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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.

  • Pharmacology Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English
    Shadow Health’s Digital Clinical Experiences™ for Pharmacology allow you to see pharmacology in context, providing a safe, convenient, and dynamic environment to practice your documentation, communication, and clinical reasoning skills. Each scenario has a patient case that mirrors the complexity of a real patient, with a wide variety of medications that you are likely to encounter in professional practice. An innovative conversation engine gives you the opportunity to interact with a breathing, speaking patient who is relying on you to provide safe, responsible care. This enables you to become more efficient in your patient interactions while maintaining high-quality therapeutic communication and care planning. Assignments are designated by levels, based on the complexity of the patient case and activities, from basic to complex. These meaningful interactions help you gain valuable experience in practical application, patient communication, and personal empathy, empowering you to improve patient outcomes and prepare to enter clinical practice.

  • Fundamentals of Nursing Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English
    Shadow Health’s Digital Clinical Experiences™ for Fundamentals of Nursing 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 intervention preparation. These meaningful interactions help you gain valuable experience in the nursing process, practical application, patient communication, and personal empathy, empowering you to improve patient outcomes and prepare to enter clinical practice.

  • Advanced Health Assessment Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English

  • Gerontology Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English
    Shadow Health’s Digital Clinical Experiences™ for Gerontology 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 with geriatric patients help you gain valuable experience in practical application, patient communication, and personal empathy, empowering you to improve patient outcomes and prepare to enter clinical practice. You will encounter patients with confusion, osteoarthritis, UTI, infection, DVT, falls, end-of-life, health deviations, and geriatric syndromes.

  • Community Health Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English
    Shadow Health’s Digital Clinical Experiences™ for Community Health 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 community health, home assessment, contact tracing, patient communication, and personal empathy, empowering you to improve patient outcomes and prepare to enter clinical practice.

  • 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.

  • Mental Health Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English
    Shadow Health’s Digital Clinical Experiences™ for Mental Health 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 practical application, patient communication, and personal empathy, empowering you to improve patient outcomes and prepare to enter clinical practice. You will encounter patients with a variety of conditions, including schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, and PTSD.

  • Advanced Primary Care – Pediatrics Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English

  • Health Assessment Digital Clinical Experiences

    • 1st Edition
    • Shadow Health
    • English
    Shadow Health’s Digital Clinical Experiences™ for Health Assessment provide you with a safe, convenient, and dynamic environment to practice your physical examination, 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 practical application, patient communication, and personal empathy, empowering you to improve patient outcomes and prepare to enter clinical practice. Health assessment assignments cover gathering a full health history, as well as topics for the body systems for HEENT, respiratory, cardiovascular, abdominal, musculoskeletal, neurological, skin, hair, and nails. You will also work through a comprehensive exam, the discharge of a patient, and focused exams on cough, chest pain, and abdominal pain.

  • Altenpflege Heute

    Alle Kompetenzbereiche der generalistischen Pflegeausbildung
    • 4th Edition
    • Ursula M. Borgiel
    • German
    Frisch gemacht für eine moderne Pflegeausbildung mit generalistischer Ausrichtung: Drei Jahre gut ausgerüstet! Das neue AltenpflegeHeute deckt die gesamte Ausbildungsverordnun... ab und ist nach den fünf Kompetenzbereichen der generalistischen Ausbildung strukturiert. Grundlagen, Anatomie und Krankheitslehre werden vollständig abgedeckt. Dennoch stellt es den alten Menschen in den zentralen Mittelpunkt der Pflege und ist damit ideal für die Auszubildenden geeignet, die ihre Ausbildung in einer Altenpflegeeinrichtu... beginnen und beenden. Alle Inhalte sind anschaulich an Pflegesituationen aus der Altenpflege dargestellt und erfüllen damit die neuen Anforderungen der generalistischen Ausbildung an die Kompetenzentwicklung der Auszubildenden. Als Kernstück pflegerischer Arbeit zieht sich der Pflegeprozess durch alle Kapitel und versorgt Pflegende mit der Basiskompetenz, die sie für die Pflege von Menschen unterschiedlichsten Alters benötigen. So deckt das Werk zahlreiche Pflegediagnosen ab, die bei der Pflege älterer Menschen von Bedeutung sind. Besonderes Plus: Die Gliederung der Kapitel 9 – 14 orientiert sich an den Themenfeldern (Kognition und Kommunikation, Mobilität und Beweglichkeit etc.) der strukturierten Informationssammlung und ist damit – gerade für das Setting „stationäre Langzeitpflege" – äußerst praxisnah. Dieses Wissen ist auf hohem Niveau den Bedürfnissen der stationären, teilstationären und ambulanten Versorgung angepasst. Neu in der 4. Auflage: Neu nach der neuen Ausbildungsverordnun... Selbstverständlich wurden für die 4. Auflage von Altenpflege Heute alle Pflegeinhalte nach Expertenstandards und neuen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen überarbeitet. Zudem finden sich zwei neue Kapitel mit Wissensinhalten, die bei der Pflege von Kindern besonders zu beachten sind.

