Nursing and ancillary services Books
Elsevier Health Sciences Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsUNIT I Introduction to Pharmacology 1 Basic Pharmacology 2 Medication Development, Regulation, and Resources 3 Pharmacology Mathematics 4 Medication Administration UNIT II Applied Surgical Pharmacology 5 Antibiotics 6 Diagnostic Agents 7 Diuretics 8 Hormones 9 Medications That Affect Coagulation 10 Ophthalmic Agents 11 Fluids and Irrigation Solutions UNIT III Anesthesia 12 Preoperative Medications 13 Patient Monitoring and Local and Regional Anesthesia 14 General Anesthesia 15 Emergency Situations Glossary Index
£71.24
Taylor & Francis Ltd Compassionate Cities
Book SynopsisOnce it was difficult to see end of life care beyond conventional medical intervention, but hospice and palliative care introduced a more holistic approach, providing quality of life for the dying and their families. This ground-breaking work takes end-of-life care beyond these palliative boundaries, describing a public health vision that involves whole communities adopting a compassionate approach to dying, death and loss. Written by a leading academic in the field of death and bereavement, this text outlines the historical, political and conceptual basis of compassionate cities, providing a community development model for end-of-life care.Moving away from infection control and health promotion Allan Kellehear invites us to think of a third wave movement of public health, joining empathy, equality and action together as practical policies. Presenting a radical new perspective to death, ageing and public health, Compassionate Cities is essentiTrade Review'Compassionate Cities is an extraordinary book in both conception and execution.' - Mortality, Vol. 11, No. 1, February 2006' Professor Kellehear fuses two approaches which might normally be considered incompatible:The book offers an overview of the place of death and loss in modern societies; in addition it provides the steady pragmatism of a how to manual.' - Julie Clark, University of Glasgow, UK'Compassionate Cities is an extraordinary book in both conception and execution.' - Mortality, Vol. 11, No. 1, February 2006Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1.The Social Roots of Organised Care for the Dying 2. Current Approaches to End-of-Life Care 3. Theoretical Foundations of Compassionate Cities 4. Policies of Compassionate Cities 5. The Social Character of Compassionate Cities 6. Threats to Compassionate Cities 7. Implementation: Making it Happen 8. Action Strategies 9. The Future: A Third Wave Public Health? Bibliography
£42.99
Springer Verlag The Basic Principles of External Skeletal
Book SynopsisThe Ilizarov device has revolutionized the treatment of non-healing fractures and the correction of deformities. This book supplies all the information required in order to use the Ilizarov and other external fixation devices optimally; it will serve as an indispensable manual for both trainee and experienced orthopedic surgeons. Biomechanical principles, preoperative preparation, and the use of a system of coordinates to allow safer insertion of K-wires and half pins are thoroughly discussed. External fixation of a variety of fractures in different pathologic settings is then clearly explained in a series of detailed chapters with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Numerous case reports are included to illustrate the results of different treatment methods. In addition, postoperative management and treatment of complications are described. Since the first edition the text has been thoroughly updated, with inclusion of contributions from leading world experts.Table of ContentsPart 1 General Aspects of External Fixation.- Part 2 Specific Aspects of External Fixation.- Part 3 Supplementary materials.
£284.99
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Mosbys Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTesting for the Top 100 Medical Issues 1. Guidelines for Proper Test Preparation and Performance 2. Blood Studies 3. Electrodiagnostic Tests 4. Endoscopic Studies 5. Fluid Analysis Studies 6. Manometric Studies 7. Microscopic Studies and Associated Testing 8. Nuclear Scanning 9. Stool Tests 10. Ultrasound Studies 11. Urine Studies 12. X-Ray Studies 13. Miscellaneous Studies Bibliography Illustration Credits App A: Alphabetical List of Tests App B: Panel Testing App C: Abbreviations for Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests
£62.99
Beacon Press What Patients Say What Doctors Hear
Book SynopsisCan refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health? Despite modern medicine’s infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion’s share of illnesses. However, what patients say and what doctors hear are often two vastly different things.Patients, anxious to convey their symptoms, feel an urgency to “make their case” to their doctors. Doctors, under pressure to be efficient, multitask while patients speak and often miss the key elements. Add in stereotypes, unconscious bias, conflicting agendas, and fear of lawsuits and the risk of misdiagnosis and medical errors multiplies dangerously.Though the gulf between what patients say and what doctors hear is often wide, Dr. Danielle Ofri proves that it doesn’t have to be. Through the powerfully resonant human stories that Dr. Ofri’s writing is renowned f
£14.24
