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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.

  • 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.

  • Bien débuter - Neurologie-Neurochirurgie

    • 1st Edition
    • Blandine Chauvière + 1 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage est destiné aux étudiants et aux professionnels infirmiers amenés à prendre en charge le patient atteint de pathologies neurologiques. En trois grandes parties : 1 – Les prérequis fournissent les notions indispensables pour aborder sereinement les situations cliniques prévalentes. 2 – Les situations cliniques prévalentes permettent de se familiariser avec la prise en charge globale des patients et la pratique terrain. En partant d’un cas clinique, les liens entre la symptomatologie du patient et sa prise en charge sont expliqués. La conduite infirmière et/ou conseils aux patients ainsi que le rôle propre et le rôle prescrit infirmiers sont clairement identifiés. 3 – La boîte à outils détaille les aspects légaux, les outils d’évaluation, les gestes techniques, les prises en charge spécifiques, les traitements et les examens complémentaires abordés dans les situations cliniques. La compréhension est facilitée par une présentation sous forme de fiches en couleurs et par de nombreux tableaux, photographies et illustrations.

  • Guide pratique infirmier

    • 6th Edition
    • Gabriel Perlemuter + 1 more
    • French
    Cette 6e édition du guide, qui a connu un grand succès, met en lien les informations médicales et pharmacologiques dont l’infirmier(e) a besoin en pratique quotidienne dans le cadre de son rôle propre comme de son rôle sur prescription : pathologie, médicaments, surveillance.Les auteurs ont procédé à l’actualisation de l’ensemble des fiches maladie, technique, infirmière et pharmacologie.Vérita... livre-outil, il offre un classement par spécialités et propose pour chaque pathologie :• Une fiche maladie avec les informations nécessaires sur la maladie et le patient, le bilan (examens biologiques, d’imagerie, etc.), un rappel sur le traitement (chirurgical et médicamenteux) et le pronostic.• Une fiche infirmière avec la conduite à tenir face au patient, en particulier face à son traitement : surveillance du traitement, de sonefficacité et des effets secondaires, éducation-conseils au malade.• Une fiche technique détaillant, quand nécessaire, les gestes indispensables correspondant à l’activité de l’infirmier(e).• Une fiche pharmacologie reprenant sous forme de tableau : la classe, la DCI, le nom commercial, le mode de prescription, le prix parconditionnement et par unité, le taux de remboursement.Pour chaque classe, les propriétés, les indications et les contre-indications, les précautions d’emploi et les effets indésirables sont indiqués.Véritable « tout en un » et très pratique grâce à son format poche, cet ouvrage s’avère un guide indispensable au quotidien : en cours, en stage, en ville, en clinique ou à l’hôpital.

  • Portfolios for Nursing, Midwifery and other Health Professions

    • 4th Edition
    • Lynette Cusack + 1 more
    • English
    Portfolios for Nursing, Midwifery and other Health Professions is a practical guide providing detailed strategies for developing a quality portfolio that will assist you to review your professional practice, assess your learning and career planning, direct your continuing professional development and effectively communicate your professional achievements. Written by Lynette Cusack and Morgan Smith, this fourth edition will help you understand the drivers and benefits of portfolios and how to design and evaluate a quality portfolio in order to meet the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) annual registration requirements.

  • Plunkett's Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant

    • 5th Edition
    • Heather D. Ramsay + 1 more
    • English
    Written in a clear, engaging style, Plunkett’s Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant, 5th Edition provides instruction for all the essential office procedures required by today's medical office administrative assistants in Canada — whether they work in a medical office, a complementary care office, or in a hospital setting. It contains the most current information available in the field, and specifically reflects health care in Canada. 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 edition covers Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and features an eye-catching new four colour design and a new Evolve companion site with invaluable instructor and student resources.

  • Today's Medical Assistant

    Clinical & Administrative Procedures
    • 4th Edition
    • Kathy Bonewit-West + 1 more
    • English
    Bringing together comprehensive, easy-to-read coverage of medical assisting competencies and a solid foundation of anatomy and physiology, Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures, 4th Edition provides everything you need to successfully begin a career as a medical assistant. This hands-on guide uses easy-to-follow language and detailed visuals to walk you through all the medical knowledge, procedures, and skills you need for success in today's fast-paced medical office. Cutting-edge content is organized around medical assisting standards and competencies, supplemented throughout with a wide assortment of engaging learning tools and activities that help you to fully understand and demonstrate those competencies. The 4th Edition features enhanced coverage of healthcare law, certification, electronic health records, motivational interviewing, office management, and more, as well as additional procedures to address behavior-based competencies and expanded sample certification exams online. For tomorrow’s professional landscape, look no further than Today’s Medical Assistant!

  • Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

    • 19th Edition
    • Clive P. Page + 2 more
    • English
    Since it was first published in 1958, Trounce’s Clinical Pharmacology has been the go-to resource for health professionals who prescribe as well as administer medications. Now in its nineteenth edition, the text has been fully updated to reflect the breadth and complexity of modern practice.The book provides everything the reader needs to know when becoming a prescriber. The text is organised by body system, making it easy to follow, and covers considerations for different patient categories as well as the management of pain, cancer and infection, substance abuse and complementary and alternative medicines.With a strong clinical orientation and written by practising clinicians, essential information is delivered in an engaging and friendly style that will ensure this book’s continued popularity with nurses and allied health professionals for many years to come.

  • The Art and Science of Patient Education for Health Literacy

    • 1st Edition
    • Melissa Stewart
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Patient Education**Most healthcare providers know that health literacy is a major barrier to positive health outcomes, but regardless of good intentions they continue to simply present health information rather than promote deep patient learning. With Dr. Melissa N. Stewart’s unique, research-driven approach, The Art and Science of Patient Education for Health Literacy helps you make the shift from simply presenting health information to activating deep patient learning. Revised and thoroughly updated from Dr. Stewart’s Practical Patient Literacy: The MEDAGOGY Model, The Art and Science of Patient Education for Health Literacy equips both students and healthcare providers with the skills needed to engage patients' brains in order to help them understand their conditions and promote long-lasting behavior change. Based on the neuroscience of learning, this groundbreaking book is packed with abundant tools to teach students and practitioners how to negotiate effectively with patients about what they will and won't do to maintain and improve their health. Equipped with enhanced levels of health literacy, your patients will better understand their illnesses and become their own best healthcare advocates.

  • Cuidados materno-infantiles en Emergencias

    Guías de enfermería obstétrica y materno-infantil
    • 1st Edition
    • Helen Baston + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Estas monografías constituyen una práctica fuente de información, y están completamente actualizadas para reflejar la praxis diaria basada en la evidencia. Con un diseño mejorado, que facilita aún más el aprendizaje, cada volumen de la colección destaca la importancia de la comunicación y la atención centrada en la mujer y presenta situaciones útiles para fomentar el debate y la reflexión. Enfoque en forma de "rompecabezas", que permite a los lectores analizar temas específicos desde diversas perspectivas como, por ejemplo, la comunicación eficaz, el trabajo en equipo y la promoción de la salud. Colección ideal para todas las matronas -tanto para las ya diplomadas como para las que aún están en formación- y también resultará útil para el resto del personal de enfermería y para los asistentes de salud que trabajen en el ámbito de la maternidad.

  • Burns' Pediatric Primary Care

    • 7th Edition
    • Dawn Lee Garzon + 5 more
    • English
    Get a comprehensive foundation in children’s primary care! Burns' Pediatric Primary Care, 7th Edition covers the full spectrum of health conditions seen in primary care pediatrics, emphasizing both prevention and management. This in-depth, evidence-based textbook is the only one on the market written from the unique perspective of the Nurse Practitioner. It easily guides you through assessing, managing, and preventing health problems in children from infancy through adolescence. Key topics include developmental theory, issues of daily living, the health status of children today, and diversity and cultural considerations. Updated content throughout reflects the latest research evidence, national and international protocols and standardized guidelines. Additionally, this 7th edition been reorganized to better reflect contemporary clinical practice and includes　nine new chapters, revised units on health promotion, health protection, disease management, and much, much more!

  • Psychologic Issues in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-4
    • Deborah W Chapa
    • English
    Dr. Chapa has assembled top-notch authors to write clinical reviews on the important topic of psychologic issues in the ICU. The issue focuses not only psychologic issues of patients in the ICU but also on issues facing critical care nurses working in the ICU. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Caring for the Caregiver in the ICU; Delirium vs. Dementia in ICU; Pediatric Delirium in ICU; Sarcopenia and Psychosocial Variables in ICU; Impact of Early Mobility in ICU on Psychological Issues; Intensive Care Syndrome; PTSD in ICU Nurses; Burnout Syndrome; Management Strategies in the ICU to Improve Psychosocial outcomes; and Psychologic Issues of Patient Transition from Intensive Care to Palliative Care. Readers will come away with current information they need to provide quality care with positive patient outcomes.

  • Primary Care

    A Collaborative Practice
    • 6th Edition
    • Terry Mahan Buttaro + 3 more
    • English

  • Cardiologie

    • 1st Edition
    • Farid Toumi + 1 more
    • French
    Alliant la théorie de l’enseignement à la pratique centrée sur la prise en charge globale des patients, les cahiers infirmiers sont pensés pour faciliter l’acquisition des connaissances indispensables à l’exercice du métier au quotidien. La collection est découpée en spécialités et chaque ouvrage est structuré selon un plan identique :- Partie I - Les bases en anatomie et physiologie,- Partie II - Les explorations, examens cliniques et principaux examens complémentaires,- Partie III - Les principaux syndromes,- Partie IV - Les pathologies.La compréhension et l’acquisition des connaissances sont facilitées par une présentation tout en couleurs, de nombreux tableaux, illustrations, photographies et une série d’encadrés :- Protocole de soin,- Protocole d’examen,- Démarche clinique infirmière,- Raisonnement clinique partagé,- Pour la pratique, on retiendra, la pharmacologie avec les modalités d’administration des médicaments et de surveillance.Des exemples de cibles prévalentes en lien avec chaque pathologie sont proposés afin d’initier le futur professionnel aux transmissions ciblées et des situations cliniques mettent en valeur l’aspect pratique de la collection.

  • Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant

    An Applied Learning Approach
    • 14th Edition
    • Brigitte Niedzwiecki + 2 more
    • English
    Designed to support the trusted content in Kinn’s The Medical Assistant, 14th Edition, this study guide is the essential review and practice companion to reinforce key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and ensure that you learn to master and apply key medical assisting content. This robust companion guide offers a wide range of exercises to reinforce your understanding of common administrative and clinical skills — including new certification preparation questions that offer additional practice for certification exams, a review of medical terminology and anatomy, and need-to-know workplace applications. Trusted for more than 60 years as a key part of the student journey from classroom to career, it also features competency checklists to clearly assess your performance and progression from day one until you land your first job as a Medical Assistant.

  • Study Guide for Kinn's The Administrative Medical Assistant

    An Applied Learning Approach
    • 14th Edition
    • Brigitte Niedzwiecki + 2 more
    • English
    Designed to support the trusted content in Kinn’s The Administrative Medical Assistant, 14th Edition, this study guide and procedure checklist manual is the essential review and practice companion to reinforce key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and ensure you master and apply administrative medical assisting content. This robust companion guide offers a wide range of exercises to reinforce your understanding of common administrative skills — including new certification preparation questions that offer additional practice for certification exams, a review of medical terminology and anatomy, and need-to-know workplace applications. Trusted for more than 60 years as a key part of the student journey from classroom to career, it also features competency checklists to clearly assess your performance and progression from day one until you land your first job as a Medical Assistant.

  • Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Clinical Medical Assistant

    An Applied Learning Approach
    • 14th Edition
    • Brigitte Niedzwiecki + 1 more
    • English
    Designed to support the trusted content in Kinn’s The Clinical Medical Assistant, 14th Edition, this study guide and procedure checklist manual is the essential review and practice companion to reinforce key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and ensure your mastery of clinical medical assisting content. This robust companion guide offers a wide range of exercises to reinforce your understanding of common clinical skills — including new certification preparation questions that offer additional practice for certification exams, a new chapter review of medical terminology and anatomy, and need-to-know workplace applications. Trusted for more than 60 years Kinn’s Clinical Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual also features competency checklists to clearly assess your performance and progression from day one until you land your first job as a Medical Assistant.

  • An Introduction to Writing for Health Professionals: The SMART Way

    The SMART Way
    • 4th Edition
    • Glennis Zilm + 1 more
    • English
    Learn to become a better writer the SMART way. An Introduction to Writing for Health Professionals: The SMART Way, 4th Edition explores quick-and-easy methods to help you improve your writing skills. Thoroughly updated to reflect APA style guidelines, the fourth edition illustrates various forms of common written communication, such as email, instant messaging, blogs, letters, memos, reports, resumés, briefs, articles, presentations, research papers, and more. You are introduced to the essential elements of writing using the SMART approach - Source, Message, Audience, Route, and Tone, as well as steps to use when crafting academic papers (PROCESS), and key takeaways for becoming a better writer (LAST). These acronyms provide quick-and-easy ways to help you get started and organize your writings. It also includes handy quick reference lists and free additional resources on the companion Evolve website.

  • Communication in Nursing

    • 9th Edition
    • Julia Balzer Riley
    • English
    Immerse yourself in the ideas, theories, and techniques of effective communication in the workplace! Communication in Nursing, 9th Edition adopts a uniquely practical and personal approach to the demands of today’s nursing practice, providing extensive examples, exercises, and techniques that help you to apply communication skills in a variety of clinical settings. Using a conversational tone, this relatable text takes you beyond theory to show you how to understand important concepts and use communication as a tool to limit stress in your nursing practice. The 9th edition includes a new chapter which focuses on the foundation of communication and personality assessment. It also includes a new Putting it into Practice feature to help you apply your new communication skills in the work environment. In addition, updates on the topics of mindfulness, resilience, and inter-collaborative communication highlight the importance of implementing these tools in practice.

  • Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing

    • 6th Edition
    • Oncology Nursing Society
    • Jeannine M. Brant
    • English
    The only OCN® Exam review developed in collaboration with the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing, 6th Edition is the must-have OCN® certification review resources. This essential guide covers the entire scope of practice for oncology nursing and reflects important changes in the dynamic field of cancer treatment and care. The thoroughly revised sixth edition follows the latest test blueprint for the OCN® Exam and is presented in a streamlined outline format to help you focus on the most important information. Recognized as the definitive resource for concepts and practice in oncology nursing, this is the #1 review tool when preparing for OCN® certification!

