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Author : Ian Peate
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ISBN 13 : 9780702065385
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Book Rating : 4.0/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Alexander's Nursing Practice Elsevier Ebook on VitalSource Access Code written by Ian Peate and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : AACN
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ISBN 13 : 9780323778114
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (781 download)
Download or read book AACN Core Curriculum for Progressive and Critical Care Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by AACN and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Although some copies of this title mention that an access code is included inside, no access code is included or required to access the Evolve materials for this book. Experts at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) provide the definitive reference for progressive and critical care nursing care of adults. Concise outline format makes information easy to find and easy to digest. Basic to advanced levels of coverage emphasizes clinical nursing practice, preparing you with the full range of knowledge needed for optimal patient care in progressive and critical care settings. Key content in each body systems chapter includes an anatomy and physiology review, assessment, patient care, and specific patient health problems. Expert Tips and Key Concepts boxes highlight important content and serve as a quick reference. NEW! Updated content corresponds to the most recent CCRN® and PCCN® examination blueprints and reflects the latest research evidence, clinical studies, national and international treatment protocols, the AACN/ANA scope of practice, and AACN's ECCO 3.0. NEW! Updated table of contents, chapter format, and full-color design make the book easier to read and use. NEW! Additional full-color illustrations, boxes, and tables enhance understanding and provide quicker access to need-to-know information in clinical practice.
Author : Barbara Cherry
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ISBN 13 : 9780323824286
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (242 download)
Download or read book Contemporary Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Barbara Cherry and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter personalize nursing practice and history, and help you understand your place in the profession. Full-color illustrations and design demonstrate concepts and make the text visually appealing. Case studies help you apply theory to clinical practice. Colorful, humorous cartoons depict the themes in each chapter. Key terms, learning outcomes, and chapter overviews begin each chapter, helping you organize and focus your study, and a summary at the end of each chapter reinforces the key points to remember. Professional/Ethical Issue in every chapter tests your ability to think critically and apply concepts to a real-life dilemma. Unit 3: Leadership and Management in Nursing guides you through skills such as budgeting, communication and conflict resolution, staffing, health policy and politics, and more. Unit 4: Career Management describes how to make the transition from student to professional, including time management, career opportunities, and tips on how to pass the NCLEX-RN® examination. NEW! Information on COVID-19 covers preparedness for a pandemic response, legal issues and ethical dilemmas of COVID-19, the nursing shortage, access to personal protective equipment, and the growth of telehealth/telemedicine care. NEW! Clinical Judgment chapter emphasizes the development of clinical reasoning skills. NEW! Additional coverage in Theories of Nursing Practice chapter includes the application of theories in nursing practice, Watson's theory of caring, and Swanson's middle range theory. NEW! Updated coverage of delegation and supervision includes the most current guidelines from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. NEW! Updates to contemporary trends and issues include AACN essentials, associate degree-BSN, nursing education in other countries, online programs, distance education, and more. NEW! Updates in Paying for Health Care in America chapter cover current payment models, the social determinants of health, and healthcare access. NEW! Additional information on CBD oil and the legalization of marijuana is included.
Author : Meg Gulanick
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ISBN 13 : 9780323756006
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Nursing Care Plans - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Meg Gulanick and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approx. 978 pages 61 patient problem care plans include the most common/important patient problems, providing the building blocks for you to create your own individualized care plans. 164 disorder care plans cover virtually every common medical-surgical condition, organized by body system. Patient problem care plan format includes a definition/explanation of the diagnosis, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions. Disorder care plan format covers synonyms for the disorder (for ease in cross referencing), a definition, common related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for each relevant nursing diagnosis. Prioritized care planning guidance internally organizes care plans from "actual" to "risk" diagnoses, from general to specific interventions, and from independent to collaborative/interprofessional interventions, to help you select the most important, priority interventions for your particular patients. NEW! Updated care plans are now based on the evidence-based, complete, and internationally accepted International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP®) nursing diagnoses. NEW! 19 all-new care plans are featured in this edition. NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the most current evidence-based practice and national and international guidelines. NEW! Online Care Planner on the Evolve website allows you to easily generate customized care plans based on the book's content. NEW! Improved focus on core content includes several care plans that have been moved from the book's Evolve website.