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology Chapter 1: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics Chapter 2: Host-Parasite Interaction Chapter 3: The Laboratory Role in Infection Control Chapter 4: Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection, Sterilization, and Microbiology Safety Chapter 5: Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory Chapter 6: Specimen Collection and Processing Chapter 7: Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites Chapter 8: Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms Chapter 9: Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria Chapter 10: Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases Chapter 11: Applications of Molecular Diagnostics Chapter 12: Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms Chapter 13: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates Chapter 14: Staphylococci Chapter 15: Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci Chapter 16: Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli Chapter 17: Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis Chapter 18: Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli Chapter 19: Enterobacteriaceae Chapter 20: Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species Chapter 21: Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli Chapter 22: Anaerobes of Clinical Importance Chapter 23: The Spirochetes Chapter 24: Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms Chapter 25: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Chapter 26: Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Chapter 27: Medically Significant Fungi Chapter 28: Diagnostic Parasitology Chapter 29: Clinical Virology Chapter 30: Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology Chapter 31: Biofilms: Architects of Disease Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to Diagnostic Microbiology Chapter 32: Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Chapter 33: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Chapter 34: Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning Chapter 35: Infections of the Central Nervous System Chapter 36: Bacteremia and Sepsis Chapter 37: Urinary Tract Infections Chapter 38: Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections Chapter 39: Infections in Special Populations Chapter 40: Zoonotic Diseases Chapter 41: Ocular Infections Appendix A: Selected Bacteriologic Culture Media Appendix B: Selected Mycology Media, Fluids, and Stains Appendix C: Selected Procedures Appendix D: Answers to Learning Assessment Questions Glossary
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MIT Press Expanding Mindscapes
Book SynopsisThe first collection of its kind to explore the diverse and global history of psychedelics as they appealed to several generations of researchers and thinkers.Expanding Mindscapes offers a fascinatingly fluid and diverse history of psychedelics that stretches around the globe. While much of the literature to date has focused on the history of these drugs in the United States and Canada, editors Erika Dyck and Chris Elcock deliberately move away from these places in this collection to reveal a longer and more global history of psychedelics, which chronicles their discovery, use, and cultural impact in the twentieth century.The authors in this collection explore everything from LSD psychotherapy in communist Czechoslovakia to the first applications of LSD-25 in South America to the intersection of modernism and ayahuasca in China. Along the way, they also consider how psychedelic experiments generated their own cultural expressions, where the specter of the
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£24.46
Not Stated Social Sciences for Healthcare Professionals
£28.49
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Progressive Care Nursing Certification
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The must-have guide to acing the Progressive Care Nursing certification exam â based on the actual exam blueprint!Progressive Care Nursing Certification, Second Edition is a complete, step-by-step guide that thoroughly covers everything you must know to excel on the examination administered by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). Following the PCCN blueprint, the book reflects the latest changes to the test plan â so you know you are studying the most relevant, up-to-date material possible. Everything you need to succeed!Presented in short, easy-to-read chapters, Progressive Care Nursing Certification includes ten subject-specific practice exams, allowing you to taTable of ContentsPrefaceTest-Taking TipsPART I: CARDIOVASCULAR1. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology2. Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disorders3. The Normal ECG4. The 12-Lead ECG5. Hemodynamic Monitoring6. Acute Coronary Syndrome (Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction)7. Conduction Blocks8. Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Hypertensive Crisis9. Cardiogenic Shock10. Hemorrhagic (Hypovolemic) Shock11. Interpreting Dysrhythmias12. Cardiomyopathies and Pericarditis13. Treatment of Cardiac, Valvular, and Vascular Insufficiency, and TraumaPART I: Cardiovascular Practice ExamPART II: PULMONARY14. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology15. Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Disorders16. Alternative Methods of Ventilatory Support17. Acute Respiratory Dysfunction18. Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Aspiration19. Thoracic Trauma and Air-Leak SyndromesPART II: Pulmonary Practice ExamPART III: ENDOCRINE20. Introduction to the Endocrine System21. Anatomy, Physiology, and Dysfunction of the Pituitary Gland22. Anatomy, Physiology, and Dysfunction of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands23. Anatomy, Physiology, and Dysfunction of the Pancreas24. Anatomy, Physiology, and Dysfunction of the Adrenal GlandsPART III: Endocrine Practice ExamPART IV: IMMUNOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY25. Physiology of the Immunologic and Hematologic Systems26. Diagnosis and Treatment of Immunologic and Hematologic Problems27. Hematologic and Immunologic Failure and Its Effects on Other Organ Systems28. Organ Transplantation29. Life-Threatening CoagulopathiesPART IV: Immunology and Hematology Practice ExamPART V: NEUROLOGY30. Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System31. Intracranial Pressure32. Acute Head Injuries and Craniotomies33. Stroke34. The Vertebrae and Spinal Cord35. Encephalopathies and Coma36. Meningitis, Muscular Dystrophy, and Myasthenia Gravis37. Seizures and Status EpilepticusPART V: Neurology Practice ExamPART VI: GASTROENTEROLOGY38. Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System39. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Esophageal Varices40. Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Hepatic Failure, and Acute Pancreatitis41. Intestinal Infarction, Obstruction, Perforation, and Trauma42. Management of the Patient with a Gastrointestinal DisturbancePART VI: Gastroenterology Practice ExamPART VII: RENAL43. Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal System44. Renal Regulation of Electrolytes45. Diagnosis and Treatment of Renal FailurePART VII: Renal Practice ExamPART VIII: MULTIORGAN PROBLEMS46. Sepsis and Multiorgan Syndrome47. Toxic Emergencies48. Airway Obstruction49. BurnsPART VIII: Multiorgan Problems Practice ExamPART IX: SYNERGY50. Professional Caring and Ethical PracticePART IX: Synergy Practice ExamPART X: BEHAVIOR51. Behavioral and Psychological Factors in Critical CarePART X: Behavior Practice ExamIndexOn CD:COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE EXAM-ICOMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE EXAM-II
£65.54
Open University Press The Nurse Mentors Handbook Supporting Students in
Book SynopsisOut with the old and in with the new! Looking back on my nurse training I can vividly recall clinical placements where I was mentored by inspirational, dynamic, enthusiastic, and nurturing mentors. However, I can equally recall the toxic mentors that ruined clinical placements and made me question whether I wanted to be a nurse at all! Supporting students in clinical practice is a privilege and getting it right is essential! Danny Walshâs book demystifies the NMCâs SSSA document and provides a real insight into the meaning of the word mentorship, along with practical advice on how to be a practice supervisor.Mike Parker is an Associate Professor in Emergency Nursing at the University of York, UK.This is a real-world book that offers practice supervisors and assessors detailed guidance on their new role within the context of the recent NMC (2018) standards for supervision and assessment of students. It gives information on the background policy to theTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1The Mentor’s New ClothesCHAPTER 2Effective practice supervisionCHAPTER 3Supervision considerationsCHAPTER 4The clinical learning environmentCHAPTER 5Teaching and learning theory CHAPTER 6Teaching in practiceCHAPTER 7Assessment: theory and practice realityCHAPTER 8Evidence of learningCHAPTER 9Fostering a successful placementCHAPTER 10Support and development for the practice supervisor and assessor
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Open University Press Distributed Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Book SynopsisâœThis book claims to be âlike no otherâ and that is so true. The editors and authors each add quality guidance around distributed leadership to readers, providing evidence-based examples, useful websites and key reading material to support and supplement the ideas being presented.âBridie Kent, Professor in Leadership in Nursing, University of Plymouth, UK âœThis book, thankfully, isnât about self-defined heroic organizational leaders or power-hungry political leaders â it tells the stories of the people doing leadership every day in their work to make healthcare happen.âScott Taylor, Business School Director of Admissions, University of Birmingham, UK This innovative book brings together experts from health sciences, nursing, business and management backgrounds to provide a broad analysis of the growing field of distributed leadership. The book offers health professionals practical guidancTable of ContentsChapter One - Introducing the Collection: A Leadership Book like No Other!Martin BeirneChapter Two - Context and the Case for Reconceptualising Leadership in HealthcareRuth NorthwayChapter Three - Acknowledging and Nurturing Complementary Leadership ContributionsMarie Elizabeth Ward and David VaughanChapter Four - What is Leadership About and What does it involve in Practice?Dr. John G. CullenChapter Five - Hybrids of Positional Authority, Personal Principles and Collective leadership ContributionsMartin BeirneChapter Six - Theorising Leadership Development: From Executive Solutions to More Active Cultivation of Contemporary Roles and CapabilitiesVivienne ByersChapter Seven - General nursing practice through the lens of Distributed Leadership: A case studyPhil Halligan and Catherine Clune MulvaneyChapter Eight - Distributed Leadership Practices and Interventions in Intellectual Disability Services Fintan SheerinChapter Nine - Distributed Leadership Interventions at Advanced Clinical Practitioner LevelCatherine ComiskeyChapter Ten - Enacting Distributed Leadership in Midwifery PracticeRhona O’ConnellChapter Eleven - Nobody in Charge: Really?David A. BuchananChapter Twelve - Workshop Formats for Enacting Distributed Leadership PracticeDr Vivienne Byers and Professor Ruth NorthwayChapter Thirteen - Making Sense of Empirical Research on Distributed Leadership TendenciesDr. John G. CullenChapter Fourteen - Towards a Sociology of Distributed Leadership: A Lesson from Higher EducationAidan SeeryChapter Fifteen - Synthesising Practical Insights and Empirical DataSiobhan CorriganChapter Sixteen - Nurturing, Implementing and Sustaining Distributed Leadership Elizabeth A. CurtisChapter Seventeen - Strategic, Regulating and Enabling Initiatives: Conducive Organisational ChangesPatrick Gibbons and Ruifang WangChapter Eighteen - The Epilogue: Where are we now and what is to be done?Elizabeth A. Curtis, Martin Beirne, Siobhan Corrigan, John Cullen and Ruth Northway
£31.34
Mountaineers Books Mountaineering First Aid A Guide to Accident
Book SynopsisAn essential guide for all mountaineers, now updated to reflect the latest Red Cross standards, includes information on treating all forms of injuries that may be encountered in the wilderness, from dislocations to major illness.