  • Clinical Nursing Practices

    Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice
    • 6th Edition
    • Sarah Renton + 2 more
    • English
    The new edition of Clinical Nursing Practices reflects the many changes in nurse education and practice. A team of clinical and education experts has updated the core practices contained within this text, while to ensure continuity the previous editors have acted as consultants in the development of this edition.To reflect the continuing evolution of nursing and nursing practice, this new 6th edition emphasizes the importance of evidence-based practice, values-based care, person centred care, health and social care integration and interprofessional education.To encourage reflective practice, self-assessment questions remain at the end of each chapter for some of the practices. Where appropriate, certain practices are evidenced mainly by National Guidelines and Standards such as Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Infection Control and Blood Transfusion; consequently, the presentation of the skill or procedure reflects this.The updated text addresses the wider issues which impact on everyday nursing and healthcare practice and is specially written to meet the needs of nurses today. The core philosophy of book, however, remains the same: to encourage its readers to deliver the highest quality care to each individual patient, safely and effectively.

  • Kinn's The Clinical Medical Assistant

    An Applied Learning Approach
    • 14th Edition
    • Brigitte Niedzwiecki + 1 more
    • English
    More than any other product on the market, the most successful Medical Assistants begin their careers with Kinn. Trusted for more than 60 years, Kinn's The Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach, 14th Edition teaches you real-world clinical skills essential for a career in the modern medical office- always with a focus on application through unfolding case scenarios, critical thinking questions, procedure videos, and interactive exercises. The reorganized 14th edition features new authors and a chapter reviewing medical terminology and anatomy. With an easy-to-read format and full continuum of separately sold adaptive solutions, real-world simulations, EHR documentation experience, and HESI remediation and assessment — you’ll learn the leading skills of modern medical assisting to prepare for certification and a successful career in the dynamic and growing Medical Assisting profession.

  • Kinn's The Administrative Medical Assistant

    An Applied Learning Approach
    • 14th Edition
    • Brigitte Niedzwiecki + 2 more
    • English
    More than any other product on the market, the most successful Medical Assistants begin their careers with Kinn. Trusted for more than 60 years, Kinn's The Administrative Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach, 14th Edition teaches you real-world administrative skills essential for a career in the modern medical office – always with a focus on application through unfolding case scenarios, critical thinking questions, procedure videos, and interactive exercises. The reorganized 14th edition includes expanded content on topics from professionalism and interpersonal skills to billing and coding, electronic health records, and practice management as well as a new chapter reviewing medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pathology. With an easy-to-read style and practical focus, paired with a full complement of separately sold adaptive solutions, real-world simulations, EHR documentation experience, and HESI remediation and assessment — you’ll learn the leading skills to prepare for certification and a successful career in the dynamic and growing Medical Assisting profession.

  • Study Guide for the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing

    • 6th Edition
    • Oncology Nursing Society
    • Suzanne M. Mahon + 1 more
    • English
    Prepare for your OCN® Exam with the only study guide endorsed by ONS! Based on the latest test blueprint for the OCN Exam, this is the only question-and-answer review developed in collaboration with the Oncology Nursing Society. Practice questions match the format and makeup of the OCN Exam and reflect important changes in cancer treatment and nursing care. A companion to Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing, 6th Edition, this definitive resource maximizes your study and review for OCN certification.

  • Understanding Pathophysiology

    • 7th Edition
    • Sue E. Huether + 1 more
    • English
    Make difficult pathophysiology concepts come to life! Filled with vibrant illustrations, simplified language, and detailed online content Understanding Pathophysiology, 7th Edition delivers the most accurate information on treatments, manifestations, and mechanisms of disease across the lifespan. This new edition is fully revised and includes coverage of rare diseases and epigenetics to you with a thorough understanding of conditions affecting the human body. Plus, with over 30 new 3D animations on the companion Evolve site, quick check boxes at the end of each chapter, and disease progression algorithms, this text helps you engage with the fundamental knowledge you need to succeed in nursing school and in practice.

  • Ethics & Issues In Contemporary Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • Margaret A Burkhardt + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Legal/Ethical**Learn how to think beyond the theoretical in any environment. Ethics & Issues in Contemporary Nursing, 1st Edition examines the latest trends, principles, theories, and models in patient care to help you learn how to make ethically sound decisions in complex and often controversial situations. Written from a global perspective, examples throughout the text reflect current national and international issues inviting you to explore cases considering socio-cultural influences, personal values, and professional ethics. Historical examples demonstrate how to think critically while upholding moral and professional standards, as well as the law. Key topics throughout explore advocacy and rights, diversity, nurse burnout, mass casualty events, social media, violence in the workplace, medication error prevention, opioid and other substance use, HIPAA, and healthcare reform. In addition, this new title contains supplemental case studies and review questions to further challenge and prepare you to make morally sound decisions in any healthcare setting.