Author : Linda D. Urden
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ISBN 13 : 9780323809924
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Priorities in Critical Care Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Linda D. Urden and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need-to-know content reflects the realities of today's progressive and critical care environments. UNIQUE! Balanced coverage of technology and psychosocial concerns includes an emphasis on patient care priorities to help you learn to provide the highest-quality nursing care. Consistent format features a Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures chapter followed by one or more Disorders and Therapeutic Management chapters for each content area. Strong quality and safety focus throughout includes Evidence-Based Practice boxes that highlight evidence specific to the discussion; Patient-Centered Care boxes that provide recommendations to address patient uniqueness; Quality Improvement boxes describing quality initiatives and implications for practice; Teamwork and Collaboration boxes that provide guidelines for effective handoffs, assessments, and communication between nurses and other hospital staff; Safety boxes that highlight important guidelines and tips to ensure patient safety in critical care settings; and Informatics boxes that provide additional online resources. Patient Care Management Plans at the end of the book provide a complete care plan for every priority patient problem, including outcome criteria, nursing interventions, and rationales. Priority Patient and Family Education Plan boxes list priority topics to be taught to the patient and family prior to discharge. UPDATED! Content reflects the latest evidence-based guidelines and national and international treatment protocols. NEW! Expanded coverage of self-care for healthcare professionals is consistent with the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing report. UNIQUE! Facilitating Care Transitions chapter provides guidance to ensure patient safety through all phases and locations of care transitions to other departments and discharge, including patient and family education. NEW! Trending Priorities in Healthcare boxes highlight trends and issues inherent in society that affect health care as it is delivered throughout various sites and geographical settings, such as limited English proficiency (LEP), homelessness, and external disaster preparedness. NEW! Greater emphasis on the psychosocial and spiritual wellbeing of critical care patients. NEW! Algorithms facilitate the use of multiple data points to design the most evidence-based, accurate, and timely plans of care, including three new algorithms in this edition for Protein Calorie Malnutrition, Burns, and Pulmonary Embolus. NEW! Introduction of International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) diagnoses provides a structured vocabulary to capture patient diagnosis and facilitate patient care management to address those health issues. NEW! Case studies for the Next Generation NCLEX® on the companion Evolve website help you prepare for the revolutionary changes coming to the NCLEX® Exam. NEW! Coverage of key trends includes content on the opioid epidemic, special considerations for bariatric patients, acute chest syndrome, and COVID-19.
Author : Jane C. Rothrock
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ISBN 13 : 9780323827249
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Jane C. Rothrock and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive coverage includes basic perioperative nursing principles, such as patient and environmental safety, infection prevention, patient positioning, anesthesia and pain management, and the unique needs of special populations such as pediatric and geriatric patients. Coverage of more than 400 general and specialty surgical interventions includes minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgical procedures, whether performed in a hospital, ambulatory surgery setting, or in a doctor's office. Perioperative nursing considerations are presented within the nursing process framework and include assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, discharge planning, and patient and family education. More than 1,000 full-color photos and illustrations show surgical anatomy, procedures, methods, and equipment. Sample plans of care include nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions. Research Highlight and Evidence for Practice boxes discuss recommendations for applying current scientific research to patient care. Robotic-Assisted Surgery boxes highlight a rapidly expanding surgical modality. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery boxes promote protocols to improve outcomes, reduce the length of stay, and reduce the patient's cost of care. Patient Engagement Exemplar boxes optimize surgical outcomes by addressing AORN guidelines on the issues of patient care and involvement of the patient's family. Patient Safety boxes highlight practices and initiatives for patient safety in the surgical setting. Patient, Family, and Caregiver Education boxes include specific guidelines for preprocedural and/or postprocedural care, potential complications, home care, discharge instructions, and psychosocial care. Ambulatory Surgery Considerations boxes highlight patient selection criteria, special anesthesia considerations, and patient assessment implications for outpatient surgical procedures. Surgical Pharmacology tables summarize the drugs most commonly used for each surgical specialty, including generic and trade names, indications, and pharmacokinetics. Critical Thinking questions at the end of each chapter let you assess your understanding of important material. Exam-style practice questions on the Evolve website include answers and rationales. References to AORN Guidelines and toolkits are discussed as relevant to the topic. NEW! Additional content on infection prevention includes coverage of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Candida auris. NEW! Coverage of discharge planning and gender affirmation surgery is added to this edition.
Author : Christine Brooker
Publisher : Churchill Livingstone
ISBN 13 : 9780702031526
Total Pages : 979 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Alexander's Nursing Practice written by Christine Brooker and published by Churchill Livingstone. This book was released on 2011 with total page 979 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is now available under ISBN 9780702031526. The most comprehensive UK Adult Nursing core text, now in its fourth edition, for the next generation of nurses. This best-selling textbook has been fully revised by a team of experienced nurses for nurses focusing on the issues that are important to them. It provides a comprehensive source of the knowledge and skills required for competent, evidence-based nursing practice. High quality nursing care is patient-centred, knowledgeable and based on the best available evidence. This book will help you to achieve that. Printed book plus PageburstT access - you will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. PageburstT enhances learning by not only bringing world class content to your fingertips but also letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it all in a way that suits you. PageburstT frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching.
