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    • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Review

      • 1st Edition
      • January 4, 2018
      • JoAnn Zerwekh
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      • eBook
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      Get the expert study tools you need to prepare for Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner certification! New from best-selling author JoAnn Zerwekh, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Review has been carefully written and organized to mirror the AANP and ANCC test blueprints. The first edition of this robust study tool includes more than 1,400 multiple-choice questions that reflect the latest evidence-based clinical practice and national treatment guidelines and protocols. At the end of every chapter you’ll find an Answers and Rationales section for instant remediation. Additionally, you can study anytime and anywhere with a mobile-optimized website that generates exams with questions taken from the book, plus new illustration-based and ordered-response questions.

    • Hamric and Hanson's Advanced Practice Nursing

      • 6th Edition
      • January 3, 2018
      • Mary Fran Tracy + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Edited and written by a Who’s Who of internationally known advanced practice nursing experts, Hamric and Hanson's Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach, 6th Edition helps you develop an understanding of the various advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) roles. This bestselling textbook provides a clear, comprehensive, and contemporary introduction to advanced practice nursing today, addressing all major APRN competencies, roles, and issues. It covers topics ranging from the evolution of advanced practice nursing to evidence-based practice, leadership, ethical decision-making, and health policy. New to this edition is expanded coverage of interprofessional collaborative practice, updated coverage of APRN roles related to implementation of healthcare reform in the U.S., updated and expanded coverage of IOM and QSEN, a global focus on international advanced practice nursing, and much more!

    • Student Laboratory Manual for Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination

      • 9th Edition
      • January 3, 2018
      • Jane W. Ball + 5 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Student Laboratory Manual for Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination, 9h Edition, gives you the tools you need to master physical examination and health assessment skills. Corresponding to the Ball/Seidel textbook, this practical guide includes learning objectives, multiple-choice questions, terminology reviews, application activities, case studies, and critical thinking questions. The 9th edition has been thoroughly updated with an engaging interactive review at the beginning of each chapter and an enhanced emphasis on patient safety and healthcare quality, and clinical and diagnostic reasoning

    • Elternarbeit bei Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwierigkeiten

      • 1st Edition
      • December 31, 2017
      • Anke Buschmann + 1 more
      • German
      • Spiral-bound
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      • eBook
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      Der richtige Umgang mit Lese- und Rechtschreibschwieri... Etwa 6-8% der Grundschulkinder haben eine Lese-Rechtschreibstö... Ohne adäquate Unterstützung sind die Auswirkungen auf den Alltag immens. Deshalb haben Eltern einen hohen Beratungsbedarf. Das Heidelberger Elterntraining Lese-Rechtschreibsch... unterstützt Sie dabei, Eltern bestmöglich zu schulen. Es ist ein Gruppenkonzept zur systematischen Elternanleitung und -begleitung im alltäglichen Umgang mit LRS durch Sprachtherapeuten/LR... etc. In fünf Sitzungen informieren Sie Eltern und leiten sie ganz konkret an , wie sie ihre Kinder am besten stärken und unterstützen können. Das Ziel ist es, den Eltern Handlungskompetenzen in schwierigen Übungssituationen zu vermitteln und sie mit Strategien zur Lese- und Schreibförderung im Alltag vertraut zu machen. Kopiervorlagen zum Mitgeben an die Eltern vertiefen die Inhalte. Sie können aus dem Buch herauskopiert oder online heruntergeladen werden.

    • Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing

      • 7th Edition
      • December 28, 2017
      • Sharon Smith Murray + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Make sure you fully understand how to care for women and newborns! Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 7th Edition integrates essential maternity information into the overall continuum of nursing care to show how to provide safe care in the clinical setting. With easy-to-understand language, this updated text uses evidence-based guidelines and step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions to help you quickly master key skills and techniques. Also emphasized is the importance of understanding family, communication, culture, patient teaching, and clinical decision making.　This edition reflects the latest QSEN competencies, and the accompanying Evolve website includes review questions to prepare students for the NCLEX® exam!