  • Kinn's The Medical Assistant

    An Applied Learning Approach
    • 14th Edition
    • Brigitte Niedzwiecki + 2 more
    • English
    More than any other product on the market, the most successful Medical Assistants begin their careers with Kinn. Trusted for more than 60 years, Kinn's The Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach, 14th Edition, teaches you real-world administrative and clinical skills essential for a career in the modern medical office – always with a focus on application through unfolding case scenarios, critical thinking questions, procedure videos, and interactive exercises. The reorganized 14th edition includes expanded content on medical office accounts, collections, banking, and practice management as well as a new chapter reviewing medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pathology. With an easy-to-read format and a full continuum of separately sold adaptive learning solutions, real-world simulations, EHR documentation experience, and HESI remediation and assessment — you’ll learn the leading skills to prepare for certification and a successful career in the dynamic and growing Medical Assisting profession!

  • Wong. Enfermería Pediátrica

    • 10th Edition
    • Marilyn J. Hockenberry + 2 more
    • Spanish
    Obra de referencia en enfermería pediátrica desde hace casi 40 años que en esta edición ofrece una extensa revisión de los contenidos y al mismo tiempo conserva aspectos fundamentales. Múltiples expertos de enfermería y especialistas de diversas disciplinas, han revisado, redactado o elaborado los fragmentos relativos a las áreas sometidas a cambios rápidos y complejos como son la enfermería comunitaria, desarrollo, vacunas, genética, cuidados domiciliarios, atención del recién nacido de alto riesgo o cuidados paliativos. El texto anima a los estudiantes a utilizar el pensamiento crítico. Novedades de esta edición son el cambio de formato y el contenido de los planes de cuidados de enfermería. Se han elaborado estudios de casos que presentan situaciones clínicas, lo que permite al estudiante ver cómo se elabora el plan de cuidados a medida que la situación clínica evoluciona. Los cuadros "Estudio de caso con pensamiento crítico" piden al profesional de enfermería que analice la evidencia, tenga en cuenta sus supuestos, establezca prioridades y evalúa alternativas para la situación de cada paciente. Se ha dedicado mucho esfuerzo a que este libro sea práctico para la enseñanza y para el aprendizaje. En esta edición, se han incluido diversas herramientas para el beneficio de docentes, estudiantes y profesionales tales como los cuadros de alerta farmacológica, los de la evidencia a la práctica o los del proceso de enfermería, entre otros.

  • 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.

  • Humanización del hospital pediátrico

    Perspectiva psicosocial
    • 1st Edition
    • Ana María Ullán de la Fuente + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Manual que revisa exhaustivamente los aspectos psicológicos y sociales vinculados a la enfermedad pediátrica y su tratamiento hospitalario. Los autores aglutinan en un único volumen toda la evidencia disponible en relación a los beneficios de la humanización de los hospitales pediátricos en el bienestar y la salud de los niños enfermos institucionalizados. Se aglutinan en este manual las principales líneas de investigación psicosocial, sus planteamientos y resultados, con el objetivo de que los profesionales sanitarios profundicen en el diseño de programas de humanización dirigidos a niños hospitalizados, basándose siempre en la evidencia científica. El abordaje psicológico del dolor pediátrico, el juego como recurso de bienestar del niño hospitalizado, la comunicación con el niño y su familia en el hospital y el arte como aliado de la humanización hospitalaria son algunos de los temas que se tratan en profundidad. Contenido de interés para todos los profesionales sanitarios que participan, de alguna manera, en el cuidado del paciente pediátrico: pediatras, enfermeras, psicólogos, terapeutas ocupacionales, gestores sanitarios, etc.

  • Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives

    • 4th Edition
    • Jane Coad + 2 more
    • English
    This is a new edition of a highly popular textbook which presents the fascinating field of reproductive anatomy and physiology in a style which is ideal for those who are new to the subject. Now with a significantly upgraded artwork program, this helpful volume builds up from the founding principles of human structure and function through to conception, embryological and fetal development and growth, the maternal responses to the growing fetus, parturition and the transition to neonatal life. This book will be suitable for all students of midwifery, as well as qualified midwives ‘returning to practice’ or undertaking post-graduate study.

  • Maternity and Women's Health Care

    • 12th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 4 more
    • English
    Stay up-to-date with the latest in women’s health! Maternity and Women's Health Care, 12th Edition provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. The new edition is thoroughly updated and consistent with the NCLEX® test plan, focusing on prioritization of care and how best to work among interprofessional teams. As in previous editions, this text emphasizes childbearing concerns like newborn care, wellness promotion and the management of women's health problems. The 12th edition integrates the continuum of care throughout, focusing on the importance of understanding family, culture, and community-based care along with new medication alerts, future trends in contraception, human trafficking, the zika virus, and more! Content on many high-risk conditions has been updated to reflect newly published guidelines.

