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Providing foundational knowledge and practical skills, this collection supports licensed practical and vocational nurses. It covers basic patient care, medication administration, and clinical procedures critical for safe practice.

  • Gestión clínica

    Colección Cuidados de Salud Avanzados
    • 2nd Edition
    • Loreto Maciá Soler
    • Loreto Maciá Soler
    • Spanish
    Cuidados de Salud Avanzados es una colección de monografías cuyo objetivo es ampliar los conocimientos básicos adquiridos durante el grado, proporcionando contenidos avanzados en cada materia. Su orientación recoge las cuatro funciones que la OMS otorga a las profesiones sanitarias: asistencial, docente, gestora e investigadora. La segunda edición de la monografía resalta la importancia y la necesidad de una formación en gestión en todos los niveles del sistema sanitario. Gestionar servicios implica tomar decisiones dentro del ámbito sanitario que afectan directamente a los cuidados que se prestan y, para ello, se precisa de una formación específica, complementaria a la formación propia de su titulación en ciencias de la salud y relacionada con gestión sanitaria. Los aspectos clave de la gestión clínica se implementan en los ocho capítulos del libro, en los que se analiza y revisa las compentencias relacionadas con la gestión de centros asistenciales y la importancia de la formación de grado y posgrado en gestión clínica, se desarrolla la gestión por procesos como elemento clave de gestión en el siglo XXI, y se detallan programas de gestión de la calidad, buenas práctias e indicadores de calidad, identificando sus elemenetos y resaltando la importancia de la mejora continua en el desarrollo de las actividades asistenciales. Es el resultado del trabajo de un amplio grupo de profesionales expertos en gestión Sanitaria y resultará de gran interés tatno a esudiantes como a profesionales y a todos aquellos que quieran completar sus conocimientos sobre gestión sanitaria, especialmente clínica, desde una perspectiva actualizada y amplia.
  • Leadership Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English
    Shadow Health’s Digital Clinical Experiences™ for Leadership provide you with a safe, convenient, and dynamic environment to practice your documentation, communication, and clinical reasoning skills. An innovative conversation engine enables you to become more efficient in your patient interactions while maintaining high-quality therapeutic communication and care planning. These meaningful interactions help you gain valuable experience in leadership, delegation, interprofessional communication, practical application, and personal empathy, empowering you to improve patient outcomes and prepare to enter clinical practice.
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Part II: Herbal Supplements and Vitamins, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 56-1
    • Stephen D. Krau
    • English
    In Part II of this special issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, Dr. Krau is serving as Guest Editor again to provide information on complementary and alternative medicine with specific focus on herbal supplements and vitamins. Distinguished authors have contributed clinical reviews devoted to the following topics: Precautions when using Herbal Medications and Supplements; Vitamin B6 and its role in Women’s Health; Fat Soluble Vitamins; Vitamin D: Vitamin or Hormone; Enhancing Cognitive Function with Herbal Supplements; Herbal Medications Used in Women’s Health; Herbal Medication to Enhance or Modulate Viral Infections; Herbal Medications used to treat fevers; Traditional and Current Use of Ginseng; Herbal Medications Used to ameliorate cardiac conditions; Cannabis, Marijuana, and CBD oil; and Highs, Lows, & Health Hazards of Herbology-A Review of Herbal Medications with Psychotropic Effects. Knowledge of this information is not easy to find in the nursing literature, and Dr. Krau believes readers will come away with valuable information on managing patients who use complementary and alternative herbal supplements and vitamins.
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Part I: Therapies, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 55-4
    • Stephen D. Krau
    • English
    In this unique issue, Dr. Stephen Krau, Consulting Editor, is serving as Guest Editor to present a topic not easily found in the nursing literature: complementary and alternative medicine. This issue serves as Part I and is devoted to therapies. Part II publishes in March 2021 and is devoted to herbal supplements and vitamins. This information is invaluable to nurses who care for patients taking complementary and alternative supplements and therapies, which often have an impact on care and healing. Specific articles are devoted to the following topics of Part I: Overview and History of Alternative and Complementary Interventions; Presence and Therapeutic Listening; Impact of Music Therapy on Mind-Body-Spirit; Impact of Music Therapy on Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Pilot Study; Guided Imagery; Meditation Journaling; Aroma Therapy; The Differences Between Healing and Therapeutic Touch; Therapeutic Effects of Reiki; Acupressure and Acupuncture; Therapeutic Effects of Tai Chi; and Exercise as a Therapeutic Intervention. Readers will come away with hard-to-find information on complementary and alternative therapies, which will have an impact on patient outcomes.
  • The Leadership Trajectory

