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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.

  • Nursing Today

    Transition and Trends
    • 12th Edition
    • JoAnn Zerwekh + 1 more
    • English
    Make a smooth transition from nursing school into the practice setting! Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 12th Edition, gives you a solid understanding of the issues and trends that affect the nursing profession. Not only will you graduate with patient care skills, but you will advance your career with insights into writing a resume, interviewing, finding a job, and obtaining specialty certifications. This edition takes a deeper look into topics such as workplace bullying, conflict management, artificial intelligence and its impact on health care, social determinants of health, and new question types found on the Next Generation NCLEX® examination. Written by well-known nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, this easy-to-read text prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam and in professional nursing practice.

  • Varcarolis Clinical Companion for Psychiatric Nursing

    An Interprofessional Approach
    • 8th Edition
    • Margaret Jordan Halter + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Psychiatric**Get quick access to psychiatric nursing care guidelines with this portable and concise clinical reference! Taking an interprofessional approach to care based on patient problems and the latest DSM-5 criteria, this essential resource helps you plan evidence-based, individualized nursing care for a range of healthcare settings. Clear, concise coverage focuses on the nursing process, summarizing topics from disorders and psychiatric crises to psychopharmacology. From noted educators Margaret Jordan Halter and Christina A. Fratena, this manual is a perfect clinical reference companion for creating psychiatric nursing care plans.

  • Plunkett's Procedures for the Canadian Medical Administrative Assistant

    • 6th Edition
    • Heather D. Ramsay + 1 more
    • English
    Written in a clear, engaging style, Plunkett's Procedures for the Canadian Medical Administrative Assistant, 6th Edition, provides instruction for all the essential office procedures required by today's health services administrative assistants in Canada — whether working in a medical office, a complementary care office, or in a hospital setting. 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 expanded edition includes in-depth coverage of topics including privacy and confidentiality, hospital procedures, cross-cultural communication, and more. Three new chapters explore health care's evolving landscape, therapeutic communication, and pharmacology, while a revised art program visually reinforces key concepts. Accompanied by a robust offering of invaluable learning resources on Evolve, this is the only text you'll need to prepare for your career in health care administration assistance.

  • Essentials of Nursing Communication

    • 1st Edition
    • Joy V. Goldsmith + 3 more
    • English
    Build your skills in communication with a scientific, competency-based approach! Essentials of Nursing Communication helps you gain communication knowledge and develop observable communication skills/behaviors in nursing. This text goes beyond an anecdotal, “soft skills” approach to communication. It integrates the COMFORT model with the concepts and domains of the 2021 AACN Essentials, covering key topics like professionalism, DEI, and person-centered care. Standards and learning objectives for undergraduate nurse communication training are scaffolded across chapters, implementing the gold-standard approach to competency-based learning to help you communicate effectively in today’s nursing practice.

  • PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum

    Preprocedure, Phase I and Phase II PACU Nursing
    • 5th Edition
    • ASPAN
    • Pamela E. Windle
    • English
    Prepare to succeed on the CPAN® and CAPA® exams with this authoritative guide from ASPAN! PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum, 5th Edition, is a comprehensive reference that helps you care for patients before and after anesthesia in all types of settings. Coverage of the full scope of perianesthesia nursing makes it an ideal resource for both in-hospital and ambulatory care. To keep you current, this edition also describes the latest advances in technology and emerging trends in patient care. Written by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses and edited by perianesthesia nurse Pam Windle, this book will help you develop the skills and expertise you need to excel on your certification exam and in practice.

  • Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

    • 8th Edition
    • HESI + 1 more
    • English
    Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam with this proven HESI® review! Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 8th Edition provides a complete, all-in-one guide to the information you need to know. Using an easy-to-read outline format, this book reviews content by nursing concepts and clinical areas. Along the way, valuable tips from HESI help you develop clinical judgment and critical thinking skills in real-life clinical situations. With 1,200 review questions on the companion Evolve website, you can practice test-taking in the same electronic format you will experience on nursing school exit exams and on the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN exam.

  • Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing

    Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems
    • 13th Edition
    • Mariann M. Harding + 3 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Medical/Surgical**Ga... the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in medical-surgical nursing with this leading textbook! Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition, uses a conversational writing style, a focus on nursing concepts and clinical trends, evidence-based content, and basic pathophysiology review to provide the solid foundation required in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Comprehensive chapters cover topics including nursing management and collaboration, health promotion, acute interventions, and ambulatory care. Summary tables and boxes make it easy to find essential information, and a building-block approach makes even the most complex concepts simple to grasp. In addition to three new chapters, this edition includes a stronger focus on the nursing process, social determinants of health, clinical judgment, and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination.