  • The Human Body in Health and Illness

    • 7th Edition
    • Barbara Herlihy
    • English
    Colorful cartoons, engaging learning aids, and an easy-to-read approach make it enjoyable to learn A&P! The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition introduces you to the anatomy and physiology concepts you’ll really use in healthcare practice. Organized by body systems, this text simplifies the often-intimidating subject of A&P with clear, step-by-step explanations, hundreds of full-color drawings, fascinating anecdotes, relevant clinical examples, and vivid online animations. It illustrates how each organ system is designed to function — and what happens when a system fails. Written by well-known educator Barbara Herlihy, this text is an ideal solution for students whose background in the sciences is limited.

  • Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology

    • 10th Edition
    • Constance G. Visovsky + 2 more
    • 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.

  • Sorrentino's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker

    • 5th Edition
    • Mary J. Wilk
    • English
    Learn to provide personal care and professional support in a variety of health care settings! Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 5th Edition helps you build the skills you need to succeed as a PSW (personal support worker). Illustrated, step-by-step guidelines to 93 procedures show how to perform your role safely and effectively. New to this edition are more case studies plus coverage of the latest issues relating to supportive care in long-term care facilities, hospitals, and home care. Written by Sheila Sorrentino, Leighann Remmert, and Canadian educator Mary Wilk, this text is known for its easy-to-understand approach, superb photographs, and comprehensive coverage. It’s no wonder that Sorrentino’s is the #1 book used by students in support worker programs across Canada.

  • Ross en Wilson Anatomie en Fysiologie in gezondheid en ziekte

    • 13th Edition
    • Anne Waugh + 1 more
    • Dutch
    De nieuwste editie van 's werelds meest populaire inleiding tot de menselijke anatomie en fysiologie in gezondheid en ziekte!De nieuwe editie van de buitengewoon succesvolle Ross & Wilson Anatomie en Fysiologie in Gezondheid en Ziekte biedt opnieuw de belangrijkste elementen van de menselijke biologie, weergegeven op een duidelijke en eenvoudige manier. Het boek is nu volledig herzien en heeft verbeterde leeronderdelen en nieuw getekende illustraties – ontwikkeld door het team van Gray'sAnatomy for Students – om het leren nog makkelijker te maken. De aanvullende onderdelen zijn:Een nieuw, fris uiterlijk met nuttige kleurcodering en icoontjes bij afbeeldingen.Prachti... kleurenillustraties die de anatomische structuren en fysiologische processen helpen verduidelijken.Handi... toetsen aan het einde van elk onderwerp zorgen ervoor dat studenten hun vorderingen kunnen volgen.De zelftests aan het einde van het hoofdstuk helpen de lezer bij het begrijpen en onthouden van de tekst.Duidelijke definities van veelgebruikte voorvoegsels, achtervoegsels en grondbegrippen, plus een verklarende woordenlijst en een bijlage met de biologische normaalwaarden.De begeleidende website bevat animaties, een audiowoordenlijst, casestudy’s en ander testmateriaal, het unieke Body Spectrum© online kleur- en zelftestprogramma en handige weblinks.Ross & Wilson Anatomie en Fysiologie in Gezondheid en Ziekte kan worden gebruikt door studenten in de verpleging en aanverwante zorgberoepen, biomedische en paramedische wetenschappen, het praktijkonderdeel van de opleiding tot operatieassistent, in complementaire behandelingswijzen en massage therapie, maar ook door assistenten in opleiding in de gezondheidszorg. Het boek en de bijbehorende website zijn met name waardevol voor lezers die nieuw zijn in het vakgebied, voor mensen die weer gaan studeren na een periode van afwezigheid, en voor al degenen wiens eerste taal niet Engels is.

  • Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging

    • 6th Edition
    • Theris A. Touhy + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Geriatrics**Gain the nursing skills you need to provide wellness-based care for older adults! Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 6th Edition uses a holistic approach to describe compassionate care along a continuum of wellness. Designed to promote healthy aging regardless of the patient’s situation or disorder, this text provides best-practice guidelines in covering physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cognitive health. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies, updates on measuring clinical judgment, expanded coverage of core competencies, and more. Written by gerontological nursing experts Theris Touhy and Kathleen Jett, this concise text provides a solid foundation in every aspect of healthy aging.

  • Pathologies et thérapeutiques en soins infirmiers

    200 fiches classées par processus
    • 2nd Edition
    • Kim Tao Maëva Quintero Y Perez
    • French
    Pathologies et thérapeutiques en soins infirmiers est l’aide-mémoire indispensable dans la pratique professionnelle. Ce livre-outil, spiralé et en couleurs, met en valeur la prise en charge infirmière et peut être glissé dans sa poche de blouse. Cette deuxième édition, mise à jour selon les dernières publications scientifiques, porte un accent particulier sur la physiopathologie et les liens logiques entre les fiches. Elle rassemble de façon synthétique 213 fiches comprenant : les pathologies classées par processus, incluant définitions, signes et symptômes, et prise en charge infirmière et médicale ; les thérapeutiques également classées par processus, détaillant les classes médicamenteuses avec indications, contre-indications et effets indésirables ; la boîte à outils contenant, entre-autres, des scores, les échelles et tableaux fréquemment utilisés, les actes infirmiers et l’analyse des résultats, et les outils en pharmacologie (équivalences princeps-DCI, normes biologiques utiles, antidotes, rappel sur le calcul de doses et de débits).

  • PART - Sherpath for Pediatric Nursing (Hockenberry Essentials Version)

    • 11th Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English

  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Review

    • 1st Edition
    • Jill R. Beavers-Kirby
    • English
    Prepare for success on the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP certification exams! Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Review provides more than 1,300 review questions matching the subjects in the ANCC and AACN examination blueprints. All questions mirror the exams’ item formats, including multiple-choice and multiple-select questions, and are accompanied by answers with detailed rationales. Written by acute care NP educator Jill Beavers-Kirby and a team of expert contributors, this book provides the comprehensive review and practice you need to pass your exam!

  • Workbook to Accompany Sorrentino's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker

    • 5th Edition
    • Mary J. Wilk + 4 more
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 5th Edition! Designed to accompany Sorrentino’s bestselling textbook, this workbook helps you review and master all of the text’s important concepts, skills, and procedures. Worksheets for the topics in each chapter include multiple-choice questions, true and false questions, matching and labelling exercises, and other activities. Matching the textbook chapter for chapter, this helpful study tool ensures that you are prepared for success in your career as a support worker.

  • Study Guide for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

    • 11th Edition
    • Marilyn J. Hockenberry + 2 more
    • English
    Updated to correspond to the bestselling textbook, the Study Guide for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 11th Edition features Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies and questions, key terms, and critical thinking exercises to help you learn difficult concepts. With practical activities and answers for review questions at the back of the guide, it enhances your comprehension — and helps you to apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios.

  • A Textbook of Children's and Young People's Nursing

    • 3rd Edition
    • Edward Alan Glasper + 2 more
    • English
    This innovative textbook provides a concise and accessible guide for undergraduate students specializing in children and young people’s nursing in the UK and further afield.Each chapter has been fully updated to reflect current knowledge and practice. The wide range of topics covered includes all the essentials, such as contemporary child health policy and legal issues; knowledge and skills for practice; and caring for children with special needs. Students will learn how to recognize the deteriorating child, use procedural play and distraction, and consider the mental health of children and young people.A Textbook of Children's and Young People's Nursing is written by multidisciplinary experts, rooted in child-centred healthcare within a family context, and draws upon best contemporary practice. It is an invaluable resource that will help nursing students provide effective, evidence-based care.

  • Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

    • 6th Edition
    • Patricia A. Williams
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of basic nursing concepts and skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 6th Edition, this study guide provides the review and practice you need to master essential LPN/LVN knowledge. Engaging exercises and questions help you learn to apply the nursing process, set priorities, practice critical thinking, make good decisions, and communicate effectively. With this practical review, you will get more out of your textbook and prepare for success on the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® exam.

  • Mosby's Pharmacology Memory NoteCards

    Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses
    • 6th Edition
    • JoAnn Zerwekh + 1 more
    • English
    Memorize the pharmacology facts you need to know — in a flash! Featuring more than 100 colorful 4 x 6 note cards, Mosby’s Pharmacology Memory NoteCards: Visual, Mnemonic, & Memory Aids for Nurses, 6th Edition uses illustrations and humor to make studying easier and more fun. This unique pharmacology review may be used as either a spiral-bound notebook or as individual flashcards, so it’s perfect for studying while on the go. Created by nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Garneau, these durable note cards will help you prepare for class, clinicals, or the NCLEX® examination. There’s no other study tool like it!

  • Estadística aplicada a las ciencias de la salud

    Colección Cuidados de Salud Avanzados
    • 2nd Edition
    • Joaquín Moncho Vasallo
    • Loreto Maciá Soler
    • Spanish
    Monografía perteneciente a la colección Cuidados de Salud Avanzados, dirigida a profesionales y a estudiantes de posgrado y doctorado dentro de las ciencias de la salud, cuyo objetivo es ampliar los conocimientos básicos adquiridos en el grado con contenidos avanzados en cada materia. En esta segunda edición, revisada y ampliada, se dedica un capítulo al análisis de regresión lineal simple, realizando un abordaje completo, y de forma que el modelo de regresión lineal múltiple se perciba como una extensión natural. Por su parte, la regresión lineal múltiple se recoge ahora en otro capítulo que se ha ampliado con nuevos contenidos. Asimismo, se incluye una introducción al modelo de regresión logística binaria en el contexto de la generalización de los modelos de regresión lineal. Se introducen los conceptos progresivamente, comenzando por los más básicos e intentando generar una forma de entender y abordar los problemas que permita la comprensión y la utilización de técnicas más complejas. Se persigue no abusar del lenguaje matemático, resaltando las ideas intuitivas sobre los procedimientos y la interpretación de los resultados. Al finalizar el estudio de esta monografía, los lectores serán capaces de aplicar los métodos estadísticos como herramienta fundamental en investigación en ciencias de la salud, analizar e interpretar los datos estadísticos referidos a estudios poblacionales, redactar trabajos científicos y desarrollar razonamientos críticos, y la capacidad para definir y dar respuesta a problemas utilizando la evidencia científica.

  • Texto y atlas de nutrición

    • 8th Edition
    • Hans Konrad Biesalski + 2 more
    • Spanish
    El presente atlas expone las bases científicas de una alimentación racional y lo hace de forma original, científica y plenamente actualizada. No solo proporciona información sobre los nutrientes y sus efectos, sino que se trata de ofrecer una orientación práctica sobre su uso. Esta octava edición incorpora conocimientos novedosos en distintos campos científicos, como las vitaminas, la epigenética o la microbiota, y también actualizar otros, como los prebióticos y los probióticos o el «hambre oculta». Por primera vez, se incluyen aspectos relacionados con la alimentación determinada por creencias religiosas, así como el tema de los superalimentos. La perfecta integración de texto e imagen, situados en páginas encaradas, hace fácilmente comprensibles los conceptos y las relaciones más complejos. Cuenta además con numerosas tablas y diagramas. Obra ideal tanto para su consulta rápida en la práctica profesional diaria como para el estudio y la preparación de exámenes, gracias a su formato práctico y conciso. Muestra de forma resumida, pero a la vez exhaustiva, todos los conocimientos básicos de la especialidad, actualizados hasta este momento, para reflejar el estado actual de la investigación.

