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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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    • Health Behavior Change

      • 3rd Edition
      • September 19, 2018
      • Pip Mason
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 7 5 7 9
      Based upon a tried and tested framework of intervention, Health Behavior Change, third edition, brings together the field of communication, the study of motivation and how people change, and insights derived from listening to and observing patients over many years, to provide a helpful source of advice on how to encourage individuals to embrace behaviour change and then maintain it. This popular paperback is written in a friendly and accessible writing style, and contains an abundance of ‘real-life’ clinical cases, sample interviews, and the latest evidence-base regarding best practice. The book also contains information on learning the necessary techniques, overcoming personal barriers to success, and how to use the techniques in a wide variety of settings. Learning aids include ‘Useful Questions’ boxes, to help learners structure consultations, ‘Key Points’ boxes, to summarise the crucial ‘take home’ message, and ‘What to Avoid’ boxes, which give the benefit of extensive experience. The new edition now comes with an EVOLVE© website which contains a helpful video demonstration of a successful interview, an explanatory transcript of which is given within the book, and downloadable Patient Worksheets. Suitable for a wide-ranging readership ranging from primary care physicians and nurses to physiotherapists and sports therapists, this book will be perfect for use in the primary care setting, inpatient or outpatient departments, community health projects, the A&E department, leisure facilities and occupational health clinics.

    • Nursing Key Topics Review: Mental Health

      • 1st Edition
      • January 12, 2018
      • Elsevier Inc
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 2 4 8 5 8
      There’s no better way to study for nursing exams and the NCLEX®! Nursing Key Topics Review: Mental Health provides a quick review of the psychiatric nursing information you need to know. More concise and less overwhelming than a textbook, this review simplifies essential concepts with bulleted lists, summary tables, and clear illustrations. So that you can check your understanding, review questions follow important topics — and always include correct answers and rationales. Audio summaries on a mobile web app let you study while on the go!

    • 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.

    • Foundations of Nursing

      • 8th Edition
      • October 23, 2018
      • Kim Cooper + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 4 3 7 7 4
      Make sure you have the foundation you need to begin a successful nursing career! Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition covers the skills needed for clinical practice, from nursing interventions to maternity, neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community health care. Guidelines for patient care are presented within the framework of the nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help you develop skills in clinical decision-making. The accessible, friendly overall style and clearly written review questions also helps you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination!

    • Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement

      • 1st Edition
      • July 25, 2018
      • Geri LoBiondo-Wood + 2 more
      • Geri LoBiondo-Wood + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 8 0 0 0 0
      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Quality Improvement**2019 AJN Book of the Year Award Recipient in the Advanced Practice Nursing category. Equip yourself to expertly conduct EBP or quality improvement projects. Written by renowned EBP experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler, Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement provides a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning and conducting EBP and quality improvement projects This brand-new, full-color, richly illustrated textbook begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information. The book’s content and approach have been developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key Points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context.

    • Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications

      • 7th Edition
      • November 21, 2018
      • Michele Grodner + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      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.

    • Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review for Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants

      • 6th Edition
      • February 16, 2018
      • Leighann Remmert + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 6 9 6 9 9
      Reinforce your understanding of the essentials! Corresponding to the chapters in Sorrentino’s Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition this workbook provides a clear, comprehensive review of all the material included in the text. It uses a number of exercises and activities including case studies, matching, crosswords, labeling activities, multiple choice questions, and critical thinking exercises. In addition, over 75 checklists — one for every procedure in the text – help you evaluate your proficiency in skills drills. The Competency Evaluation Review section helps you prepare for the certification exam with content review, chapter quizzes, two final exams, and more!

    • Psychiatric Nursing

      • 8th Edition
      • June 13, 2018
      • Norman L. Keltner + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 2 8 7 4 0
      Covering the field’s latest trends and treatments, Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition provides you with the solid, therapeutic skills you need to deliver safe and effective psychiatric nursing care. This new edition features a unique, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management which emphasizes the nurse’s three primary tools: themselves and their relationship with patients, medications, and the environment. Written in a friendly, approachable style, this text clearly defines the nurse’s role in caring for individuals with psychiatric disorders like no other book on the market!

    • Gerontologic Nursing

      • 6th Edition
      • October 1, 2018
      • Sue E. Meiner + 1 more
      • English
      • LooseLeaf
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      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Compassionately care for the aging population with Gerontologic Nursing, 6th Edition, uniquely known for its comprehensive coverage of the most common medical-surgical problems associated with older adults. Organized by body system for easy retrieval of information, it delves into health promotion and both basic and complex gerontologic concepts and issues. This disorder-focused gerontologic nursing text features an enhanced focus on nursing management and care coordination across health care delivery settings. It emphasizes topics such as nutrition, chronic illness, emergency treatment, patient teaching, home care, and end-of-life care — and includes the latest guidelines for mammograms, colonoscopies, pneumonia, and shingles vaccinations. With the addition of new nursing theories, this edition offers a valuable framework for gerontologic care.

    • Pharmacologie et thérapeutiques

      • 3rd Edition
      • April 25, 2018
      • Thibaut Caruba + 1 more
      • French
      • Spiral-bound
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      • eBook
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      L’ouvrage, consacré à l’unité d’enseignement 2.11 Pharmacologie et thérapeutiques, aborde les grands thèmes du programme sous forme de fiches synthétiques et de tableaux pharmacologiques : • un rappel des principes de chimie et de pharmacologie (pharmacocinétique, pharmacodynamique, dosage…), modalités, risques et dangers de l’administration médicamenteuse (S1) ; • les classes thérapeutiques, propriétés pharmacologiques, indications thérapeutiques et effets indésirables (médicaments du diabète, du système rénine-angiotensine, bétabloquants, chimiothérapies anticancéreuses, antibiotiques, etc.) (S3) ; • la responsabilité IDE dans le circuit du médicament et la prescription de produits thérapeutiques (S5) ; • l’ouvrage propose également une auto-évaluation (QCM, QROCS et calculs de dose) afin de réviser les connaissances. Des encadrés « Pratique IDE » détaillent la prise en charge infirmière (suivi du traitement par l’IDE et conseils aux patients) et signalent les points délicats dans l’administration de certains médicaments. La collection MÉMO INFIRMIER propose des ouvrages simples et pratiques pour réviser toutes les UE du programme. Les notions sont présentées sous la forme de fiches synthétiques, claires et concises. Des encadrés, exemples et situations concrètes de pratique infirmière facilitent l’intégration des points clés à retenir.

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