Author : Shannon E. Perry
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ISBN 13 : 9780323825894
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Study Guide for Maternal Child Nursing Care - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Shannon E. Perry and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Judgment and Next Generation NCLEX® examination-style questions help students to apply concepts in solving problems, make decisions concerning care management, answer patients' questions, and prepare for the NCLEX-RN exam. Review questions help students test their level of knowledge and understanding of key concepts with matching, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, short answer, and multiple-choice questions. Learning Key Terms sections include matching and fill-in-the-blank questions, reinforcing students' ability to understand and remember important terminology. Perforated pages make it easy for students to turn in Study Guide activities as graded assignments. Answer key at the end of the book includes answers to all questions. NEW! Updated content throughout corresponds to the new features and chapters in the Maternal Child Nursing Care, 7th Edition text.
Author : JoAnn Zerwekh
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ISBN 13 : 9780323812252
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Nursing Today - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by JoAnn Zerwekh and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make a smooth transition from nursing school into the practice setting with Nursing Today, 11th Edition! With this book, you will gain a solid understanding of the issues and trends that affect the nursing profession. Not only will you graduate with patient care skills, but you will advance your career with insights into writing a resume, interviewing, finding a job, and obtaining specialty certifications. This edition takes a deeper look into topics such as workplace bullying, conflict management, cultural and spiritual awareness, and the new question types found on the Next Generation NCLEX® examination. Written by well-known nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, this easy-to-read text prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam and in professional nursing practice. Thorough coverage prepares you for a professional career with an introduction to historical and present-day nursing as well as legal, ethical, political, and workplace issues. Learning objectives, humorous cartoons, and a pithy quote introduce the content in each chapter. Critical Thinking boxes ask you to apply your knowledge to the practice setting. Coverage of QSEN competencies addresses effective communication, team building, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and quality assurance. Tips for transitioning into the workplace are included in chapters such as NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate, Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing; and Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs. Career advancement tools include time management, communication and delegation, how to write an effective resume, interviewing tips, guidelines for using social media, attaining certification in a nursing specialty, and self-care strategies. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize practice Issues, implications for nursing practice, and the references for the evidence. Research for Best Practice boxes highlight the research evidence that supports clinical practice. NEW! NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate chapter outlines the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Project and explains the different types of NGN test items that will be on the 2023 NGN exam, and includes an NGN NCLEX exam-style case study showcasing the six cognitive skills in the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMN). NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style questions build your clinical judgment and decision-making skills. NEW! Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic is described as it relates to nursing education and practice. NEW! Cultural and Spiritual Awareness chapter is expanded with a focus on social determinants of health (SDOH) and strategies for building cultural and linguistic competency skills and practicing cultural sensitivity in the workplace setting. UPDATED! Personal Management chapter includes new information about incorporating mindfulness and building resiliency into your practice, as well as several mindfulness and resiliency exercises that you can begin practicing right now! UPDATED! Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing chapter offers additional tips for responding to questions during an in-person, phone, or virtual job interview. UPDATED! Conflict Management chapter adds more content about sexual harassment and strategies for resolving conflict both personally and professionally. UPDATED! Workplace Issues chapter is expanded to include bullying, incivility, and safe patient handling. UPDATED! Nursing Informatics chapter includes new information on the next generation of health care delivery with topics such as patient engagement, robotics, and artificial intelligence. UPDATED! Nursing Education chapter adds new information about the nursing demographic profile and the nursing shortage.
Author : Adrianne Dill Linton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780323828956
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Adrianne Dill Linton and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approx. 474 pages Questions arranged by level of difficulty move from simple recall to more difficult exercises designed to help you apply, analyze, and synthesize basic concepts. Alternate format questions include multiple response, labeling, prioritizing, ordering, and calculation questions to help you practice for the NCLEX-PN®. Review questions on care for older adults focus on long-term care and community-based settings, asking you to apply content to real-world practice. Additional review questions are provided on the Evolve website for the textbook. NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX®-format questions help you review and practice for the new licensure examination. NEW! Case studies in the clinical chapters allow you to develop skills in clinical judgment. NEW! Updated exercises and review questions match the new content in the textbook, and cover newly approved pharmaceutical treatments and drugs.