£14.20
McGraw-Hill Education First Aid for the Family Medicine Boards Third
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The "insider's guide" to passing the Family Medicine Boards -- now more high yield than ever!Written by recent test takers, First Aid for the Family Medicine Boards, Third Edition delivers high-yield, concise coverage of thousands of board-tested topics along with practical exam-taking and study strategies. Presented in full-color throughout, this is the most comprehensive review available for family medicine in-service, certification, and recertification exams. Following the proven First Aid formula for success, this essential review is carefully edited to include the content most likely to be included on the exam, allowing readers to focus on what they really need to know and maximize their study tiTable of ContentsFaculty ReviewersPrefaceAcknowledgementsHow to ContributeChapter 1. Guide to the ABFM ExaminationChapter 2. Community and Preventive MedicineChapter 3. CardiologyChapter 4. EndocrinologyChapter 5. GastroenterologyChapter 6. Infectious DiseasesChapter 7. Hematology/OncologyChapter 8. PulmonaryChapter 9. NephrologyChapter 10. DermatologyChapter 11. NeurologyChapter 12. SurgeryChapter 13. Pediatric and Adolescent MedicineChapter 14. Psychiatry and Behavioral ScienceChapter 15. Geriatric MedicineChapter 16. Reproductive HealthChapter 17. Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal DisordersChapter 18. Emergency/Urgent CareIndexAbout the Authors
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McGraw-Hill Education MedicalSurgical Nursing Demystified Third Edition
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The fun, fast, and effective way to master medical-surgical nursing and use your knowledge in real-world situationsIf you're looking for an engaging, reader-acclaimed review that boils medical-surgical nursing down to its most essential, must-know points your search ends here! Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified, Third Edition is a complete yet concise overview of the major body systems and the diseases and disorders that can affect them. You will learn about hallmark signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatment, and nursing intervention, so you have the knowledge to help your patients as a student and as a nurse once you start your career.Since Medical-Surgical Nursing can be challenging for a beginner, the book iTable of ContentsChapter 1: Cardiovascular System; Chapter 2: Respiratory System; Chapter 3: Immune System; Chapter 4: Hematologic System; Chapter 5: Nervous System; Chapter 6: Musculoskeletal System; Chapter 7: Gastrointestinal System; Chapter 8: Endocrine System; Chapter 9: Genitourinary System; Chapter 10: Integumentary System; Chapter 11: Fluids and Electrolytes; Chapter 12: Mental Health; Chapter 13: Perioperative Care; Chapter 14: Women's Health; Chapter 15: Pain Management; Chapter 16: Geriatrics; Chapter 17: Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
£33.24
McGraw-Hill Education Critical Care Nursing DeMYSTiFieD Second Edition
Book SynopsisA fun, streamlined way to learn the major concepts and theories of critical care nursing â and how to apply them to real-world patient situationsValuable to professional nurses who wants to transition into critical care nursing or students seeking to excel in their advanced studies, Critical Care Nursing Demystified, Second Edition is the book they need to quickly and easily understand the key concepts and advanced trends of this specialty.In order to make the learning process as quick and effective as possible, each chapter contains lesson objectives, key terms, NCLEX -style Q&A, and vignettes of nursing situations you are likely to encounter in the workplace. You will also find a comprehensive final exam and coverage that includes overviews of basic anatomy and physiology of target organ systems, detailed health assessments using the body systems approach, diagnostic studies utilized to confirm an illness, common critical procedures performed, current mTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1 The Critical Care Nurse Introduction Education and Experience Standards, Organizations, and Certification:Promoting Excellence Communication and Health Care Team Members:Calling the Shots Defining the Critical Care Nurse Regulatory Issues That Impact the Critical CareEnvironment Future Challenges for the Critical Care Nurse Review Questions Answers CHAPTER 2 Care of the Patient With Critical Respiratory Needs Anatomy and Physiology Assessment Skills for the High-Risk RespiratoryPatient Collaborative Diagnostic Tools Oxygen Delivery Systems Advanced Airway Techniques What Is Mechanical Ventilation Commonly Used Respiratory Medications inCritical Care for the Patient on MV Respiratory Conditions Requiring Critical Care Review Questions Answers CHAPTER 3 Care of the Patient With Critical Cardiac and Vascular Needs Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System Assessment Skills Collaborative Diagnostic and Laboratory Tools Advanced Procedural Skills Cardiovascular Medications Used in Critical Care Medical CV Conditions Requiring Critical Care Surgical CV Conditions Requiring Critical Care Review Questions Answers CHAPTER 4 Care of the Patient With Critical Cardiac Rhythm Disturbance Needs Assessment Skills Cardiac Electrophysiology How Does Cardiac Monitoring Really Work? So What Do These Systems “See”? So How Does a Nurse Do Detective Work onThese Rhythm Strips? Types of Basic Rhythms Where Do 12-Lead ECGs Enter the Picture? Medications That Help With Rhythm Stabilization Special Cardiac Devices to Help Maintain thePatient’s Rhythm Cardiac Arrest: Your Worst Nightmare Review Questions Answers CHAPTER 5 Care of the Patient With Neurological Needs Introduction Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System Neurological Needs: Assessment Assessing Motor Movements—Strength andCoordination Normal Pupils Assessment of Eye Movements (EOMs) orExtraocular Movements Oculocephalic Reflex or Doll’s Eyes Movements Oculovestibular Reflex or Cold Caloric Test Respiratory Patterns Additional Assessments Palpation Percussion—Deep Tendon Reflexes Other Responses Auscultation Collaborative Diagnostic Tools Medications That Help With Symptoms Medical Conditions Requiring Complex Care Surgical Conditions Requiring ComplexNeurological Care Review Questions Answers CHAPTER 6 Care of the Traumatized Patient Introduction Mechanisms of Injury (MOI) Classification of Injuries Evaluating Reports from the Field Trauma Center Levels and Classifications Medications Used in Trauma Care Fluid Volume Replacement (FVR) Care of the Patient With Specific Traumatic InjuriesAccording to the ABCs of Trauma Assessment Review Questions Answers CHAPTER 7 Care of the Patient With Endocrine Disorders Introduction Major Organs of the Endocrine System to BeAddressed Review Questions Answers CHAPTER 8 Care of the Patient With Critical Renal Needs Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal System Assessment Skills Collaborative Diagnostic and Laboratory Tools Medications Commonly Used in Critical Care Dialysis Acute and Chronic Renal Failure Review Questions Answers CHAPTER 9 Care of the Patient With Critical Hematologic Needs Anatomy and Physiology of the HematologicSystem Assessment Skills Collaborative Diagnostic and Laboratory Tools Medications Commonly Used in Critical Care ThatAffect the Hematologic System Blood Products Used for Hematologic Problems Medical Conditions That Require Critical Care Review Questions Answers Final Exam Questions Correct Answers and Rationales Index
