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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.

  • Swearingen's All-in-One Nursing Care Planning Resource

    Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity, and Psychiatric-Mental Health
    • 6th Edition
    • Julie S. Snyder + 1 more
    • English
    With more than 100 evidence-based, customizable care plans, Swearingen’s All-in-One Nursing Care Planning Resource: Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity, and Psychiatric-Mental Health is an easy-to-use, curriculum-wide reference to guide the development of patient-centered nursing care plans. The only nursing care planning reference book that covers all four core clinical areas, it features care plans for medical-surgical, maternity/OB, pediatrics, and psychiatric‒mental health to help you learn to care for patients in any setting. The interprofessional patient problems focus teaches you how to communicate patient problems using the standard terminology of the health professions rather than in nursing-specific language. Safety icons highlight assessments and interventions that focus on safety measures supported by national patient safety standards and goals. Care plans have been updated throughout to reflect the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines and protocols. Care plan components are now labeled as appropriate with the six cognitive skills identified in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) to help you identify, develop, and implement the clinical judgment skills needed for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) and in clinical practice. With new care plans on Infection, Breastfeeding, and Delirium, a clear, focused approach, an easy-to-use format, and straightforward rationales, this one book will meet your care planning needs throughout your entire nursing program and into clinical practice!

  • Updates and Advances in Cardiovascular Nursing, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 58-3
    • Leslie Davis
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Kompetenzbasiertes Lehren und Lernen

    Neue Wege in der Pflegeausbildung
    • 1st Edition
    • Christa Olbrich
    • German
    Egal, ob Sie als Lehrende im theoretischen Unterricht oder im Einsatzgebiet in der Praxisanleitung unterwegs sind, Sie sind gefordert die Auszubildenen beim Erwerb der beruflichen Handlungskompetenz zu begleiten, zu unterstützen und zu fördern. Damit Ihnen das erfolgreich gelingt, finden Sie in diesem Buch Inhalte zu: Kompetenzorientierte... Modell der Pflegedidaktik Kompetenzorientierte Praxisanleitung Praxisanleitung: Umsetzung und Erfahrungen aus der Praxis Lernberatung auf der Grundlage der Idiolektik für Lehrende und für Praxisanleiter*innen Kompetenzorientierte Unterrichtsgestaltun... auf der Grundlage des Pflegeberufegesetzes Das Buch eignet sich für: Studierende Pflege- Gesundheits- und Medizinpädagogik Dozierende Pflege- Gesundheitsfachberuf... Praxisanleiuter*inne...

  • Deutsch B1 in der Pflege

    • 4th Edition
    • Ingrid Peikert
    • German
    Praxisnahe Dialoge und fachbezogene Texte bringen Ihnen den Berufsalltag näher und führen Sie in die medizinische Terminologie ein. In vielen Übungen werden Ihnen Wortschatz, Phonetik und die wichtigen grammatikalischen Strukturen bis inkl. B1-Niveau vermittelt. Lebensnahe Hörtexte helfen sowohl das Sprechen als auch das Verstehen zu schulen, damit Sie bei realen Gesprächen in Wohngruppe oder auf Station besser zurechtkommen. Abgedeckt sind viele wichtige Bereiche und Themen, mit denen Sie im Arbeitsalltag konfrontiert werden, wie beispielsweise Häufig auftretende Pflegesituationen bis hin zum schwierigen Umgang mit demenziell Erkrankten Pflegeanamnese, Pflegeplanung und Pflegedokumentation Prophylaxen und Biografiearbeit Fachterminologie rund um den Körper Das Buch ist Ihr optimaler Begleiter für Sprachkurse, kann aber auch autodidaktisch genutzt werden. In der neuen 4. Auflage ist das Buch nun farbig und an die generalistische Ausbildung (z.B. Berufsbezeichnungen) angepasst. Zusätzlich online: Audio-Dateien für Hörverständnis und Phonetikübungen, Transkripte der Hörtexte sowie Lernwortschatz. Das Buch eignet sich für: Nicht-deutschsprachi... Pflegeauszubildende Nicht-deutschsprachi... Pflegende Nicht-deutschsprachi... Pflegehifskräfte

  • Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics

    • 4th Edition
    • Kate Curtis + 4 more
    • English
    Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. Now in its fourth edition, it provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of emergency and trauma care.The text spans prehospital and hospital care, enabling students to understand the patient journey and equipping them for their role in a multidisciplinary team. Coverage includes assessment, triage and management of trauma, physiology of emergency care, and the recognition and management of specific body system emergencies, as well as the fundamentals of emergency care such as quality and safety, ethics, leadership, research and patient education.Fully revised to reflect the dynamic and evolving nature of emergency and trauma care, this book is ideal for students, prehospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency and trauma care nurses, and other disaster management clinicians.