Author : Mary A. Nies
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ISBN 13 : 9780323831840
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Community/Public Health Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Mary A. Nies and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approx. 714 pages Active Learning boxes test your knowledge of the content you've just read, helping provide clinical application and knowledge retention. UNIQUE! Social justice approach promotes health for all people, emphasizing society's responsibility to protect all human life and ensure that all people have their basic needs met, such as adequate health protection. UNIQUE! Veterans' Health chapter presents situations and considerations unique to the care of military veterans. Genetics in Public Health boxes reflect increasing scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of using genetic tests and family health history to guide public health interventions. UNIQUE! "Upstream" focus addresses contributing factors of poor health and promotes community efforts to address potential health problems before they occur. Case studies present the theory, concepts, and application of the nursing process in practical and manageable examples. UNIQUE! Photo novellas - stories in photograph form - show real-life clinical scenarios and highlight the application of important community/public health nursing roles. Consistent pedagogy at the beginning of each chapter includes learning objectives, key terms and chapter outlines to help you locate important information and focus your study time. Clinical Examples present snippets of real-life client situations. Theoretical frameworks common to nursing and public health aid in the application of familiar and new theory bases to problems and challenges in the community. Research Highlights introduce you to the growing amount of community/public health nursing research literature. Ethical Insights boxes present situations of ethical dilemmas or considerations pertinent to select chapter topics. NEW! Online case studies for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination (NGN) provide you with the necessary tools to prepare for the NGN. NEW! Overview of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model provides information on the latest recommendations to promote evidence-based client decisions. NEW! Healthy People 2030 boxes highlight the most current national health care goals and objectives throughout the text.
Author : Patricia A. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780323828901
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Basic Geriatric Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Patricia A. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approx. 400 pages Learning features in each chapter include objectives, key terms with phonetic pronunciations, basic concepts, and clinical application, all connected by case examples and a relevant research study or analysis of multiple studies. Nursing Process sections provide a framework for nursing care of older adults as related to specific disorders. Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! sections include key points, additional learning resources, and NCLEX review questions with answers and rationales on the Evolve website. Nursing Care Plans provide real-world examples of care plans along with critical thinking questions. Nursing interventions are grouped by health care setting, e.g., acute care, extended care, home care. Clinical Situation boxes highlight real-life care scenarios. Coordinated Care boxes address leadership and management issues for the LPN/LVN, and include topics such as restraints and end-of-life care. Critical Thinking boxes help you develop and improve skills in clinical judgment. Special boxes are included for health promotion, safety, nurse alerts, patient education, cultural considerations, home health considerations, complementary health approaches, and more. Medication tables summarize information about drugs commonly used in geriatric nursing. NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® examination-style case studies at the end of chapters include new-format questions to help you prepare for the licensure examination. NEW! Discussion of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model helps you learn decision making and develop the skills needed to plan effective nursing care. NEW! Free Study Guide on the Evolve website includes Next-Generation case studies and review questions to reinforce your understanding.
Author : Nancy Haugen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780323875189
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (751 download)
Download or read book Ulrich & Canale's Nursing Care Planning Guides, 8th Edition Revised Reprint with 2021-2023 NANDA-I® Updates - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Nancy Haugen and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approx. 914 pages
Author : Adrianne Dill Linton
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ISBN 13 : 9780323828468
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (284 download)
Download or read book Medical-Surgical Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card) written by Adrianne Dill Linton and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UNIQUE! Older Adult Patient unit covers the special problems and disorders - such as falls, dementia, and incontinence - that are common to gerontologic patients, as this is the primary patient group for whom LPN/LVNs provide care. UNIQUE! In-depth pharmacology coverage includes Pharmacology Capsule boxes highlighting critical information for common drugs, Pharmacology and Medications tables including classification, use/action, side/adverse effects, and nursing interventions, and a Pharmacology Tutorial on the Evolve website covering drug classifications, how drugs work, and nursing responsibilities. Nursing care plans illustrate the application of content to the nursing process in realistic scenarios, with critical thinking questions to encourage thoughtful analysis of patient needs and nursing care. For each body system, an introductory chapter provides a refresher review of anatomy and physiology; to minimize repetition in subsequent chapters, relevant diagnostic tests and procedures are described; and common classifications of the drugs used to manage system disorders are introduced. Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of each chapter covers key points and includes review questions and critical thinking questions to help you prepare for class tests and the NCLEX-PN examination. Put on Your Thinking Cap boxes ask you to analyze and apply concepts to clinical situations. Patient Teaching boxes provide nursing instructions, stressing the role and responsibility of the LPN/LVN in patient education. Health Promotion Considerations boxes highlight timely wellness and disease prevention topics. Nutrition Considerations boxes emphasize the role nutrition plays in disease and holistic nursing care. Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes break down nontraditional therapies along with precautions and possible side effects. Coordinated Care boxes highlight the team approach to patient care, helping nurses prioritize tasks and assign them safely to assistive personnel. Cultural Considerations boxes promote understanding of the needs of culturally diverse patients when planning nursing care. Key terms include phonetic pronunciations and make learning easier with terms listed at the beginning of each chapter, shown in color at first mention in the text, and defined in the glossary. NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® case studies and new-format questions help you prepare for the licensure examination. NEW! Discussion of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model helps in developing the decision-making skills needed to plan effective nursing interventions. NEW! Content on disorders is thoroughly updated, including infection control and pandemic responses.
