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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.

  • Métodos educativos en salud

    • 2nd Edition
    • Ana María Palmar Santos
    • Loreto Maciá Soler
    • Spanish
    Esta segunda edición pretende seguir siendo una herramienta útil que ayude a los profesionales de la salud a programar de forma eficaz las intervenciones educativas con resultados satisfactorios para la población. Con este manual se pretende dotar de material de consulta tanto al ámbito profesional como al académico, a la vez que presentar herramientas propias de la metodología educativa en salud, que a lo largo del tiempo han sido implementadas con éxito por expertos en educación para la salud y que hasta este momento no estaban recogidas en ningún otro manual. Se estructura en nueve capítulos. Los cuatro primeros se dedican a la introducción de los aspectos teóricos relacionados con la educación para la salud. Los capítulos 5 a 7 abordan las fases que estructuran la programación en educación para la salud. El capítulo 8 se centra en la utilización de las tecnologías y las diferentes herramientas digitales disponibles para realizar una educación para la salud más eficiente y eficaz. Por último, en el capítulo 9 se desarrollan las intervenciones en el medio escolar. Los profesores y profesionales del campo de la salud que han participado en esta monografía han aportado conocimiento y experiencia en contextos como la salud pública, la gestión sanitaria, los departamentos universitarios de psicología o enfermería y el ámbito asistencial. Todos ellos se hallan implicados en la aplicación de estrategias educativas en el campo de la salud dirigidas a estudiantes, profesionales y usuarios, y en la realización, la coordinación y la dirección de proyectos de educación para la salud.

  • Biologie Anatomie Physiologie

    • 1st Edition
    • French
    Structuré par systèmes d’organes, cet ouvrage rassemble en 22 chapitres les connaissances de base en biologie, anatomie et physiologie. On y apprend comment le corps humain est construit, comment il fonctionne et comment il change au cours de la vie et à travers la maladie.La spécificité de cet ouvrage tient :• à la présentation systématique des objectifs d’apprentissage en début de chapitre ;• aux cartes mentales à l’ouverture de chaque chapitre pour en faciliter la compréhension ;• aux questions de révision en fin de chapitre pour autoévaluer ses connaissances ;• aux encadrés faisant le lien avec des techniques de soin, ou entre les soins infirmiers et la médecine, ou relatifs à la prévention, ou soulignant les caractéristiques anatomiques et physiologiques selon le groupe d’âge ;• aux particularités liées à l’âge qui font l’objet de deux chapitres spécifiques ;• aux 500 illustrations en couleur, schémas, radiographies, lames histologiques...La neuvième édition de cet ouvrage de référence s’adresse à tous les étudiants dans les domaines médical et paramédical, ainsi qu’aux personnels soignants qui souhaitent approfondir leurs connaissances dans les domaines de la biologie, l’anatomie et la physiologie.

  • Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Text, Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual Package

    • 15th Edition
    • Brigitte Niedzwiecki + 1 more
    • English

  • Ward Procedures

    • 7th Edition
    • M B Patel + 1 more
    • English
    First published in 1989, this book has become the standard text on the subject. It is a skills manual which explains the various preoperative and postoperative procedures and the related diagnostic and therapeutic processes used in clinical practice. The book also describes the basics of correctly handling medical/surgical appliance and highlights their working principles. The text is presented in a simple, clear and succinct manner and makes the content comprehensible for readers. The earlier editions of the book have had several reprints owing to its huge popularity.This book is targeted primarily to meet the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate medical, nursing and paramedical students as well as trainee and practicing surgeons, physicians and nurses.

  • Physical Examination and Health Assessment

    • 9th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis + 1 more
    • English
    With an easy-to-follow approach and unmatched learning support, Jarvis's Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition is the most widely used, authoritative, complete, and easily implemented learning solution for health assessment in nursing. This hub of a tightly integrated learning package continues to center on Carolyn Jarvis's clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the patient lifespan. It's packed with vivid illustrations, step-by-step guidance, and evidence-based content to provide a complete approach to health assessment and physical examination. With an enhanced focus on today's need-to-know information, the 9th edition integrates concepts from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative, concepts of interprofessional collaboration, enhanced transgender considerations, and integrated content and electronic resources for success on the Next Generation NCLEX®.

  • Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment

    • 9th Edition
    • Carolyn Jarvis + 1 more
    • English
    Both a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide & Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 9th Edition gives you the tools you need to master physical examination and health assessment skills in the lab and in clinical practice. Corresponding to the bestselling Jarvis textbook, this guide features terminology reviews, application activities, clinical judgment questions, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers to study questions at the back of the book to facilitate both learning and review. The 9th edition has been thoroughly updated with a fresh focus on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN), with case studies featuring new NGN question formats to prepare you not only for the skills laboratory, but for success on the NCLEX® and in interprofessional collaborative practice.

  • Sheehy’s Manual of Emergency Care

    • 8th Edition
    • Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
    • English
    **American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Critical Care- Emergency Nursing, 2023****Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Emergency Care**Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care, 8th Edition offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the essentials emergency nurses need to know. Each condition commonly seen in the emergency setting is thoroughly addressed, from signs and symptoms, to diagnosis, treatment, developmental considerations, patient education, and more. Updated material and easy-to-reference contents make this resource a must-have for current practice.

  • Drain's PeriAnesthesia Nursing

    A Critical Care Approach
    • 8th Edition
    • Jan Odom-Forren
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Perioperative**Trust... for more than 30 years, Drain's PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach, 8th Edition provides comprehensive clinical content tailored specifically for perianesthesia nurses. An easy-to-use format with five distinct sections — covering the PACU, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, nursing care, and special considerations — means you get the equivalent of five books in one. Nursing and pharmacologic interventions are integrated with in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, and updated content includes the latest standards and current issues affecting perianesthesia nursing practice. Focusing on research, documentation, and psychosocial considerations, this is the one book that can take you all the way from being a novice nurse in the PACU to preparing for CPAN® or CAPA® certification!

  • Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children - Binder Ready

    • 12th Edition
    • Marilyn J. Hockenberry
    • Elizabeth A. Duffy + 1 more
    • English
    **American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Child Health**Provide quality nursing care through each stage of child development! Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 12th Edition uses an easy-to-follow, family-centered approach to describe the care of children at each age and stage of development. The book begins with a discussion of the influences on and assessment of child health, then provides chapters on child health promotion and health problems — all organized by age groups and body systems. Up-to-date, evidence-based information helps you develop critical thinking skills along with the sensitivity needed to become a compassionate, caring pediatric nurse. Written by a team of experts led by Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Wong’s continues to be the leading text in pediatric nursing.

  • Kinn's The Administrative Medical Assistant - Text and Study Guide Package

    An Applied Learning Approach
    • 15th Edition
    • Brigitte Niedzwiecki + 1 more
    • English

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