  • Textbook of Professionalism, Professional Values and Ethics including Bioethics

    • 1st Edition
    • Sonali Banerjee
    • English
    The book is a one-stop, comprehensive and compact repository of information ranging from the evolution of thenursing profession to the latest professional context. It is the first of its genre, accelerating the learning journey of fourthsemester students of the BSc Nursing curriculum. It encompasses the topics of the new subject titled ‘Professionalism,Pro... Values and Ethics, including Bioethics’. This custom-designed book complies with the new syllabusprescribed by the Indian Nursing Council in 2021. The book is intended to develop cognizance about professionalbehaviou... values and work ethics among nursing students and professionals. Further, it will aid in identifying ethicalissues encountered in the practice and ensuring ethical decision for common and specific dilemmas. The highlight ofthe book is the section detailing patients’ rights that will help readers take informed decisions and safeguard themselvesunder all circumstances. It details the governance of the profession, providing a framework for proper conduct andpractice. This book will undoubtedly nurture nursing students as competent clinical nurses, helping them put theirknowledge into practice, demonstrate a higher level of professionalism and back them with strong ethical principles.It has a wide-ranging reader coverage, i.e. the content of the book fulfils not only the learning needs of the undergraduatenursing students but also is relevant for post-basic and postgraduate nursing students. It will also help academiciansand nursing professionals working in clinical areas. The book is targeted for readers and the user base in India as wellas in South Asian countries. It is particularly helpful for the scenario-based writing station of the Objective StructuredClinical Examination (OSCE) pertaining to professional values, behaviour and ethics. It will also cater to studentsenrolled in the Allied Health Sciences curriculum.

  • Principles and Practices of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing I and II

    • 1st Edition
    • Sudha A. Raddi + 1 more
    • English
    This is a comprehensive textbook of Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing I and II that offers complete information about normal and abnormal midwifery and gynaecology, along with high-risk labour, pregnancy and newborn care. The textbook provides evidence-based information to undergraduate nursing students; it helps them to prepare how to provide preventive and promotive care to mothers and newborns during pregnancy, labour and postpartum period and to assist mothers and newborns with various complications and gynaecological disorders. It follows the revised competency-based curriculum prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and includes both theory and practical content related to the subject, which lays a strong foundation for higher education.

  • Preparing for Doctoral Study in Nursing

    Making the Most of the Year Before You Begin
    • 1st Edition
    • Laura A. Taylor + 1 more
    • English
    **American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 3rd Place in Nursing Education/Profession... Development, 2024**Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Preparing for Doctoral Study in Nursing: Making the Most of the Year Before You Begin helps you make an informed decision about entering doctoral studies and choosing the nursing credential that helps you reach your career goals. Noted educators and doctoral mentors Laura A. Taylor and Mary F. Terhaar — along with a team of nursing leaders and scholars — describe the big picture for nurses educated at the highest level of scholarship, including the rising demand for advanced practice nurses and the future of nursing. The first and only comprehensive guide to preparing for a doctorate in nursing, this book helps you choose your path, make your decision, and develop a plan for success in doctoral study.

  • Le raisonnement clinique infirmier

    Guide méthodologique
    • 2nd Edition
    • Loïc MARTIN + 2 more
    • French
    Le raisonnement clinique, colonne vertébrale de l’activité infirmière, est fortement valorisé dans le référentiel de formation en soins infirmiers actuel et à venir, il est indispensable pour atteindre les objectifs de soins du patient.Dans cet ouvrage, l’auteur propose une approche ludique novatrice du raisonnement clinique en s’inspirant des piliers facilitateurs de l’apprentissage : il place le soignant dans le rôle d’un détective qui collecte les données médicales et paramédicales indispensables à l’identification des problèmes de santé du patient. Pour apprendre au soignant à établir un bon raisonnement clinique, il utilise de nouveaux outils comme Louis et ses 14 catégories qui permet d’avoir une vision globale de la situation clinique et une analyse rapide des données médicales de celle-ci.Cette 2e édition remise à jour est composée de six parties : les cinq premières abordent les fondements du raisonnement clinique et la dernière propose une synthèse en images des bases fondamentales à acquérir dans le raisonnement clinique infirmier. La principale nouveauté de cette édition est l’intégration d’un chapitre attractif sur les modèles conceptuels et les théories de soins. L’ensemble constitue un contenu synthétique et efficace qui fait de l’ouvrage un outil indispensable à tout étudiant infirmier, mais aussi aux tuteurs et aux encadrants de proximité.

  • How to be a Successful Nursing Student

    New Notes on Nursing
    • 1st Edition
    • Natalie Elliott
    • English
    Welcome to nursing! How to be a Successful Nursing Student is the first volume in a new series created especially for you, the nursing student at the start of your nursing journey. It covers the most important elements required to study successfully, prepare effectively and get the most from your nursing degree, in order to excel in your career. You will also get an invaluable introduction to a range of key topics, covered in more detail in other books in the series.The New Notes on Nursing series presents key topics in a highly accessible way, without making assumptions about your existing knowledge. Concise volumes cover critical and emerging areas, including cultural competence, digital professionalism, politics and activism, clinical placements and more. The aim is to make content engaging and easy to absorb, focussing just on what is essential for success on your course. Using a relaxed writing style and an all-new design, these unique books provide personal guidance from experts and students alike. So when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for New Notes on Nursing!

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