£30.39
McGraw-Hill Education Critical Care Nursing Certification Review CCRN
Book SynopsisThe most effective study guide for the Critical Care Nursing Certification Examânow with all- new artwork!Critical Care Nursing Certification: Preparation, Review, and Practice Exams is a comprehensive, single-source review that covers everything you need to know to excel on the examination administered by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). Unlike dull, dry, outline-style reviews, this score-boosting resource is presented in short, easy-to-read chapters that are similar what you would hear at a well-planned lecture. Following the CCRN blueprint, coverage of each subject is weighted to reflect its level of importance on the actual exam. Ten practice exams (mostly centered around body systems) help you identify weak areas and sharpen your test-taking skills. Chapters cover all the systems and topics you need to master, including:âCardiovascularâPulmonaryâEndocrineâ
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McGraw-Hill Education AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing Fifth
Book SynopsisA Doody's Core Title for 2024!The standard-bearer of critical care nursing guidesâthis succinct, comprehensive resource delivers the most current concepts for treating adult, critically ill patients and their familiesThis engaging, evidence-based guide provides everything nurses and students need to know to provide safe, effective progressive care. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), and written by top experts in the field, this peer-reviewed guide covers all the essential details on the care of adult progressive care patients and their families.Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the book's practical, building-block organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts. Whether youâre going through orientation on the hospital floor or youâre enrolled in critical care courses, AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing helps you care for every progressive care patient.
£64.79
McGraw-Hill Education AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Fifth
Book SynopsisA Doody's Core Title for 2024!The standard-bearer of critical care nursing guidesâthis succinct, comprehensive resource delivers the most current concepts for treating adult, critically ill patients and their familiesThis engaging, evidence-based guide provides everything nurses and students need to know to provide safe, effective critical care. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), and written by top experts in the field, this peer-reviewed guide covers all the essential details on the care of adult critical care patients and their families.Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the book's practical, building-block organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts. Whether youâre going through orientation on the hospital floor or youâre enrolled in critical care courses, AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing helps you care for every critical care patient.AACN Essentials
£64.79
Johns Hopkins University Press The 36Hour Day A Family Guide to Caring for
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForewordPreface1. Dementia2. Getting Medical Help for the Person Who Has Dementia3. Characteristic Behavioral Symptoms in People Who Have Dementia4. Problems in Independent Living5. Problems Arising in Daily Care6. Medical Problems7. Managing the Behavioral and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia8. Symptoms Associated with Mood Change and Suspiciousness9. Special Arrangement If You Become Ill10. Getting Outside Help11. You and the Person Who Has Dementia12. How Caring for a Person Who Has Dementia Affects You13. Caring for Yourself14. Financial and Legal Issues15. Long-Term Care Arrangements16. Preventing and Delaying Cognitive Decline17. Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia18. Research in DementiaIndex
£45.60
Nova Science Publishers Inc Caregiving: Perspectives, Experiences and
Book SynopsisA caregiver (usually also known as informal caregiver) is an often unpaid and without formal training (in the related disease) member of a person's social network who helps them with activities of daily living. Caregiving is most commonly used to address impairments related to old age, disability, a disease or a mental disorder. Typical duties of a caregiver might include taking care of someone who has a chronic illness or disease; managing medications or talking to doctors and nurses on someone's behalf; helping to bathe or dress someone who is frail or disabled; or taking care of household chores, meals or processes both formal and informal documentation related to health for someone who cannot do these things alone. With an increasingly aging population in all developed societies, the role of caregiver has been increasingly recognized as an important one, both functionally and economically. Caregiving reflects various possible experiences with potentially infinite perspectives. Many organizations that provide support for persons with disabilities have developed various forms of support for carers as well. However, different challenges for this category of people are still strong: it involves changes within the family system, and some caregivers may not possess the necessary resources to deal with caregiving demands. Many caregivers assume the caregiver role with little or no preparation and have to learn to deal with several aspects of care in a very short time. Literature shows that informal caregivers tend to experience more depressive symptoms and poorer physical health outcomes in comparison to non-caregivers. Moreover, informal caregivers have been repeatedly acknowledged as a model of chronic stress, due to the high level of daily stress that caregivers experience. All of these changes may lead to a set of biopsychosocial disorders named as burden, which results from the obligation to provide care, specifically within the context of a chronic or long-term disease. Caregiver burden has been conceptualized using a multidimensional perspective, in terms of physical, emotional, social and financial difficulties/problems experienced by the caregiver. In this state of the art, this book aims to present some challenges caregivers may encounter during their role, suggesting also some possible perspectives useful for clinicians to address the different experiences of informal caregivers, also connected to the different pathologies the patients they care to suffer from and to the different relationships they have with them.