    Developing Legacy Leaders-Ship
    • 1st Edition
    • Patricia S. Yoder-Wise + 2 more
    • English
    Designed to help you excel at every stage of your leadership path, this unique and practical text is organized around a nursing and health care leadership trajectory of three core areas — The Strategies, The Personal, and The Environment. The Strategies covers necessary actions that you need to take to become more influential in any environment to move yourself and your people to greater contributions. The Personal relates to the concepts that you must develop and hone to increase your influence. The Environment reinforces how you can exercise the strategies and personal factors in this leadership model through assessing the situations in which you find yourself.
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 55-3
    • Courtney J Pitts
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Stephen Krau, Guest Editor Dr. Courtney J. Pitts has put together a comprehensive update on sexually transmitted infections. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: STI Prevalence in the United States and the relationship to the social determinants of health; Psychosocial aspects and ethical concerns of STIs treatment and management; Update on guidelines for STI treatment and management - adults and adolescents; STIs and HIV; Proctitis in MSM; Herpes simplex Virus; Pharmacological updates on Hepatitis C treatment; The Reemergence of Syphilis: Clinical Pearls for consideration; The use of technology in the screening and management of STIs; Decreasing barriers to sexual health in the LGBTQI community; STIs and pregnancy; Update on pharmacology of HIV; An update on HPV guidelines; and Pre-exposure (PrEP) prophylaxis versus Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Readers will come away with the updates and information they need to improve patient care and outcomes in patients with sexually transmitted infections.
  • Orthopedic Nursing, An Issue of Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 55-2
    • Tandy Gabbert
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor Dr. Stephen Krau, Tandy Gabbert has put together a comprehensive issue that discusses important clinical topics for orthopedic nurses. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Proactive wellness care for the patient with osteoarthritis; Innovations in care of the elderly hip fracture patient; A Day in the Life of Advanced Practice Nurses providing care to patients with musculoskeletal conditions; Emerging spine care trends and innovations; Fighting the epidemic: Bone health and osteoporosis; An update on total joint arthroplasty: Current models of care, strategies and innovations providing the best patient outcomes, and the big changes in the patient experience; Legal implications in the care of orthopedic patients: Serious complications and how to prevent them; New on the scene: Orthopedic Nurse Navigator; Pain management for the orthopedic patient, closing the gap; Advances in sports medicine and care of the adolescent athlete; The ever changing world of limb salvage surgery for malignant bone tumors; and Excellence in patient education: Evidence-based education that improves patient outcomes. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in orthopedic patients.
  • Begutachtungsinstrument und Pflegegradermittlung

