Sunday, January 9, 2011

NCLEX High-Risk The Disaster Prevention Manual for Nurses Determined to Pass the RN Licensing Examination


Paperback: 378 pages 

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers 
First Edition (May 7, 2010) 
ISBN-10: 0763773395 
ISBN-13: 978-0763773397 

NCLEX High-Risk: The Disaster Prevention Manual for Nurses Determined to Pass the RN Licensing Examination provides senior nursing students and graduate nurses, who are at risk of failing the NCLEX-RN, with proven methods to maximize their chances of success. Focusing on two key weakness areas, test-question analysis and basic nursing knowledge, readers will be guided through comprehensive self-diagnostic processes related to both of these areas, and then through whatever remedial work is needed. Readers will be equipped to take the NCLEX-RN with confidence! 


The Nurse's Guide To Teaching Diabetes Self-Management

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Fisrt Edition (September 18, 2006)
Paperback: 184 pages
ISBN-10: 0826102255
ISBN-13: 978-0826102256 

As the population of diabetes patients continues to grow, nurses and care-givers must keep up with the daunting task of teaching patients to care for themselves. In this groundbreaking new guide, Rita Girouard Mertig provides the clinical guidance and expertise nurses need to successfully teach diabetes self-management and compliance to adults, children, and parents. Starting with the basics of diabetes to providing the most up-to-date information on drug therapies, everything you need to effectively instruct patients and help them gain control of their diabetes therapy is here. Topics covered include: Nutrition Management; Exercise; Medications; Glycemic Control; Continuous Glucose Monitor; Children with Diabetes and Their Parents; Adolescents with Diabetes; Diabetes in Adults with Special Needs; Diabetes and Mental Illness; Client Noncompliance. Addressing the most important and current topics necessary for successful self-regulation and maintenance of diabetes, this new innovative desk reference provides a quick guide and instructional tool for nurses and caregivers everywhere.


Nursing from the Inside-Out Living and Nursing from the Highest Point of Your Consciousness


1 edition (5 Mar 2010) 

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 
Paperback: 298 pages 
ISBN-10: 0763769967 
ISBN-13: 978-0763769963

Nursing from the Inside-Out: Living and Nursing from the Highest Point of Your Consciousness provides holistic self-care modalities that allow the nursing professional to achieve self-awareness through individual practice and application. Self-care consciousness helps nurses create the balance in their lives that support mental, spiritual, and physical growth. Through use of these tools, the nurse is able to maintain inner balance in the busy and changing world of healthcare, while simultaneously establishing meaningful connections with patients. 


Thursday, January 6, 2011

Invasive Cardiology A Manual For Cath Lab Personnel


Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
3 edition (May 6, 2010) 

Paperback: 500 pages 
ISBN-10: 076376468X
ISBN-13: 978-0763764685
 


The first and only book written specifically by and for nurses and technicians! Topics include ECG interpretation, intracardiac pressure measurement, radiography, intracoronary Doppler, intravascular ultrasound, duties of technical staff, angiography and cardiac catheterization, PTCA, stents, atherectomy, laser, nursing care, valvuloplasty and balloon pericardiotomy, electrophysiology, cardiac pacing, endomyocardial biopsy, foreign body retrieval, pediatric interventional cardiology, cardiac pharmacology, cath lab emergencies. 


Nursing Knowledge Science, Practice, and Philosophy


Mark W. Risjord 

Wiley-Blackwell 
2009-12-21 
ISBN: 1405184345 

264 pages

Nurses who conduct research have a longstanding interest in questions of nursing knowledge. Nursing Knowledge is a clear and well-informed exposition of the philosophical background to nursing theory and research. Nursing Knowledge answers such fundamental questions as: How is nursing theory related to nursing practice? What are the core elements of nursing knowledge? What makes nursing research distinctive as nursing research? It examines the history of the philosophical debates within nursing, critiques the arguments, explains the implications and sets out to rethink the philosophical foundation of nursing science. 

Nursing Knowledge begins with philosophical problems that arise within nursing science. It then considers various solutions with the help of philosophical ideas arguing argues that nurses ought to adopt certain philosophical positions because they are the best solutions to the problems that nurses encounter. The book argues claims that the nursing standpoint has the potential to disclose a more complete understanding of human health than the common disease-and-dysfunction views. Because of the relationship to practice, nursing science may freely draw theory from other disciplines and nursing practice unifies nursing research. By redefining theory and philosophy,With a new philosophical perspective on nursing science, the so-called relevance gap between nursing theory and practice can be closed. 

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Using Insulin Pumps in Diabetes: A Guide for Nurses and Other Health Professionals


Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition 
(April 25, 2008) 
Paperback: 222 pages 
ISBN-10: 0470059257 
ISBN-13: 978-0470059258 

Insulin pump therapy is now a well-established option for treating diabetes. This method of insulin delivery offers the opportunity for people with diabetes to manage their diabetes confidently and competently to achieve good glycaemic control and a better quality of life. Using Insulin Pumps in Diabetes covers all aspects of insulin pump therapy in a clear and informative style, and is an essential guide for all health professionals involved in caring for people with diabetes using insulin pumps. 
Using Insulin Pumps in Diabetes explores issues such as the advantages and disadvantages of insulin pump therapy; the experiences of insulin pump users, how to set up an insulin pump service, how to set and adjust insulin doses and optimizing glycaemic control. It also includes chapters on insulin pumps in pregnancy, and in babies, toddlers and young children. 

Pharmacology Case Study Workbook


Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers 

1 edition (April 2, 2010) 

Paperback: 452 pages 
ISBN-10: 0763776130 
ISBN-13: 978-0763776138

Written by a distinguished nursing professional with over 25 years of experience, Pharmacology Case Studies provides nursing students with an opportunity to apply pharmacology concepts to real-world situations. The text features 50 case studies based on real-life clinical situations that challenge students to think critically and develop effective problem-solving skills. Case studies present patients medication history, enabling students to learn about the disease process from the point of medication use an approach used in actual clinical practice. Other features include a review of key terms, home and intensive care scenarios, and a list of variables that must be considered in order to conduct an appropriate case analysis. Also present are a series of questions that will help guide students in developing effective ways to handle the scenario. Perfect for individual or group use, Pharmacology Case Studies is a valuable tool to help prepare nursing students for clinical practice! 

Med-Surg Success A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company  2nd edition - November 19, 2010  Paperback: 816 pages  ISBN-10: 0803625049  ISBN-13: 978-0803625044  The ro...