£113.59
Nova Science Publishers Inc Trends in Nursing Research
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the latest research in the field of nursing. Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimisation of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Definitions of nursing have evolved to acknowledge six essential features of professional nursing: Provision of a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing, Attention to the range of human experiences and responses to health and illness within the physical and social environments, Integration of objective data with knowledge gained from an appreciation of the patient or group''s subjective experience, Application of scientific knowledge to the processes of diagnosis and treatment through the use of judgement and critical thinking, Advancement of professional nursing knowledge through scholarly inquiry, and Influence on social and public policy to promote social justice.
£999.99
Linden Publishing Co Inc Dr. Ruth's Guide for the Alzheimer's Caregiver:
Book SynopsisDr Ruth, a trusted name in relationship therapy, presents effective coping strategies for both the practical problems and emotional stresses of Alzheimer''s care. More than 15 million Americans are responsible for the care of a loved one with Alzheimer''s disease, a situation that can quickly lead to feeling overwhelmed while trying to balance between the full-time needs of a dependent adult and the caregiver''s own physical and mental health. The tactics and resources presented in this book build confidence in the caregiver and provide health-guided advice on how to avoid burnout, seek support from family and friends, resolve family disputes, maintain a loving relationship with a spouse or parent with Alzheimer''s, manage behavior, and make the home a safe environment. Keeping the best interests of everyone involved in mind, the guide also details how to coordinate effectively with doctors, facilities, and other care providers.
£16.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Nursing Research: A Chinese Perspective
Book SynopsisNursing research plays an important role in the development of nursing care. Nursing care has developed into an evidence-based practice and research studies could provide more evidence in this practice, thereby enabling us to evaluate the effectiveness of the care provided. Research should help create a scientific knowledge baseline for nursing practice which would include health promotion, protection and prevention from illness, optimisation of health conditions for not only the people who are critically ill, but also for those who are healthy. This book presents and discusses nursing research, as well as how through research a cost-effective health care system can be developed.
£92.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Clinical Research Issues in Nursing
Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of work that demonstrates the needs and importance of addressing many under-explored issues in clinical issues in nursing. The objectives of this book are: to heighten research students'' awareness of the scholarship of both the formulation of research design and the issues of clinical research, and to equip them with ideas and strategies to develop their own research proposal and implement a research project. This book hopes to offer some contextual understanding on clinical research issues in nursing in a Chinese context.
£107.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Nursing Students & their Concerns
Book SynopsisStudies show that nursing students suffer from stress about their lack of competence or uncertainty, whereas professional nurses concerns focus on work overload, death and suffering followed by insufficient preparation. Also discussed in this book is the role that emotional intelligence plays in establishing therapeutic nurse-patient relationships as well as increasing cultural diversity in nursing schools around the world. An examination of the concerns of Hispanic and American Indian nursing students as they progress through the upper division of a baccalaureate nursing curriculum is discussed herein, as well as the attitudes of nursing students towards older adult patients.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Attitudes of Nursing Students Toward Older Adults
Book SynopsisOlder adults represent the largest and fastest growing segment of the population and are among those who access the health care system to the greatest extent. These trends call for health care professionals, such as nurses, to be well prepared to care for the specialised and often complex needs of the older adult cohort. This preparation often begins in basic nursing educational programs when nursing students are introduced formally to the care of older adults. However, nursing students do not enter their professional programs unaffected by their socio-cultural context and especially societal attitudes toward ageing and the older adult. This book provides a synthesis and critique of this research to identify what is known, to uncover gaps in knowledge, to make recommendations for practice, and to consider directions for future research.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Collaboration with the Advanced Practice Nurse:
Book SynopsisThe advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is a critical part of today''s healthcare delivery system. The need for competent care across all age ranges has created opportunities for APRNs to deliver care in a multitude of practice settings. The collaboration of APRNs with nurses, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, and other healthcare workers is the impetus for this book. We realize that many of our colleagues might not fully understand the basic underpinnings of advanced practice nursing, what the roles of advanced practice nursing are, and what the educational background of the APRN is. To that end, this book describes the basic tenets of advanced practice nursing with a focus specifically on the nurse practitioner. Chapters address the development of advanced practice nursing, the four specific APRN roles, educational requirements, licensure, credentialing, and how APRNs work independently or collaboratively with physicians. The text provides a greater understanding of what APRNs can do and how they can work collaboratively with other health care professionals.