  • Procedimientos de enfermería clínica

    • 6th Edition
    • Sarah Renton + 2 more
    • Spanish
    Nueva edición de este reconocido y respetado texto que proporciona una clara referencia paso a paso de los procedimientos de enfermería clínica y de los resultados del aprendizaje. Destaca por adoptar un enfoque centrado en el aprendizaje, más que en la mera exposición de las técnicas. Como en ediciones anteriores, la atención se centra en una perspectiva holística, con el reconocimiento prioritario de que cada paciente constituye una realidad individual. Dota los lectores de los conocimientos necesarios para prestar una atención de la más alta calidad a cada uno de los pacientes, de forma segura y eficaz. Cada procedimiento contiene información razonada para la educación del paciente, además de una guía de actuación paso a paso. La obra se dirige a los estudiantes de Enfermería que se enfrentan a los procedimientos por primera vez, a los profesionales de enfermería recién titulados que necesitan revisar sus conocimientos y a los que vuelven al trabajo y necesitan actualizarlos.

  • Elsevier's Medical Assisting Exam Review

    • 6th Edition
    • Deborah E. Holmes
    • English
    There’s no better way to get ready for Medical Assisting certification exams! With content review plus 3,000 test items and a customized online exam engine to generate practice sessions and mock exams, Elsevier’s Medical Assisting Exam Review, 6th Edition provides complete preparation for seven certification exams — the CMA, RMA, CMAS, CCMA, CMAA, CMAC, and NCMA. An illustrated, outline format makes it easy to review key medical assisting concepts and competencies, including anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, diseases and disorders, and administrative and clinical tasks. Answers and rationales for each question help you strengthen any weak areas and prepare effectively for test-day success!

  • Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Introduction to Critical Care Nursing

    • 8th Edition
    • Mary Lou Sole + 2 more
    • 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.

  • Mosby’s® Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring

    • 9th Edition
    • Lisa A. Miller + 2 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Perinatal**Find real-world, clinically useful information on all aspects of electronic fetal monitoring! Written by clinicians for clinicians, Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 9th Edition provides an evidence-based, collaborative approach to fetal heart monitoring during labor and in the antepartum period. It covers the physiologic basis for FHR monitoring, methods and instrumentation, standardized terminology, pattern recognition and interpretation, and management of care. Authored by a nurse-midwife, a perinatologist, and a nurse, this compact guide prepares you for success on the EFM certification exam and for success in today’s clinical practice.

  • Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques

    • 10th Edition
    • Anne G. Perry + 3 more
    • English
    Learn clinical nursing skills and prepare for success on the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination! Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 10th Edition provides clear, step-by-step guidelines to more than 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills. With more than 1,200 full-color illustrations, a nursing process framework, and a focus on evidence-based practice, this manual helps you learn to think critically, ask the right questions at the right time, and make timely decisions. New to this edition are NGN-style unfolding case studies, preparing you for the changes to the NCLEX exam. Written by respected nursing experts Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter, Wendy Ostendorf, and Nancy Laplante, this trusted text is the bestselling nursing skills book on the market!

  • Nursing & Healthcare Ethics

    • 6th Edition
    • Simon Robinson + 1 more
    • English
    Now in its sixth edition, this highly popular text covers the range of ethical issues affecting nurses and other healthcare professionals. Authors Simon Robinson and Owen Doody take a holistic and practical approach, focused in the dialogue of ethical decision making and how this connects professional, leadership and governance ethics in the modern healthcare environment. This focuses on the responsibility of professionals and leaders, and the importance of shared responsibility in the practice of healthcare.With a foreword by the eminent medical ethicist Alastair Campbell, the revised edition includes contemporary topics, such as the duty of candour, recent cases, such as the Mid Staffs scandal, and ethical perspectives on vulnerable groups, such as; persons with intellectual/learnin... disability, dementia and those with an enduring mental illness. It builds on professional identity and personal development as part of ongoing learning, individual and organizational, and provides interactive ways that helps the reader to develop reflective ethical practice. This text aims to enable ethical engagement with the ever changing healthcare environment, and is a must-have for anyone serious about ethics in healthcare.

  • Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

    • 11th Edition
    • Marilyn J. Hockenberry + 2 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Pediatrics**As the #1 title in the pediatric nursing market for over 40 years, Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 11th Edition continues to leverage its trademark developmental approach as it equips readers with the very latest research and guidelines for treating children today. The text utilizes a highly-readable writing style and encourages a whole-body approach — beginning with child development and health promotion to better understand the later chapters on specific health problems. This new eleventh edition also features Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies and questions, a new chapter covering all systems cancers, additional case studies within the nursing care plans, and updated and expanded evidence-based content throughout to best reflect the latest standards and trends impacting pediatric nursing care today.

  • Case Studies in Nurse Anesthesia

    • 1st Edition
    • Sass Elisha
    • English
    Clinical case studies make it easy to learn and master perioperative nurse anesthesia! Written in a succinct question-and-answer format, Case Studies in Nurse Anesthesia covers anesthesia management for the most frequently performed surgical procedures. Chapters are organized by surgical specialty, and each case describes the entire perioperative course of care, including the patient’s history, physical assessment, anesthetic considerations, surgical concerns, differential diagnosis, and potential complications. From noted anesthesia educator Sass Elisha, this reference will help you learn how to think like a highly skilled nurse anesthetist!

  • Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation

    • 8th Edition
    • Kenneth Lyons Jones + 2 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Clinical Genetics**Long known as the go-to resource for superbly illustrated, up-to-date coverage in this complex field, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, 8th Edition, provides a wealth of information on malformation syndromes of environmental and genetic etiology, recognizable disorders of unknown cause, clinical approaches to specific diagnoses, and normal standards of measurement for the entire spectrum of disorders. This award-winning reference is indispensable for clinicians in pediatrics, neonatology, family medicine, and genetics, as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants—anyone who needs a complete, authoritative, and easy-to-read guide to help accurately diagnose human disorders, establish prognoses, and provide appropriate management and genetic counseling.

  • Guide infirmier des examens de laboratoire

    • 3rd Edition
    • René Caquet
    • French
    Cette 3e édition entièrement actualisée couvre en 150 fiches les examens de laboratoire les plus courants à l’hôpital.La nouvelle maquette, en couleurs, permet une meilleure lisibilité et navigation entre les différentes fiches en mettant l’accès sur le côté pratique et la rapidité d’accès à l’information recherchée.Sur chaque fiche : Les objectifs de l’examen. Les techniques de prélèvement (choix du matériel, déroulement de l’examen, précautions à prendre).Les valeurs usuelles de référence (valeurs dites « normales »).L’interprétation des résultats du point de vue de l’infirmier(e) en donnant une place particulière aux situations d’urgence et à celles où l’examen de laboratoire prend une place importante dans le diagnostic infirmier.De nouveaux examens (SARS-CoV -2, dépistage moléculaire des trisomies, etc.) viennent également enrichir cette nouvelle édition.L’index, considérablement enrichi, permet de consulter l’ouvrage de façon plus rapide et plus efficace.Un rabat détachable propose un tableau des valeurs normales des principaux examens.

  • Anatomie et physiologie en fiches pour les étudiants en IFSI

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    • 2nd Edition
    • Anne Muller
    • French
    273 fiches en couleurs d’anatomie et de physiologie pour apprendre, mémoriser et évaluer ses connaissances sur les structures anatomiques et les notions essentielles de physiologie ! Chaque fiche présente en face à face : à gauche, une planche muette ; à droite, les légendes accompagnées de commentaires anatomiques, physiologiques et cliniques. Cette 2e édition s’ est enrichie d’une quinzaine de planches supplémentaires. Issues du Ross & Wilson Anatomie et physiologie normales et pathologiques, les planches ont été sélectionnées pour correspondre parfaitement aux modalités d’apprentissage du référentiel de formation. Les fiches sont présentées selon un découpage par système (cardiovasculaire, lymphatique, nerveux, endocrinien, respiratoire...), chaque système déclinant les muscles, les nerfs, les vaisseaux et les structures viscérales. Le format poche spiralé facilite la consultation et permet au lecteur, quel que soit son degré de connaissances, une utilisation multiple : apprendre, réviser, s’entraîner et/ou s’autoévaluer. L’ouvrage est accompagné d’un glossaire établissant la correspondance entre l’ancienne et la nouvelle nomenclature anatomique, et d’un minisite qui propose des exercices interactifs : une centaine de QCM et une centaine de schémas à légender issus des fiches de l’ouvrage.