  • Ebersole & Hess' Toward Healthy Aging

    Human Needs and Nursing Response
    • 10th Edition
    • Theris A. Touhy + 1 more
    • English
    Ensure you thoroughly understand the intricate details of providing effective care for adults as they age. Ebersole & Hess’ Toward Healthy Aging, 10th Edition is the only comprehensive gerontological nursing text that effectively communicates how to provide holistic care, promote healthy lives, and address end-of-life issues and concerns. Grounded in the core competencies recommended by the AACN in collaboration with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, the tenth edition has been extensively revised and updated with shorter, more streamlined chapters and pedagogical features to facilitate learning. It covers the areas of safety and ethical considerations, genetics, communication with the patient and caregiver, promoting health in persons with conditions commonly occurring in later-life world-wide addressing loss and palliative care and much more. Special sections provide an honest look at the universal experience of aging and the nurse’s role in the reduction of health disparities and inequities as a member of the global community. Plus, it contains a variety of new learning features that focus on applying research and thinking critically in when providing care to aging adults across the care continuum.

  • Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

    • 8th Edition
    • Linda Anne Silvestri + 1 more
    • English
    Get the tools and skills you need to prepare for the NCLEX®! Often called the ‘the best NCLEX® exam review book ever,’ Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 8th Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent test plan. This new edition includes 5,200 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and online. A companion Evolve website includes thousands of questions that allow you to decide how you want to practice! Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only Silvestri includes the kinds of questions that consistently test the clinical judgment skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices and test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted name in NCLEX review, this is THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation. But don’t just take our word for it — read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it!

  • Diagnostics infirmiers 2018-2020

    Définitions et classification
    • 11th Edition
    • NANDA NANDA International + 3 more
    • French
    Entièrement mise à jour et révisée par les auteurs T. Heather Herdman, PhD, RN, FNI, et Shigemi Kamitsuru, PhD, RN, FNI, la onzième édition de Diagnostics infirmiers : Définitions et classification 2018-2020, est la référence en matière de diagnostics infirmiers, revus et approuvés par NANDA International (NANDA-I).Les auteurs ont rédigé les différents chapitres d’introduction pour des étudiants du niveau baccalauréat en soins infirmiers. Cette nouvelle édition offre aussi aux infirmier(e)s l’information essentielle et nécessaire à la compréhension de l’évaluation infirmière, son lien avec le raisonnement clinique et le choix pertinent du diagnostic. Elle reprend également le butde la structure de la taxonomie pour l’infirmier(e) de chevet.Les autres modifications comprennent :- 17 nouveaux diagnostics infirmiers ;- 72 diagnostics révisés ;- la mise à jour de 11 titres de diagnostic infirmier, en veillant à ce qu’ils soient cohérents avec les connaissances actuelles et en adéquation avec la pratique ;- des changements d’une grande partie des définitions des diagnostics infirmiers, notamment les diagnostics de type risque ;- la standardisation des termes des indicateurs qui composent le diagnostic (caractéristiques, facteurs favorisants, facteurs de risque, conditions associées et populations à risque) afin de clarifier la terminologie.Cette 11e édition de Diagnostics infirmiers : Définitions et classification 2018-2020, rigoureusement révisée, est la référence internationale pour les étudiant(e)s infirmier(e)s, les infirmier(e)s professionnel(le)s, les cadres formateurs, les cadres des services et les infirmier(e)s informaticien(ne)s.

  • Trauma Nursing

    From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation
    • 5th Edition
    • Karen A. McQuillan + 2 more
    • English

  • Public Health Nursing

    Population-Centered Health Care in the Community
    • 10th Edition
    • Marcia Stanhope + 1 more
    • English
    Ensure you have a solid understanding of community and public health nursing with this industry standard text! Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 10th Edition provides up-to-date information on issues such as infectious diseases, natural and man-made disasters, and healthcare policies affecting individuals, families, and communities. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect current data, issues, trends and practices presented in an easy-to-understand, accessible format. Additionally, real-life scenarios show examples of health promotion and public health interventions. Ideal for BSN and Advanced Practice Nursing programs, this comprehensive, bestselling text will provide you with a greater understanding of public health nursing!

  • Netter. Bioquímica esencial

    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Ronner
    • Spanish
    Su estilo claro, la atención centrada en las aplicaciones clínicas y unas ilustraciones de gran calidad convierten a esta obra en la opción perfecta para conocer los principios básicos de la bioquímica, repasar la asignatura o complementar las clases. La experiencia del autor, complementada con los conocimientos del equipo de revisores, proporciona continuidad a lo largo del texto, donde se presentan los fundamentos esenciales de la bioquímica paso a paso. Además, los apartados de resumen ayudan a asimilar los conceptos principales con rapidez. Presenta los complejos contenidos de la bioquímica con un enfoque muy visual y asequible para el lector. Así mismo, integra la perspectiva clínica a lo largo de todo el texto, aportando contexto y significado a la bioquímica. Todos los capítulos incluyen sinopsis y resúmenes. Los conceptos clave se ilustran como magníficos dibujos y diagramas de los procesos bioquímicos, complementados con las ilustraciones de la famosa colección Netter, para relacionar las ciencias básicas con la práctica clínica.