£159.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Caregivers: Practices, Challenges & Expectations
Book SynopsisFamily caregivers play a crucial role in providing daily assistance to individuals who are unable to care for themselves. Being a family caregiver can create family caregiver burden, which is discussed in the first chapter of this book. It provides a systematic review of the interventions available for family caregivers. Chapter two and three focus on quality of life and caregiver burden among caregivers of chronic liver disease patients, and epileptic patients. Chapter four examines parents'' perceptions of caring for children with learning disabilities, and their psychosocial well-being. Chapter five aims to improve the understanding on disclosure trends, impacts, and factors that may inhibit or motivate children to disclose sexual abuse experiences to their caregivers. Chapter six explores the author''s experiences with caregivers of children in HIV-affected Southern African communities. The final chapter studies the accuracy of health information resources on the internet that many caregivers rely on.
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Bull Publishing Company Solace: How Caregivers & Others Can Relate,
Book SynopsisBased on Walter St John's decades of study and practice, Solace brings new insight to the process of communicating with a person who is chronically ill. It provides specific, practical and helpful advice for professional caregivers, family members, colleagues, and friends. More than ever, many of us are responsible for the care of a person who is limited in mobility, whose illness is serious and long-term, who may be confined to a house or care facility, and is in need of daily help and continuous care. Solace offers guidelines that are easy to understand and a wealth of tips about what to say and do, as well as what to avoid saying and doing. It is built around 58 topics that are divided into five broad sections: Communicating; Helping; Listening and Observing; Relating; Responding. This organisation allows caregivers to isolate a problem area and develop a positive approach. Each topic, such as Avoiding Harmful Statements, Being Silent, Being Natural, Leveling with Someone, Paying Attention, Showing Respect, Responding to Anger, Responding to Depression and How to Ask Questions contains specific guidance in plain language.Table of ContentsPart I - Communicating; Part II - Helping; Part III - Listening & Observing; Part IV - Relating; Part V - Responding.
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John Libbey Eurotext Hospitals & the Nursing Profession: Lessons from
Book SynopsisHospital systems throughout the developed world are undergoing waves of reform which seek to address multiple challenges of intensifying acuity, such as population ageing, technological advance, heightened expectations on the part of increasingly informed patients, the reduction of public spending deficits and the specialisation of staff, especially nurses, as well as the difficulty in establishing appropriate incentives for change and improved performance. Within such a context, the purpose of this book is to analyse the interaction between the nursing professions and hospital institutions in France and Japan, taking as its starting point the conviction that comparative analysis of empirical reality in each of these countries will provide new insights into the transformations currently taking place. To that end, the material in this study has been contributed by an international, interdisciplinary team of experts, combining economic, sociological, political and historical perspectives, which are brought to bear upon evidence from original research carried out in both countries. The findings reveal that the relationship between the nursing profession and hospital structures in Japan is characterised by the predominance of a domestic logic, rooted in dependence upon the institution and the promotion of supposedly feminine qualities, in sharp contrast with the French situation, where industrial and professional logics prevail, entailing specialisation, independent initiative and increasing workloads. From this perspective, the future development of the nursing profession in Japan is inextricably linked to the forms taken by the process of women''s emancipation, whereas in France, it is the evolution of hospital structures, of the position of nurses in the healthcare system and of the division of labour within the world of medicine which emerge as the determining factors. In order to highlight French and Japanese particularities for the Anglophone reader, the book also features numerous socio-historical points of comparison with developments in the United Kingdom.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Hand Function: A Practical Guide to Assessment
Book SynopsisThis practical guide aids clinicians in distinguishing the different dimensions of hand function such as impairment, disability, and handicap. New and updated chapters discuss cerebral palsy, sports injuries, robotics, and assistive technologies. Extensively revised, the book provides a broad overview of the basic principles and examination of hand function. It describes how to evaluate hand function in specific afflicted populations, including the rheumatoid patient, the stroke patient, the trauma patient, the geriatric patient, and the pediatric patient as well as special populations such as diabetes mellitus patients and musicians. It also includes an appendix of hand function scales essential to the assessment of disability. The Second Edition of Hand Function is an ideal resource for all rheumatologists, physiatrists, hand surgeons, orthopedists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists caring for patients with impaired hand function.Table of ContentsSECTION I: Basic Principles of Hand Function.- Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Hand.- Physical Examination of the Hand.- Assessment of Hand Functions.- SECTION II: Hand Function in Clinical Practice.- Pain and Hand Function.- Hand Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Hand Function in Osteoarthritis.- Hand Function in Scleroderma.- Functional Assessment in Hand with Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries.- Hand Function in Stroke.- Hand Function in Tetraplegia.- Hand Function in Parkinson’s Disease.- Hand Function in Cerebral Palsy.- Hand Function in Children with Congenital Disorders.- Hand Function in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.- Functional Assessment in Geriatric Conditions.- Hand Function in Common Hand Problems.- Hand Function in Sport Injuries.- Hand Function in Metabolic Disorders: Haemodialysis, Diabetes Mellitus, Gout.- SECTION III: Hand Function with Robotics and Assistive Technology.- Hand Function and Assistive Devices.- Sports and Recreational Adaptations for Hand.- The Functional Capacity of the Robotic Hands.- SECTION IV: Hand Function and Imaging Outcomes.- Hand Function and Imaging Outcomes.- Appendix: Some Hand Functional Scales