    • Occupational Therapy with Elders

      • 4th Edition
      • December 26, 2017
      • Helene Lohman + 2 more
      • Sue Byers-Connon
      • English
      • eBook
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      Get the focused foundation you need to successfully work with older adults. Occupational Therapy with Elders: Strategies for the COTA, 4th Edition is the only comprehensive book on geriatric occupational therapy designed specifically for the certified occupational therapy assistant. It provides in-depth coverage of each aspect of geriatric practice — from wellness and prevention to death and dying. Expert authors Helene Lohman, Sue Byers-Connon, and René Padilla offer an unmatched discussion of diverse populations and the latest on geriatric policies and procedures in this fast-growing area of practice. You will come away with a strong foundation in aging trends and strategies for elder care in addition to having a deep understanding of emerging areas such as low-vision rehabilitation, driving and mobility issues, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, new technological advancements, health literacy, public policy, dignity therapy, and more. Plus, you will benefit from 20 additional evidence briefs and numerous case studies to help apply all the information you learn to real-life practice. It’s the focused, evidence-based, and client-centered approach that every occupational therapy assistant needs to effectively care for today’s elder patients.

    • Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination

      • 9th Edition
      • December 21, 2017
      • Jane W. Ball + 4 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 9th Edition offers a uniquely interprofessional, patient-centered, lifespan approach to physical examination and health assessment. This new edition features an increased focus on patient safety, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice, along with an emphasis on the development of good communication skills and effective hands-on examination techniques. Each core chapter is organized into four sections – Anatomy and Physiology, Review of Related History, Examination and Findings, and Abnormalities – with lifespan content integrated into each area. Written by an author team comprised of advance practice nurses and physicians with specialties in the care of adults, older adults, and children, this one-of-a-kind textbook addresses health assessment and physical examination for a wide variety of disciplines.

    • Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative Dentistry

      • 7th Edition
      • December 20, 2017
      • Andre V. Ritter
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**Get a better picture of operative dentistry from the most complete text on the market. Using a heavily illustrated, step-by-step approach, Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operative Dentistry, 7th Edition helps you master the fundamentals and procedures of restorative and preventive dentistry and learn to make informed decisions to solve patient needs. Drawing from both theory and practice and supported by extensive clinical and laboratory research, this new full-color edition features four new chapters and updated information in the areas of color and shade matching, light curing, periodontology, digital dentistry and more. It’s the practicing dentist’s complete guide to all aspects of operative dentistry.

    • Pediatric Physical Examination

      • 3rd Edition
      • December 15, 2017
      • Karen G. Duderstadt
      • English
      • eBook
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      Known for its accuracy, consistency, and portability, Pediatric Physical Examination: An Illustrated Handbook, 3rd Edition teaches the unique range of skills needed to assess children of all ages. Spiral-bound for quick reference in clinical settings, this photo-rich, step-by-step guide to physical examination for advanced practice providers prepares you to expertly examine children from birth through adolescence. Body system chapters begin with fetal development and take you through the key developmental stages of childhood. For infants and young children, Duderstadt uses the quiet-to-active approach favored by pediatric experts and considered more effective for this age-group than the traditional head-to-toe approach used for adults. This edition features a new chapter on newborn physical examination, expanded coverage of skin conditions and new Red Flag highlights that help you recognize high-priority health issues.

    • Manual de imagen multimodal en retina

      • 1st Edition
      • December 15, 2017
      • Club español de la mácula
      • Spanish
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Manual que hace una recopilación de todas las técnicas de imagen utilizadas en la actualidad para el diagnóstico de las patologías de la retina. Este manual, eminentemente gráfico, constituye un libro de consulta rápida en el que el lector encontrará fácilmente la imagen que le ayudará a diagnosticar el caso que le ocupa. La obra se ha diseñado pensando tanto en el oftalmólogo en formación que necesita un esquema sencillo y práctico de las patologías habituales de la retina, como en el especialista que busca una imagen que le oriente en la práctica clínica. Las características clave son la visión panorámica de la petología de la retina; Empleo de un código de colores para identificar las diferentes técnicas de imagen empleadas en el diagnóstico; Gran cantidad de fotografías en color que ilustran las patologías y que se acompañan de textos claros y concisos y un formato manejable para uso en la consulta.

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