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  • Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing

    From Student to Leader
    • 9th Edition
    • Patricia Knecht
    • English
    Get the proven guidance you need to succeed in both nursing school and professional LPN/LVN practice with Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, From Student to Leader, 9th Edition. Focusing on must-have leadership and problem-solving skills, this unique, market-leading text covers the soft skills that are essential for success in nursing school, in the job market, and in professional practice. Topics build on each other in a logical manner, beginning with tools you’ll need for success in class, continuing to the skills needed in LPN/LVN practice, and culminating in the higher-level roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN as a leader. The newest feature box on empowerment introduces you to the concepts of self-reflection, self-growth, and power to enhance your student experience and accomplish positive outcomes in nursing school and in practice. Additionally, like in previous editions, Critical Thinking and Try This! boxes are incorporated throughout this ninth edition to challenge you in thinking outside of the box to solve personal, academic, and professional situations. There are also practice review questions at the end of each chapter help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination and chapters on Workforce Trends and Nurse State Practice Acts to help you easily move from the academic to the practice setting. With all its proven guidance and insight, this text is must-have for any LPN/LVN student wanting to find success in today’s demanding healthcare environment.

  • Medical Terminology & Anatomy for Coding

    • 4th Edition
    • Betsy J. Shiland
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dictionaries/Termino... Terminology & Anatomy for Coding, 4th Edition　is unlike any other medical terminology textbook on the market! With interspersed ICD-10 and CPT coding guidelines and notes, electronic medical records, and integrated exercises, it combines anatomy and physiology coverage with the latest medical terminology needed by coders and coding students. The ICD-10-CM classification system serves as the structure for organizing diseases and disorders, with carefully drawn, well-labelled illustrations to help you visualize the associated anatomy. A new Infectious Disease Process Basics　appendix provides the terminology and physiology of infectious diseases. Updated CPT coding information indicates where physician coding differs from ICD-10 coding.

  • Les psychothérapies cognitives et comportementales

    • 7th Edition
    • Jean Cottraux
    • French
    Cet ouvrage de référence a été actualisé en profondeur à l’occasion de sa 7e édition, notamment avec le bilan des thérapies comportementales et cognitives (TCC) de troisième vague avec la méditation de pleine conscience. Il intègre les avancées dans le traitement des troubles de la personnalité et des neurosciences. De nouveaux thèmes sont aussi abordés comme l’e-learning, l’e-thérapie, la psychologie positive et le coaching. Cette édition comporte deux nouveaux chapitres : la thérapie cognitive pour la prévention du suicide et l’évaluation de la TCC par la neuro-imagerie cérébrale. Les psychothérapies comportementales et cognitives ont démontré leur efficacité, chez l’adulte, dans les états d’anxiété chronique, les phobies, les attaques de panique, les troubles obsessionnels-compul... les maladies liées au stress, la dépression, les problèmes sexuels, les troubles de la personnalité et la réhabilitation des patients psychotiques chroniques. Son bilan chez l’enfant est également positif. Ce livre, permet aux professionnels de santé mentale, aux médecins ainsi qu’à toute personne intéressée par les TCC, d’en comprendre la théorie et la pratique, avec : – en partie I, les concepts fondamentaux et les méthodes concrètes sur lesquels se fonde la pratique ; – en partie II, la TCC à travers dix-sept situations cliniques très fréquentes, illustrées chacune par une histoire de cas. Des protocoles permettent au clinicien d’intervenir de manière simple et fiable. Le chapitre sur l’autisme fait état des méthodes de prises en charge validées par la Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) : ABA, TEACCH, modèle d’intervention précoce de Denver ; – en partie III, un guide pratique pour comprendre la méthodologie des études contrôlées et des études méta-analytiques, le bilan actuel des résultats des TCC, et leur validation par la neuro-imagerie cérébrale.