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Maternal and Neonatal Nursing Care Plans
Book SynopsisThis book is intended to facilitate the care planning process for nursing students and nurses working with maternal and newborn clients. Each nursing care plan includes nursing diagnosis and its definition, etiological factors, assessment data, characteristics of problems, expected outcomes, nursing interventions and evidence-based rationales, and evaluation.It compiles all possible nursing diagnoses and care plans for: Mothers in different stages of normal pregnancy, spontaneous labour, delivery and post delivery periods. Pregnant women with associated medical problems and gestational complications. Women who go through spontaneous and assisted pregnancy complications. Newborns following normal birth process and in uncomplicated neonatal life. Babies following assisted births and experiencing neonatal health problems. Neonates who are preterm, post-term and with growth deviations. This book is designed to assist students of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing courses as well as nursing professionals practicing maternal-newborn nursing. Table of ContentsUNIT 1 Planning Nursing Care 1. Nursing Process UNIT 2 Pregnancy/Antepartum Period 2. Genetic Counseling 3. Trimesters 4. High-risk Pregnancy 5. Cardiac Conditions in Pregnancy 6. Pregnancy-induced Hypertension 7. Diabetes Mellitus: Pre-pregnancy/Gestational 8. Prenatal Hemorrhage 9. Prenatal Infection 10. Premature Dilation of Cervix (Incompetent/Dysfunctional Cervix) 11. Spontaneous Termination of Pregnancy/Abortion 12. Elective Termination 13. Preterm Labor/Prevention of Delivery 14. Pregnant Adolescent 15. Prenatal Substance Abuse/Dependence UNIT 3 Intrapartum Period 16. Labor Stage I: Latent Phase 17. Labor Stage I: Active Phase 18. Labor Stage I: Transition Phase (Deceleration) 19. Labor Stage II: Expulsion of Fetus 20. Labor Stage III: Placental Expulsion 21. Dysfunctional Labor/Dystocia 22. Labor Induction/Augmentation 23. Cesarean Delivery 24. Precipitous Labor/Delivery 25. Intrapartal Hypertension 26. Intrapartal Diabetes Mellitus UNIT 4 Postpartum Period 27. Labor Stage IV: First Four Hours Following Delivery of the Placenta 28. Four Hours to Two Days Postpartum 29. Care Following Cesarean Delivery (4 Hours to 3 Days) 30. Client at 24 to 48 Hours Following Discharge 31. Client at One Week Following Discharge 32. Postpartal Hemorrhage 33. Puerperal Infection 34. Postpartal Diabetes Mellitus 35. Puerperal Thrombophlebitis 36. Parents of Newborns with Special Needs 37. Perinatal Loss UNIT 5 Newborn Period 38. Neonate: First Hour of Life 39. Neonate at Two Hours to Two Days of Age 40. Neonate at Two Days to One Week Following Discharge 41. Preterm Infant 42. Newborn Having Hyperbilirubinemia 43. Neonate of an HIV-Positive Mother 44. Deviations in Growth Patterns 45. Infant of an Addicted Mother 46. Neonatal Circumcision Bibliography Index
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Applied Sociology for Nurses
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Social Structure 3. Culture 4. Family and Marriage 5. Social Stratification 6. Social Organization and Disorganization 7. Clinical Sociology Glossary Further Reading Index
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Random House Publishing Group The New Sugar Busters
Book SynopsisWIN THE FIGHT AGAINST FAT-THE SUGAR BUSTERS!® WAYWhen SUGAR BUSTERS! hit the shelves almost five years ago, it quickly became a diet and lifestyle phenomenon. The millions of people across the country on the SUGAR BUSTERS! plan discovered that by simply choosing the correct carbohydrates and lowering their sugar intake, they could shed the pounds they failed to lose with other diets. Now the weight-loss program that swept the nation has been completely revised and updated-incorporating all the newest nutritional findings, health statistics, and scientific studies, and featuring all-new, easy-to-follow recipes and meal plans. Among the wealth of new material in this edition, you’ll find amazing testimonials from men and women who are losing weight and feeling fit the SUGAR BUSTERS! way; frequently asked questions and helpful answers; the latest on diabetes-and how SUGAR BUSTERS! can help prevent it; essential facts on women, weight loss, and nutrition;
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Crown All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman
Book SynopsisSince its original publication, All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman has firmly established itself as a classic reference in both the fields of health and beauty. Now, in this newly revised and expanded edition, Naomi Sims—famed model and beauty expert—brings Black women of all ages up to date with the latest information on aging of the face and body; makeup; hairstyles; exercise and diet; coping with stress; and dressing to succeed in the business arena. In addition, she provides new information on dental care; ways of preventing weight gain after giving up smoking; and dealing with drug problems. An important and timely revision, this is the essential guide to health and beauty for all Black women.
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Springer Amputation Prosthesis Use and Phantom Limb Pain An Interdisciplinary Perspective
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