    Module und Themenfelder in Einklang bringen
    • 1st Edition
    • Ursula M. Borgiel
    • German
    Mit diesem Werk verstehen Sie den Zusammenhang zwischen Strukturmodell und Modulen der Begutachtung. So begleiten Sie Ihre Pfllegebedürftigen gut durch die Begutachtung des MDK und können auch Ihren Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern Sicherheit bei der Pflegeplanung vermitteln. Ob Sie umstellen müssen und bisher ABEDL® gewohnt sind oder von Anfang an mit dem Strukturmodell, der SIS®, arbeiten, mit diesem Buch als Hilfsmittel können Sie sich in jeder Situation sicher fühlen. Ideal für Wohnbereichsleitung und Pflegedienstleitunge... von stationären und ambulanten Pflegeeinrichtungen und examinierte AltenpflegerInnen. Ursula Borgiel, examinierte Krankenschwester und Pflegedienstleiterin... qualifizierte sich über zahlreiche Fort- und Weiterbildungen in der Pflege zur Gutachterin und hat sich durch ihre Fortbildungen zur Pflegeplanung sowohl im ambulanten als auch im stationären Sektor einen ausgezeichneten Ruf geschaffen.
  • Building Innovative Nurse Leaders at the Point of Care, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 55-1
    • Kelly A. Wolgast
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor Dr. Stephen Krau, Dr. Kelly Wolgast has put together a unique issue that discusses nursing leadership. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Sustainability Strategies and Nursing; Building Skills in Policy, Advocacy, and Media to Promote Population Health; Integrating Technology Innovation Into Practice; Leading Change in Nurse Bedside Shift Reporting; Decision-making at the Bedside; Making Good Use of Your Limited Time; Nursing Model of Care in Behavioral Health; Mentor Relationships to Build Individual Leader Skills; Sepsis Management in the ED; Importance of GIS Mapping and Disaster Preparedness; Nurse Characteristics and Effects on Quality; Interprofessional Models of Care; Magnet and the Direct Care Nurse; and Home Health Nursing Satisfaction and Retention. Readers will come away with the information they need to create a successful environment for nurses that ultimately results in improving patient outcomes.
  • Leading with Mastery and Heart

    The Coaching Companion for Thriving Nurse Leaders
    • 1st Edition
    • Catherine Robinson-Walker
    • English
    Leading with Mastery and Heart: The Coaching Companion for Thriving Nurse Leaders provides expert, on-the-spot coaching for nurses who lead. Content centers on topic-specific columns that feature an easy-to-read, personable writing style not found in any other leadership title. Just a few of the hot topics covered in this collection are: how to stay centered and positive in the midst of highly stressful situations; how to manage resistance and negativity; how to provide inspiration along with direction; and how to combat limiting circumstances and beliefs. With its wealth of proven, real-world advice, Leading with Mastery and Heart: The Coaching Companion for Thriving Nurse Leaders is perfect for any current or aspiring nurse manager or executive looking to quickly and effectively hone their leadership skills.
  • Gestión de los cuidados enfermeros y liderazgo

    • 6th Edition
    • Diane Huber
    • Spanish
    Obra que proporciona tanto una introducción amplia a este campo así como un resumen de la base de conocimiento y las habilidades relacionadas con el liderazgo y la gestión de enfermería. Presenta una fusión de práctica y teoría que abre nuevas perspectivas mediante la explicación de la intersección de los cuidados de enfermería con el liderazgo de las personas y la gestión de organizaciones y sistemas. Tiene un doble objetivo que consiste en diferenciar con claridad las perspectivas tradicionales de liderazgo y gestión, y relacionarlas de forma integrada con las tendencias actuales en enfermería y las aplicaciones prácticas. El contenido de esta sexta edición se ha reorganizado y actualizado para integrar los temas de liderazgo y gestión con las competencias de liderazgo ejecutivo en enfermería de la American Organization on Nurse Executives (AONE). Está diseñada para cubrir las necesidades de los profesionales y estudiantes de enfermería que busquen una base sobre los principios de liderazgo y coordinación de los servicios de enfermería en relación con los cuidados de los pacientes, los compañeros, los superiores y los subordinados.
  • Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

