guidelines that focus on a specific complaint rather than beginning with a previously established diagnosis or disease entity. Written by advanced practitioners, this edition includes a new chapter on The Transgender Patient that gives you the knowledge you need to properly assess and care for this underserved patient population. It also features expanded coverage of geriatrics, highly infectious diseases, coordination with the interprofessional healthcare team, genetics/genomics in lab testing and family history, updates on psychiatric-mental health problems, and more!

    • Nursing Essentials: Drugs

      • 1st Edition
      • December 13, 2018
      • Catrin Page
      • English
      • Spiral-bound
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 7 6 3 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 7 6 4 7
      Are you a nurse dealing with drug administration? Do you prescribe drugs? Whether you are a newly qualified nurse or a student on placement, this book makes understanding drugs simple. Reduced to the essentials, clearly arranged with tables and schematics, each page concisely provides the required knowledge. Key Features: Pocket sized and portable – perfect for taking with you on placements, on to the ward, or in your bag for a quick refresher whilst at work Spiral bound for ease of use and clearly laid out tables Indications, contra-indications and side effects of the frequently used drugs within the UK Organised by body system, and then by symptom for easy navigation

    • Infection Control in Clinical Practice Updated Edition

      • 3rd Edition
      • December 10, 2018
      • Jennie Wilson
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 6 9 6 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 6 9 7 8
      Infection control is a major issue in clinical practice. The revised third edition of this highly successful book provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of infection control and prevention, and the basic elements of microbiology and epidemiology that underpin them. The contents are firmly based in clinical practice and are relevant to both hospital and community settings. The information is research-based and extensively referenced and therefore provides an invaluable resource for evidence-based practice. Presentation is clear, concise and accessible to a wide audience including diploma and degree course students, nurses and allied health professionals working in clinical settings, and infection control specialists.

    • A Nurse's Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward

      • 3rd Edition
      • December 5, 2018
      • Brian Dolan + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 6 6 3 3
      When you become a ward or unit manager, sister or charge nurse, your responsibilities change and you need a very different set of skills compared to your previous roles. You are now required to manage a team of staff with a set budget and are responsible for maintaining an environment in which people can work well. This book will help you to: Identify your responsibilities and best approaches as a manager to provide patients with a high standard of care through your staff; Read through examples, suggestions and tips following a highly practical approach; Manage your staff, time and budget; Create a positive work environment; Features: Completely updated and revised content written by well-known authors with extensive experience in the field; New sections on responsible use of social media, working with different generations in the workplace; how to make an impact, taking care of yourself etc. Leading teams in the context of enduring financial and staffing constraints Part of the A Nurse’s Survival Guide series.

    • All-in-One Nursing Care Planning Resource

      • 5th Edition
      • November 30, 2018
      • Pamela L. Swearingen + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 3 2 6 7 9
      Introducing a plan for success with the only nursing care planning reference book for all core clinical areas! Swearingen's All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource, 5th Edition, features over 100 care plans including medical-surgical, maternity/OB, pediatrics, and psychiatric‒mental health to help you care for patients in any setting. This new edition is the first in the market to include a unique, interprofessional, "patient problem" focus　that teaches students how to speak to patients in conversational terms rather than in nursing-specific language. New non–medical-surgical care plans and updated content throughout reflect the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines for national and international clinical practice. Plus, with its clear approach, easy-to-use format, and straightforward rationales, you can use this one book throughout their entire nursing curriculum!

    • L'indispensable en stage d'hépato-gastro-entérologie

      • 3rd Edition
      • November 22, 2018
      • Axel Balian
      • French
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 6 4 8 7 5
      Cet ouvrage consacré à l’hépato-gastro-enté... propose : • en début d’ouvrage, une partie « Connaître votre lieu de stage » : avec la description du parcours de soin et des principales structures de soins en hépatogastro- entérologie, afin de vous familiariser avec les particularités de vos stages ; • une partie sur les compétences infirmières en lien avec les situations cliniques récurrentes et les prises en charge thérapeutiques ; • une partie « Prérequis » avec un rappel des notions d’anatomie-physiolog... et des facteurs de risques de l’appareil digestif à connaître ; • l’ensemble des pathologies de la spécialité, sous forme de fiches : ➜ définition, ➜ épidémiologie, ➜ étiologie, ➜ diagnostic : examen clinique, examens complémentaires, ➜ traitement : règles de prescription ; • une rubrique « conduite à tenir » qui clôt chaque fiche de pathologie, et 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 hépato-gastro-entéro... ; • 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 d’hépato-gastro-enté...

    • Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications

      • 7th Edition
      • November 21, 2018
      • Michele Grodner + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 4 4 8 8 7
      Focusing on nutrition and nutritional therapy from the nurses’ perspective, Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing Approach, 7th Edition takes a wellness approach based on health promotion and primary prevention It offers guidelines with a human, personal touch, using first-hand accounts to show how nutrition principles apply to patients in real-world practice. This new edition incorporates the most current guidelines and information on key nutrition topics throughout as well as expanded coverage on the role of inflammation in common disease. A favorite of nursing students and instructors, this leading nutrition text promotes healthy diets and shows how nutrition may be used in treating and controlling diseases and disorders.

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