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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.

  • Le raisonnement clinique infirmier

    Guide méthodologique
    • 1st Edition
    • Loïc MARTIN
    • French
    Le <b>raisonnemen... clinique</b> est un sujet abondamment traité dans la littérature infirmière, il est en effet au coeur de la formation initiale, mais aussi continue. Ce livre, qui s’inscrit dans <b>une démarche résolument didactique et pédagogique</b>... nous en offre une lecture innovante.En effet, pour répondre aux difficultés exprimées dans les IFSI quant à l’apprentissage du raisonnement clinique, l’auteur propose <b>une approche ludique</b> fondée sur la prise en compte des besoins et des attentes du public ciblé par son ouvrage et surtout de leur façon d’apprendre.Cette approche place le soignant dans une posture de détective collectant les <b>données médicales et paramédicales</b&... indispensables à l’identification des problèmes de santé du patient pris en charge et lui apprend à les analyser afin d’<b>établir un raisonnement clinique le plus efficient possible</b>. Il utilise de nouvelles approches, comme l’outil Louis et ses 14 catégories qui permet d’avoir <b>une vision globale rapide et logique</b> de la situation clinique à analyser.Cette démarche, développée tout au long des <b>7 parties</b> qui constituent l’ouvrage, permet d’aborder de manière imagée et didactique les bases fondamentales à acquérir dans le domaine du raisonnement clinique.C’est donc <b>un ouvrage de référence à la fois attractif et accessible</b> qui permettra au débutant une entrée en matière plus sereine et à l’étudiant confirmé de disposer d’un <b>outil pratique</b>.F... et tuteurs de stages pourront également y trouver des idées pour concevoir des séquences pédagogiques plus attrayantes.

  • Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

    • 4th Edition
    • Jean V. Craig + 1 more
    • English
    The Evidence-Based Practice Manual successfully breaks down the skills required for evidence-based nursing into manageable components. The reader will learn how to find, critically read and interpret a range of research studies, and will discover optimal approaches towards helping patients reach decisions that are informed by the best-available evidence. The more-strategic concepts of developing an organisational evidence-based culture and making evidence-based changes at the organisational level are addressed in the final chapter. This popular book comes with helpful online exercises including NCLEX questions for the US readership.

  • Study Guide for Maternity & Women's Health Care

    • 12th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 3 more
    • English
    Corresponding to the chapters in the 12th edition of Lowdermilk's market-leading Maternity & Women's Health Care, this study guide offers a complete review of content and a wide range of activities to help you understand key nursing concepts and apply your knowledge. It includes critical thinking exercises, multiple-choice and matching questions, and more; answers are included in the back of the book.

  • Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing

    • 4th Edition
    • Margaret Keatings + 1 more
    • English
    Prepare for practice with the essential text dedicated to Canadian legal and ethical issues! Focused solely on the ever-changing, and often complex health care landscape in Canada, Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing 4th, Edition expertly covers the often intertwined ethical and legal issues that health care professionals face today. This fourth edition includes discussion points at the end of every chapter along with tables and illustrations to help you fully comprehend the material. Plus, the clear and straightforward writing style presents information just as you will encounter it in your day-to-day practice, ensuring you’re even more prepared to make an impact from the start!

  • L'intégrale. Stages IFSI

    en 17 spécialités
    • 3rd Edition
    • Laurent Sabbah
    • French
    Près de 700 fiches synthétiques, idéales pour réviser avant une évaluation, à l’occasion d’un stage ou d’un changement de service. La première partie fournit, pour chacune des spécialités, des « Conseils IDE », puis les parties suivantes déroulent les 17 spécialités, classées par ordre alphabétique avec : les pathologies et syndromes prévalents dans la spécialité, assortis d’un encadré qui détaille la conduite à tenir de l’IDE ; les examens complémentaires s’y rapportant ; puis les médicaments les plus couramment prescrits. Une table des matières détaillée et un index alphabétique permettent de retrouver facilement la fiche recherchée. Toutes les spécialités enseignées en IFSI regroupées en un seul volume !

  • Basic Geriatric Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Patricia A. Williams
    • English
    Prepare for a successful career in caring for geriatric populations! Williams’ Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th edition is an easy-to-read text which presents the theories and concepts of aging along with appropriate nursing interventions. This comprehensive book helps you understand the unique physiologic and psychosocial changes that affect the elderly adult. Threaded throughout this new edition are practical QSEN boxes and Nurse Alert features, which highlight safety, cultural considerations, health promotion, coordinated care, and home care specific to elderly patients. In addition, an online Study Guide, NCLEX®-PN review questions, and real-world clinical situation boxes help you to study for exams and apply concepts to practice.

  • Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-3
    • Bryan Boling
    • English
    In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Jan Foster, Dr. Brian Boling has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Critical Care Nursing Clinics devoted to Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care. Clinical review articles are specifically devoted to the following: Fast Track Cardiac Surgery; Options for Minimally Invasive Valvular Surgery; Surgical Interventions for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure; Lung Transplantation; Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer; Post-Operative Management of Tetralogy of Fallot; Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiothoracic Surgery; Vasoactive Infusions in Cardiothoracic Surgery; Common Post Cardiothoracic Surgery Arrhythmias; Pain Control in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Patient; Renal Complications of Cardiothoracic Surgery; The Role of ECMO in Post Cardiotomy Shock; Resuscitation of Patients Who Arrest After Cardiac Surgery; and End of Life Care in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to improve improves of cardiothoracic surgical patients.

  • Transitions in Nursing

    Preparing for Professional Practice
    • 5th Edition
    • Esther Chang + 1 more
    • English
    Transitions in Nursing is a clear and contemporary resource that assists students as they transition to practising, registered nurses. Written by renowned editors, Esther Chang and John Daly, the fifth edition places a strong focus on competencies, clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflective practice and professional frameworks, offering fresh insights and suggestions to support senior nursing students and recent graduates when faced with key issues during the transition to practice. Offering a range of strategies and a practical approach, Transitions in Nursing is a valuable resource that challenges and motivates students, educators and administrators throughout key stages of the transition to professional nursing practice.

  • Pass CNOR®!

    • 1st Edition
    • Nancymarie Phillips + 1 more
    • English
    Master the CNOR® certification exam with this robust resource! Modeled after Elsevier’s popular Pass! series of certification review books, PASS CNOR®!, 1st Edition delivers the best practice results with innovative learning strategies, targeted, comprehensive coverage, and meticulous accuracy. This invaluable resource presents content in a logical outline format accompanied by helpful illustrations and tables. Fun, engaging learning activities are featured throughout the book, and a companion website features a 325-question practice exam offering you a variety of opportunities to gain valuable test-taking practice! CNOR® is a registered certification mark of the Competency & Credentialing Institute ("CCI"), and CNOR® certification is offered exclusively by CCI. This publication is prepared by Elsevier, Inc., and neither this publication nor Elsevier Inc. is in any way affiliated with or endorsed by CCI.

  • Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals

    • 1st Edition
    • Patricia Barkway + 1 more
    • English
    Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals will appeal to the undergraduate nursing and health science student seeking to understand patient responses and behaviours to various diagnoses, interventions and health outcomes. Written by Patricia Barkway and Deb O'Kane, the text is divided into two sections. The first introduces essential concepts and theories of psychology in the context of human development across the lifespan. The second focuses on applying these concepts and theories to healthcare issues and practice.

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