    • 4th Edition
    • Jean V. Craig + 1 more
    • English
    The Evidence-Based Practice Manual successfully breaks down the skills required for evidence-based nursing into manageable components. The reader will learn how to find, critically read and interpret a range of research studies, and will discover optimal approaches towards helping patients reach decisions that are informed by the best-available evidence. The more-strategic concepts of developing an organisational evidence-based culture and making evidence-based changes at the organisational level are addressed in the final chapter. This popular book comes with helpful online exercises including NCLEX questions for the US readership.
  • Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Leading and Managing in Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Patricia S. Yoder-Wise
    • English
    Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ) is the fun and engaging way to focus your study time and effectively prepare for class, course exams, and summative exams. EAQ is comprised of a bank of high-quality practice questions that allows you to advance at your own pace — based on your performance — through multiple mastery levels for each chapter. A comprehensive dashboard allows you to view your progress and stay motivated.
  • Quality Improvement, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 54-1
    • Treasa "Susie" Leming-Lee + 1 more
    • English
    With collaboration of Dr. Steve Krau, Consulting Editor, Drs. Leming-Lee and Watters have created an issue that provides state-of-the-art content on quality improvement. Top authors have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Quality improvement: Application of evidence-based practice; The application of the Virginia Mason production system to improve large scale quality outcomes in an acute care hospital; The application of the Toyota production system Lean 5S methodology in the operating room setting; Chart it to stop it: A quality improvement project to increase the reporting of workplace aggression; Reducing pressure injuries in the pediatric intensive care unit; Improving stress-induced hyperglycemic management in the ICU setting; Evaluation of telemetry utilization on medical-surgical floors; Implementation of a nurse-driven CAUTI prevention protocol; A quality improvement project to test the effectiveness of a patient-centered pathway and discharge tool on heart failure patient engagement; Diabetes self-management education provision by an interprofessional collaborative team: A quality improvement project; Increasing effective patient-triage nurse communication using a targeted history question; and Barriers to the implementation of pediatric overweight and obesity guidelines in a school-based health center. Nurses will come away with the current information they need to improve patient outcomes.
  • Leading and Managing in Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Patricia S. Yoder-Wise
    • English
    Help students prepare for the NCLEX® and their transition to practice! Organized around the issues in today's constantly changing healthcare environment Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th Edition, offers an innovative approach to leading and managing by merging theory, research, and practical application. This cutting-edge text includes coverage of patient safety, consumer relationships, cultural diversity, resource management delegation, and communication. In addition, it provides just the right amount of information to equip students with the tools they need to master leadership and management, which will better prepare them for clinical practice.
  • Syndromes in Organ Failure, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-3
    • Benjamin A Smallheer
    • English
    With collaboration of Dr. Stephen Krau, Consulting Editor, Dr. Benjamin Smallheer has created an issue of Nursing Clinics that provides a unique look at syndromes that cause organ failure or dysfunction. Expert authors contributed clinical reviews with up-to-date content in the following areas: Hyperglycemic Syndromes; Immunocompromised/Au... Syndromes; Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome; Fat Embolism Syndrome; Generalized Pain Syndromes; Malabsorptive syndromes; Munchausen/Munchause... by Proxy Syndrome ; Pickwickian Syndrome; Adrenal Syndromes; Male & Female Hypogonadism; Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; Chest pain Syndromes (non-cardiac); Restless Leg syndrome; Degenerative/Debilit... Neurologic Syndromes; and Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity Syndrome. Readers will come away with the clinical knowledge they need to improve patient outcomes.
  • Sherpath for Leadership and Management in Nursing (Marriner Tomey Version)

    • 8th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    For today’s healthcare students, Sherpath is the learning tool that takes primary course content and gives you what you need to know now, in the time you have available, to achieve success tomorrow. It then adapts based on your personal interactions and responds by building on the topics and concepts where you need help. Sherpath brings content to life by integrating the core content to a digital environment and complementing it with videos, images, case studies, and micro simulations on a single platform. This version of Sherpath fully incorporates ebook content.
  • Sherpath for Leadership and Management in Nursing (Motacki Version)