  • Tratado de enfermería del niño y el adolescente

    Cuidados pediátricos
    • 3rd Edition
    • María José Aguilar Cordero
    • Spanish
    Tratado de enfermería del niño y el adolescente. Cuidados pediátricos se consolida en esta tercera edición como la obra de referencia esencial para los estudiantes de Enfermería y todos los profesionales interesados en la especialidad. Esta nueva edición mantiene su rigurosa vocación de tratado de asistencia sanitaria pediátrica, ofreciendo una exposición clara y exhaustiva de los aspectos psicosociales y las alteraciones más frecuentes en la etapa infantil, desde la lactancia hasta la adolescencia. Enfocada en el mantenimiento de la salud y la prevención de los trastornos, la obra profundiza en la descripción de problemas sanitarios de máxima actualidad, como la COVID-19, el calendario vacunal, la salud mental, el desarrollo evolutivo, el uso de pantallas y la prevención de la violencia en la infancia y la adolescencia. El equipo autoral, un conjunto multidisciplinar compuesto por profesionales de la enfermería, y concretamente de la obstétrico-ginecológ... la pediatría, la farmacia, la obstetricia, la fisioterapia, la nutrición, la terapia ocupacional y la psicología, ha plasmado en esta obra el objetivo primordial de la consecución del bienestar y la salud del niño y el adolescente en todos los ámbitos de su vida: físico, social, psicológico, emocional, familiar y educativo.

  • Transculturalidad, género y salud

    Manual de enfermería cultural
    • 2nd Edition
    • Manuel Moreno Preciado
    • Spanish
    · Esta 2.ª edición, es una apuesta en favor de que la enfermería como profesión amplíe su mirada hacia las nuevas necesidades de salud y cuidados de la población. · Es un acercamiento entre dos disciplinas, la enfermería y la antropología, y pretende ser una contribución a ese fin. Propone a las enfermeras y estudiantes de Enfermería profundizar en el sentido cultural de los cuidados a través de cuestiones como las adicciones, los trastornos alimentarios y de la imagen corporal, la soledad, el estrés y la depresión, entre muchas otras. · Supone un referente pedagógico para la formación de futuros profesionales de la enfermería, desde una perspectiva sociocultural, holística y ética; tan necesaria para dar respuesta a los desafíos presentes y futuros, que implican el cuidar de sí y el cuidar del otro, en contextos multiculturales y diversos.Destaca la riqueza de las narrativas y los textos literarios que utiliza el autor para contextualizar e ilustrar situaciones de cuidados en escenarios diversos. La riqueza pedagógica del texto dibuja itinerarios reflexivos que se nutren en la interrelación dialógica entre la enfermería y la antropología, y que invitan a sus lectores a convivir en la diversidad, a ser solidarios, a transitar hacia modelos de relación terapéutica horizontales y a ser sujetos éticos y compasivos en los diversos contextos de cuidado y en tiempos marcados por la precariedad, la complejidad y la incertidumbre.

  • Alfaro. Juicio clínico en enfermería.

    Un enfoque práctico
    • 8th Edition
    • Donna D. Ignatavicius + 1 more
    • Spanish
    La nueva edición de esta obra clásica completamente revisada amplía la descripción básica sobre el juicio clínico que se presenta en la mayoría de los libros de texto de enfermería, proporcionando las pruebas, los fundamentos teóricos y los ejercicios de pensamiento para cada habilidad cognitiva del juicio clínico. Las autoras se han centrado en cómo utilizar múltiples tipos de pensamiento para razonar clínicamente y emitir juicios clínicos seguros y adecuados. Para ello, han reestructurado el contenido alineándolo con las seis habilidades cognitivas del JC del National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Incluye ejercicios de pensamiento intercalados a lo largo y también al final de cada capítulo que permiten aplicar ejemplos claros de habilidades cognitivas de juicio clínico. Su enfoque claro y directo, facilita aplicaciones prácticas, consejos de juicio clínico y escenarios clínicos reales que ilustran cómo realizar juicios clínicos eficaces en la práctica enfermera.

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