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Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

7th Edition
March 5, 2025
Patricia A. Williams
English

Reinforce your understanding of basic nursing concepts and skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 7th Edition, this study guide provides the review and practice you need to master essential LPN/LVN knowledge. Engaging exercises and questions help you learn to apply the nursing process, set priorities, practice critical thinking, make good decisions, and communicate effectively. With this practical review, you will get more out of your textbook and prepare for success on the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® exam.

La maladie de Parkinson

5th Edition
March 5, 2025
Luc Defebvre + 1 more
French

La collection « Elsevier Monographies » permet aux praticiens d’approfondir et d’actualiser leurs connaissances, en exposant les données fondamentales actuelles et leurs applications dans la pratique clinique.La maladie de Parkinson est, après la maladie d’Alzheimer, l’affection neurologique la plus répandue au sein de la population après 50 ans. Sa prévalence augmentant avec l’âge, surtout au-delà de 60 ans, on peut prévoir dès aujourd’hui qu’avec le vieillissement de la population, le nombre de patients ne cessera d’augmenter dans les années à venir.Modèle d’affection neurodégénérative, la maladie de Parkinson se manifeste de façon variable selon les patients et les stades d’évolution, bien au-delà des seuls troubles moteurs qui la caractérisent. Ces dernières années, la recherche a connu des avancées significatives, tant sur le plan de la compréhension des mécanismes physiopathologiques et génétiques que sur celui des stratégies diagnostiques et thérapeutiques.Cette cinquième édition, réalisée en collaboration avec les meilleurs spécialistes cliniciens et chercheurs francophones, propose une actualisation complète des connaissances, enrichie de neuf nouveaux chapitres. Cette nouvelle édition aborde ainsi des thématiques essentielles comme l’histoire et l’épidémiologie de la maladie, les innovations en électrophysiologie, la santé bucco-dentaire, les indications des injections de toxine botulique ou encore le rôle du pharmacien d’officine. De plus, une attention particulière a été portée à la démarche neuropalliative, aux dispositifs de soins à domicile et aux questions pratiques telles que le permis de conduire.Ce livre s’adresse aux praticiens et à tous les professionnels de santé, médicaux et paramédicaux, exerçant dans un service de neurologie ou concernés par la pathologie parkinsonienne : neurologues, internes préparant le diplôme d’études spécialisées de neurologie, neuropsychologues, psychiatres, rééducateurs, orthophonistes et kinésithérapeutes.POINTS CLÉSL’histoire et l’épidémiologie de la maladie.Les causes, la physiopathologie et les signes cliniques.La prise en charge thérapeutique des patients. Luc Defebvre est chef du service de neurologie et pathologie du mouvement, responsable du Centre Expert Parkinson, unité Inserm 1172, CHU et université de Lille.Marc Vérin est neurologue au service de neurologie, CHU d’Orléans, laboratoire interdisciplinaire pour l’innovation et la recherche en santé d’Orléans (LI2RSO), équipe « Brain Clinical and Experimental Neuroplasticity » (B-CLINE), université d’Orléans.

Nursing Professionalism for Nursing Students

1st Edition
May 1, 2023
Tara Iles + 1 more
English

Welcome to nursing! Nursing Professionalism for Nursing Students is part of the New Notes on Nursing series, a series created especially for you, the nursing student, at the start of your nursing journey.Here, you will find accessible, easy-to-absorb coverage of the key ingredients needed to become an accomplished nursing professional and meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for professional standards: the NMC code, how to raise concerns, maintaining safety, digital professionalism, global perspectives and more. From the first steps in your nursing journey to your final year and beyond, Nursing Professionalism for Nursing Students is your essential guide.The New Notes on Nursing series presents key topics in a highly accessible way without making assumptions about your existing knowledge. Concise volumes cover critical and emerging areas that include successful studying, clinical placements, models of care, student wellbeing and more. The aim is to make content engaging and easy to absorb, focusing just on what is essential for success in your course. Using a relaxed writing style and an all-new design, these unique books provide personal guidance from experts and students alike. So when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for New Notes on Nursing!

Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing

12th Edition
March 4, 2025
Patricia A. Potter + 4 more
English

Make this portable pocket reference your constant companion in the clinical setting! The Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition, includes the hard-to-remember facts, lab values, and abbreviations that are essential to providing optimal nursing care. Organized by the major concepts and principles of a nursing fundamentals course, this text features a quick-access format with summary tables and bulleted lists. The Clinical Companion makes retrieving, reviewing, and retaining clinical facts and figures easier than ever!

ELSEVIER Emergency. Vulnerable Patientengruppen. 1/2025: Fachmagazin für Rettungsdienst und Notfallmedizin

1st Edition
February 12, 2025
Frank Flake + 4 more
German

Das Heft 1/2025 "Vulnerable Patientengruppen" enthält u.a. folgende Artikel:Der verletzliche Mensch - vulnerable Gruppen im RettungsdienstDissoziation, PNES und dann - Ammola?Notfallversorgung beim PalliativpatientenNeben dem Leitthema sind zahlreiche weitere Fachartikel zu verschiedenen Rubriken enthalten.ELSEVIER Emergency ist das praxis- und branchenorientierte Fachmagazin für Rettungsdienst-Personal in allen Tätigkeitsfeldern des Rettungsdienstes und der Notfallmedizin. Es richtet sich sowohl an Notfallsanitäter und Notfallsanitäterinnen und Notärzte und Notärztinnen, wie auch an engagierte Rettungssanitäter und Rettungssanitäterinnen in der präklinischen Versorgung.Im Mittelpunkt der Heftinhalte steht Wissen von hoher Relevanz für die tägliche Arbeit im Rettungsdienst. Alle Fachartikel sind leitlinienkonform und studienbasiert verfasst; ein weiterer Fokus sind Berichte über Forschungsergebnisse im Bereich der Notfallmedizin unter Aufführung der entsprechenden Referenzliteratur. Ergänzt werden die Fachartikel durch Interviews, Porträts und Reportagen in denen spannende und wichtige Facetten der Branche beleuchtet, Menschen, Teams, Firmen und Phänomene vorgestellt, die die Redaktion für besonders interessant hält.

Medical-Surgical Nursing

6th Edition
March 1, 2025
Holly K. Stromberg
English

Build your clinical judgment skills and prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) examination! Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 6th Edition provides a solid foundation in nursing concepts and skills essential to the LPN/LVN role. Complete coverage of common adult medical-surgical conditions includes all body systems and their disorders, addressing patient care in a variety of settings. Special attention is given to care of older adults, those with chronic illnesses, and residents in long-term care settings. Emphasizing evidence-based practice, this text reflects the expanding scope of practice for LPN/LVNs. What’s more, it makes exam prep easier with new NGN case studies and an emphasis on developing critical thinking and clinical judgment.

Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

2nd Edition
February 27, 2025
Marian Luctkar-Flude + 2 more
English

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to promote health and prevent disease in Canada! Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, Second Edition describes public health concepts from a Canadian perspective, helping you to improve community health and reduce health inequities within a diverse population. Covering the needs of each age and stage of life, this book discusses care of the individual, family, and community — all based on the latest research and trends in Canadian health promotion. New chapters address the timely topics of Indigenous health and 2SLGTBQI+ health. Written by respected Canadian educators Marian Luctkar-Flude, Shannon Dames, and Jane Tyerman, this book is the only Canadian nursing health promotion text on the market.

Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

2nd Edition
February 27, 2025
Marian Luctkar-Flude + 2 more
English

Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

2nd Edition
February 27, 2025
Marian Luctkar-Flude + 2 more
English

Congenital Anomalies, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

1st Edition
Volume 52-2
February 27, 2025
Jesse Goldstein
English

In this issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest editor Dr. Jesse Goldstein brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Congenital Anomalies. Top experts in the field discuss key topics such as anesthetic considerations for pediatric patients with congenital anomalies; craniofacial clefts; orbital hypertelorism; congenital ear anomalies; vascular anomalies; and more.

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Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

La maladie de Parkinson

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Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing

ELSEVIER Emergency. Vulnerable Patientengruppen. 1/2025: Fachmagazin für Rettungsdienst und Notfallmedizin

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Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

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