    • 2nd Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    For today’s healthcare students, Sherpath is the learning tool that takes primary course content and gives you what you need to know now, in the time you have available, to achieve success tomorrow. It then adapts based on your personal interactions and responds by building on the topics and concepts where you need help. Sherpath brings content to life by integrating the core content to a digital environment and complementing it with videos, images, case studies, and micro simulations on a single platform. This version of Sherpath fully incorporates ebook content.
  • Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Health Care

    • 1st Edition
    • Margaret Slusser + 3 more
    • English
    Health care is a team effort, so why keep training for solo sprints? Introducing Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Health Care - a unique new textbook that will equip you to become an effective member of interprofessional healthcare teams. This completely new textbook is the first on the market to introduce the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC, 2011, 2016) Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and to provide practice in applying these competencies to everyday practice. Expertly written by an interprofessional team for a wide variety of health professions students, this textbook provides a solid foundation in the four Core Competencies: Values and Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles and Responsibilities, Interprofessional Communication, and Teams and Teamwork. It then elaborates each Core Competency by defining and describing each Sub-Competency. With a variety of interactive Case Studies, Caselets, and Exemplar Case Studies, it then illustrates the contributions and interconnectedness of each provider’s role to demonstrate how Core Competencies would be applied and put into action for improved patient outcomes.
  • Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives

    • 5th Edition
    • Cheryl Jones + 3 more
    • English
    Learn how financial management fits into the healthcare organization. Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives, 5th Edition covers the latest accounting and financial management practices distinctly from the nurse manager’s point of view. Topics include how financial management fits into the health care organization, financial accounting, cost analysis, planning and control management of the organization’s financial resources, various management tools, and the future of financial management with respect to healthcare reform and international accounting standards. This new edition includes updated information on the Affordable Care Act, Accountable Care Organizations, Value Based Payment, and Team and Population Based Care.
  • Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care

    • 2nd Edition
    • Kathleen Motacki + 1 more
    • English
    With a strong focus on the key areas included on the NCLEX-RN Exam’s "management of care" section, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 2nd Edition prepares you to successfully prioritize, assign, and delegate nursing care to other members of the health care team. It provides the latest information on the roles and responsibilities of the staff nurse related to the management of patient care, the core competencies required of the nurse caring for patients, as well as a wide range of leadership and management concepts nurses need to confidently manage patients within a hospital unit. This new edition is organized according to the new 2014 Magnet Standards of Practice to help you learn the skills and competencies magnet status hospitals require when hiring nurses.
  • Mentoring, Learning and Assessment in Clinical Practice

    A Guide for Nurses, Midwives and Other Health Professionals
    • 3rd Edition
    • Ci Ci Stuart
    • English
    This is a ‘how to do it’, practice-centred book, providing workable educational strategies to assist busy practitioners supervise and support the learning and assessment of learners during clinical placements, to achieve valid and reliable assessments. All strategies are underpinned by a solid theoretical and evidence base. The complexity and challenges of mentoring, learning and assessing in the clinical setting are specifically addressed.
  • Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives

    • 4th Edition
    • Cheryl Jones + 2 more
    • English
    Covering the financial topics all nurse managers need to know and use, this book explains how financial management fits into the healthcare organization. Topics include accounting principles, cost analysis, planning and control management of the organization's financial resources, and the use of management tools. In addition to current issues, this edition also addresses future directions in financial management.
  • Future of Advanced Registered Nursing Practice, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-2
    • Robin Donohoe Dennison
    • English
    This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Robin Dennison, DNP, MSN, CCNS, RN, will focus on Future of Advanced Nursing Practice with topics including: regulatory procedures for APNs; future of the NP role; future of CNS role; future of nurse midwife role; future of the nurse anesthetist role; impact of LACE in public health; merging roles of the psychiatric mental health CNS and NP; impact of DNP on AP roles; future of reimbursement for APNs; role of APN in EBP; genetics and APNs; APNs in medical home; and executive role of the APN.
  • Victims of Abuse, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46-4
    • Sharon Stark
    • English
    This issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Sharon Stark, PhD, RN, APN-C, will focus on Victims of Abuse, with topics including: Types of Abuse ; Interpersonal Violence; Child Abuse; Elder Abuse; Bullying; Substance Abuse and Violence; Domestic Violence; Abuse in Nursing Homes; Nurses as Victims of Abuse; Issues of abuse in military deployment and military families; Abusive Behavior in the Workplace; The Relationship Between Abuse and Depression; Meeting the 2015 Millennium Development Goals With New Interventions for Abused Women; Community Services/Prevention; and Educational Considerations.
  • Culturally Competent Care, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46-2
    • Diane B. Monsivais
    • English
    This issue of the Nursing Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Diane B. Monsivais, PhD, CRRN, will cover Culturally Competent Care topics including such articles as The Clinically Relevant Continuum Model; Culturally Competent Care for Families with Burn Injury, Chronic Pain, End Stage Renal Disease and Parkinson’s Disease; an Innovative Model for Teaching Culturally Competent Care; Acculturation, Somatization of Depression, and Function in an Hispanic American Population; Culture of the Colonias/Constructin... the Meaning of Asthma in the Colonias; Genetics and its Relevance on Culture and Ethnicity; and Creating Culturally Appropriate Language Translation.
  • Magnet Environments: Supporting the Retention and Satisfaction of Nurses, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46-1
    • Karen Hill
    • English
    This issue of Nursing Clinics of North America will focus on Magnet Hospitals. Article topics will include nursing workforce data on magnet versus non-magnet hospitals, magnet culture and satisfaction, best practices in ensuring engagement among nurses, nursing retention, partnerships between academics and practice, and nursing retention strategies.
  • Health Information

    Management of a Strategic Resource
    • 4th Edition
    • Mervat Abdelhak + 2 more
    • English
    Following the AHIMA standards for education for both two-year HIT programs and four-year HIA programs, Health Information: Management of a Strategic Resource, 4th Edition describes the deployment of information technology and your role as a HIM professional in the development of the electronic health record. It provides clear coverage of health information infrastructure and systems along with health care informatics including technology, applications, and security. Practical applications provide hands-on experience in abstracting and manipulating health information data. From well-known HIM experts Mervat Abdelhak, Sara S. Grostick, and Mary Alice Hanken, this book includes examples from diverse areas of health care delivery such as long-term care, public health, home health care, and ambulatory care. An e-book version makes it even easier to learn to manage and use health data electronically.
  • A Nurse's Survival Guide to Mentoring

    • 1st Edition
    • Karen Elcock + 1 more
    • English
    Are you mentoring students?This is an indispensable handbook for:both new and experienced mentors seeking practical adviceacademic staff who deliver mentorship programmeslink lecturers who support mentors in practice.
  • Mental Health Across the Lifespan, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-4
    • Patricia B. Howard + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Patricia Howard, features subject topics such as: Interventions for Anxiety in the Critically Ill: A Guide for Nurses and Families; Psychiatric Co-Morbidities Across the Lifespan; Prevention Approaches in Childhood Mental Health Disorders; Adolescent Substance Use Conditions; Traumatic Brain Injury; Screening and Treatment of Depression in Primary Care; Depression and Co-Morbid Conditions of Adults; Substance Use Interface with Domestic Violence; Assessing and Maintaining Mental Health in Elderly; Global Issues in Mental Health: A Lifespan Approach; Review of Research on Resilience in Family Members of Persons with Mental Illness.
  • Palliative and End of Life Care, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-3
    • Mimi Mahon
    • English
    This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Mimi Mahon, features subject topics such as: Understanding Children's Involvment in Medical Decision Making; Symptom Management at End of Life; Assessing respiratory distress when the patient can’t self-report; Barriers to Palliative Care, Legislative Issues; End Stage Liver Disease: Symptoms & Practice Implications; Dying children: Creating opportunities out of a “Last Chance”; Decision making in palliative care; Discussing a family member's serious illness: children's and families' perspectives; Living with cognitive impairments in Long Term Care: Palliative Care & End of Life implications; Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy; The patient and family perspectives: Living with cancer; Palliative care concepts in the sickle cell population.
  • Women's Health, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 44-3
    • Ellen Olshansky
    • English
    The Special Issue on Women’s Health, Guest Edited by Ellen Olshansky, includes: Historical Perspective on Women’s Health as a nursing Specialty; Integrative Health Care for Women: Acupuncture and Mindful Meditation and Yoga; Wellness in Women Across the Lifespan; Adolescent Health: HPV Vaccine as an Exemplar; Genetics: Breast Cancer as an Exemplar; Women’s Global Health; Health Care for Incarcerated Women; Women’s Mental Health: Depression and Anxiety; Women and Cardiac Health; Women and Cancer: Ovarian Cancer; and Reproductive Health.
  • Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety

    • 1st Edition
    • National Council of State Boards of Nurs
    • English
    With a wealth of helpful guidelines and assessment tools, Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety makes it easy to identify the causes of practice breakdowns and to reduce health care errors. It provides expert guidance from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), plus an overview of the TERCAP® assessment tool. The book systematically examines the causes of practice breakdowns resulting from practice styles, health care environments, teamwork, and structural systems to promote patient safety.
  • Long-Term Care, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 44-2
    • Linda G. Dumas
    • English
    This year, about nine million men and women over the age of 65 will need long-term care. By 2020, 12 million older Americans will need long-term care. Nurses can be employed by hospitals (including subacute care), nursing homes, extended care facilities, retirement communities, and home-health agencies. This new issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Linda Dumas, explores the growing field of long-term care. It explores such topics as: Clinical Issues in Long Term Care, Settings at End of Life, and Leadership for the Future.
  • Leadership, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-1
    • Nancy Girard
    • English
    Perioperative Nursing is a diverse and challenging specialty, which involves a comprehensive support process to the individual undergoing surgical intervention. Leaders in perioperative nursing must be sensitive to the need for change and to be able to manage and initiate change. This exciting new issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing, Guest Edited by new Consulting Editor Nancy Girard, explores this ever-changing topic. Articles include: Transitioning from military to civilian leadership, Nursing leadership and politics, and Leading a clinical research team.
  • Guide to Nursing Management and Leadership

    • 8th Edition
    • Ann Marriner Tomey
    • English
    The 8th edition of this popular text has been completely revised and updated to include the latest strategies for improving your nursing leadership and management skills. It offers in-depth coverage and practical management strategies for a wide range of workplace issues such as delegation, diversity, evidence-based practice, stress management, quality improvement, legal issues, and recruitment and retention. A detailed analysis of today’s nursing environment prepares you to successfully manage in the midst of a nursing shortage and an emerging multigenerational workforce.
  • Nursing Research: Designs and Methods

    • 1st Edition
    • Roger Watson + 3 more
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It has been written by nurses for nurses and is research-minded, conceptually and theoretically up-to-date and student-centred. It is a comprehensive introduction to nursing research that will allow readers to build up their understanding of the research process and develop confidence in its practical application.
  • Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers

    • 4th Edition
    • Steven A. Finkler + 1 more
    • English
    An in-depth guide to preparing accurate nursing budgets, this book will help you improve your financial skills and contribute to your organization's strategic planning. It discusses the different types of budgeting, the budgeting process, forecasting, variance analysis, and costing out nursing services. A variety of settings are included: hospitals, long-term care, home health, community health, managed care, and others. With this guide, you'll learn how to communicate effectively with financial managers, succeed in your role in the budgeting process, and assist in the delivery of high-quality patient care at the lowest possible cost.
  • Praxiswissen Arbeitsrecht für die PDL