Author : Ian Peate
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0702065021
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Alexander's Nursing Practice E-Book written by Ian Peate and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest edition of this popular volume has been fully updated throughout to meet the needs of the 2018 NMC Standards of Proficiency. Richly illustrated throughout, the book comes with ‘real-life’ Case Studies to help readers contextualise and apply new information, pathophysiology to explain disease processes, enhanced discussion of pharmacology and medicines management to assist with ‘prescribing readiness’, and helpful learning features which include Key Nursing Issues and Reflection and Learning – What Next? Available with a range of supplementary online tools and learning activities, Alexander’s Nursing Practice, fifth edition, will be ideal for all undergraduate adult nursing students, the Trainee Nursing Associate, and anyone returning to practice. New edition of the UK’s most comprehensive textbook on Adult Nursing! Retains the popular ‘three-part’ structure to ensure comprehensive coverage of the subject area – Common Disorders, Core Nursing Issues and Specific Patient Groups Illustrative A&P and pathophysiology help explain key diseases and disorders ‘Real-life’ Case Studies help contextualise and apply new information Explains relevant tests and investigations and, when needed, the role of the nurse in the context of each of them Helpful learning features include Key Nursing Issues and Reflection and Learning – What Next? Encourages readers to critically examine issues that are related to care provision Useful icons throughout the text directs readers to additional online material Glossary contains over 300 entries to explain new terminology and concepts Appendices include notes on Système International (SI) units and reference ranges for common biochemical and haematological values Perfect for second and third-year undergraduate nursing students, senior Trainee Nursing Associates, those ‘returning to practice’ or needing to review practice and prepare for revalidation Edited by the world-renowned Ian Peate – editor of the British Journal of Nursing – who brings together a new line up of contributors from across the UK and Australia Reflects contemporary issues such as the complexity of acute admissions and the increasing importance of the multidisciplinary approach to patient care Reflects the 2018 NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nurses and the NMC 2018 Code Helps prepare students for ‘prescribing readiness’, with basic principles of pharmacology, evidence-based person-centred approaches to medicines management and an understanding of the regulatory, professional legal and ethical frameworks Recognises the introduction of the Nursing Associate role in England
Author : Jane C. Rothrock
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323189059
Total Pages : 1330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery - E-Book written by Jane C. Rothrock and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 1330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 65 years, Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery has been a trusted source for detailed information on perioperative nursing. Well-known author and educator Jane C. Rothrock sets up a solid foundation for practice, and offers step-by-step instructions for over 400 surgical interventions as well as many minimally invasive surgical procedures, all backed by the latest research. More than 1,000 full-color illustrations and photos depict procedures and methods, as well as surgical anatomy and instrumentation. This edition adds Rapid Response Team boxes with suggested interventions, plus coverage of new trends in patient and staff safety, the increase in interventional radiology, and the growth of outpatient ambulatory surgery. Alexander's gives you the tools you need to provide safe, cost-effective, high-quality patient care.
Author : Alexander Goldfarb-Rumyantzev
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323696236
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (236 download)
Download or read book Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach written by Alexander Goldfarb-Rumyantzev and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make confident, evidence-based decisions in everyday critical care practice with Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach. This first-of-its-kind decision making tool provides concise, practical guidance on key aspects of critical care in the form of easy-to-follow diagnostic and treatment algorithms, diagrams, and tables. The unique format saves you time as it guides you through best practices and reliable data to improve patient outcomes in the ICU. Chapters cover a particular organ system and are organized by disorder for easy reference. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the disorder, diagnostic algorithms, treatment algorithms, potential complications and strategies for overcoming them, and supporting references. Helpful mnemonics and advice from critical care experts are provided throughout. Key topics include ventilatory failure: ARDS, pulmonary embolism, asthma and COPD; ABG analysis; pleural effusion; acute respiratory failure; cardiac critical care; acute kidney injury, water and electrolyte management, acid-base disorders; infectious disease; COVID-19; critical care issues related to other medical specialties; and much more.