  • Critical Care Nursing

    Diagnosis and Management
    • 9th Edition
    • Linda D. Urden + 2 more
    • English
    Winner of the 2nd-place American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award in emergency/critical care nursing for 2021!**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Critical Care**Prepare for success in today’s high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings! Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 9th Edition helps you understand and apply critical care nursing principles and concepts to clinical assessment, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic management. Known for its comprehensive coverage, this leading textbook uses a logical, body systems organization to address the care of patients with physiological alterations. New to this edition are illustrated Patient-Centered Critical Care features aimed at "humanizing the ICU" as well as Next Generation NCLEX® Exam–style case studies to help you further develop your clinical judgment skills and prepare for the latest nursing licensure exam. Also ideal for CCRN® and PCCN® exam preparation, this book is a one-stop resource on the concepts and skills required for critical care nursing!

  • Comunicación en Enfermería

    • 9th Edition
    • Julia Balzer Riley
    • Spanish
    Este texto ofrece estrategias de aprendizaje para preparar a enfermeras en el desarrollo de capacidades de comunicación esenciales, de manera que intervengan de un modo pleno en el equipo de atención sanitaria. Cada capítulo incluye diversos tipos de estrategias de aprendizaje, y algunos de ellos ofrecen la oportunidad de desarrollar las competencias sobre calidad y seguridad integradas hoy en día en todos los estándares de enfermería. Incorpora ejercicios de expresión creativa adicionales, para desarrollar la inteligencia emocional necesaria para contar con el autoconocimiento, el autocontrol y el automanejo necesarios para ser un miembro efi caz del equipo. A lo largo del texto, se perfila el concepto de mindfulness con el fin de que esté plenamente presente para pacientes y profesionales de la salud. La comunicación interprofesional se destaca especialmente como un elemento fundamental del trabajo conjunto para la prestación de una asistencia segura y humanitaria.

  • Bioética en Ciencias de la Salud

    • 2nd Edition
    • Miguel Ángel Sánchez González
    • Spanish
    Obra que es una revisión crítica de los principales conceptos, problemas y métodos de la ética general y de la ética médica; describe la historia y los fundamentos de la bioética, y analiza sus aplicaciones biomédicas más relevantes. Presenta los contenidos integrando tres perspectivas: médica, histórica y filosófica. Así, cada uno de los temas se contempla desde su génesis, sus condicionantes históricos, su importancia teórica y su aplicación clínica. Recoge la experiencia docente, de más de 30 años, del profesor Miguel Ángel Sánchez González en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, la cual ha sido, durante todos estos años, un centro clave de difusión de la bioética en España. Con el objetivo de ser una obra de estudio y consulta para la enseñanza y la investigación de la bioética, pretende ser útil para alumnos y profesores que estudian o imparten esta asignatura en las facultades de Medicina y demás Ciencias de la Salud. Esta segunda edición, incluye esquemas aptos para la docencia, disponibles en línea.

  • Patient & Person

    • 7th Edition
    • Jane Stein-Parbury
    • English
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  • Strategies, Techniques, & Approaches to Critical Thinking

    A Clinical Judgment Workbook for Nurses
    • 7th Edition
    • Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo
    • English
    Develop the clinical nursing judgment you need to succeed on the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) and in clinical practice! Strategies, Techniques, & Approaches to Critical Thinking: A Clinical Judgment Workbook for Nurses, 7th Edition uses a case-based, workbook format to help you build clinical judgment skills. The clear, step-by-step approach helps you learn and apply essential nursing knowledge, guiding you through increasingly sophisticated levels of critical thinking, clinical judgment, priority setting, and decision making. From respected educator Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo, this edition adds updates to reflect the NGN and continues to emphasize QSEN competencies, interprofessional collaboration, and nursing leadership and delegation. More than 100 clinical situations help you practice clinical judgment!

