Thursday, February 10, 2011

Nursing Health Assessment A Critical Thinking, Case Studies Approach

Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Number Of Pages: 1090
Publication Date: 2007-01-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803615795
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803615793 

Patricia M. Dillon's new 2nd edition of "Nursing Health Assessment: A Critical Thinking, Case Studies Approach" delivers an alternative to books that present health assessment as a collection of techniques with no integrated focus. Dillon delivers an innovative approach that engages students in the assessment process through three important retention-developing features: Body Systems Integration - outlined clearly in illustrations. It teaches students to see the relationships among the various body systems. Case Studies - woven through the chapters. It gives meaning to the assessment and essentially states, "You are assessing this patient!" to students. Critical Thinking - introduced up front and integrated throughout all the chapters. Dillon delivers in her updated 2nd edition with the key features designed to make students think, learn and do! 


Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Schaum's Outline of General, Organic, and Biochemistry for Nursing and Allied Health

Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0071611657
Edition 2009
528 pages 

Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you: Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field In-depth review of practices and applications Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores! Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved. 


The Foundations of Nursing An Integrated Approach

Publisher: Open University Press
1 edition - 1 May 2008
Paperback: 404 pages
ISBN-10: 033522525X
ISBN-13: 978-0335225255
 

A new and exciting textbook for nursing students on Years 2 and 3, which uniquely combines anatomy and physiology with principles of nursing practice. With chapters on First Aid and Pharmacology Calculations. 

Monday, February 7, 2011

Bates guide to physical examination and history taking


By Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi 

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2008) 

Hardback - 992 pages 
ISBN 0781780586 

The Tenth Edition of this classic text provides the best foundation for performing physical examinations and taking the patient history. The book features a beautiful full-color art program and a clear, simple two-column format, with highly visual step-by-step examination techniques on the left and abnormalities with differential diagnoses on the right. This edition's health promotion sections have been extensively updated and expanded in all chapters. Detailed information on pain assessment is now included in the general survey, vital signs, and pain chapter. A new chapter presents assessment of mental health status and behavior to encompass the psychosocial dimensions of care. Other highlights include increased evidence-based content and over 50 new drawings and photos.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Nurse's Toolbook for Promoting Wellness

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
1 edition - December 21, 2007
Paperback: 600 pages
ISBN-10: 0071477616
ISBN-13: 978-0071477611
 

The tools and guidance you need to make wellness a part of your everyday nursing practiceWhile many books have covered the theoretical aspects of wellness, only one resource gives you a real sense of what wellness looks like at the bedside: the Nurse's Toolbook for Promoting Wellness. Compact and easy to use, this unique how-to guide is filled with wellness-oriented clinical tools and practical suggestions, from teaching nutritional wellness to promoting specific aspects of patients' wellness such as moving and breathing well. Features Wellness Assessment Tools that give specific instructions on how to identify areas for potential wellness interventions Wellness Teaching Tools specifically designed to be used as handouts educate patients about how they can participate in their own care Insightful stories from nurses and patients demonstrating the role of wellness in patient care Clear three-part organization that begins with a helpful overview of wellness nursing, then covers how to promote patients' wellness in their daily lives and facilitate specific aspects of patients' wellness Detailed, step-by-step guidelines that provide specific techniques to use at the bedside Hands-on self-assessment tools that enable you to utilize wellness techniques in your own life 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

NP Notes Nurse Practitioner's Clinical Pocket Guide

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
1 edition - December 3, 2009
256 pages
ISBN-10: 0803621671
ISBN-13: 978-0803621671
 

A Daviss Notes book, NP Notes provides nurse practitioner students and clinicians easy access to the information most commonly needed in clinical practice. It will be organized in tabs that focus on the areas for which nurse practitioners are responsible, mainly screening, assessing, diagnosing and treating medical conditions and coding for optimal revenue. 



Evidence-Based Care for Normal Labour and Birth: A Guide for Midwives

Publisher: Routledge
1st edition - June 6, 2007
Paperback: 200 pages
ISBN-10: 0415418917
ISBN-13: 978-0415418911
 

Evidence-based care is a well established principle in contemporary healthcare and a world wide health care movement. However, despite the emphasis on promoting evidence-based or effective care without the unnecessary use of technologies and drugs, intervention rates in childbirth are rising rapidly. 

Evidence-based Care for Normal Labour and Birth brings to light much of the evidence around what works best for normal birth which has, until now, remained largely hidden and ignored by maternity care professionals. Beginning with the decision about where to have a baby, through all the phases of labour to the immediate post-birth period, it systematically details research and other evidence sources that endorse a low intervention approach. 

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...