  • L'indispensable en stage de pneumologie

    • 3rd Edition
    • Benjamin Planquette
    • French
    Cet ouvrage consacré à la pneumologie propose : • de vous familiariser avec les particularités de ce service grâce à la partie introductive Connaître votre lieu de stage ; • un point sur les compétences infirmières en lien avec les situations cliniques récurrentes et les prises en charge thérapeutiques ; • un rappel des notions d’anatomie et de physiologie de l’appareil respiratoire ; • l’ensemble des pathologies en pneumologie sous forme de fiches avec : - la définition, - l’épidémiologie, - l’étiologie, - le diagnostic : examen clinique, examens complémentaires, - le traitement : règles de prescription, - une rubrique « Conduite à tenir IDE » qui expose la prise en charge infirmière (accueil du patient, bilans, surveillance, gestes techniques spécifiques) en mettant en lien la compétence mobilisée ; • des fiches présentant le déroulement des examens complémentaires les plus courants en pneumologie ; • une série de fiches récapitulant tous les médicaments abordés dans l’ouvrage. Ce Mémo accompagnera efficacement les étudiants infirmiers tout au long de leur stage en service de pneumologie.

  • Le raisonnement clinique infirmier

    Guide méthodologique
    • 1st Edition
    • Loïc MARTIN
    • French
    Le <b>raisonnemen... clinique</b> est un sujet abondamment traité dans la littérature infirmière, il est en effet au coeur de la formation initiale, mais aussi continue. Ce livre, qui s’inscrit dans <b>une démarche résolument didactique et pédagogique</b>... nous en offre une lecture innovante.En effet, pour répondre aux difficultés exprimées dans les IFSI quant à l’apprentissage du raisonnement clinique, l’auteur propose <b>une approche ludique</b> fondée sur la prise en compte des besoins et des attentes du public ciblé par son ouvrage et surtout de leur façon d’apprendre.Cette approche place le soignant dans une posture de détective collectant les <b>données médicales et paramédicales</b&... indispensables à l’identification des problèmes de santé du patient pris en charge et lui apprend à les analyser afin d’<b>établir un raisonnement clinique le plus efficient possible</b>. Il utilise de nouvelles approches, comme l’outil Louis et ses 14 catégories qui permet d’avoir <b>une vision globale rapide et logique</b> de la situation clinique à analyser.Cette démarche, développée tout au long des <b>7 parties</b> qui constituent l’ouvrage, permet d’aborder de manière imagée et didactique les bases fondamentales à acquérir dans le domaine du raisonnement clinique.C’est donc <b>un ouvrage de référence à la fois attractif et accessible</b> qui permettra au débutant une entrée en matière plus sereine et à l’étudiant confirmé de disposer d’un <b>outil pratique</b>.F... et tuteurs de stages pourront également y trouver des idées pour concevoir des séquences pédagogiques plus attrayantes.

  • 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.

  • Study Guide for Maternity & Women's Health Care

    • 12th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 3 more
    • English
    Corresponding to the chapters in the 12th edition of Lowdermilk's market-leading Maternity & Women's Health Care, this study guide offers a complete review of content and a wide range of activities to help you understand key nursing concepts and apply your knowledge. It includes critical thinking exercises, multiple-choice and matching questions, and more; answers are included in the back of the book.

  • Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing

    • 4th Edition
    • Margaret Keatings + 1 more
    • English
    Prepare for practice with the essential text dedicated to Canadian legal and ethical issues! Focused solely on the ever-changing, and often complex health care landscape in Canada, Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing 4th, Edition expertly covers the often intertwined ethical and legal issues that health care professionals face today. This fourth edition includes discussion points at the end of every chapter along with tables and illustrations to help you fully comprehend the material. Plus, the clear and straightforward writing style presents information just as you will encounter it in your day-to-day practice, ensuring you’re even more prepared to make an impact from the start!

  • L'intégrale. Stages IFSI

    en 17 spécialités
    • 3rd Edition
    • Laurent Sabbah
    • French
    Près de 700 fiches synthétiques, idéales pour réviser avant une évaluation, à l’occasion d’un stage ou d’un changement de service. La première partie fournit, pour chacune des spécialités, des « Conseils IDE », puis les parties suivantes déroulent les 17 spécialités, classées par ordre alphabétique avec : les pathologies et syndromes prévalents dans la spécialité, assortis d’un encadré qui détaille la conduite à tenir de l’IDE ; les examens complémentaires s’y rapportant ; puis les médicaments les plus couramment prescrits. Une table des matières détaillée et un index alphabétique permettent de retrouver facilement la fiche recherchée. Toutes les spécialités enseignées en IFSI regroupées en un seul volume !

  • Basic Geriatric Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Patricia A. Williams
    • English
    Prepare for a successful career in caring for geriatric populations! Williams’ Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th edition is an easy-to-read text which presents the theories and concepts of aging along with appropriate nursing interventions. This comprehensive book helps you understand the unique physiologic and psychosocial changes that affect the elderly adult. Threaded throughout this new edition are practical QSEN boxes and Nurse Alert features, which highlight safety, cultural considerations, health promotion, coordinated care, and home care specific to elderly patients. In addition, an online Study Guide, NCLEX®-PN review questions, and real-world clinical situation boxes help you to study for exams and apply concepts to practice.

  • Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-3
    • Bryan Boling
    • English
    In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Jan Foster, Dr. Brian Boling has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Critical Care Nursing Clinics devoted to Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care. Clinical review articles are specifically devoted to the following: Fast Track Cardiac Surgery; Options for Minimally Invasive Valvular Surgery; Surgical Interventions for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure; Lung Transplantation; Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer; Post-Operative Management of Tetralogy of Fallot; Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiothoracic Surgery; Vasoactive Infusions in Cardiothoracic Surgery; Common Post Cardiothoracic Surgery Arrhythmias; Pain Control in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Patient; Renal Complications of Cardiothoracic Surgery; The Role of ECMO in Post Cardiotomy Shock; Resuscitation of Patients Who Arrest After Cardiac Surgery; and End of Life Care in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to improve improves of cardiothoracic surgical patients.

  • Transitions in Nursing

    Preparing for Professional Practice
    • 5th Edition
    • Esther Chang + 1 more
    • English
    Transitions in Nursing is a clear and contemporary resource that assists students as they transition to practising, registered nurses. Written by renowned editors, Esther Chang and John Daly, the fifth edition places a strong focus on competencies, clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflective practice and professional frameworks, offering fresh insights and suggestions to support senior nursing students and recent graduates when faced with key issues during the transition to practice. Offering a range of strategies and a practical approach, Transitions in Nursing is a valuable resource that challenges and motivates students, educators and administrators throughout key stages of the transition to professional nursing practice.

  • Pass CNOR®!

    • 1st Edition
    • Nancymarie Phillips + 1 more
    • English
    Master the CNOR® certification exam with this robust resource! Modeled after Elsevier’s popular Pass! series of certification review books, PASS CNOR®!, 1st Edition delivers the best practice results with innovative learning strategies, targeted, comprehensive coverage, and meticulous accuracy. This invaluable resource presents content in a logical outline format accompanied by helpful illustrations and tables. Fun, engaging learning activities are featured throughout the book, and a companion website features a 325-question practice exam offering you a variety of opportunities to gain valuable test-taking practice! CNOR® is a registered certification mark of the Competency & Credentialing Institute ("CCI"), and CNOR® certification is offered exclusively by CCI. This publication is prepared by Elsevier, Inc., and neither this publication nor Elsevier Inc. is in any way affiliated with or endorsed by CCI.

  • Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals

    • 1st Edition
    • Patricia Barkway + 1 more
    • English
    Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals will appeal to the undergraduate nursing and health science student seeking to understand patient responses and behaviours to various diagnoses, interventions and health outcomes. Written by Patricia Barkway and Deb O'Kane, the text is divided into two sections. The first introduces essential concepts and theories of psychology in the context of human development across the lifespan. The second focuses on applying these concepts and theories to healthcare issues and practice.

  • Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment

    A Practical Approach
    • 7th Edition
    • Rosalinda Alfaro-Lefevre
    • English
    Develop the critical thinking and reasoning skills you need to make sound clinical judgments! Alfaro-LeFevre's Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach, 7th Edition brings these concepts to life through engaging text, diverse learning activities, and real-life examples. Easy-to-understand language and a "how-to" approach equip you to become a sensible, resilient critical thinker with the clinical reasoning skills you need to think think through complex issues and make sound clinical decisions. This edition emphasizes readiness for clinical practice and the Next Generation NCLEX exam, with a focus on systems thinking, interprofessional practice, nursing skills for the 21st century, and Quality and Safety for Nursing Education (QSEN) competencies.

  • Bien débuter - Pneumologie
    • 1st Edition
    • Clémence Beydon + 2 more
    • French
    Comment s’y prendre dans une situation donnée ?Quelles compétences pour prendre en charge le patient ?Cet ouvrage est destiné aux étudiants et aux professionnels infirmiers amenés à prendre en charge le patient atteint de pathologies pulmonaires et/ou des voies respiratoires.En trois grandes parties :1 – Les prérequis fournissent les notions indispensables de la pneumologie pour aborder sereinement les situations cliniques prévalentes.2 – Les situations cliniques prévalentes permettent de se familiariser avec la prise en charge globale des patients et la pratique terrain. En partant d’un cas clinique, les liens entre la symptomatologie du patient et sa prise en charge sont expliqués. La conduite infirmière et/ou conseils aux patients, ainsi que le rôle propre et le rôle prescrit infirmiers, sont clairement identifiés.3 – La boîte à outils détaille les aspects légaux, les gestes techniques, les traitements et les examens complémentaires abordés dans les situations cliniques.La compréhension est facilitée par une présentation sous forme de fiches en couleurs, et par de nombreux tableaux, photographies et illustrations.Enfin une collection centrée sur le rôle infirmier !

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