  • Laboratory Testing for Neurologic Disorders, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-3
    • A. Zara Herskovits
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, guest edited by Dr. A. Zara Herskovits, will cover Laboratory Testing for Neurologic Disorders. This issue is one of four selected each year by our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Milenko Jovan Tanasijevic. Topics discussed in this issue will include: molecular approach to diagnostic testing for children with developmental delay and congenital anomalies, proteopathic and seeding assays (such as RT-QUIC), genetic testing for ALS and FTD, Diagnostic and prognostic testing for Alzheimer’s disease, confounds in the interpretation of paraneoplastic antibody panels, Review of neurologic disease sendout testing at an academic medical center, development of new diagnostic tests for neurologic disorders, assuring quality in laboratory testing for sendout reference tests, diagnostic testing for patients with spinal muscular atrophy, among others.

  • Gerontological Nursing

    A Holistic Approach to the Care of Older People
    • 1st Edition
    • Caroline Vafeas + 1 more
    • English
    This first edition Australian text aligns nursing care principles and practice to the unique requirements of older people.Written by leading academics and clinicians, Gerontological Nursing: A holistic approach to the care of older people covers the essential skills of gerontological care with a focus on chronic diseases, neurocognitive disorders, mental health, quality of life and healthy ageing, palliative care and bereavement, safety issues, and the role of the caregiver.As nurses play an ever more critical role in supporting the needs of an ageing population, this essential text will enable nursing students to navigate the complexities of older people’s healthcare, promote healthy ageing, and help people to live well.

  • Advances in Cardiovascular Issues, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-3
    • Eugene M Dempsey + 1 more
    • English
    In consultation with Dr. Lucky Jain, Consulting Editor, Drs. Dempsey and EL-Khuffash have chosen a wide range of topics in cardiovascular issues that cover new diagnostic techniques and important areas of management, including the role of volume administration, inotropes, and corticosteroids in the setting of cardiovascular instability. These remain critical questions in neonatal care, and authors were selected based on their expertise and ability to provide the reader with the most recent up-to-date evidence upon which to direct intervention. The clinical review articles in this issue will address the relationship between intervention and outcome in preterm hypotension, the management of cardiovascular instability in the setting of pulmonary hypertension and therapeutic hypothermia, and finally ask if it’s time for a definitive trial in the management of PDA. The final article in the issue highlights the clinical trials to date, what trials are currently ongoing, and what the future holds in cardiovascular support for the preterm infant. The reader will come away with the most current information on this topic from international experts including Europe, Canada, USA, and Australia.

  • Immunizations, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-3
    • Margot Savoy
    • English
    This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Dr. Margot Savoy, is devoted to Immunizations. Articles in this issue include: Establishing and Maintaining a Vaccine Positive Practice Culture, Creating a Sustainable Vaccine Delivery Practice, Communicating About Immunization, Vaccine Safety, Opportunities and Challenges of Vaccinating in Pregnancy, Improving Immunization Coverage in Special Populations, Recognizing Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Managing Outbreaks, Addressing Immunization Health Disparities, Immunizing in a Global Society, What’s New in Vaccine Science, Impact of HPV Vaccination in Reducing Cancer, Vaccine Policy in the United States, and more.

  • Advances in Surgery, 2020

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 54-1
    • John L. Cameron
    • English
    Each year, Advances in Surgery reviews the most current practices in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. John Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.

  • Complications in Orthopaedics: Sports Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Stephen R. Thompson + 1 more
    • English
    One of the hallmarks of a master surgeon is the ability to navigate a wide variety of inevitable difficult situations in surgery, whether errors in judgment, technical mistakes, or unavoidable outcomes. Complications in Orthopaedic Surgery is a new series designed to provide real-world guidance on recognizing and avoiding errors, as well as how to “course-correct” during surgery. In this inaugural volume dedicated to sports medicine surgery, series editor Dr. Stephen R. Thompson and Dr. Matthew Schmitz describe and demonstrate practical solutions that are integral to improving patient outcomes.

  • Buck's 2021 ICD-10-PCS

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier
    • English
    Choose the book designed by coders for coders! Buck's 2021 ICD-10-PCS includes all the ICD-10-PCS codes you need to know to ensure the most accurate billing and reimbursement for inpatient medical procedure coding. As coders need extensive knowledge to code with ICD-10-PCS — and to choose from the thousands of possible codes — this edition provides colorful anatomy plates (including Netter’s Anatomy illustrations) and tables organized to simplify the process of choosing and building procedure codes. It comes with durable spiral binding and includes a companion website with the latest coding updates.

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