    Rechtssicherer Umgang mit Mitarbeitern in der Pflege
    • 1st Edition
    • Elke Bachstein
    • German
    Ob im Krankenhaus, in der häuslichen Pflege oder im Pflegeheim - mit dem Thema Arbeitsrecht muss sich jede leitende Pflegefachkraft auseinandersetzen. In diesem Buch finden Sie alle Informationen, die eine Leitungsperson in der Pflege braucht, z. B.: Abmahnung Stellenausschreibung Mutterschutz und Elternzeit Probezeit Vorlagen für Stellenbeschreibunge... Abmahnungen, Kündigungen und Arbeitszeugnisse machen dieses Buch für den Pflegealltag unverzichtbar. Die Autorin ist Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegerin sowie Juristin und kennt den Alltag in der Pflege ebenso gut wie das Arbeitsrecht.
  • Beyond Leading and Managing

    Nursing Administration for the Future
    • 1st Edition
    • Patricia S. Yoder-Wise + 1 more
    • English
    Beyond Leading and Managing focuses on real life stories and anecdotes about the practice of nursing administration. It highlights key information such as advanced administrative theory, financial decisions, quality control, working with external groups and individuals, planning strategically, and creating new opportunities within the profession. Theory boxes, case studies, and current literature and research located both in the book and on the Evolve website help the reader grasp the key points, remember them and think about the practicality of the content in the real world of leading in healthcare organizations.
  • Managing Health Services

    Concepts and Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • Mary G. Harris
    • English
  • Evidence-Based Practice

    A Primer for Health Care Professionals
    • 2nd Edition
    • Martin Dawes
    • English
    The book is a comprehensive guide to all the main strands of EBHC - finding and implementing evidence for use in clinical practice. Its focus is health professionals in the primary care field, and it consciously uses case examples from a variety of professional contexts. Examples and questions relevant to primary care practice are featured throughout the text. It discusses principles as well as practice, and provides guidance for teachers.
  • Professional and Ethical Issues in Nursing

    • 3rd Edition
    • Philip Burnard + 1 more
    • English
    The chapters examine statements from the NMC code and explore the concepts and problems that relate to it. A variety of philosophical and professional behaviour are presented to enable nurses, nursing students, midwives and health visitors to develop a greater autonomy in their day-to-day decision making and to help them make reasoned judgements.
  • Managing Client Care - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

    • 3rd Edition
    • Elizabeth F. Wywialowski
    • English
  • Staff Development Nursing Secrets

    • 1st Edition
    • Kristen L. O'Shea
    • English
    Staff Development Nursing Secrets is a practical guide for nurse educators working in staff development. The question and answer format helps provide readers with specific answers to their everyday questions and challenges. The text explores the state of today's healthcare world and identifies the myriad of competencies and skills necessary for a nurse educator to succeed. In addition, nurse educators will gain useful tips and knowledge regarding the planning, implementation and evaluation of many types of educational programming. The text concludes with a section on the nuts and bolts of common staff development programs.
  • Clinical Decision-Making and Judgement in Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • Carl Thompson + 1 more
    • English
    The book provides a critical overview of the current research literature regarding the topic of clinical decision making and judgement in nursing. The text helps individuals apply different techniques to practice, aiming for a 'non-academic' style which will be easy for readers to understand. Both the editors are researchers in the field of nurse decision making and have considerable experience teaching the subject on third level diploma/degree, masters level and post-registration nursing courses. This text is therefore unique in drawing together both the research and practical experience of implementing techniques in practice.
  • The Clinical Audit Book

    • 1st Edition
    • Clare Mayo + 1 more
    • English
    This book will provide a clear and practical guide to implementing clinical audit in practice. Divided into three parts, it introduces and contextualises what clinical audit is and how it fits in with other strategies such as evidence-based practice. The second part consists of a step-by step guide to conducting a clinical audit project in practice and part three sets out the issues which need to be considered when implementing a clinical audit programme and disseminating the results. By working through the manual, readers will be equipped to design, plan and implement a clinical audit project in order to develop patient care in line with the latest available evidence.