  • Study Guide for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology

    • 10th Edition
    • Constance G. Visovsky + 2 more
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of nursing pharmacology and medication safety! Corresponding chapter by chapter to Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition, this study guide provides exercises designed to help you administer medications safely and prevent drug errors. Learning activities include a math review, dosage calculation exercises, and case studies that emphasize clinical decision-making and prioritization. It’s the comprehensive review you need to succeed on course and licensure exams!

  • Fuhrman and Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care

    • 6th Edition
    • Jerry J. Zimmerman + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Critical Care**In the highly specialized field of caring for children in the PICU, Fuhrman and Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care is the definitive reference for all members of the pediatric intensive care team. Drs. Jerry J. Zimmerman and Alexandre T. Rotta, along with an expert team of editors and contributors from around the world, have carefully updated the 6th Edition of this highly regarded text to bring you the most authoritative and useful information on today’s pediatric critical care—everything from basic science to clinical applications.

  • 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.

  • Simulation Learning System for RN with Virtual Reality - 1-year (eCm)

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Elsevier’s Simulation Learning System for RN with Virtual Reality, in collaboration with development partner SimX, will change the way you learn! Along with over 160 lab-based simulation scenarios, it features 100 virtual reality simulation scenarios that immerse you in an exciting, ultra-realistic clinical environment that provides a safe, effective, and engaging learning experience. SLS for RN with Virtual Reality is a complete solution for enhancing your clinical decision-making skills, bridging the gap between lecture and clinicals, and offering remediation — all in an exciting and realistic virtual reality setting.

  • Simulation Learning System for RN with Virtual Reality - 2-year (eCm)

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Elsevier’s Simulation Learning System for RN with Virtual Reality, in collaboration with development partner SimX, will change the way you learn! Along with over 160 lab-based simulation scenarios, it features 100 virtual reality simulation scenarios that immerse you in an exciting, ultra-realistic clinical environment that provides a safe, effective, and engaging learning experience. SLS for RN with Virtual Reality is a complete solution for enhancing your clinical decision-making skills, bridging the gap between lecture and clinicals, and offering remediation — all in an exciting and realistic virtual reality setting.

  • Simulation Learning System for RN with Virtual Reality - 3-year (eCm)

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Elsevier’s Simulation Learning System for RN with Virtual Reality, in collaboration with development partner SimX, will change the way you learn! Along with over 160 lab-based simulation scenarios, it features 100 virtual reality simulation scenarios that immerse you in an exciting, ultra-realistic clinical environment that provides a safe, effective, and engaging learning experience. SLS for RN with Virtual Reality is a complete solution for enhancing your clinical decision-making skills, bridging the gap between lecture and clinicals, and offering remediation — all in an exciting and realistic virtual reality setting.

  • Reading Research

    A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals
    • 7th Edition
    • Barbara Davies + 1 more
    • English
    Learn how to evaluate and apply health sciences research with this beginner’s guide! Reading Research: A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals, 7th Edition provides a clear introduction to reading and understanding research articles, with practical guidelines for implementing research into clinical practice. It describes how to interpret common research methods including qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method approaches, and explains how to find relevant, reliable research on the internet. Written by Barbara Davies and Jo Logan, both of whom are noted educators and research experts, this easy-to-use pocket guide is ideal for both students and health professionals.

  • Conceptual Nursing Care Planning

    • 1st Edition
    • Mariann M. Harding + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Nursing Process**Plan effective patient care using standardized interprofessional clinical problems and a concept-based approach! Conceptual Nursing Care Planning shows you how to identify clinical problems, determine expected outcomes, and choose interventions — all grounded in a logical, concept-based framework. The focus on concepts gives you the big picture, helping you recognize similarities in nursing care based on physiologic concepts, as well as differences based on the needs of individuals. Written by noted nursing educators Mariann Harding and Debra Hagler, this new book demonstrates how the use of a concept-based approach and standardized clinical problems language makes it easier to plan effective care and to communicate with other members of the interprofessional team.

  • Pensamiento crítico, razonamiento clínico y juicio clínico en enfermería

    Un enfoque práctico
    • 7th Edition
    • Donna D. Ignatavicius
    • Spanish

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